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** *Michigan Considers Law to License Journalists*<http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/05/28/michigan-considers-law-license-journalists/>28 May 2010 A Michigan lawmaker wants to register reporters to ensure they’re credible and have *"good moral character."* State Sen. Bruce Patterson (R) is introducing legislation that will regulate reporters much as the state regulates hairdressers, auto mechanics and plumbers. According to the bill, reporters who register will have to pay an application and registration fee and provide a "Board of Michigan Registered Reporters" with proof of: -- "Good moral character" [**** me] and demonstrate they have industry "ethics standards acceptable to the board." -- Possession of a degree in journalism or other degree substantially equivalent... -- Three or more writing samples. [*LOL! I'm going to submit *my* writing to these troglodytes? If Patterson's brain was put in a dog, the dog would go mad. --LRP*] *George Bush admits US waterboarded 9/11 mastermind*<http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jun/03/george-bush-us-waterboarded-terror-mastermind> * --Former US president says Khalid Sheik Mohammed was waterboarded by US and he would do it again 'to save lives'* 03 Jun 2010 George Bush admitted yesterday that Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind patsy of the 9/11 attacks, was waterboarded by the US, and said he would do it again "to save lives". "Yeah, we water-boarded Khalid Sheikh Mohammed," the former president [sic] told a business audience in Grand Rapids, Michigan. "I'd do it again to save lives." Waterboarding is a simulated drowning technique that the Obama administration has said is torture. In his speech, Bush also defended the decision to go to war with Iraq in 2003. He said ousting Saddam Hussein "was the right thing to do and the world is a better place without him". *Gulf of Mexico oil slick closes in on Florida*<http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/7798407/Gulf-of-Mexico-oil-slick-closes-in-on-Florida.html> * --221-mile Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is world's third-longest barrier reef and crucial wildlife habitat* 02 Jun 2010 The Gulf of Mexico oil slick closed in on Florida, threatening a new environmental disaster... With the slick only nine miles away from the white sands of Pensacola beach on the Florida panhandle, forecasters said southerly and westerly winds meant the state would almost certainly be hit by the end of the week. While the coastline is a popular tourist destination, scientists are alarmed by the more distant threat to the fragile coral reefs of the Florida Keys off the state's south coast. -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
