News Archive

DECEMber 31, 2008

The Manumitter Daily
WATCHMAN


Israel sends troops and tanks
to Gaza border



Defiant Hamas Says It Will Outlast Israel Offensive
as Gaza Strip Smolders




Iranian students ask government to authorize
suicide bombers

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International

Iraqi Police Arrest Shiite Cult Leader

New rules complicate Iraq mission - Warrants OK'd slowly

Pakistan Terror Commander Admits Aiding Mumbai Attacks

Aid group says Ugandan rebels have killed more than 400 in Congo since Christmas

A car bomb explodes at TV station in the Basque city of Bilbao, northern Spain

India coast guard retrieving bodies of immigrants

Nightclub fire in Bangkok kills at least 54

UK Medicine: Widow of a man who died after a six-hour wait at an accident and emergency room has demanded answers

UK: EMTs on Tape: Disabled Man 'Not Worth Saving'

Couple Gives Birth to Black and White Twins ... Again

  

National

President, Mrs. Bush to spend New Year's eve on Texas ranch with friends

Anti-Israel Group Pickets Obama Residence

Schools Led by Obama's Education Secretary Designee Failed No-Child-Left-Behind Standard Every Year

Atheist Sues Over Prayer at Obama Inauguration

Atheists: No praying at inauguration! - 'It is a secular event of a secular country that includes all Americans'

Franken lead at 49; Minn. absentees left to count

Bill Clinton, Mario Cuomo among possible 'caretaker' senators

Poll: Americans Want Sarah Palin for Neighbor

Compean's wife wants heart-to-heart with Bush - 'I can't change anybody's mind, but I would like that opportunity'

 

State

FRIGID NYC TONIGHT; REALFEEL 1-DEGREE AT BALL DROP...

Bitter -50 below temps move in to Alaska...

Planned Parenthood pressured to give answers

Florida's minimum wage increases 42 cents Thursday

Madoff set to disclose list of holdings

Grape Seed Compound Kills Leukemia Cells

Man Gets Jail, Lecture for 109th Misdemeanor Conviction

Detroit Woman Robbed by Fake Cop

Authorities baffled by snowy death of little girl

Caylee Anthony's Grandparents Seek Immunity

Child Porn Suspect May Have Escaped On Sailboat

  

 

 

 

Commentary

Why Gas Prices are Down
A warning....


Proof Democrats are not Patriotic
With a History Lesson...


Abu Ghraib - a Football Analogy

Economic

U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Fall Skewed by Holiday; Unemployment Rolls Jump to 26-Year High

December consumer confidence drops to all-time low

Companies Force Workers to Take Unpaid Vacation

Auto dealers offer cash back, 2-for-1 sales

Chesapeake Corp. files for bankruptcy protection, plans sale to investors for $485 million

 

  

Entertainment

Lobbyist Sues NY Times Over McCain 'Affair' Article

Charles Barkley arrested in Arizona on suspicion of drunk driving

Party girl Paris defends Australian shopping spree

Woody Harrelson, girlfriend wed in Maui after 20 years together

Report: Dane Cook's Manager, His Brother, Arrested for Allegedly Stealing Millions From the Entertainer

Sports

Shanahan fired as Broncos coach

Cowher out of running for Jets job

FAVRE HAS TORN BICEPS

Pennington wins second Comeback Player award

REPORT: METS OFFER LOWE $36M

John Daly suspended for 6 months by PGA Tour

Ex-NFL Player Charged With Raping Teen Student

  

Videos

Robert Redford: Bush Administration 'Morally Criminal' ...


Murtha Says He Was Right to Say Marines Killed 'In Cold...

 

'Prop 8: The Musical: All-Star Hollywood Cast Makes Video Mocking Gay Marriage Opponents...

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