Following are my personal links to "recent" news articles of interest regarding politics as of 19 October 2008. The links are organized by dates which take the form yymmdd (i.e., 080723 is 23 July 2008).
A bit of explanation may be helpful for this archive. In this category I collect links to a fairly wide-ranging set of articles which either strike me as signature events on Western civilization's rocket ride to a meaningless future or as inchstones on the path as we slouch toward Babylon (to borrow a phrase) . . . take your pick. Many (if not most) of you, including, I'm certain, numerous friends and family members, will disagree with my selections based on my personal points of view and sense of morality. And that is your right - and one I would defend at high cost, as is mine to freely express my own opinions herein (at least until it's been circumscribed - or eliminated entirely - by authoritarian dictate). As you'll note from some of the links that I've already collected recently in this category, however, there are warning signs that this freedom, too, may be somewhat short-lived, at least to the extent we've been able to practice it in the United States since our founding. On with the show . . .
070604 - Seafood imports from China raised in untreated sewage http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56004
070606 - China's toothpaste contaminant has long, deadly, grisly history http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=56041
080403 - Government stakes claim to every newborn's DNA http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=60643
080410 - China ratchets up Christian persecution http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=61272
080411 - 'Blasting Bush OK, but don't criticize terrorists' http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=61298
080416 - ‘Expelled' makers go on offensive against 'thought police' http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=61776
080417 - District bans 'John 3:16,' promotes demonic leer http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=61880
080418 - Lesbian demands custody of Christian mom's 6-year-old http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=61875
080419 - Newborns' DNA targeted for state research, profiling http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=61984
080425 - Parents warned of 'hate speech' during 'gay' promo http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=62485
080428 - Last day to save Christian radio? FCC rule change seen as threat to licenses of religious stations http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=62756
080429 - 'Believe homosexuality is wrong? SHUT UP!' http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=62907
080507 - 'You don't have the right to speak' http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=63659
080516 - U.N. racism investigator to visit U.S. from Monday http://www.reuters.com/article/politicsNews/idUSL1684309820080516?feedType=RSS&feedName=politicsNews&rpc=22&sp=true
080527 - Six-year-olds sexually abused by UN peacekeepers http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/2032996/Six-year-olds-sexually-abused-by-UN-peacekeepers.html
080605 - Priest investigated for quoting Bible http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=66247
080618 - Britain is the world’s biggest arms exporter http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article4161341.ece
080619 - German Judge: Homeschooling like driving drunk http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=67579
080619 - Judge blasts state ban on distributing Bibles to students http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=67576
080619 - Oregon denies cancer treatment, offers suicide instead http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=67565
080619 - Mexico asks World Court to halt U.S. executions http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080619/ts_nm/mexico_usa_dc
080621 - Falling exam passes blamed on Wikipedia 'littered with inaccuracies' http://news.scotsman.com/education/Falling-exam--passes-blamed.4209408.jp
080624 - 'Adios' English school? Super wants Spanish http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=67886
080625 - Should Madison (WI) ban the drive-through? http://www.madison.com/tct/news/stories/293046
080702 - Couple Who Let Lawn Die to Save Water Face Fine http://www.redorbit.com/news/oddities/1459554/couple_who_let_lawn_die_to_save_water_face_fine/index.html?source=r_oddities
080709 - Is "black hole" a racially insensitive term? http://blogs.chron.com/sciguy/archives/2008/07/is_black_hole_a.html
080711 - Totally Gay Happy Meals http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2008/07/11/notes071108.DTL
080715 - Major U.S. city officially condemns Catholic Church http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=69693
080716 - Offend a homosexual ... Go to prison for 5 years http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=69775
080717 - Texas to World Court: Execution still on! - Father of victim says U.N. body's order 'don't mean diddly' http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=69849
080718 - State's 'So Gay' campaign goes bust - Taxpayers fuming over funds to lure homosexual tourists from London http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=69861
080719 - ABC News bans flag lapel pins (snopes) http://www.snopes.com/rumors/noflags.asp
080721 - District gives students exam answers, half still flunk http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=70196
080721 - PBS documentary suggests Exodus not real http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/tv/orl-exodus2108jul21,0,7755323.story
080729 - McDonald's profits help fund naked homosex-fest http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=70903
Boycott McDonalds (petition site) http://www.boycottmcdonalds.com/
080804 - S.F. pushes legislation to promote good health http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/08/03/MNBG122T4F.DTL
080805 - China cracks down to clean Christians out of Beijing http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=71508
080806 - Border patrol agent held at gunpoint http://washingtontimes.com/news/2008/aug/06/soldiers-cross-into-us-hold-guns-to-agent/
