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That stark sentiment will be on display this weekend in Indianola, where Sen. Tom Harkin—himself an ardent foe of the war who is remaining neutral in the presidential race—holds his 30th annual steak fry in, appropriately enough, a hot-air-balloon landing field. The six top Democratic presidential contenders will be there, sending new messages aloft into the prevailing antiwar winds. If you want to know where the Democratic Party is headed on the war, forget the national polls and think Iowa, where the always-important presidential caucuses loom larger than ever in 2008....

The suit, filed Thursday, levies numerous charges against Muller and the station, including defamation per se, false light invasion of privacy, intentional infliction of emotional distress and eavesdropping. MacDonald’s lawyers requested $50,000 in compensatory damages plus punitive damages determined by the court for each of the 28 total charges. Harvest Bible Chapel fired MacDonald in February after a series of scandals culminating with Muller airing audio clips of the pastor making a number of inappropriate comments about many notable people in the Christian world....

Crews from the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue arrived at the scene approximately seven minutes after receiving a report of a house fire. Six firefighters entered the house to search for casualties but when they entered, all they found was the cat unconscious inside. Once they were sure the residence was fully evacuated, the crews began working to save the feline. Although the cat was unconscious he was still breathing, according to a press release....

According to WTLV, Brian McCluney and Justin Walker were last seen Friday at a boat dock prepping for a fishing trip near Port Canaveral. A search for the two missing firefighters began Friday night with rescuers facing some rain. The search has now gone on four days since that evening, said Coast Guard Capt. Mark Vlaun. “Friday night, we did have some weather come through, but Saturday, Sunday, Monday and into today, we’ve had favorable search conditions offshore,” said Vlaun, adding that Gulf Stream currents make things a little more difficult....

Which brings us to last week’s surprising rate cut, which set off huge cheers in the two main hotbeds of Greenspan mania: Wall Street and Washington. A cut that, in my humble opinion, was widely misunderstood in both places, because people thought there had to be something more than the Fed’s explanation about wanting to bolster the economy. The unwise conventional wisdom in Wall Street and Washington–that Greenspan was riding to the rescue of the stock market and that he’s engaged in an economic turf war with the incoming Bushies–is part of the “all about me” syndrome that afflicts both places....

Iraq’s central bank has fought back by recalling all 100-dinar notes, the largest and most copied denomination. It also has altered the watermark on bills at least four times, and made counterfeiting a capital crime. For Saddam, it’s a battle for control of a lucrative monopoly, as much as a matter of national security. He and his close relatives are believed to have scored a windfall recently by driving up the dinar price on a false rumor that Iraq would soon resume oil exports....

House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff on Wednesday announced that House Democrats will take their formal impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump public this coming week with three witnesses set to testify: State Department official George Kent and U.S. Ukraine diplomat Bill Taylor are both testifying next Wednesday, while ex-U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch will appear on Friday. In discussing the upcoming hearings with MSNBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin this weekend, Del Percio predicted that Republicans will have a hard time attempting to discredit the witnesses because they’re all very “accomplished” and credible....

Insulin shock and diabetic coma are two terms that just don’t make sense. Insulin shock refers to the body’s reaction to too little sugar (hypoglycemia) often caused by too much insulin. Diabetic coma refers to a victim of high blood sugar (hyperglycemia) who becomes confused or unconscious. These terms are confusing, and not because my blood sugar is too low. They don’t have any connection to reality. Indeed, if I was nicknaming medical conditions today, I would switch these....

More American women than ever are putting motherhood before matrimony. New data released by the Centers for Disease Control show that nearly four in 10 U.S. babies were born outside of marriage in 2005–a new high. These unwed moms aren’t all teens–last year teen pregnancies fell to their lowest levels in 65 years. Some–like 44-year-old Mary Lee MacKichan, who used a gay friend as a sperm donor–are professional, older women who want to have babies before their biological clocks run out, but most are low-income twentysomethings....

Fiame Naomi Mata’afa’s Faith, of the One True God (FAST) Party, won the country’s April 9th democratic election by a narrow but legal margin, and was set to take office Monday morning. However, the incumbent, Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, canceled Monday’s parliamentary sitting with no explanation, Radio New Zealand reported, locking Mata’afa out from forming the next government. Mata’afa called the move a “bloodless coup” and moved to hold the swearing-in event outside of Parliament....

