Revelers in Spanish town hurl tons of tomatoes in annual food fightAugust 26th, 2009 Revelers paint Spanish town red in tomato fightBUNOL, Spain — Tens of thousands of revelers pelted each other with tons of ripe tomatoes in a good-natured battle that filled the streets of a Spanish town with rivers of red pulp. Bunol's town hall estimated more than 40,000 people, some from as far away as Japan and Australia, took up arms Wednesday with 100 tons of tomatoes in the yearly food fight known as the "Tomatina," now in its 64th year.
Gun-toters, including man with semi-automatic rifle, attend protest at Obama's Phoenix eventAugust 17th, 2009 Man carrying assault weapon attends Obama protestPHOENIX — About a dozen people carrying guns, including one with a military-style rifle, milled among protesters outside the convention center where President Barack Obama was giving a speech Monday — the latest incident in which protesters have openly displayed firearms near the president. Gun-rights advocates say they're exercising their constitutional right to bear arms and protest, while those who argue for more gun control say it could be a disaster waiting to happen.
ND town believes it set new world record for fire trucks in a parade with 181August 16th, 2009 ND town tries for most fire trucks in a paradeCASSELTON, N.D. — A southeastern North Dakota town believes it has set a new world record for having the most fire trucks in a parade.
Obama's Montana audience polite despite a selection method that might have aided protestersAugust 14th, 2009 Good manners in Obama's Montana audienceBELGRADE, Mont. — President Barack Obama faced a polite audience in Montana on Friday despite a selection method that might have let more protesters get inside.
Protesters on both sides of health care reform issue plan presence at Obama visitAugust 12th, 2009 Protesters plan rally at Obama visitHELENA, Mont. — Protesters plan a big rally Friday when President Barack Obama brings his town hall tour to Montana, putting a conservative suburb of Bozeman at the center of the issue for one day.
Protesters on both sides of health care reform issue plan rallies around Obama eventAugust 12th, 2009 Montana protesters plan rallies around Obama eventHELENA, Mont. — Protesters plan to turn out in force when President Barack Obama brings his health care town hall tour to Montana on Friday and puts a conservative suburb of Bozeman at the center of the issue for a day.
White House says Obama plans New Hampshire town hall-style meeting next weekAugust 5th, 2009 Obama returning to New Hampshire for town meetingWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will push his policy priorities next week in New Hampshire, a state that has presented him with mixed political blessings. White House officials said Wednesday that Obama will hold a town-hall style event in the Seacoast town of Portsmouth, N.H, next Tuesday.
Black, white protestors exchange heated words at rally over Texas dragging death caseJuly 21st, 2009 Black, white protestors rally over dragging deathPARIS, Texas — State police in full riot gear rushed a downtown street in this eastern Texas town Tuesday to break up a tense standoff between hundreds of black and white protesters who exchanged screams of "Black power!" and "White power!"
A skinhead carrying a Confederate flag and a shirtless white man were arrested on suspicion of disorderly conduct before the protesters separated peacefully, Paris police spokesman Lt. Danny Huff said.
Riot police separate protesting black separatists, white supremacists in TexasJuly 21st, 2009 Riot police separate protesters in Texas townPARIS, Texas — Texas state riot police have swarmed into the streets of an eastern Texas town and broken up a tense standoff between screaming black separatists and white supremacists. About 100 people protesting the state's handling of a black man's dragging death case Tuesday avoided a designated protest zone near the courthouse in the Texas town of Paris' marched through downtown streets.
Bring your gun to church: Ky. pastor urges members to pack heat for 2nd Amendment eventJune 28th, 2009 Ky. pastor welcomes guns, their owners to churchLOUISVILLE, Ky. — For one day, at least, it was OK to pack heat in church.
Bring your gun to church: Ky. pastor urges members to pack heat at 2nd Amendment eventJune 27th, 2009 Ky. pastor welcomes guns, their owners to churchLOUISVILLE, Ky. — A gun-toting Kentucky pastor says it's OK to pack heat at church — at least for one day.
Obama uses network town hall to pitch health plan; Republicans complain they were shut outJune 25th, 2009 Obama says insurers profit with his health planWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says insurance companies will make less profit on each patient if he gets his health care overhaul. But Obama says they'll make it up because they'll have more paying customers when the uninsured sign up for coverage.
Two dozen injured in Srinagar protestsJune 19th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Over two dozen people were wounded in post-Friday prayer clashes between police and protesters in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital where separatists had asked people to march to Baramulla town. Mobs gathered at Nowhatta, Gojiwara, Rajouri Kadal, Kawdara and some other localities of Old City after Friday prayers, resorting to heavy stone pelting at contingents of police and paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) who had been deployed to thwart the days separatist march.
God and guns: Ky. Protestant church welcomes pistol-packers to 2nd Amendment eventJune 4th, 2009 Ky. pastor welcomes handgun owners to church eventLOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky pastor is inviting people to bring their guns to church to celebrate the Fourth of July and the Second Amendment.
Kashmir peace credit goes to UPA: RahulApril 14th, 2009 VIJAYPUR - The credit for peace in Jammu and Kashmir goes to the five year rule of the United Progressive Alliance led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said Tuesday. Gandhi ridiculed the opposition remarks that the UPA was soft on terrorism.
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