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Obama's fund raising won't be audited, because he declined to limit his funds by taking government funds as others in the past have done...but McCain's fundraising is in trouble...
It's nice to be king...
However, even though the feds won't investigate ACORN,
the Catholic bishops are asking to check their books: The bishops are pissed that they might have used charity funds given for helping the homeless to fill the coffers of ACORN's founder's pockets, or to register votes in a partisan fashion...
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Wesley Smith podcast on what it means to be human
LINK.
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Zimbabwe still in ruins...
five million need food...past aid money was "borrowed" by the government, who now gives it back and promises never to do it again....and asks for more money...
Mugabe continues to use the police, military and his private "green bomber" gangs to
terrorize the people, and although the police were supposed to be supervised by the winning opposition leader Tsvangirai, Mugabe has refused to do this so far.
So what does South Africa's mediators do?
Tells Tsvangirai to "compromise" and then blames him, not Mugabe for the failure of the talks.
Sigh.
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But there is a bit of good news:
the Billings Gazette covers the homecoming of Marine Sargent Tyson TwoTwo.
As a Cheyenne, they welcomed him back in the traditional way to help a warrior return home:
"It's a big relief that he's home," his mother, Mary Ann Bearcomesout, said. "I was worried about him when he was gone."
Two Two's uncle, Charles Bearcomesout, is also a Marine Corps veteran, having served in the early 1960s. He said that with Two Two's return, family and friends can help him adjust to life back in America. Much of the ceremony - including the singers and drummers and a ceremonial dance - was designed to cleanse Two Two and help him recover from any spiritual and mental wounds he may have received, and a sweat lodge ceremony is being held in Lame Deer today to pray and let him tell his story.
"People who have been in combat can change," Charles Bearcomesout said. "We have to become aware of that. That's why we included the medicine (singers) - to help with the healing process."
(personal note: I once worked with the Oklahoma Cheyenne, not the Montana band. But many tribes have similar cermonies for returning veterans...)
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