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Help Stop the High Gas Prices!!

Dear Members of the Regulatory Division:

Our nation’s energy security is at great risk.  We are struggling with rising energy prices, tighter supplies and increased dependence on foreign imports, making it vital that the federal government allow for the thoughtful and appropriate use of our nation’s oil shale and tar sands resources.

Government estimates conclude that portions of Colorado, Utah and Wyoming contain at least 800 billion barrels of recoverable oil from oil shale – almost three times the volume of Saudi Arabia’s oil resources.  I strongly support responsible development of these resources as outlined by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in its proposed regulations. Read more and sign letter

Many Vet's suffer from PTSD

The family of Eric Hall hopes his story will spark change in how soldiers are treated for PTSD.
Psychiatrist Dr. Omar Rieche tells WINK News he fears the consequences of war are only going to get worse if returning military and their families don't get help for post traumatic stress disorder. Read the full story on winknew by Maggie Crane

Dallas Mom attempts, murder/suicide of herself and two young

DALLAS - A woman threw her two struggling young children from a freeway overpass during Wednesday's morning rush before leaping off herself, police said, but all three survived the 22-foot fall into traffic. Read the full story by the AP on MSNBC

HSBC asked to drop U.S. banking division

LONDON (UPI) -- HSBC Chairman Stephen Green has been presented with four options by shareholder activist Knight Vinke, all aimed at dropping the U.S. banking business, HFC. The Sunday Times of London said the four proposals come on the eve of the release of the international finance group's full-year results, which are expected to show a record profit of $24 billion. Read more from ArcaMax Publishing

Sudan protesters: Execute teacher

Hundreds of angry protesters, some waving ceremonial swords from trucks equipped with loud speakers, gathered  Friday outside the presidential palace to denounce a teacher whose class named a teddy bear "Mohammed" -- some calling for her execution.

An undated amateur photo of Gillian Gibbons, who has been found guilty of insulting religion. The protesters, which witnesses said numbered close to 1,000, swore to fight in the name of their prophet. Gillian Gibbons, 54, was given 15 days in jail late Thursday after she was convicted of insulting religion. She was cleared of charges of inciting hatred and showing contempt for religious beliefs, her lawyer, Ali Ajeb, said. Read more on CNN

Documents: Mom Describes Killing Girl, 2

A woman believed to be the mother of a 2-year-old whose body was found in Galveston Bay told police she and the girl's stepfather beat and tortured the child to death, court documents show. The details in an arrest affidavit paint a chilling picture of the last days of the girl investigators called "Baby Grace" as they worked for weeks to learn her identity. Investigators are awaiting DNA test results but said Monday they are "fairly confident" that the body a fisherman found in a plastic box Oct. 29 is that of Riley Ann Sawyers. Her mother, Kimberly Dawn Trenor, and stepfather, Royce Clyde Zeigler II, were arrested early Saturday and are in custody on charges of hurting the girl. "It was a few weeks ago I held up this little shoe and asked, 'Who is Baby Grace? Who does this belong to?'" sheriff's Maj. Ray Tuttoilmondo said at a news conference. "We're now fairly confident we know the answer to that." Read more JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press Writer

Police Arrest Suspects in Holloway Case

Three young men previously detained as suspects in the 2005 disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway were re-arrested Wednesday, the Aruban public prosecutor's office said, citing new evidence in the case. Joran van der Sloot of the Netherlands and two Surinamese brothers, Satish and Deepak Kalpoe, were arrested on suspicion of involvement in voluntary manslaughter and causing serious bodily harm that resulted in the death of Holloway, the prosecutor's office said in a statement. Read More, by MARGARET WEVER Associated Press Writer

Two Men Arrested in Mo. Girl's Death

Two men have been arrested in the death of a 9-year-old girl whose body was
found Friday in a hillside cave in southwest Missouri, authorities said. Newton County
Sheriff Ken Copeland identified one as a 24-year-old male and the other as a man of
about the same age.Their identities were not released because charges have not yet been filed, he said.The body of Rowan Ford was found on private land about 10 miles south of the girl's hometown of Stella, a village of about 200 people, Copeland said. Authorities believe she was killed in adjacent Barry County and her body was taken to nearby McDonald County, he said. Copeland referred questions to the Barry County sheriff, who did not immediately return a phone call. Copeland had said earlier that authorities were still determining how the girl died. Read More from newsvine

The body of Rowan Ford was found

A 9-year-old girl who had been missing for a week was found dead Friday in a sinkhole, a law enforcement official said. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because authorities had not yet made an official announcement, said the body of Rowan Ford was found on private land about 10 miles south of the girl's hometown of Stella. A spokeswoman for the Newton County Sheriff's Department, which has been handling the case, declined to comment pending a news conference later in the day. The family could not be immediately reached Friday morning. Read More By MARCUS KABEL Associated Press Writer

United States Tallest Citizen

Standing 7'-8", George Bell made the Guinness Book of world records on November 8, 2007 as the tallest man in the United States. While in his hay days, George played basketball for the Harlem Wizards and the Harlem Globetrotters. He now serves the public as a Norfolk, Virginia sheriff's deputy. Read more on George Bell.