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Sharon Brown accuses Victoria Osteen of assaulting her before the start of a 2005 flight from Houston to Vail, Colorado .

Brown alleges Victoria Osteen threw her against a bathroom door and elbowed her in the left breast during an angry outburst over a stain on her first-class seat.

The Federal Aviation Administration fined Victoria Osteen $3,000 for interfering with a crew member.

According to court documents, Brown claims that she suffers from anxiety and hemorrhoids because of the incident and said her faith was affected. She is also suing Osteen for medical expenses for counseling.

Brown also wants an apology and punitive damages amounting to 10 percent of Victoria Osteen's net worth.

Osteen's lawyer says "This is a very silly case,"

What do you think?

Happy Blogging,

Mike

Socialite Paris Hilton is strinking back at Senator John McCain, after he used her image last week in an ad mocking Senator Barack Obama as an international celebrity.

Check out the link, and let me know what you think:

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/64ad536a6d

Happy Blogging,

Mike

"My comments about autism were meant to holdly awaken parents and children to the medical community's attempt to label too many children and adults as autistic."

What do you think about what he said? 

Should Michael Savage be fired?   

What do you think about his statement?

Happy Blogging,

Mike

The Iraqi Prime Minister has been handing out cash to Iraqi people, as long as it's no more than 8-thousand dollars and the same people don't get it twice.

Iraqi officials say  they're meant merely to ease the pain a bit, and are motivated by a belief that better conditions will lead to more security.

The cash handouts are part of the glut of oil money.

U.S. officials and a fed-up American public want  Iraq to spend its own money, not America's, to rebuild the country now that violence has eased.

What do you think?  Wasn't some of the oil money supposed to go to re-construction in the first place?

Happy Blogging,

Mike

Today, doctors with The American Academy of Pediatrics are saying that kids as young as 8-years old should be given cholesterol-fighting drugs to ward off future heart problems.

Academy doctors say the new advice is based on mounting evidence showing that damage leading to heart disease begins early in life. Doctors believe that if they're more aggressive about it in childhood, they can avoid heart attacks and strokes in adulthood.

Is this a good idea to start early? 

Should parents have kids pop a pill, or change their diet and exercise habits?

Is it a good idea to rely on medical science?

Happy Blogging,

Mike

According to cnnmoney.com, here are some ways you can save money on plane tickets.  Did you know this?  I didn't.  Does it work? Got any other insider tips to share?                  

Happy Blogging, 

Mike

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1. Fly during the slowest days of the week (Tuesday and Wednesday)

2. Fly during the slowest time of the year                            

(Between Labor Day and Thanksgiving)

3. Fly to popular destinations at unpopular times

4. Buy during the cheapest times of the day (Saturday morning and again at 5pm) 

I know tomatoes are slowly but surely coming back on the menus of a lot of restaurants.

Mickey D's will put them back on the buns in the next week or so. 

More than 200 people in nearly 2 dozen states got sick from the salmonella-tainted tomatoes.

Federal authorities still don't know why it happened but they say parts of Florida and Mexico were supplying most

of the nation's tomatoes when the outbreak began in April.

I've been missing tomatoes, but I'm a little skittish.

I know you can't live your life in fear, but what do you think? 

Will you say "Hold the tomatoes" for a while, or say 

"Bring 'em on?"

Happy Blogging,

Mike

A German dollmaker created a 14 inch version of presumptive Democratic Nominee, Senator Barack Obama.

The Illinios Senator's doll comes complete with a pale blue tie and stars and stripes lapel pin.

The dollmaker says he paid more attention to Obama's outfit than his actual facial features.

The dolls are selling for about 200 dollars.

Check out the link for a pic of the doll, if you can't see it here:

http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/
web/2008/06/10/obama_doll

I don't think it looks anything like Obama.

Folks in our newsroom say it looks more like

Gary Coleman. ("Arnold" from Different Strokes)

What do you think? Does it matter that it doesn't look anything like Obama?

Happy Blogging,

Mike

A device aimed at preventing DUI's is causing a stir in Illinois.                                             

It's a breathalyzer machine that's being set up in bars. 

You put in a dollar, blow into a machine, and it's supposed to show you how close you are to being legally drunk. 

 But cops don't like it saying the machine can encourge drunk driving. 

What do you think? 

Why would you or wouldn't you use it after a night of drinking? 

Are police correct saying it would put more drunks on the road?

Happy Blogging,

Mike

A GROUP TRYING TO BRING THE FLAG TO THE AREA SAYS IT HAS ALL THE REQUIRED PERMITS.

According to the Associated Press:                                  

Iraq's financial free ride may be over.                                 After five years, Republicans and Democrats seem to have found common ground on at least one aspect of the war.  They are looking at Iraq's surging oil income and saying Baghdad should start picking up the tab, particularly for rebuilding hospitals, roads, power lines and the rest of the shattered country.   The legislation would restrict future reconstruction dollars to loans instead of grants.

Should the "free money train" come to a halt?

Or, should Iraq get more of your tax dollars for reconstruction for free?

Happy Blogging,

Mike

Former Vice President Al Gore is launching a three-year, multi-million dollar advocacy campaign calling for the country to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.

Some advertisements will feature bipartisan pairs, such as Rev. Al Sharpton with       Rev. Pat Robertson, and Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with former Republican Speaker Newt Gingrich.

What do you think of the bipartisan pairings? 

Will this campaign work?  If not, what will it take for people to get serious about cutting greenhouse gas emissions?

Happy Blogging,

Mike