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Granted, Mark Kirk’s support for stem cell research puts him at odds with most conservatives. But I still am having trouble getting past all the lies he’s told about his record. WSe’re he not running against a mob banker, I wouldn’t find myself even considering voting for him for U.S. Senate:

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How long before someone blames this on Facebook.
A judge removed a juror from a trial in suburban Detroit after the young woman wrote on Facebook that the defendant was guilty. The problem? The trial wasn’t over.
Hadley Jons, of Warren just north of Detroit, could be found in contempt when she returns to the Macomb County circuit court Thursday. Jons, 20, was a juror in a case of resisting arrest. On Aug. 11, a day off from the trial and before the prosecution finished its case, she wrote on Facebook that it was “gonna be fun to tell the defendant they’re guilty.” The post was discovered by defense lawyer Saleema Sheikh’s son.

Talk to anyone who has served on a jury. There’s always at least one person who seems to have decided from Day 1 that they are going [...]

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Another development in the proto Nazi front: Planned Quran-burning could endanger troops, Petraeus warns:
The Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Florida, plans to mark the anniversary of al Qaeda’s September 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington by burning copies of the Muslim holy book. The church insists the event is “neither an act of love nor of hate,” but a warning against what it calls the threats posed by Islam.
The event has drawn criticism from Muslims in the United States and overseas, with thousands of Indonesians gathering outside the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sunday to protest the planned Quran burning.

“The burning is not only an insult to the holy Quran, but an insult to Islam and Muslims around the world,” said Muhammad Ismail, a spokesman for the hard-line Indonesian Muslim group Hizb ut-Tahrir.
With about 120,000 U.S. and NATO-led troops still battling al Qaeda and its allies [...]

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From my inbox:
Billy,
Last night about 11:15 p.m. I received a phone call. The message said we regret to inform you but we have had to shut down your atm card account with Southside Bank. Please press one to be connected with a representative from the bank.
I did not press one but hung up immediately. I then did a star 69 to see what number had called me. The message said the call received was from number 200. That was all, just 200.
I called the police department this morning and as it turns out apparently others had received similar calls. The police asked me if I had given out any information and I told them no. They said at this time they weren’t taking any further calls on this until Tuesday when full staff comes back. I did tell them about the number 200 and they were not aware of that.
So [...]

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It’s true! District 150 has stolen Christmas. Well, actually, all they did was call it “National Children’s Day” on the school calender. Naturally, the wackadoodles and chronic District 150 haters are screaming in protest.
Five bucks says the story gets picked by one of the right-wing assholes on 1470 WMBD.

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Via Inside the Beltway – Washington Times.
Yeah. It’s political. The bodacious, unapologetic “tea party” is ready to rumble on Sept. 12 when the National Mall will be wall to wall with those who favor less taxes, smaller government and a return to traditional American values. Unlike Glenn Beck‘s “Restoring Honor” folks, the tea partiers are encouraged to play hardball and bring their political signs, enthusiastic strategery and inner mettle, their sights set on swaying the midterm elections.
“Let me be clear about one thing. We are not seeking a junior partnership with the Republican Party, but rather a hostile takeover of it,” says Matt Kibbe, president of FreedomWorks, a grass-roots group founded by former House Majority Leader Dick Armey, and a major organizer of the event.
“Last year, we demanded leaders who will defend our freedoms and advocate sustainable economic policy. This year, we assemble to remind them that if they can’t [...]

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In addition to illegal immigrants and Muslims, we can now add gay people to the list of people people threatened by the proto-Nazi Tea Party Movement:
In what is literally a stomach turning post, Andy Towle highlights the President of Montana’s Big Sky Tea Party Association’s Facebook comments in support of “traditional” marriage. The comments on his original post turned to jokes about murdering gay people, using the murder of Matthew Shepard as a joke.
Tim Ravndal expressed support for a commenter who (in apparent reference to the Matthew Shepard murder) said, “I think fruits are decorative. Hang up where they can be seen and appreciated. Call Wyoming for display instructions.”
Answered Ravndal: “Where can I get that Wyoming printed instruction manual?”

From Wikipedia:
Matthew Wayne Shepard (December 1, 1976 – October 12, 1998) was a 21-year-old student at the University of Wyoming who was tortured and murdered near Laramie, Wyoming, in October 1998. [...]

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The Community Word has been updated. Here are the articles:

Homespun Patriotism
For Quinn & Brady Every Issue a Sticky Point
It’s that time of year
Preckshot Professional Pharmacy Has Been Compounding in the Peoria Area Since 1981
Freedom and Tolerance
A Little This Side of the Snow, and That Side of the Haze
Peoria hospital for sale?
It’s not about defending a religion, it’s about opposing a slow slide into fascism
We Were Promised an IMAX Theatre!
Birth Pangs
Wildlife Prairie Park is much more than just a walk in the park – Check it out!
West Peoria News for September 2010
Be a good egg and follow this advice from the Peoria County Extension office
Children’s Hospital of Illinois names new community advisory board members
Proctor Hospital September Activities

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