From TheSolidSurfer.com's guest news aggregation service:
Pedophiles to lanch their own political party in the Netherlands. Their platform consists of cutting the legal age of having sex with minors to 12. Why do you think I'm joking...this is the natural evolution of the cultural correctness/ moral relativism phenomenon....http://news.aol.com/strange/story/_a/dutch-pedophiles-to-launch-political/n20060530085709990013
Howard Dean says the Democrats have much in common with evangelicals. Talk about your mid-term pandering...I'm not even sure if such a comment produces a net gain in votes for Democrats, since few, if any, evangelical supporters believe the statement is true, and to swing voters the comment is a prevarication...http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/politics/060510a.asp
Saddam Hussein defense witness accuses chief prosecutor of trying to bribe him to testify against Hussein. Of course, the witness had to give his testimony behind a curtain to protect his identity...a relic left over from Hussein's show trial days when victims lucky enough to secure a trial had to worry about authentic witnesses being murdered. The price for this ostensible bribe...$500...http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/31/saddam.trial.ap/
Are Congressman protected from the FBI search rules? That's the question that bottoms the legality of the search of Rep. Jefferson's office (Dem. La.). Of course, a surprise search was unwarranted (no pun intended...) as Rep. Jefferson had absolutely nothing to hide...right?...http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/30/AR2006053001236_pf.html
Forest growth is predicted to accelerate. Yes, I know, with the clearing of lands by developers it is the opposite has generally been predicted...Truthfully, isn't this, as well as many other environmental questions, another example that falls within the "we're just not sure Mr. Gore" category? http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/008200605311011.htm
French riot again. This time the trigger was the arrest of a young man accused of assaulting a bus driver (the last huge wave of riots was triggered by an 18 year old who was accidentally electrocuted when fleeing the police). http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5033188.stm One positive development associated with these riots has occurred, however...the French now know what did not cause the riots...rap music...http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4469484.stm
Using Tobacco is harmful to your health. What, you didn’t think this was news? Well, the World Health Organization recently stated that tobacco use associated with smokeless products and ater pipes is bad for you as well. Whew! And I thought tobacco imbibed through a water pipe would make it all OK...http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=healthNews&storyID=2006-05-31T123842Z_01_COL145349_RTRIDST_0_HEALTH-WATER-PIPES-SMOKELESS-TOBACCO-HARMFUL-DC.XML&archived=False
On the other hand, Marijuana use, even from unfiltered cigarettes apparently does not cause cancer. Maybe, just maybe, we've illegalized the wrong drug...if making any drug illegal is ever warranted....http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/05/24/pot.lung.cancer.reut/index.html