080807 - Lawmakers' work thwarting voters: Social agenda issues declared 'emergency' plans http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=71602
080808 - Legislators tell school kids to celebrate homosexuality http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=71729
080808 - Hindus demand Christian school eliminate cross emblem http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=71843
080819 - Pistol-packin' woman, 85, stops thief http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=72876
080819 - Butting Heads at the Border http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=28091
080819 - China flaying animals alive http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=72879
080821 - Planned Parenthood promotes casual sex to kids on website http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=72966
080821 - Now on the Hallmark aisle: Gay marriage cards http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080821/gay_wedding_cards.html?.v=8
080822 - Clash with university over beliefs strands student http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=73072
080822 - Challenge to 'gay marriage' expansion launched http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=73038
080822 - Cops kill free speech at 'gay' event http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=73042
080822 - Companies import poisonous Chinese toothpaste in disguise http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=73115
080827 - Pelosi's abortion theology 'mangles' Christian teaching http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=73588
080901 - Hollywood author writes of his Damascus-like conversion http://catholicnewsagency.com/new.php?n=13679
080901 - Pigs granted shower rights http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=74035
080902 - YouTube censors criticism of Planned Parenthood http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=74176
080902 - Lawmaker warns about 'back-door' to euthanasia http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=74129
080903 - $350 million high school finally opens in LA http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080904/D92VIUS02.html
080904 - How the EU plans to regulate blogs http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/daniel_hannan/blog/2008/09/04/how_the_eu_plans_to_regulate_blogs
080905 - EU wants to ban 'sexist' TV commercials http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/2686538/EU-wants-to-ban-sexist-TV-commercials.html
080905 - Shocking trend: U.S. courts citing Wikipedia: Department of Homeland Security, immigration judge consult 'free encyclopedia' http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=74342
080905 - Soldier forced to sleep in car after hotel refuses him a room http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article4674411.ece
080905 - 125 Shot Dead In Chicago Over Summer http://cbs2chicago.com/local/chicago.summer.shootings.2.810166.html
080906 - Robert De Niro's restaurant chain sells endangered tuna http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2008/09/06/eatuna106.xml
080908 - California bans 'brides,' 'grooms': License rejected for couple seeking traditional marriage http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=74768
080909 - Thomas says Constitution forbids racial preference http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D933CKDG1&show_article=1
080915 - Christmas banned on college campus http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=75403
080916 - Just say 'no' – to abstinence? - ACLU, Planned Parenthood join forces to combat 'save sex' message http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=75483
080916 - Teach 'the pleasure of gay sex' to children as young as five, say researchers http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1056415/Teach-pleasure-gay-sex-children-young-say-researchers.html
080916 - Cutting wedding costs in an uneasy economy http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/09/16/economy.cheap.weddings.ap/index.html?eref=rss_latest [According to this article “The average cost of a wedding is just under $29,000, according to the Wedding Report Inc., which tracks trends in the industry.” IMHO this is absolutely insane.]
080916 - Use cattle prod on unemployed, says Australian politician http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080916/tpl-australia-politics-jobs-offbeat-b034b0a.html
080916 - Social networks for those still in diapers http://www.ajc.com/living/content/living/stories/2008/09/16/social_networking_babies.html
080916 - Student Told Rosary is Gang Symbol http://www.myfoxdfw.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=7439155&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=1.1.1
080917 - Google relents under legal pressure: Anti-abortion groups allowed to buy ads http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article4775396.ece
080917 - Violent crimes surge after illegals invade Texas http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=75585
080918 - YouTube bans knife and gun videos (in the UK) http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?YouTube_bans_knife_and_gun_videos&in_article_id=314919&in_page_id=34
080918 - Latino immigrants increasingly pessimistic about life in U.S. http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/Latino_immigrants_increasingly_pessimistic_about_life_in_US.html
080919 - Vietnamese Police Beat AP Reporter Bloody for Taking Pics of Prayer Vigil http://www.breitbart.tv/?p=178303
080919 - Drug sub carrying 7 tons of cocaine busted http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/379835_coastguard20.html
080919 - Lake County sheriff continues push for power to deport undocumented immigrants http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-curran-illegals-19-sep19,0,707324.story
080922 - Comcast: "The Patriot Act" Mandates We Need Your SSN http://consumerist.com/5053222/comcast-the-patriot-act-mandates-we-need-your-ssn
080923 - 74% speak Spanish at home (El Paso, Texas) http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_10533937
