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How to eat for only $1.75/day - Alabama prison
seattletimes.nwsource.com — Back in the day of chain gangs, Alabama passed a law that gave sheriffs $1.75 a day to feed each prisoner in their jails, and the sheriffs got to pocket anything that was left over. More than 80 years later, most Alabama counties still operate under this system, with the same $1.75-a-day allowance, and some sheriffs are actually making money...More… (Political News)
ChuckanutChief, ex-D.A. take Guerra to court
valleymorningstar.com — BROWNSVILLE - More than a year after Willacy County District Attorney Juan Angel Guerra had them arrested, Raymondville Police Chief Uvaldo Zamora and former District Attorney Gus Garza are ready to take Guerra to court, an attorney said Friday.The two have filed lawsuits against Guerra, alleging false arrest.More… (Political News)
Citizenship checks catch area officials off guard
valleymorningstar.com — McALLEN - Federal plans to check immigration status in the event of a mandatory hurricane evacuation drew criticism Friday from local emergency planners.Local leaders said they were caught off guard because they had previously understood that immigration verification would only take place at checkpoints such as the ones at Falfurrias and Sarita, seMore… (Political News)
DHS sues for border fence land
valleymorningstar.com — BROWNSVILLE - Before construction can begin on the border fence, the federal government must purchase a large stretch of South Texas land from private landowners.But in Cameron County, the government's offers have been met with resistance from residents unwilling to sell their land.For some, it's the principle.More… (Political News)
Huckabee gave a speech to white supremacists
rawstory.com — America's largest white supremacist group, the Council of Conservative Citizens. invited Mike Huckabee to speak at the group's annual conference in 1993. He ultimately delivered a videotaped address that was "extremely well received by the audience."More… (Political News)
l2scooBorder Patrol agent accused of drug smuggling
valleymorningstar.com — McALLEN - A U.S. Border Patrol agent accused of smuggling cocaine through airport security checkpoints made his first appearance in U.S. District Court on Friday.More… (Political News)
Tell NRCC Chair Tom Cole What You Think of Republican Party
blog.nrcc.org — The National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Tom Cole posted his milquetoast "vision" of the Republican Party on the NRCC Blog. Tell him what you think of where the Republican Party RINOS are taking us. I strongly urge those fed up with the Republican Party to consider the Constitution Party - http://www.constitutionparty.com/More… (Political News)
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50 Lies of Barack Obama...debunked
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpoin… — I saw a post heralding 50 Lies of Barack Obama. This is the truthful response. Expect to see email spamming using lies to attack Obama in the coming weeks and months. 80% of the nation wants change and currently he is beating McCain (NPR survey) so hang in there and send this to your Righty friends pro-activelyMore… (Political News)
Lost friend. . .
news.cincinnati.com — When a fellow Marine was killed in Vietnam, Duke Heller carried his body out of the jungle. When his comrade was buried in an unmarked grave, Heller made sure he was not forgotten.More… (Political News)
Appalachia:The math
nytimes.com — Blow does the math for us:More… (Political News)
The Real Price of Gas
icta.org — A surprising look at the governmental subsidies involved in the oil industry and how it affects the prices of gas. The real price of gas is alot higher than we seem to think - how about $15/gallon?More… (Political News)
Illinois Considers Banning the Guns Which Won the West
learnaboutguns.com — From the 1873 Winchester John Wayne made immortal, to the Henry Rifle designed by B. Tyler Henry (used by Danny Glover in Silverado), the guns that won the west would be banned under SB-1007.More… (Political News)
GOP Crook Thomas Kontogiannis Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison
downwithtyranny.blogspot.com — Then Congressman Randy Cunningham sold Thomas Kontogiannis a presidential pardon for $400,000. The part-- and the bits and pieces involving treason in Saudi Arabia-- were kept ultra secret in the trial that ended today with Kontogiannis being immediately whisked off to prison. Hopefully Attorney General Edwards will re-open this shady case in 2009.More… (Political News)
Robbers are Ignoring the Oak Park, IL Gun Ban
learnaboutguns.com — Oak Park, Illinois’ local newspaper reports that the series of armed robberies which hit Oak Park is continuing. This is despite Oak Park’s longstanding handgun ban. I suppose the armed robbers are unaware of the handgun ban, since the $1,000 fine for violating the handgun ban would clearly deter someone bent on armed robbery.More… (Political News)
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