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Robert Charpentier WASHINGTON—Republican Congressional leaders are calling the President out for his handling of the ongoing, destructive lava flow in Hawaii. “We want to know what the President knew and when he knew it,” said Senate Minority Leader Mitc... More »
Dave Norton In an exclusive interview with The Satirist, media tycoon Rupert Murdoch confessed a bit of an inside joke that has kept him smiling to himself for over 18 years – The FOX News he initially envisioned was a 24-hour news parody satirizing America... More »
By Walter Bowne In a move that sent its stock price up more than 300 points, General Motors announced it was officially adopting the faith and practices of Full Bible Deliverance Church of the Holy Redeemer – a relatively unknown religious group based in... More »
US Navy plagued by rash of submarine thefts by children Barry Sierer KING’S BAY, GEORGIA – Lance Corporal William Jenson was not surprised when he saw Noah Jones running and giggling down the pier towards the missile submarine USS South Carolina, e... More »
By Stephen Bluestone 27 October 2013 Eliminate all government restrictions on the production and sale of pharmaceutical products and medical devices. This means no more Food and Drug Administration, which presently hinders innovation and increases costs. Costs... More »
by R.J. Chesterfield * List had grown to encompass Walmart, health spas, local rest home * Despite shaming, businesses thrive on impulsive service members * Previous lists believed to have fingered ‘al-Qaeda sleeper cells’ ______________ FAYETTEVIL... More »
By Adam Braff Thomas Kinkade’s pleas to be reincarnated have been refused by the Supreme Past-Life Council. “We’ll never let that happen again!” said Lord Shiva on the steps of the Grand Palace this morning. “As long as I remain divine minister of t... More »
By David Elliott LONDON – ‘I was always brought up to believe that every dog has its day. I’ve been looking forward to mine for years. So where is it?’ Butch Descartes, a geriatric Labrador from the East London area, has become the centre of controve... More »
By Mark Fritz Homer O’Hara loved to tell stories. He had a wealth of them, accumulated over a period of 80 years lived in interesting times. For years he had been hoping to get the opportunity to tell a few to his 8-year-old great-grandson, Brandon. Kids... More »
By Philip Hall Amid the controversies caused by questionable rulings of replacement officials, the National Football League and commissioner Roger Goodell have decided to substitute actual zebras in place of the replacements refs for the remainder of the seaso... More »
By Peter Conroy Justice Antonin Scalia US Supreme Court Washington, DC December 2012 Dear Justice Scalia, I am writing you because of a disturbing experience I had last week. You are uniquely qualified to appreciate my dilemma and to give me advice about it. L... More »
By Jeff B Willey “If 9-11 was indeed a mass scale ritual, a sacrifice of thousands to the appeasement of some dark force, then it should be asked who are the gratified demigods of that supplication? And who received the boons from satiating them?” The ... More »