080924 - Are tech firms faking job ads to avoid hiring U.S. workers? http://weblog.infoworld.com/robertxcringely/archives/2008/09/are_tech_firms.html?source=NLC-DAILY&cgd=2008-09-24
080924 - Is your child facing indoctrination at school? WND's new forum allows you to expose the good, the bad and the ugly http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=76086
080925 - State bans 'Jesus' from troopers' prayers (Virginia) http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=76196
080925 - President would review 'hate crimes' plan: Reports say legislation expected to be resurrected http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=76199
080927 - Tainted milk crisis hits more global companies http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080927/D93F1MIO0.html
080927 - Young [UK] people 'think immigrants are a threat to national identity and jobs' http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1063195/Young-people-think-immigrants-threat-national-identity-jobs.html
080928 - Christian heritage a no-show in new $600M visitors center http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=76298
080930 - Prison staff told to call inmates mister as part of new 'decency agenda' in jails http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/3110291/Prison-staff-told-to-call-inmates-mister-as-part-of-new-decency-agenda-in-jails.html
080930 - Pastors rally for chaplains' reinstatement http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=76650
080930 - Handel's 'Messiah' unwelcome in China: Crackdown on Christianity now includes classical works like Mozart's 'Requiem' http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=76633
080930 - Nobel literature head: US too insular to compete http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D93H89QO0&show_article=1
081003 - 'Jesus was a Palestinian,' claims U.S. history text http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=76671
081003 - The Trouble with Textbooks: Distorting History and Religion http://www.troublewithtextbooks.org/
081006 Kennewick reservist faces threats over landscaping http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008231428_reservist06m.html
081007 - Meet the god of debauchery: Sex-saturated Bacchanalia boiling up from underworld http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=77279
081008 - Spy agency wants all e-mails: Plan would suck up 3 billion messages daily http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=77391
081009 - Tourist Bashed to Death by Waiters for Being 'Arrogant' (India) http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,434885,00.html
081010 - Episcopal priest given ultimatum http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008246825_redding10m.html
081010 - Connecticut High Court Permits Gay Marriage http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,435881,00.html
081010 - 'Millions' warned about 'gay' indoctrination http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=77632
081010 - Getting tough on 2 million illegal alien drivers: New license has expiration date for police to monitor visitors' stays http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=77536
081011 - School takes 1st-graders to see lesbian teacher wed http://wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=77734
081011 - Rabbi Alleges Threat Over Chicken Ritual http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/10/AR2008101002891.html
081012 - Atheists fight to ban silent prayer in public schools http://www.onenewsnow.com/Education/Default.aspx?id=282858
081012 - One in three recent Atlanta Police Academy graduates have criminal records http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2008/10/12/atlanta_police_academy.html
081013 - Red tape releases criminal immigrants to streets: Convicted deportees freed in U.S. because home countries won't take them http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=77883
081013 - Devil finds work: Nun-attack fiend aids women http://www.nypost.com/seven/10132008/news/regionalnews/devil_finds_work_133396.htm
081014 - Mexican soldiers crossed clear line: Pointed rifles at border agent http://www.washtimes.com/news/2008/oct/14/mexican-soldiers-crossed-clear-line/
081014 - Man assaulted outside Modesto parish by Prop 8 opponent http://www.calcatholic.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?id=5477a37a-561a-488a-875b-35a385186839
081014 - Poll: 84% oppose abortion, 70% oppose same-sex marriage: Americans reveal moral consensus http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=77980
081014 - Born alive baby killed at abortion clinic, gets proper funeral http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=285794
081014 - Lawsuit charges ex-'gays' deprived of rights http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=77960
081014 - Realtor under fire for workplace religion http://www.onenewsnow.com/Legal/Default.aspx?id=285734
081016 - Airline ban on Christian cross appealed: Discrimination complaint cites accommodations for Muslims http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=78071
081017 - Teachers union donates $1 million to oppose Proposition 8 http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-teachers17-2008oct17,0,6308701.story
081017 - '268 lives saved, Planned Parenthood irritated' http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=78216
081017 - Dutch abortion ship arrives in Spain http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/3217578/Dutch-abortion-ship-arrives-in-Spain.html
081017 - Feds confiscate, pirate investor's gun-shop software http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=78334
081017 - Arizona sheriff (Joe Arpaio) and mayor [of Mesa, Arizona] clash over search for illegal immigrants at public buildings http://www.foxnews.com/video/index.html?playerId=videolandingpage&streamingFormat=FLASH&referralObject=3154975&referralPlaylistId=playlist
081018 - Grandfather of Vegas Boy Kidnapped by Police Impostors Arrested http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,440385,00.html
081018 - The 'how-to' plan to criminalize Christianity http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=78339
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