Who is Christian Vande Velde?
Possible AmericanTour de France winner ?
Friday was past the halfway point and he sits just 38 seconds back from pre-race favorite Australian Cadel Evans and in third place.
Navy uniform goes retro.
The new service dress khaki uniform is a throwback to the old World War II-style uniform which was worn through the Vietnam era – and includes a black tie worn with a khaki coat and large black shoulder boards.
Is your Starbucks remaining open ?
600 stores to close. Texas & Florida top the list. 12,000 people will be out of jobs.
Check out the Map or Read the List
Drudge Retort forum member Jomama posts, "You mean I won't be able to go
into a Starbucks that's in a Starbucks that's next door to a Starbucks
that's across the street from a Starbucks that's down the block from a
Starbucks??"
Did you know Wednesday was Happy Cost of Government day ?
The 16th was the date on which the average American has paid his share of the
financial burden imposed by the spending and regulation that occurs on
the federal, state and local levels.
Rebecca Hagelin says, "This year's date is four days later than it was in 2007 (July 12), and
17 days later than the "Cost of Government Day" notched as recently as
2000. In fact, COGD has fallen later than July 16 only four other times
since 1977."
Definitely bad news for our offspring.
Oil creating ‘overnight millionaires’ in North Dakota.
Wealth brings bling to the prairie, but folks vow to stay true to their roots
"We got enough now to buy new stuff," Lorene said, "but we like our old stuff."
Oscar and Lorene Stohler said their newly found wealth hasn't changed them.
"We still know what tough times are," Oscar said. "We grew up in the Dirty '30s."
"We put our kids through college without that oil money," Lorene said.
Never heard the Great Depression called dirty, but then again I guess a huge midwest dust bowl would be.
Speaking of oil …
On Monday the White House announces Bush will lift executive ban of offshore drilling.
Congress must still lift legislative ban before offshore drilling can begin. Many states are divided on this issue.
Bible class allowed in Texas public schools as an elective.
Jonathan Saenz, with the Plano-based Free Market Foundation, says the AG's decision falls in line with previous judicial
rulings. "The U.S. Supreme Court has said for years that to be able to
have a Bible course being exposed, and kids learning about history and
literature through the Bible is something that's absolutely
constitutional," he adds.
Forty-one year old mom and Olympian Dana Torres will swim for the US team in Beijing next month.
In China she'll cede the title of oldest US team member to three-time shooting Olympian Staff Sgt. Libby Callahan, a 23-year U.S. Army Reserve Soldier, who is only 56 years young
"America has lost a devoted public servant and a man of character."
— President Bush, on the death of former press secretary Tony Snow
On Saturday, July 12th, Tony Snow passed away from his battle with colon cancer. He leaves behind his wife Jill and three children. His funeral was Thursday in D.C.
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