Ep. 2-66, June 12

New beauty: Marriage between man, woman

Joe Kovacs / WorldNetDaily - Tami Farrell, the newly crowned beauty queen who is replacing the ousted Carrie Prejean as Miss California, apparently holds the same view as her predecessor, Carrie Prejean, that marriage should be between a man and a woman.

Ep. 2-65, June 09

WHO declares first 21st century flu pandemic


Stephanie Nebehay / Reuters - GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization declared an influenza pandemic on Thursday and called on governments to prepare for a long-term battle against an unstoppable flu virus.

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Pelosi Wants Release of Interrogation Pictures

Dan Weil / Newsmax - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi opposes an amendment barring the release of photographs showing alleged U.S. abuses of suspected terrorist detainees.

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Expert says no suicide for Carradine

ANTHONY McCARTNEY / Associated Press - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The forensics expert hired by David Carradine's family has concluded that the "Kung Fu" actor did not commit suicide, but said Thursday that more information was needed from Thai investigators before the cause of death could be determined.

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Barney Frank walks off CNBC interview

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Miranda Rights for Terrorists

Weekly Standard Weblog - When 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammad was captured on March 1, 2003, he was not cooperative. “I’ll talk to you guys after I get to New York and see my lawyer,” he said, according to former CIA Director George Tenet.

At a Monument of Sorrow, A Burst of Deadly Violence

Michael E. Ruane, Paul Duggan and Clarence Williams / Washington Post - At 12:40 p.m. yesterday a man stepped through the doors of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. He took two paces, lowered his rifle at a security guard and, before anyone could react, opened fire in a popular national landmark.

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Oil price leaps to year's high

Terry Macalister / guardian.co.uk - The price of oil burst through the $71 a barrel mark today amid revelations that proven reserves had fallen for the first time in 10 years and predictions that the price could eventually hit $250.

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