Elaine’s Place

Well the Army officially opens it’s prep school today…a prep school to recruit high school dropouts that is. Those entering prep school have signed on for a two- to four-year stint, just like any new recruit.
“We have two missions: get the GED and prepare them physically and mentally for basic training,” said the school’s commander, [...]

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This is pretty funny, Paris Hilton responds to John McCain’s nasty attack ad against rival Senator Barack Obama which portrays him as a media star.
In her response, posted on Funny or Die, she makes fun of McCain’s age and says since she’s been dragged into the presidential race, she goes ahead and spits out her [...]

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Last night on Jay Leno Jib Jab aired their new Election 2008 satirical video,  “Time for Some Campaignin” (to the tune of Bob Dylan’s The Times They Are a Changin”). John McCain is portrayed as a grumpy old war mongering man and Barack Obama as a unicorn in fantasy land.
Gotta love JibJab
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The bumpy ride is expected to continue according to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Well I think the American people have already figured that out for themselves Mr. Bernanke.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The housing finance crisis and spiraling energy costs will remain a drag on the U.S. economy for the rest of the year, Federal [...]

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When asked about the fairness of insurance companies paying for Viagra but not for birth control, McCain responded, “I certainly do not want to discuss that issue.” McCain was unable to recall that he voted against a 2003 bill that would have required health insurance companies to cover prescription birth control.
From iStockAnalyst:
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Seems we can forget about passenger bill of rights. A federal appeals court today  struck down a state law requiring airlines to give food, water, clean toilets and fresh air to passengers stuck in delayed planes, saying the measure was well-intentioned but stepped on federal authority.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said New York’s [...]

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clipped from hosted.ap.org
WASHINGTON (AP) — Five years after launching the invasion of Iraq, President Bush strongly signaled Wednesday that he won’t order troop withdrawals beyond those already planned because he refuses to “jeopardize the hard-fought gains” of the past year.
As anti-war activists demonstrated around downtown Washington, the president spoke at the Pentagon to mark [...]

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A new bill is being proposed in Mississippi that would ban restaurants from serving obese patrons or those with a Body Mass Index (BMI) over a certain limit. Mississippi legislators this week introduced a bill that would make it illegal for state-licensed restaurants to serve obese patrons. Bill No. 282, is the brainchild of [...]

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Well that was quick! The Bush administration and law makers finally agreed on something in a timely fashion! 117 million families will be receiving rebate checks and businesses incentives to invest in equipment.
Under the plan, individuals would receive rebates of up to $600 and couples could receive $1,200, plus $300 per child. Rebates would be [...]

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The campaign must be taking a toll on Bill Clinton.  Watch the video as he nods off yesterday at a ceremony honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Hillary must be fuming.

 
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