Friday Roundup

I am going to Anaconda for October Fest tomorrow, so I am going to run a list of stories in this post.
Washington Times
The House Sept. 29 passed Republican-backed legislation overhauling the Endangered Species Act that includes a provision requiring the government to compensate landowners whose property is confiscated to protect animals.

AMERICAN Group Builds Playgrounds in [...]

ACLU Frets Supreme Court Changes

From an article in The Kentucky Post:
Pending changes on the U.S. Supreme Court threaten to undo decades of civil rights legislation and court rulings, the national president of the American Civil Liberties Union said.
Nadine Strossen, speaking in Louisville Saturday at the annual Bill of Rights Dinner, said the Bush administration could replace moderate swing voter [...]

Bird Flu ‘Could Kill 150 Million People’

Interesting.
From an article in the BBC:
A flu pandemic could happen at any time and kill between 5-150 million people, a UN health official has warned.
David Nabarro, who is charged with co-ordinating responses to bird flu, said a mutation of the virus affecting Asia could trigger new outbreaks.
But the World Health Organisation has distanced itself from [...]

Stop The ACLU Fundraiser

Stop The ACLU has now been approached by Newsmax with interest for an advertisment. Their cost is the same, but will reach more people. They still want to put an ad in the Washinton Times, but they would also love to have one with Newsmax. So, they will shoot for double the original goal, but [...]

The Blog Is Up!

The blog is now up on its new home. I am off to the range for some practice.

The Blog is Moving To a New Server

Until the domain pointer changes there will be no commenting, or new articles. I will inform you by posting a new article announcing its completion.

Frist Under Fire For Selling Controversial Stock

From an article in CNS News:
Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, under fire for selling millions of dollars of stock in the health care business founded by his family, issued a statement on Monday, telling the public “what I know and what I did.”
His explanation, however — that he was trying to avoid the appearance of [...]

India Votes Against Iran

From an article in CNS News:
Iran has accused the U.N. nuclear watchdog of acting under American and European pressure, following passage of a resolution critical of its nuclear activities.
But the U.S. attributed the move to recognition by “a growing majority of nations” that Iran’s noncompliance must be tackled.
India’s vote in favor of the resolution at [...]

Tom DeLay Steps Down After Indictment

From an article on FNC:
Rep. Tom DeLay said Wednesday he would temporarily step down as House majority leader after he and two political associates were charged by a Texas grand jury with conspiracy in a campaign finance scheme.
“I have notified the speaker that I will temporarily step aside from my position as majority leader pursuant [...]

Schools Directed to Expand History Courses

From an article in the Las Vegas Sun:
State legislators across the country are increasingly directing their schools to teach students more about the struggles and triumphs of different races and ethnic groups – a move critics say amounts to politically correct meddling.
In the latest such example, a new commission in New York will examine whether [...]