Tomorrow, thousands of youth (some have estimated a million), including several hundred Pinoys and even some non Catholics, will be celebrating World Youth Day in Madrid. BluePanjeet has photos of the preparations, and
unless some of them are arrested for littering, don't expect much coverage of the meeting: only those protesting will get headlines, and of course, most of the stories about the meeting have not been about the church but about the toilet paper in papal colours..
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McCain called the Teapartiers "hobbits", so PajamasMedia wonders who is Frodo and Galadriel? and no, Obama is not Sauron, he is Saruman, a "good guy" who decided he wanted to boss the good guys....
I'm not Republican so I don't know if their picks are correct, but they suggest Rush is Gandalf, Krauthamar is Elrond, Michele Bachman is Eowyn, and Palin is Arwen
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Who made the Dama de elche?
Some thought it was a forgery before small amounts of ancient pigment were found on the statue, showing it was once painted.
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latest heroes in the Philippines: The Dragon Boat racers.
MANILA, Philppines (1st UPDATE) - The Philippine Dragon Boat team, fresh off a dominant performance at the International Dragon Boat Federation (IBDF) world championships in Florida, returned home early Friday morning.
The team won 5 gold and 2 silver medals.
photo and quote from ABSCBN
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and the really really big news story of the day:
Paris Hilton is coming to Manila. to open her new beach club.
For the latest Philippine news stories and videos, visit GMANews.TV
One hopes she will notice the street kids and slums.
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