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Archive for January 27th, 2009

FBI offers hearing aid in John Travolta extortion probe

Posted by tothewire on January 27, 2009

John Travolta with wife Kelly Preston enjoy a night out in Paris with their children Jett and Ella Bleu

John Travolta with wife Kelly Preston enjoy a night out in Paris with their children Jett and Ella Bleu

The FBI is lending a hand or, more accurately, an ear into the alleged extortion plot involving John Travolta and Kelly Preston, with special voice-analysis experts assisting Bahamas police with the case, E! News exclusively reported last night. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Crime, News | 8 Comments »

Caveman and the Ice Storm

Posted by lawman2 on January 27, 2009

thefrozenlegend

Man I hate iced roads!  Seems like anytime the weather gets bad, all the stupid people decide to take a drive!  In front of our little house here, we had about 6 cars in the ditches last night.  Guess where all these drivers came to escape the cold and make their calls?  OUR CAVE!  Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Just A Caveman | 9 Comments »

Bloggers Helping Bloggers!

Posted by lawman2 on January 27, 2009

Great Top 5 post from other sites…

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Here are some great post from blogs that caught our eye this week… Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Business, Entertainment, Health, Just A Caveman, News, Politics, Religion, Sex | 17 Comments »

Peanut Plant Was Cited for Violations

Posted by tothewire on January 27, 2009

The Peanut Corporation of America plant in Blakely, Ga.

The Peanut Corporation of America plant in Blakely, Ga.

The plant in Georgia that produced peanut butter tainted by salmonella has a history of sanitation lapses and was cited repeatedly in 2006 and 2007 for having dirty surfaces and grease residue and dirt buildup throughout the plant, according to health inspection reports. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Health, News | 2 Comments »

Obama aims for oil independence

Posted by lawman2 on January 27, 2009

President Barack Obama has called for the US to become energy independent, saying its reliance on foreign oil and global warming posed threats. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Business, News, Politics | 12 Comments »

Kangaroo Court?

Posted by tothewire on January 27, 2009

Prosecutor in Blagojevich Impeachment Trial Calls for Testimony from FBI Agent

The Illinois Senate has convened a historic impeachment trial to determine whether Gov. Rod Blagojevich should be removed from office for trying to sell President Obama’s U.S. Senate seat in an alleged pay-for-play scheme. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Crime, News, Politics | 4 Comments »

‘Not Guilty’

Posted by tothewire on January 27, 2009

 Kentucky Coach Pleads Not Guilty in Player’s Heat Death

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Stinson

LOUISVILLE, Ky. —  A Kentucky high school football coach has pleaded not guilty to reckless homicide in the heat-related death of a player who collapsed at a hot August practice. Read the rest of this entry »

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