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On the X Zone Radio Show
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January 21, 2008
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7-Year Plan Aligns U.S. With Europe's Economy
Six U.S. senators and 49 House members are advisers for a group
working toward a Transatlantic Common Market between the U.S. and the European
Union by 2015.
Chertoff: Tougher ID Rules for Borders
New border-crossing rules that take effect in two weeks will mean
longer lines and stiffer demands for ID, including for returning Americans,
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Thursday.
Depleted Uranium from Foreign Nations Brought to US
Other nations are giving the US
their Depleted Uranium so we can "recycle" it and supposedly turn radioactive
poison into modern medical cures. As they say, what goes around certainly this
time is coming around. Is this a matter of simply deserving what we truly
deserve?
US Insists Cluster Bombs not Bad if Used Right
Cluster bombs, which nearly 100
countries are seeking to ban, should not be considered bad as long as states
involved in conflicts use them responsibly, a senior United States official said
on Wednesday.
Forced Annulment in Saudi Arabia Keeps Couple Apart
Two years ago, a knock on Fatima
and Mansour al-Timani's door shattered the life they had built together. It was
the police, delivering news that a judge had annulled their marriage in absentia
after some of Fatima's relatives sought the divorce on grounds she had married
beneath her.
World Not Running Out of Oil, Say Experts
A landmark study of more than 800
oilfields by Cambridge Energy Research Associates (Cera) has concluded that
rates of decline are only 4.5 per cent a year, almost half the rate previously
believed, leading the consultancy to conclude that oil output will continue to
rise over the next decade.
Source of Mysterious Antimatter Found
Antimatter, which annihilates
matter upon contact, seems to be rare in the universe. Still, for decades,
scientists had clues that a vast cloud of antimatter lurked in space, but they
did not know where it came from.
Design Flaw Cited in Bridge Collapse
Steel plates connecting beams in
the Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis were too thin by half and fractured,
"the critical factor" in the collapse that killed 13 people and injured 145, the
National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday.
Do Bird Flu Pandemic Plans Threaten Civil Rights?
U.S. policy in preparing for a
potential bird flu pandemic is veering dangerously toward a heavy-handed
law-enforcement approach, the American Civil Liberties Union said Monday.
Hospitals Tagging Babies with Electronic Chips
Over half the birthing facilities
in Ohio are being equipped with an RFID infant protection system placed on
infants at birth to prevent them from being abducted from the hospital or from
being given to the wrong mother.
U.S. Hospitals Plagued by Ten Times More MRSA Superbug Infections
than Previously Thought
Nearly five percent of patients in U.S.
hospitals may have acquired a particular antibiotic resistant staph infection,
according to a nationwide survey conducted by the Association for Professionals
in Infection Control and Epidemiology
Senator's Inquiry Into Megachurch Money Hypocrisy Sparks
Church-State Showdown
The New Testament reports that
Jesus rarely used fancy modes of transportation to get around. He walked most of
the time, although Matthew and other gospels mention that he once rode a
borrowed donkey into Jerusalem, where he burst into the Temple and tossed out
the money changers. Nearly 2,000 years later, some who claim to speak in Jesus'
name are taking a different view. Consider Bishop Eddie Long, who pastors a
megachurch in Lithonia, Ga. With a salary approaching $1 million a year and a
nine-bathroom mansion situated on 20 acres, Long's choice of vehicles reflects
his opulent lifestyle: He drives a $350,000 Bentley.
The Truth and the Hype of Hypnosis
Though often denigrated as fakery
or wishful thinking, hypnosis has been shown to be a real phenomenon with a
variety of therapeutic uses -- especially in controlling pain
Is Space Exploration Worth the Cost?
The new space policy of the Bush
administration, aimed at taking the humankind back to the Moon and on to Mars,
came under fire before even being released. In their bid at the Democratic
nomination for the White House, several politicians criticized George W. Bush's
grand space plans, arguing that the money would find a better use here, on
Earth.
Ancient "Lost City" Discovered in Peru
Ruins recently discovered in
southern Peru could be the ancient "lost city" of Paititi, according to claims
that are drawing serious but cautious response from experts.
Huckabee Wants A “Faith-based” Constitution
I have opponents in this race who
do not want to change the Constitution. But I believe it’s a lot easier to
change the Constitution than it would be to change the word of the living God.
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