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Students tortured, stabbed 246 times

Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on July 5th, 2008 4:34 am by HL

Students tortured, stabbed 246 times
Two gifted French students found stabbed to death after a fire at a London flat were bound and tortured in what detectives yesterday described as one of the most horrific attacks they had ever seen. The bodies of Laurent Bonomo and Gabriel Ferez, both 23, were found in a ground-floor flat in south-east London on Sunday night. They were stabbed more than 200 times in an apparently motiveless attack before the flat was set alight. The pair were promising research students who had been working on a DNA research project at Imperial College, London.

Conservative Jesse Helms passes away
Served 5 terms in US Senate, retiring in ‘03 because of faltering health.

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Rising costs cancel 4th of July celebrations.

Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on July 5th, 2008 4:33 am by HL

Rising costs cancel 4th of July celebrations.
The rising costs of imported fireworks, local budget crunches, “high fuel and transportation costs,” and the tight economy have canceled fireworks shows across the country. What you may not see tonight:

The rising costs of imported fireworks, local budget crunches, “high fuel and transportation costs,” and the tight economy have canceled fireworks shows across the country.

What you may not see tonight:

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President Remains A Skilled Fundraiser

Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on July 5th, 2008 4:32 am by HL

President Remains A Skilled Fundraiser
LITTLE ROCK — After less than an hour visiting a housing assistance agency, President Bush and his motorcade sped to a private home here last Tuesday to make a quick appearance — and deliver a whole lot of money — for the Republican Party.

N.C. Senator’s Hard-Line Conservatism Helped Craft Republican Social Agenda
Jesse Helms, the North Carolina Republican senator whose uncompromising conservatism made him one of America’s leading crusaders against communism, liberalism, tax increases, abortion, homosexuality, affirmative action and court-ordered busing to integrate schools, died yesterday at Mayview…