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One week ago, Melissa Hillhouse moved from Arkansas to Greensburg, Kan.,
with her husband and daughter. Today their new home — along with most
of the community surrounding it — was wiped out by a massive tornado.
There were nine deaths.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 5/05/2007 06:12:00 PM 0 comments

Cameroon state radio says Kenya Airways jet with more than 100 people
aboard has crashed, wire services report.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 5/05/2007 07:44:00 AM 0 comments

Breaking News
AS MANY AS 20 MILLION CHICKENS IN THE UNITED STATES MAY HAVE BEEN GIVEN
CONTAMINATED FEED, AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT SAYS

// posted by itsjohntime @ 5/04/2007 07:24:00 PM 0 comments

A Pentagon task force says more than one-third of U.S. soldiers and
nearly half of National Guardsmen return home with signs of
post-traumatic stress and other disorders, and the military is failing
to provide proper mental health care. 

// posted by itsjohntime @ 5/04/2007 07:22:00 PM 0 comments

WASHINGTON (AP) - The economy added a weaker-than-expected 88,000 jobs
in
April, the slimmest gain in more than two years, as employment fell in
retail and manufacturing, and the unemployment rate edged up to 4.5%, a
Labor
Department showed Friday.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 5/04/2007 10:56:00 AM 0 comments

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has been placed under the
protection of the U.S. Secret Service, reportedly because of a threat
against him, the Secret Service said Thursday.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 5/03/2007 06:41:00 PM 1 comments

Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, stepped off a
chartered airplane in Richmond, Va., signaling the beginning of a
six-day American trip. It is her first visit to the United States in 16
years.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 5/03/2007 04:19:00 PM 0 comments

Iraq Lawmakers Get Heat For Vacation Plans

While Congress continues to wrangle over the future of U.S. troops in
Iraq, Republicans and Democrats alike are furious that the Iraqi
parliament might take a two-month summer break before reaching key
agreements.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 5/03/2007 01:02:00 PM 0 comments

Thursday, May 3, 2007

Former Astronaut Wally Schirra Dies

NASA says former Mercury 7 astronaut Wally Schirra has died. Schirra was
the only man to fly on all three of NASA's earliest space missions.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 5/03/2007 12:55:00 PM 0 comments

The Democratic-controlled House has failed to override President Bush's
veto of an Iraqi war spending bill with timetables for troop
withdrawals. The 222-203 vote fell far short of the two-thirds majority
needed.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 5/02/2007 03:50:00 PM 0 comments

EX-LAWMAN KENNETH JOHN FREEMAN, ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST NOTORIOUS
ACCUSED CHILD MOLESTERS, ARRESTED IN CHINA, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS
SAY

// posted by itsjohntime @ 5/02/2007 01:25:00 PM 0 comments

Back To Work: Bush, Dems Resume Iraq Fight

Congressional leaders are scheduled to meet with President Bush this
afternoon, one day after he vetoed an Iraq war spending bill that
mandated troop withdrawals. New pressure is on Democrats to craft a
compromise even as they grow more fractious.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 5/02/2007 01:25:00 PM 0 comments

Immigration Rallies Hit U.S. Streets

Demonstrators are protesting from California to New York, demanding
citizenship for an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants. They hope to
spur Congress to act before the looming presidential primaries take over
the political landscape. 

// posted by itsjohntime @ 5/01/2007 07:25:00 PM 0 comments

President Bush has vetoed legislation to pull U.S. troops out of Iraq,
in a historic showdown with Congress over whether the unpopular and
costly war should end or escalate.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 5/01/2007 07:21:00 PM 0 comments

The head of the British army said he has personally decided that Prince
Harry will go to Iraq when his regiment is slated to go. He said he
hoped his statement would end media speculation. Harry, 22, is a second
lieutenant and tank commander. 

// posted by itsjohntime @ 4/30/2007 07:28:00 PM 0 comments

http://www.bloglines.com/blog/johnDispatch

// posted by itsjohntime @ 4/30/2007 02:29:00 PM 0 comments

Fire officials say at least two people are dead after a shooting at a
Kansas City shopping center.

// posted by itsjohntime @ 4/29/2007 06:13:00 PM 0 comments