If There’s A Way, Government Will Screw It Up

June 30, 2008

Wrong sign, wrong place, wrong leg cut off at the socialized medicine clinic. :wink:

Out-of-state crews post SC signs in wrong places

Sun Jun 29, 8:28 PM ET

COLUMBIA, S.C. - While out-of-town for business, it always helps to ask the locals for directions. Especially if that business involves putting up street signs.

Crews from the North Carolina firm Signage Industries installed two signs near downtown Columbia, South Carolina that mistakenly pointed motorists away from the two colleges and an auditorium they promoted.

A city official, Steve Gantt, says a Columbia worker will now tail along with the North Carolina crews installing the city’s more than 100 new signs.


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You Bet Your Life

June 30, 2008

Wasn’t there a game show called you bet your life? Probably not the same stakes though…

hotel-window-forfeit-losing-game-cards.html” target=”_blank”>Half-naked student plunges to death from hotel window during forfeit after losing poker game


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Pentagon announces charges in USS Cole bombing. NO IRAQI’S

June 30, 2008

The Pentagon said Monday it is charging a Saudi Arabian with "organizing and directing" the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole — and will seek the death penalty. A Saudi, Natch, Just Like Osama, But the Saudis are Bush’s Oil Buds. How Come No Iraqis are Involved with These Terrorism Plots? Whoops, Attacked the Wrong Country.

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5h…KPF3QD91KI6000


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THE PRIEST WHO ‘PREYED’

June 30, 2008

Now that that choir boy thing didn’t work out so well, they’re diversifying…

THE PRIEST WHO ‘PREYED’

By KATI CORNELL, JEANE MacINTOSH and DAN MANGAN

June 30, 2008 —

An Atlantic City pastor was one of two Catholic monsignors hired by accused con artist Raffaello Follieri, allegedly to dupe real-estate investors into thinking he had close Vatican connections, The Post has learned.


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‘I Will Never Question the Patriotism of Others’

June 30, 2008

Standing in front of four American flags, Sen. Barack Obama delivered a speech in the aptly named town of Independence, Mo., today in an attempt to reassure voters about his patriotism.

."At certain times over the last 16 months, I have found, for the first time, my patriotism challenged — at times as a result of my own carelessness, more often as a result of the desire by some to score political points and raise fears about who I am and what I stand for," Obama told a crowd of about 1,000 at the Harry Truman Center in Missouri

http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/V…5275833&page=1


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Eyewitness Recalls Deadly Mt. Charleston Plane Crash

June 30, 2008

The bodies of the four victims are gone, but the remains of the charred plane are still on the mountain while investigators search for clues. Reporter Edward Lawrence spoke with an eyewitness – and inside, find more pictures of the fire in a slideshow.

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Fourth of July Fireworks

June 30, 2008

Celebrate the 4th of July with plenty of events and fireworks displays. Plus, find fireworks safety tips, how to protect your pet and so much more inside.

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UNLV Rebels Head Down Under

June 30, 2008

LasVegasNOW is your home for the Rebels Down Under. Sports Director Chris Maathuis is blogging about his travels with the team as they play a series of expedition games in Australia. Get all your updates rights here.

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Las Vegas Man Slain Intervening in Dispute

June 30, 2008

The Clark County coroner's office has identified a 24-year-old man who police say was killed when he intervened in a neighborhood argument.

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Nation’s First Solar Power Manufacturing Plant Opens in Las Vegas

June 30, 2008

The first solar power manufacturing plant in North America opened for business Monday, right here in Las Vegas. A company called Ausra has a 130,000 square-foot facility located near McCarran Airport.

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