Atleti face a battle to qualify for Europe’s elite club competition next season as Real Sociedad continue to keep the pressure on the fourth-placed Rojiblancos, while a 4-2 win at Bayer Leverkusen in the first leg of their last-16 tie put Simeone’s side in a strong position to advance. However, since that triumph, Atleti have witnessed Barcelona’s incredible European comeback against Paris Saint-Germain - overturning a 4-0 deficit from the first leg to go through 6-5 on aggregate....

The Beats Studio Buds debuted in black, white and Beats Red in June 2021 and, in the U.S., remained available in those same options until now. Each of the new choices matches the case and earbuds’ colors, while the interiors feature an accent hue. The Ocean Blue, paired with a red Beats logo and light blue inside the charging case, is the standout of the three with the most immediate punch....

Let’s give it up for Abby Wambach. The best player on the U.S. Women’s National soccer team often gets overlooked on Madison Avenue in favor of teammates Alex Morgan and Hope Solo. But as the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 gets underway, Wambach is getting her own star commercial turn via LED lighting company Cree. MORE: World Cup 2015 location, host city | USA faces Group of Death | 10 athletes to watch...

Experts have been exploring the need for a COVID-19 vaccine booster dose to fight back against the waning immunity to the virus that occurs over time. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of Pfizer’s booster is enabling certain adults to boost their immunity, but since you can’t currently mix and match vaccines, people are eagerly awaiting approval for Moderna and Johnson & Johnson’s booster doses. It’s unclear when that approval will come or who the FDA will recommend to get the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson boosters....

King County Public Health and the Washington Department of Health confirmed the first U.S. death from the COVID-19 illness Saturday. Public information officer Jamie Nixon confirmed to several news outlets that a patient died as a result of a coronavirus-related infection. At least 64 cases have been confirmed inside the U.S. by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through Saturday morning, but more than 85,000 cases have been confirmed worldwide....

It was the 37-year-old Tim Cahill who scored a crucial brace to help the Socceroos progress past Syria in their first qualifying play-off, and a 33-year-old Mile Jedinak who fired home a hat-trick in the second leg against Honduras to secure the penultimate World Cup spot. Mark Milligan, Nikita Rukavytsya and Danny Vukovic round out five players over the age of 30 in the squad, which boasts an average age of 27....

The Boston Globe, the Los Angeles Times, and The Washington Post previously ran editorials in favor of impeachment. Notably, the Chicago Tribune called for censuring Trump but not impeaching him. The New York Times, one of Trump’s frequent targets, has not explicitly called for impeachment, but in September its editorial board published a piece supporting the House Democrats’ impeachment inquiry. USA Today’s scathing piece, simply titled “Impeach President Trump,” looks back on the newspaper’s call to impeach President Bill Clinton in 1998....

— He’s 35-35 as a starter, and Buffalo is the fifth different team he’s started for. He also started at least one game in Chicago, Denver, Kansas City and Dallas. Orton, however, has never started a playoff game. — He’s 4-0 with four TDs and no interceptions in four career starts against the Lions, this week’s opponent. — He has the distinction of being the last quarterback to beat Tim Tebow in a regular-season game....

Given the Cavaliers forward’s studio deal with Warner Brothers and his subtle hints at a role in the sequel to “Space Jam,” released in 1996 starring Michael Jordan, the wait for an official announcement is bypassed by anticipation. But, naturally, the suspense is met with nostalgia-based criticism. Nobody can replace the legendary Jordan and his role in the animated film, many claim. Why try to re-create a movie so unique in its Looney sentiment?...

The panel is due to deliver its latest batch of evidence and live testimony at 1 p.m. Eastern Time, with the final day of hearings to be shown sometime later in July. The hearing will focus on how far-right groups including the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers planned to storm the Capitol on January 6, as well as their reported links to Trump’s inner circle. Tuesday’s hearings will be the first since former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson testified that Trump was aware that his supporters were armed on January 6 but still ordered them to the Capitol, and that he was so desperate to join the insurrection that he grabbed the steering wheel of the presidential SUV and then assaulted a Secret Service member—claims the former president denies....