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Columbia Astronaut's Diary Survives Fall to Earth

AMERICANUNITY — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 03:21:44 -0400

JERUSALEM - Pages from an Israeli astronaut's diary that survived the explosion of the space shuttle Columbia and a 37-mile fall to earth are going on display this weekend for the first time in Jerusalem.

Homer Simpson Backs Obama

AMERICANUNITY — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:32:37 -0400

In an excerpt from The Simpsons episode slated for Nov. 2, Homer Simpson casts his vote for president.

Fox News VIDEO from NE PA- You'll die laughing !!

AMERICANUNITY — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:26:34 -0400

Nearly Unanimous vote for Obama = A "Split" for Fox News. Watch the old guy who's wife pulls down his arm when the reporter asked how many are voting for McCain. Hilarious !!

Alaskan Troopergate Witness Flips Under Oath - ADN

AMERICANUNITY — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:26:19 -0400

Murlene Wilkens' story under oath suddenly changed after seeing hard evidence, including sworn testimony of one of her own employees, she admits to denying Trooper Wooten's previously approved workman's compensation claim at the direct request of Sarah and Todd Palin.

Palin Took $25,000 in Gifts

AMERICANUNITY — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:32:40 -0400

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who has made a crackdown on gift-giving to state officials a centerpiece of her ethics reform agenda, has accepted gifts valued at $25,367 from industry executives, municipalities and a cultural center whose board includes officials from some of the largest mining interests in the state, a review of state records shows.

Sarah Palin 1984 Super Swimsuit Competition VIDEO

AMERICANUNITY — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:59:30 -0400

Here's the video of Sarah Palin's 1984 Swimsuit Competition from the Miss Alaska Contest.

Maybe she's considered a 10 in Alaska. Um. Well, you be the judge....

Video: Palin Bombs Couric Interview

AMERICANUNITY — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:27:34 -0400

Sarah Palin's position on the bailout: "That's why I say I, like every American I'm speaking with, we're ill about this position that we have been put in. Where it is the taxpayers looking to bail out. But ultimately, what the bailout does is help those who are concerned about the health care reform that is needed to help shore up our economy. Um, helping, oh, it's got to be about job creation, too. Shoring up our economy, and putting it back on the right track. So health care reform and reducing taxes and reining in spending has got to accompany tax reductions, and tax relief for Americans, and trade -- we have got to see trade as opportunity, not as, uh, competitive, um, scary thing, but one in five jobs created in the trade sector today. We've got to look at that as more opportunity. All of those things under the umbrella of job creation."

McCain Hasn't Even READ Treasury Plan

AMERICANUNITY — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:37:48 -0400

Though Sen. John McCain says the nation's current financial crisis requires "all hands on deck" because "the whole future of the American economy is in danger," he admitted in an interview with NBC's Cleveland affiliate on Tuesday that he hadn't even read the Bush administration's proposed rescue plan that was unveiled over the weekend.

Poll: Obama 52%, McCain 43%

AMERICANUNITY — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:28:21 -0400

Barack Obama has surged to a 52-43 lead over John McCain among likely voters, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll released today. Fifty-three percent of registered voters call the economy the single most important issue in the election, up 12 points in two weeks.

Trea Sec Paulson owns $700 mil in Goldman-Sachs

AMERICANUNITY — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:42:47 -0400

Not since Nelson Rockefeller served as vice president during the Ford administration has a senior government official arrived in Washington with such a high net worth. Paulson owns some 4.58 million shares in Goldman Sachs (including restricted stock) worth about $700 million at today's price and surely has millions more in other instruments.

Bush Approval Down to 19%

AMERICANUNITY — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:31:14 -0400

According to the latest survey from the American Research Group, 19% approve of the way President Bush is handling his job as president and 76% disapprove. When it comes to Bush's handling of the economy, 17% approve and 78% disapprove.

Focus Group: Palin Scaring Off Florida Independents

AMERICANUNITY — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 11:31:55 -0400

Five weeks ago, the St. Petersburg Times convened a group of Tampa Bay voters who were undecided about the presidential election. Their strong distrust of Barack Obama suggested it was a group ripe for John McCain to win over. Not anymore. The group has swung dramatically toward Democrat Obama. Most of them this week cited the same reason: Sarah Palin.

Document Contradicts Palin's Troopergate Excuse

AMERICANUNITY — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 10:01:15 -0400

An internal government document obtained by ABC News appears to contradict Sarah Palin's most recent explanation for why she fired her public safety chief, the move which prompted the now-contested state probe into "Troopergate."

Survivors Rode Out Ike with a Lion

AMERICANUNITY — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 17:31:51 -0400

On the night the storm flattened their island, a small group of Hurricane Ike survivors took sanctuary in a church with a lion. "When you have to swim, the lion doesn't care about eating nobody," said the lion's owner Michael Ray Kujawa.

In Alaska, Palin Hired Friends, Punished Foes

AMERICANUNITY — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 12:30:23 -0400

Throughout her government career, Sarah Palin has pursued vendettas, fired officials who crossed her and blurred the line between government and personal grievance, appointing childhood friends to top positions they were not qualified to hold.