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A Stage of His Own: Homeless Man’s Music Takes Off on iTunes

David “Dred” Scott has talent, but until Denver musician Tyler Ward teamed up with the ministry His Love Street, the homeless Scott had no stage. His stage is getting plenty big now. Ward first heard Scott playing his “amazing sound” on Denver’s downtown streets and decided he wanted to record Scott playing covers of popular

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Is it the return of the long-lost Maverick? John McCain came out swinging at both the left and the right yesterday, calling Harry Reid’s debt plan “full of smoke and mirrors,” but reserving his harshest language for conservatives, reports the LA Times . Reading from a Wall Street Journal editorial , McCain…

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Norway police end Utøya search as further 24 victims named

Officers call off search after finding body of final victim, while more anti-Muslim internet postings by Breivik discovered Police in Norway released the identities of another 24 people killed by Anders Behring Breivik as they ended their search for bodies in the waters surrounding the island where he shot 68 of his 76 victims. The youngest victim was Johannes Buø, 14. All but one were shot by Breivik on Utøya. The other died in the bomb attack in Oslo. Officers called off their search after finding the body of a young Georgian woman, Tamta Liparteliani, who had been at the youth camp on Utøya. The girl’s parents had travelled to Norway in the hope of finding her alive but it was announced her body was found on the bottom of the lake with gunshot wounds in her back. The police have named 41 of those killed and say more names will be released every day at 5pm as identities are confirmed. Details of the latest victims emerged as anti-fascist organisation Searchlight said it had found more postings on anti-muslim and far-right forums thought to be from Breivik stretching back to 2008. In one, on the global far-right forum Stormfront, the author said it was “ironic” that “the only three racially pure countries in the world are Japan, Korea and Taiwan”. He went on to give a breakdown on the racial and ethnic make up of several European countries, a piece of work he says took “25 hours to create/research”. In another post he recommends a series of groups he hoped could deal with “60 MILLION Muslims in western and Eastern Europe” and claimed Britain or Denmark would be the first western countries to face “civil war due to Muslim immigration”. Complaining that the right wing in Europe and the US was “fractured”, Breivik wrote about how he hoped the various groups “can try and reach a consensus regarding the issue”, which he saw as the “Islamification of Europe/US”. He wanted these united groups to “overthrow governments which support multiculturalism”. The author discusses writing a book similar to the manifesto Breivik published online hours before the attack, which was titled 2083: A European Declaration of Independence. Many of the posts appear virtually unchanged in Breivik’s “manifesto” and the author uses the online identity “year2183″. Nick Lowles from Searchlight said: “In the modern internet age people are less likely to join organisations but instead flit between groups, causes and campaigns with a much looser affiliation. This is what Breivik appears to have done. It is clear he read, digested and disseminated information on a wide range of neo-Nazi, nationalist and anti-Muslim forums. Breivik went down a terrorist path but he shared a common ideology and hatred with the likes of the BNP and EDL.” Breivik sent the document to 1003 email addresses less than an hour and half before he launched his attack with a huge bomb blast in Oslo. The Guardian has obtained the list of recipients, which includes members of the British National party and the English Defence League. There is no evidence that any of those who received the email knew Breivik or had had any prior contact with him. In Norway detectives said they would interview Breivik again on Friday, but did not indicate what information they would be seeking from him. Breivik has confessed to the killings but claimed they were justified as part of a “war” and has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him. Police have interviewed him once, in a seven-hour session the day after the attacks. A police lawyer, Paal-Fredrik Hjort Kraby, said Breivik, who is in solitary confinement, had no contact with the outside world apart from meetings with his lawyer and the police. Norway was “getting back to normality” and it was time to end restrictions on security, he added. He said there had been a number of bomb threats since the attacks but described them as “unspecific”, adding it was “normal” some people would seek to create more fear after such a tragedy. A senior EU counterterrorism official also said on Thursday there was a risk “somebody may actually try to mount a similar attack as a copycat attack”. Norway Anders Behring Breivik The far right Europe Matthew Taylor guardian.co.uk

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Diallo: I’ve Been Asking God, ‘Why Me?’

The New York City hotel maid who accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault is thanking her supporters. Nafissatou Diallo says she wants to let people know that a lot of the things being said about her are not true. (July 28)

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AWOL Soldier Arrested With Bomb Materials

An AWOL soldier faces federal charges after the FBI says he had firearms and bomb-making supplies in his hotel room near Fort Hood, Texas. (July 28)

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Gingrich busted holding campaign T-shirt made in El Salvador

Click here to view this media Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich had another “deer in the headlights” moment Wednesday. An ABC News producer asked Gingrich to hold up one of his campaign T-shirts for the camera and he probably now wishes he hadn’t followed her instructions. “A lot of what you’re talking about is about taking America back to America,” the ABC News producer explained. “We asked for T-shirts to be sent to us and they were made in America. I just picked up that one and it was made in El Salvador.” “Uh-huh,” a stunned Gingrich replied. “It was a big thing when we talked to your campaign about how you wanted things to be made in America,” the producer continued. “Do you have plans to change things?” “I’ll have to ask the folks who ordered this,” Gingrich said while still holding the T-shirt. “I didn’t order it and I don’t do it.” “One of the challenges with a volunteer campaign is lots of volunteers do lots of different things.”

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Sandy McMillin Allegedly Kicked Out Of Walmart For Wearing A String Bikini (VIDEO)

Walmart just lost what we imagine would have been a lifelong customer. Sandy McMillin decided to take her bikini body to Eugene, Oregon’s big box store to pick up some sour cream, chips and coffee creamer in 90-degree heat. And she told KVAL News that a Walmart employee approached her only several minutes into her shopping trip and gave her two options: put on a shirt or get out. McMillin said, “I was horrified. I am embarrassed….It’s wrong. If you don’t like the way someone looks, don’t look at them….I hadn’t done anything obnoxious or outlandish.” While McMillin claims she was escorted out of the store, Walmart spokeswoman Ashley Hardie explained to the news station that the shopper was never taken outside, adding that McMillin “verbally abused” other folks at the scene. Hardie added, “We can understand her frustration. It was not our intent to offend the customer, and we have apologized to her.” Besides, there’s clearly no dress code chez Walmart. Don’t these people know about this site? WATCH:

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Video Overnight Thread- Every Argument Every Couple Has Ever

Every Argument Every Couple Ever Has EVER. from Casey Donahue on Vimeo. I LOL’d. Via. We love doing what we do, and your help is always appreciated. You can make a donation through the PayPal button to the right to … Continue reading → Broadcasting platform : Vimeo Source : The Political Carnival Discovery Date : 27/07/2011 04:00 Number of articles : 3

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South Korea Starting Flood Cleanup

As heavy rains eased up and flood waters began to recede in South Korea, residents began the hard work of cleaning up. Authorities said Thursday they are worried that landslides may have dislodged mines. (July 28)

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White House: Senate Will Reject Boehner Bill

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney, says Congress must compromise on a bill to raise the nation’s debt ceiling, adding that the Senate will reject the latest bill in the House by Speaker John Boehner. (July 28)

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