Argentina is in shock today. Former Argentine President Nestor Kirchner, died suddenly of a massive heart attack Wednesday. The leftist Kirchner, 60, was current President Cristina Fernandez’s husband and was considered the leading contender from the dominant Peronist party to succeed her in next year’s election. “God, we pray today for Argentina.  Use this time…

Shame by association seems to be sweeping the Sooner Nation today. Jeffrey Landrigan, who escaped from an Oklahoma prison in 1989 then robbed at gunpoint and murdered an Arizona man, was executed last night uttering his last words, “Boomer Sooner.”  Bummer! “Boomer Sooner” is the proud battle cry of the University of Oklahoma. Sooners across…

Nigeria is in the midst of its worst cholera outbreak in many years. Nearly 40,000 cases and more than 1,500 deaths have been reported in 2010. The number of cases this year is nearly three times the total for all of last year and 7 times the number in 2008. The Red Cross estimates that…

Powerful storms are raging across much of the country today. Rain and powerful winds, flooding and even snow storms are forecast. “Peace, be still! God, we pray today for all those caught in the path of powerful storms today. Keep people physically safe. Give them peace and calm in the midst of it all. Steady…

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