"Sen. Jim Webb (D-Va.) said Tuesday that he did not give staffer Phillip Thompson the pistol whose possession got the aide arrested Monday when he tried to enter the Russell Senate office building.
“I have never carried a gun in the Capitol complex and I did not give the weapon to Phillip Thompson, and that’s all that I think I’ll say,” Webb told reporters ."
TIVERTON, R.I. -- The Easter Bunny is not welcome at a craft fair being held
Saturday at Tiverton Middle School.NBC 10's Bill Rappleye reported that the superintendent said the school system should not promote religion.
'We cannot promote a religion, any particular religion, by having that term 'Easter' associated with it. We think it promotes it,' Superintendent William Rearick told NBC 10.
Instead of the Easter Bunny, children can have their picture taken with Peter Rabbit. "
House passes Iraq timetable
"No one’s enthusiastic about the bill and it’ll die in the Senate or on Bush’s desk, but at least she succeeded in asserting her authority. That’s the only thing that was accomplished here, not counting the fingerpointing that’ll start once the bill fails and both parties blame each other for not funding the troops."
It's $250 a pop for a balloon on the loose:
"CONCORD – People will want to hold onto their balloons if the Senate agrees with a House vote yesterday to ban balloon releases.
By a vote of 215 to 111, the House approved a bill that treats balloon releases as a form of littering.
HB 62 originally barred the release of two dozen or more lighter-than-air balloons."
The version that passed yesterday could bring a $250 fine for even a single balloon let loose. A second offense could bring a $500 fine.
Alan Rainey, an adjunct professor and small publisher from West Lafayette,Ind., said he had not attended a protest since 1973, not long after he had returned from military duty in Vietnam. On Saturday, he carried a sign with green clover and a St. Patrick’s Day theme. “Help drive the snakes out of the White House,” it said, depicting snakes with the faces of Mr. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney.
"This war is criminal,” Mr. Rainey said. “We impeached Clinton for a little indiscretion with an adult.”
Mary Jo Kopechne was unavailable for comment.
Turnto10
For the first time since a bizarre car crash and a trip to rehab U.S. Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-Rhode Island speaks out about how these events have changed him.
In an exclusive interview with Matt Lauer on The Today Show Friday, Kennedy said he has been battling depression and an addiction to prescription drugs for years. He said he is feeling fine now, and wants to help others who are having the same problems.
ALGore please explain this.
UNITED STATES Climate Summary:
"The average temperature in February 2007 was 32.9 F. This was -1.8 F cooler than the 1901-2000 (20th century) average, the 34th coolest February in 113 years. The temperature trend for the period of record (1895 to present) is 0.3 degrees Fahrenheit per decade.
1.56 inches of precipitation fell in February. This was -0.46 inches less than the 1901-2000 average, the 16th driest such month on record. The precipitation trend for the period of record (1895 to present) is 0.00 inches per decade"
New York Global Warming
Weather Underground:
Very strong northwest winds have ushered in a late season Arctic airmass. Northwest winds of 15 to 25 mph... along with gusts up to 40 mph will continue today. These strong winds combined with bitterly cold temperatures will produce wind chill values as low as five degrees below zero this morning."
Canada Global Warming
TheStar.com:
"Frigid conditions made the month the coldest February in 28 years, according to Environment Canada’s senior climatologist David Phillips.
Not since 1979 has February dished up such bone-rattling conditions. The average temperature was -8.4C, which was three degreescolder than normal.
That also made it the fifth coldest February since 1937 when weather records were first kept at what is now Pearson International Airport"
Global Warming in China
Shanghai Daily 上海日报 -- English Window to China News:
The strongest March snowstorm to hit northeast China's Liaoning Province in 56 years has left at least one person dead and seven injured after the roof of an agricultural trade building collapsed under the weight of the snow, local sources said."
Gore's 'carbon offsets' paid to firm he owns
Al Gore defends his extraordinary personal energy usage by telling critics he maintains a 'carbon neutral' lifestyle by buying 'carbon offsets,' but the company that receives his payments turns out to be partly owned and chaired by the former vice president himself.
Gore has built a 'green money-making machine capable of eventually generating billions of dollars for investors, including himself, but he set it up so that the average Joe can't afford to play on Gore's terms,' writes blogger Dan Riehl.
