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We have Christians that are members of liberal-leftist groups, Communist groups, conservative groups and the NDP. It's only a display of the diversity of their political beliefs." Finding the right balanceJust as moderate Islamist movements have been successful in earning government recognition in several Arab countries including Jordan, Yemen, Morocco and Tunisia, Madi says he believes in his chances of not only gaining government approval, but effecting change in the political arena. He need look no further afield than Turkey and Bosnia-Herzegovina for inspiration, but change will come only if he can attract a base of real support —something even stalwart parties such as Al-Wafd seem unable to do today. “We're the unrepresented section of Egyptian society," says Madi. “Our segment makes up a large part of this society.
Beautiful Miss Idaho in LCHS Parade
Below, Family Phil's shot of historic downtown Wallace. BTW, Phil has a Little-Ears-Have-Big-Windows post here. *HBO's still trying to figure out what Stebbijo/Your Choice means by done-r here. *CDADave/Thin Air is trying out a new look as he prepares to return to the HBO blogosphere in a big way on Monday. He's asking folks what they think here. *Amy Crooks/That's Life. Life Goes On sounds as though she's been working hard for her money and not blogging too much here. *Marianne Love/Slight Detour has some fascinating historical info about Bonner County, including how Hoodoo Creek was formed and how Sagle got its name after losing out to Eagle in southern Idaho here. Also: Herb Huseland/Bay Views puts in his 2 cents about the inheritance tax here, Digital Fog has another fine parody here, ErinG/Idaho Native is getting nervous about the birth process here and Cis Gors/From A Simple Mind analyzes an online quiz she took here.
Man accused of fatally shooting ex-wife
MAMMOTH, Pa. — A 32-year-old Westmoreland County man is accused of shooting his former wife dead at her home in Mount Pleasant Township. State police say troopers found Dean Zisek Jr. of Yukon outside the house of Debra Zisek when they arrived at her house Friday night. Authorities say Debra Zisek was found inside the house, dead from several gunshot wounds. Zisek is charged with homicide and was held in the Westmoreland County Prison. .
Anti-Posada demonstration in Miami called off after confrontation
We are not in Cuba. We're supposed to have free speech," said Medea Benjamin, one of Codepink's founders. CodePink organizers said they came to Miami to get signatures on postcards advocating Posada's imprisonment. They want the FBI to put Posada Carriles on its most wanted list, Benjamin said. Supporters of Posada say he is a hero for his fight against communism and Cuban President Fidel Castro. "Posada Carriles is no terrorist. The terrorist is Fidel Castro," said Rene Vidal, 77. A former CIA operative and U.S. Army officer, Posada has claimed that he was brought across the border in South Texas by a smuggler in 2005. But prosecutors argued that he really arrived in Florida on a boat from Mexico. The case was dismissed earlier this year after U.S.
The enigma of Day-Lewis
It has already won him critics' awards, a nomination for a Golden Globe and talk of a second Oscar to go with the one for My Left Foot. All three New York Times movie critics chose him last week as their top candidate to win best actor this year. People do cling to the 'mad bastard' stereotype of him, Day-Lewis acknowledges, as we settle in front of the fire. He laughs, a self-deprecating, chuckle at the irony of it all. 'How can you be a recluse,' he asks, 'in a house full of children, even if you had the inclination to be, which I don't? ' Before we go any further I should declare an interest. I've been in this house before, when researching a biography of Day-Lewis's father, the Anglo-Irish poet laureate Cecil Day-Lewis. We talked at length about the family history as Daniel went about his domestic routine, even offering at one stage to take me for a spin on one of his beloved motor bikes.
Store's crazy credit game
Anyone can get a phone number and do this to someone else, because when they access your account they ask you for your phone number and anyone in the store can hear your number, write it down and use it later without even having to show an ID. Tina Stearns, Portage, Ind. Dear Tina: The Fixer agrees -- this is crazy. We wanted to find that guy who took your kids' store credit and re-enact Mortal Kombat right there in the Game Crazy lobby. Actually, we found it a lot easier to call Meaghan Repko, spokeswoman for Movie Gallery Inc., the parent company of Game Crazy. She got on this in short order. The next day, you got a call from a district manager for Game Crazy who was very apologetic. He offered you one of two options: they could issue you a $53 check, or offer a store credit for twice the amount in question, or $106.
A Dark-Humor Master Gets a Camera
He acquired it last winter at the insistence of producers who were, after all, letting him direct his first feature film, "In Bruges." He carried it around that Belgian city as the film, starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson and Ralph Fiennes, was being shot. He had it with him last month when he broke off a holiday jaunt in Los Angeles to fly to New York to talk about the movie. And it will be in his pocket on Thursday when "In Bruges" opens the Sundance festivities in Park City, Utah. Then, he said, "I'll hit it with a hammer or something." His diffident, gap-toothed smile and generally mild demeanor strongly suggest that he's joking. He jokes a lot, slyly and very quietly. But those who know his plays could be forgiven for wondering. They've seen disinterred bones smashed to splinters in "A Skull in Connemara." They've watched treasured figurines cruelly melted into glop in "The Lonesome West." They've cringed as a hot stove becomes an instrument of torture in "The Beauty Queen of Leenane." And they've laughed as, yes, a cellphone is beaten and then shot at in "The Lieutenant of Inishmore," after the owner, a fanatical Irish terrorist, receives dismaying news about his adored pet cat, Wee Thomas.
George Bush calls Iran 'leading terror sponsor'
While naval leaders briefed the president that the encounter was "deadly serious," the respected Navy Times newspaper reported that a ham radio operator known as Filipino Monkey, not the Iranians, could have issued the provocative threat. As the Iranian boats "swarmed" the US patrol, radio operators intercepted a warning: "I am coming to you. You will explode after a couple of minutes." Jeffery James, commander of one of the vessels involved, the destroyer USS Hopper, said the source of the threat was less important than its timing and the Iranians behaviour. He said: "Whether it was coincidental or not, it occurred at exactly the same time that these boats were around us and they were placing objects in the water so the threat appeared to be building." But an official in Teheran called on the US to apologise for a failed attempt to "fool" its allies.
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