Bad news stories of the day

Here in the Philippines, volcanos and tropical storms and now an earthquake...it woke me up, but mainly we felt vibrations and a loud noise like a very heavy truck rumbling by

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US Senate passes a bill that uses a "shell game" tactic to pretend that your tax money won't pay for abortion for convenience. Sigh.
The idea is to pass this bill right in time for Christmas...

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and just when you think proposing horrible things couldn't get any worse:LINK


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Demonstrations in Iran at rebel ayatollah's funeral...and more are expected on Sunday

The opposition is planning nationwide protests that day, and the fact that Ashura coincides with the seventh day since Montazeri’s death, an important date in the Shia mourning ritual, will give them greater impetus.

HERE is a video on the background of Ayatolah Montezeri
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