Fighting Back
Iraqi police are investigating an election incident at a small Iraqi village south of Baghdad. The villagers, a mix of Shia (search) and Sunni Muslim (search) turned out in large numbers to vote in Sunday?s election, even though insurgents threatened voters with violence.
The Australian Broadcasting Company (search) reports that when the insurgents returned to make good on their threats, they got a nasty surprise. The residents fought back, killing five insurgents and wounding eight, then burning the insurgents? car. Australian broadcast reporter Mark Willesy concludes, "The people of that village have certainly had enough of the insurgents."
Bothersome Bear Bill
Maryland House minority leader George Edwards (search) is sick of suburban leaders trying to ban bear hunting in his rural part of the state. So sick, in fact, that the Republican has introduced a bill to trap some of the bears and release them in areas represented by those who are objecting.
Edwards says, "If people want to tell us we have to live with the bears, they should be willing to accept the bears, too. Fair is fair." But Democrat Barbara Frush (search), who has sponsored a bill to end bear hunts in the state, says Edwards is "trying to make fun of something that I and others feel is very important.
heres is article on purple hearts awarded in Iraq--
Wonder what goes through Kerry's mind if he reads it--considering his 3 in a few months which he nominated himself for consisted of--"splinter removed-bacitration applied and released--contusion (bruise) of arm--and shrapnel in his ass(he likes to refer to it as thigh) from not running fast enough after he threw grenade in rice bin.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6930414/page/2/
Iraqi police are investigating an election incident at a small Iraqi village south of Baghdad. The villagers, a mix of Shia (search) and Sunni Muslim (search) turned out in large numbers to vote in Sunday?s election, even though insurgents threatened voters with violence.
The Australian Broadcasting Company (search) reports that when the insurgents returned to make good on their threats, they got a nasty surprise. The residents fought back, killing five insurgents and wounding eight, then burning the insurgents? car. Australian broadcast reporter Mark Willesy concludes, "The people of that village have certainly had enough of the insurgents."
Bothersome Bear Bill
Maryland House minority leader George Edwards (search) is sick of suburban leaders trying to ban bear hunting in his rural part of the state. So sick, in fact, that the Republican has introduced a bill to trap some of the bears and release them in areas represented by those who are objecting.
Edwards says, "If people want to tell us we have to live with the bears, they should be willing to accept the bears, too. Fair is fair." But Democrat Barbara Frush (search), who has sponsored a bill to end bear hunts in the state, says Edwards is "trying to make fun of something that I and others feel is very important.
heres is article on purple hearts awarded in Iraq--
Wonder what goes through Kerry's mind if he reads it--considering his 3 in a few months which he nominated himself for consisted of--"splinter removed-bacitration applied and released--contusion (bruise) of arm--and shrapnel in his ass(he likes to refer to it as thigh) from not running fast enough after he threw grenade in rice bin.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6930414/page/2/
