NewsBusters, by Sarah Knoploh Posted By: DW626- Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:57:39 GMT When it comes to matters of prayer, Joy Behar doesn’t know the difference between terrorists and former President George W. Bush. The National Day of Prayer is coming up on May 6, but on “The Joy Behar Show” April 29, she was discussing the diversity of religion in America with former talk show host Phil Donahue. In a discussion about the separation of church and state, Behar absurdly compared Bush’s prayers to God with terrorists’ prayers to Allah.

Associated Press, by Staff Posted By: wnaegele- Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:56:51 GMT SAN FRANCISCO '' The U.S. Geological Survey says a computer at its Berkeley station mistakenly concluded the Napa area of Northern California had been hit by a magnitude'5.0 earthquake. Richard Buckmaster, a geophysicist at the agency's National Earthquake Reporting Center, says officials are trying to determine why the computer generated the "dubious or erroneous" alert Friday. He says the center's equipment saw no evidence that Napa had experienced even a much smaller quake.

Orange County Register [CA], by Mark Steyn Posted By: supersid- Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:54:07 GMT As I write, I have my papers on me – and not just because I'm in Arizona. I'm an immigrant, and it is a condition of my admission to this great land that I carry documentary proof of my residency status with me at all times and be prepared to produce it to law enforcement officials, whether on a business trip to Tucson or taking a stroll in the woods back at my pad in New Hampshire. Who would impose such an outrageous Nazi fascist discriminatory law? Er, well, that would be Franklin Roosevelt.

NewsBusters, by Lachlan Markay Posted By: DW626- Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:48:23 GMT Actor Alec Baldwin and New York Times assistant managing editor Richard Berke went back and forth mocking Sarah Palin during a discussion at Harvard University on Wednesday. Baldwin dubbed Palin "caribou barbie," while Berke rehashed the former Alaska Governor's interview with Katie Couric during the 2008 campaign '' perhaps the left's favorite Palin'basing talking point. Baldwin went on to attribute Palin's success to a television news culture that sports women who look like they "just popped off the runway."

Haaretz [Israel], by Staff Posted By: Photoonist- Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:36:37 GMT The Obama administration would consider allowing the United Nations Security Council to censure Israel over its activity in West Bank settlements in order to encourage the Palestinians to participate in peace talks, a Palestinian source told The Guardian on Friday. According to the source, U.S. special Mideast envoy George Mitchell's deputy, David Hale, told Abbas that the Obama administration views Israeli construction in East Jerusalem as ''provocative.'' Hale reportedly promised Abbas that the U.S. would consider allowing a Security Council condemnation should such activity continue at a significant level ' though he did not clarify what the Obama administration considered

Computerworld, by Gregg Keizer Posted By: cjjeepercreeper- Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:33:54 GMT After four days of deliberation, a federal jury today convicted 22'year'old David C. Kernell of two charges stemming from a 2008 break'in of an e'mail account used by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. The former University of Tennessee student was convicted of felony destruction of records to hamper a federal investigation and of a misdemeanor charge that he unlawfully accessed a protected computer, reported the Knoxville News Sentinel and WBIR Radio, also of Knoxville.

Associated Press, by Staff Posted By: Photoonist- Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:29:06 GMT The Obama administration Thursday warned Iran and Syria that America's commitment to Israel's security is unshakable, and they should understand the consequences of threats to the Jewish state. In a speech, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Syrian transfers of increasingly sophisticated weaponry, including rockets, to terrorists in southern Lebanon and Gaza could spark new conflict in the Middle East. Additionally, she said a nuclear'armed Iran would profoundly destabilize the region.

Jerusalem Post [Israel], by Staff Posted By: Photoonist- Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:27:09 GMT Iran will never agree to exchange its low'level enriched uranium for nuclear fuel rods enriched abroad, a top adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Friday. ''We would be very naive to trust the West,'' Ali Akbar Velayati, Khamenei's senior adviser on international affairs, told state news agency IRNA. ''Why do they insist on moving the uranium abroad? This is proof of their diabolical intent.'' Iran will never trust the West with its uranium, he said.

Boston Herald, by Gayle Fee & Laura Raposa Posted By: JoniTx- Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:23:59 GMT Joan Kennedy, the mother of Rhode Island congressman Patrick Kennedy, said it’s been a tough year for the family after the death of Sen. Ted Kennedy, but she wouldn’t comment on reports that her grief'stricken son had fallen off the wagon again.“I’m not gonna confirm or deny what he’s doing,” Joan told the Herald. “I don’t speak about him in public. He’s my son, but I respect his privacy just as he respects mine.”Kennedy, whose divorce from the late senator was finalized in 1982, added that her ex'husband’s death was hard on everyone.“I miss his father,” she said sadly.

Daily Mail [UK], by Staff Posted By: Photoonist- Fri, 30 Apr 2010 21:15:12 GMT A police force has been ridiculed for using BMX bikes in a bid to bond with hoodies and 'look cool'. Leicestershire Constabulary has been accused of 'making a mockery of policing' by using the blue and white bikes, complete with force logos and stunt pegs. Officers claim the bike, which is designed to be used for tricks and jumps, helps build a rapport with young people and could assist in pursuits through urban back streets.