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Nader to decide soon on possible presidential run Mon Jan 21, 11:58 AM ET

Consumer advocate Ralph Nader said on Monday he will decide soon on whether to make a another bid for the White House in 2008, eight years after playing a key role as a third party presidential candidate.

"I'll decide in about a month," he said in an interview broadcast on CBC Radio's Daybreak show in Montreal.

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Two recent Horror Stories from the Islamic world.

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December 1, 2007
Saudi Rape Case Spurs Calls for Reform
By RASHEED ABOU-ALSAMH
JIDDA, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 30 — The case of a 20-year-old woman who was sentenced to be lashed after pressing charges against seven men who raped her and a male companion has provoked a rare and angry public debate in Saudi Arabia, leading to renewed calls for reform of the Saudi judicial system.

Edwards raps Clinton, Romney on Iran By AMY LORENTZEN, Associated Press Writer
Thu Oct 25, 5:06 PM ET

Presidential contender John Edwards criticized Democratic and Republican rivals alike Thursday for threats and a vote against Iran, accusing Hillary Rodham Clinton of helping a GOP march to war.

Earlier in the day, the Bush administration announced new sanctions against Iran and Republican candidate Mitt Romney said he would consider a military blockade or "bombardment of some kind" to prevent Iran from gaining a nuclear weapon.

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October 12, 2007
Congressional Memo
Liberal Base Proves Trying to Democrats
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11 — Of the three most recognizable Barneys in America, one is a singing purple dinosaur, another is a prehistoric cartoon character and the third is a gay congressman from Massachusetts.

President Ahmadinejad Delivers Remarks at Columbia University

CQ Transcripts Wire
Monday, September 24, 2007; 4:25 PM

SEPTEMBER 24, 2007

SPEAKER: IRANIAN PRESIDENT MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD

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AHMADINEJAD (THROUGH TRANSLATOR): In the name of God, the compassionate, the merciful...

TRANSLATOR: The president is reciting verses from the holy Koran in Arabic.

AHMADINEJAD (THROUGH TRANSLATOR): Oh, God, hasten the arrival of Imam al-Mahdi and grant him good health and victory and make us his followers and those to attest to his rightfulness.

Transcript of Osama Bin Laden Tape September 2007
09/08/2007

Following is a transcript of the Osama bin Laden tape posted at the SITE Institute.

And here is a link to the video itself, with subtitles..

I think the part about the low taxes in Islam is a nice touch. Senator James Abourezk still doesn't believe Muslims were really responsible for 9-11. He thinks the Zionists did it. Usama is a regular donor to the Hadassah, I bet. I give the floor to him.

Ami Isseroff

New OBL Tape: Share September 07, 2007 2:15 PM

ABC News' Jonathan Karl, Pierre Thomas, Luis Martinez and Theresa Cook Report: ABC News has obtained a transcript of the latest taped message from the United States' most wanted terrorist, and a senior U.S. intelligence official has confirmed to ABC News that "initial technical analysis suggests the voice on the tape is indeed Osama Bin Laden."

Scientists claim radiation from handsets are to blame for mysterious 'colony collapse' of bees
By Geoffrey Lean and Harriet Shawcross
Published: 15 April 2007
It seems like the plot of a particularly far-fetched horror film. But some scientists suggest that our love of the mobile phone could cause massive food shortages, as the world's harvests fail.

By Chris Demorro Staff Writer Current issue: March 7, 2007 Central Connecticut State University Editorial & Commentary

The Toyota Prius has become the flagship car for those in our society so environmentally conscious that they are willing to spend a premium to show the world how much they care. Unfortunately for them, their ultimate ‘green car’ is the source of some of the worst pollution in North America; it takes more combined energy per Prius to produce than a Hummer.

Paul,

I think I meant to say That no technology that has been developed could ever be un-developed. Technological invention once known will always exist, this is true of Nuclear chain reactions as well as it was of the wheel.