Archive for October, 2008
Supremes Court Upholds Stopping In The Name Of Love In 2-1 Decision
WASHINGTON—Chief Justice Ross gave the sole dissenting opinion, saying she could not endorse a ruling that did not take into account the varying degrees of love.
Morgan the Plumber hits New Zealand election trail (AP)
AP – Prime Minister Helen Clark found New Zealand’s “Joe the Plumber” on the campaign trail Friday.
Need For More Places To Sit Becomes Election’s Most Important Issue
WASHINGTON—According to a revealing new Washington Post—ABC News poll, the need for more places to sit is rapidly eclipsing the…
Cold wallaby on the run in Ontario (Reuters)
Reuters – A panicked wallaby is on the run in southeastern Ontario after a tree blew over and destroyed its pen at the Oxford Station zoo.
Halloween Restrictions Against Sex Offenders Blocked
Parts of a Missouri law requiring sex offenders had to remain inside with the lights out on Halloween night were rejected by a judge as…
Happy birthday dear goose thief (Reuters)
Reuters – Police in Taiwan served a lonely man cake and sang happy birthday after arresting him for stealing a goose to celebrate on his own, an officer in charge said on Friday.
Gambler sues casino over gaming spree (Reuters)
Reuters – An Australian gambler who lost millions in a A$1.4 billion (577 million pound) gaming spree is suing one of the country’s largest casinos, claiming he was targeted by managers despite a known gambling addiction.
[audio] Area Man To Raise Dead Brother’s Plants As His Own
Onion Radio News – with Doyle Redland
Man refuses to pay after sharing food at buffet (AP)
AP – Being a cheapskate could get you in trouble with the law. Fulton County authorities arrested 40-year-old Dan Linscomb of Texas City, Texas, last week for refusing to pay his tab at the all-you-can-eat Iron Skillet buffet in northwest Atlanta. Officials say Linscomb ate at the buffet and let his girlfriend eat from his plate.
Boy shocked after man powers up campaign sign (AP)
AP – Shawn Turschak of Chapel Hill was tired of someone stealing McCain-Palin campaign signs from his yard. Turschak, with a degree in electrical engineering, hooked up a third sign to a power source for an electric pet fence Monday and also put up a surveillance camera.
