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April 13, 2005 by Island Dog
I wonder why the media doesn't pick this up. Oh I forgot, it's different when a democrat does it. WASHINGTON -- Rep. Bernard Sanders used campaign donations to pay his wife and stepdaughter more than $150,000 for campaign-related work since 2000, according to records filed with the Federal Election Commission. Link
April 13, 2005 by Island Dog
She would make a great canidate in '08. Senator Barbara Boxer attended the opening session of the American Society of Newspaper Editors conference in Washington on Tuesday. In remarks to those newspaper editors the California liberal pleaded with the editors to "explain why a vocal minority in the Congress is essential for a democracy and why it is essential for you." She explained to the trade magazine Editor & Publisher that she believes that Americans don't understand the term ...
April 13, 2005 by Island Dog
Link The hatred is amazing from the "tolerant" left.
April 13, 2005 by Island Dog
Focus on Freeware – Vol. 1 I wanted to take the time and continue highlighting some free wareas I did before. In my first article I showed you some of the freesoftware I use for my computer. As I said before, I don't mindpaying for great software, all my software from Stardock is proof ofthat. However, I do believe there are great freeware applicationsthat are better than their paying counterparts. Today I wanted to focus on a piece of software that I think a lot...
April 13, 2005 by Island Dog
This is a great series of articles on how the so-called peaceful liberals are helping the people that are trying to destroy America. The present article focuses on the so-called "peace left" – so called because most of the individuals participating in it are not pacifists and are not really interested in peace as such, but in radical agendas that are served by opposing America’s war on terror. (Thus there were no "peace" demonstrations at the Iraqi embassy calling on the government of Sa...
April 13, 2005 by Island Dog
Microsoft released the latest patches for this month. Don't forget to go to Windows Update to get them.
April 12, 2005 by Island Dog
At least they are in England. If they stay there they will most likely be released because holding them will offend muslims in that country. WASHINGTON - Three men have been indicted on charges they plotted to attack financial institutions in New York, New Jersey and Washington. A four-count indictment unsealed Tuesday accuses Dhiran Barot, Nadeem Tarmohammed and Qaisar Shaffi of scouting the New York Stock Exchange and Citicorp Building in New York, the Prudential Building in Newa...
April 12, 2005 by Island Dog
And to think liberals want this system. Germany's unemployment rate rose to a postwar record in March, causing a political headache for the chancellor, Gerhard Schröder, ahead of crucial state elections. The number of people seeking jobs rose by 92,000 in March, adjusted for seasonal swings, the federal labour agency reported - the 14th successive monthly increase. The unemployment rate rose from 11.7% to 12%, with more than 5 million people out of work. Link
April 11, 2005 by Island Dog
Even though the hearings for John Bolton hadn't even started yet, that didn't stop the AP and other "news" organizations from running these headlines. Undersecretary of State John R. Bolton faced tough questioning Monday from Senate Democrats on his nomination to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Republicans were looking for swift approval from the Foreign Relations Committee. http://www.smdailyjournal.org/article.cfm?issue=04-11-05&storyID=41732
April 11, 2005 by Island Dog
There are couple of updates for browsers other than IE. Firefox Link Maxthon Link
April 8, 2005 by Island Dog
If you listen to the liberals on this board, you would think we are in a depression. U.S. Economy: New Home Sales, Durables Orders Rose in February March 24 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. new home sales rose by the most in four years and prices jumped to a record in February as buyers raced to beat rising mortgage rates. Orders for big-ticket goods also increased during the month. Sales rose 9.4 percent to 1.226 million new houses at an annual rate and the median price increased 9.6 perce...
April 8, 2005 by Island Dog
Democrats doing what they do best, obstructing. The Bush administration's controversial choice for United Nations ambassador, John Bolton, will face tough questioning before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee next week, and at least two Democrats say they will oppose his nomination. Sen. Barbara Boxer (news, bio, voting record), D-Calif., said Thursday that she will vote no and predicted Bolton will "have trouble" getting any Democratic votes. She also said opponents "have a chan...
April 8, 2005 by Island Dog
Interesting how the media goes crazy over Delay, but totally ignores any wrongdoing by democrats. Tell me how there is no bias in the media again. New York Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer, an outspoken advocate of campaign-finance reform, has been hit with one of the biggest fines ever imposed on a member of Congress by the Federal Election Commission — for violating campaign-finance laws. The FEC ruling, handed down in March, ordered Schumer's 1998 senatorial campaign to pay a ci...
April 7, 2005 by Island Dog
Microsoft has released the final version of MSN Messenger 7. Link
March 31, 2005 by Island Dog
INDIANAPOLIS -- Legislation that would require voters to show photo identification before casting ballots has touched off fierce debate in three states, with opponents complaining the measures represent a return to the days of poll taxes and Jim Crow. Lawmakers in Georgia and Indiana walked off the job to protest the proposals, which they say would deprive the poor, the elderly and minorities of the right to vote. Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle, a Democrat, has already vetoed a similar measure...