Tuesday, May 30, 2006
One Hit News
A 21-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a teenage student on a train.
The 19-year-old died from a single stab wound to the heart near Oxenholme station in Cumbria on Saturday.
** The "CULT" - as I call them - had the nerve to Show up at Arlington today:
Members of the anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, KS, and members a conservative group supporting the U.S. troops called FreeRepublic.com both showed up on Monday about 300 feet away from the entrance to Arlington National Cemetery...
Kristinn Taylor, a spokesman for FreeRepublic.com, says they were aware protesters from the Westboro Baptist Church were coming, so they planned to stage a counter-demonstration.
"They're out of line," Taylor says. "Their hateful message isn't wanted here. Many of us have loved ones buried here."
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** Backlash Against Animal Rights Protestors:
Extreme actions by animal rights activists have backfired with more British voters supporting vivisection than before.
70% of those questioned by YouGov for the Daily Telegraph said that it was acceptable to test new medical treatments on animals...
...a large majority backed the 12-year sentences recently handed down to animal rights activists who carried out a lengthy campaign of intimidation...
An overwhelming 77% said it was right to term [animal rights activists as] "terrorists".
** Internet Downloading of Naughty Stuff HITS ALL TIME HIGH:
The survey conducted for the Independent on Sunday Newspaper by analysts Nielsen NetRatings found that more than nine million men - almost 40 per cent of the male population - used pornographic websites last year, compared with an estimated 2 million in 2000.
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