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Today is Sunday, June 24, the 175th day of 2007.

There are 190 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

On June 24, 1948, Communist forces cut off all land and water routes between West Germany and West Berlin, prompting the western allies to organize the massive Berlin Airlift.



On this date:

In 1314, the forces of Scotland's King Robert I defeated the English in the Battle of Bannockburn.

In 1509, Henry VIII was crowned king of England.



In 1793, the first republican constitution in France was adopted.
In 1807, a grand jury in Richmond, Va., indicted former Vice President Aaron Burr on charges of treason and high misdemeanor. He was later acquitted.



In 1908, the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, Grover Cleveland, died in Princeton, N.J., at age 71.

In 1940, France signed an armistice with Italy during World War II.

In 1968, Resurrection City, a shantytown constructed as part of the Poor People's March on Washington, D.C., was closed down by authorities.

In 1975, 113 people were killed when an Eastern Airlines Boeing 727 crashed while attempting to land during a thunderstorm at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.

In 1983, the space shuttle Challenger — carrying America's first woman in space, Sally K. Ride — coasted to a safe landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California.



In 1987, comedian-actor Jackie Gleason died at his home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., at age 71.

Ten years ago:

In Freehold, N.J., 18-year-old Melissa Drexler, who gave birth during her prom, pleaded not guilty to murder in the death of her baby. (Drexler later pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter, and served three years in prison.)

The Air Force released a report on the so-called "Roswell Incident," suggesting the alien bodies that witnesses reported seeing in 1947 were actually life-sized dummies.

Actor Brian Keith was found dead in his Malibu, Calif., home; he was 75.



Five years ago:

President Bush urged the Palestinians to replace Yasser Arafat with leaders "not compromised by terror" and adopt democratic reforms that could produce an independent state within three years.

The Supreme Court ruled that juries, not judges, must decide whether a convicted killer lives or dies.

A train crash in central Tanzania killed at least 288 people.



One year ago:

Patsy Ramsey, who was thrust into the national spotlight by the unsolved slaying of her daughter JonBenet, died in Roswell, Ga., at age 49.



Today's Birthdays:

Actor Al Molinaro is 88. Comedian Jack Carter is 84. Movie director Claude Chabrol is 77. Actress Michele Lee is 65. Musician Mick Fleetwood is 65.



Actor-director Georg Stanford Brown is 64. Rock musician Jeff Beck is 63. Singer Arthur Brown is 63. Rock singer Colin Blunstone (The Zombies) is 62. Actor Peter Weller is 60. Rock musician John Illsley (Dire Straits) is 58. Actress Nancy Allen is 57. Reggae singer Derrick Simpson (Black Uhuru) is 57. Actor Joe Penny is 51. Reggae singer Astro (UB40) is 50. Singer-musician Andy McCluskey (Orchestral Manoevres in the Dark) is 48. Rock singer Curt Smith is 46. Actress Danielle Spencer is 42. Actress Sherry Stringfield is 40. Singer Glenn Medeiros is 37. Actress Minka Kelly (TV: "Friday Night Lights") is 27. Singer Solange Knowles is 21.

Thought for Today:

"If a man makes a better mousetrap than his neighbor, his neighbor will borrow it." — Anonymous.






ReaderRant Forum

MEET THE PRESS WITH TIM RUSSERT

WEEKEND LISTINGS 06/24/07

PATRICK BUCHANAN

Author, "State of Emergency: The Third World Invasion and Conquest of
America"

REP. LUIS GUTIERREZ (D-IL)

Chair, Congressional Hispanic Caucus' Immigration Task Force

DAVID BRODER

Columnist, Washington Post

JOHN HARWOOD

Wall Street Journal

Chief Washington Correspondent, CNBC

GWEN IFILL

Moderator, PBS's "Washington Week"

ROGER SIMON

Syndicated Columnist

Exclusive! The immigration debate takes center stage with the House's lead proponent of immigration reform, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), squaring off against one of the bill's most ardent critics, conservative commentator Pat Buchanan, author of "State of Emergency: The Third World Invasion and Conquest of America." Gutierrez serves as Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus' Immigration Task Force and believes a
compromise immigration reform bill is necessary, while Buchanan has said that it would be "the beginning of the end of the United States" if the bill goes through. What should we do with the estimated 12 million undocumented immigrants in our country?

Then, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg flirts with a presidential bid. What does his move away from the Republican Party mean for the 2008 race? We will have the latest insights & analysis on Decision 2008 with David Broder of the Washington Post, John Harwood of the Wall Street Journal and CNBC, Gwen Ifill of PBS's "Washington Week" and syndicated columnist Roger Simon.

COINCIDENCE? I think not!

From the Church of INEFFABLE STUPIDITY:

a) Iraqnam
SEVEN MORE US soldiers killed, their lives WASTED.
Make that TEN MORE
- - -

b) Mitt Romney
His fake police officer and top aide decided that taking a vacation might be a good thing.
heh. Impersonating a police officer, threatening reporters, and worse, those are all felonies in some states.
- - -

c) The NRA's Senate
bought, paid for, and owed.
The senate killed a bill banning the sale of 50 cal sniper ammo.

The AIPAC's Senate
Bought, paid for, and owned.

The K-Street's Senate
Bought, paid for, and owned.

The Big Pharma's Senate
Bought, paid for, and owned.
- - - -

d) Christopher Vaughn
he stopped his car, shot his wife in front of their kids, then shot his kids, then shot his own thigh to fake an injury.
Now he's a jailbird in Illinois.

Good morning everyone. Finally got some sleep last night after the long night before with the board transfer. Thanks to everyone for their support, patience and understanding during the transfer.

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Lawyers

Took a rest this mourning and turned on cspan for infotainment.

I swear, there must be some widespread e-mail with neocon stalking points. It is as though they are programmed to repeat certain fave phrases, without thinking it through. The indies, by and large, seem well informed and concerned about the state of the state. The dems seem to be angry at the dems for not standing up.

far more informative than anything but a james bond movie this early in on a sondei.

Both sides send out their talking points and encourage their faithful to use them on call-in shows, letters-to-the-editor and the like. If you also notice you will also see the talking heads on the Sunday talk shows using the same phrases over and over on each network.

Ah, the politics of redundancy.

--Doug

Hello? Hey it worked! (It was giving me an error about being behind a firewall this morning).

It takes knowledge, study, and thought to remain free. It takes knowledge, study and thought to remain independent. What does that say about the folks who only repeat the talking points?

FROM THE CHURCH OF INEFFABLE STUPIDITY:

a) Dick Cheney



Think Progress

Call your dentist if you read the whole article. Your grinding teeth will need a repair job.