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FAYETTEVILLE – Buying a Halloween costume can get expensive. The average cost of an adult costume is around $40, and kid’s costumes aren’t much cheaper. In such a scary economy, you wouldn’t expect people to be spending that kind of money, especially for one night. But Dave Mendelsohn, the owner of Spirit Halloween in Fayetteville, says his sales are even higher than last year. So what is it about Halloween that’s making people … Read entire article »

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was less than upfront in his half-hour commercial Wednesday night about the costs of his programs and the crushing budget pressures he would face in office. Obama’s assertion that “I’ve offered spending cuts above and beyond” the expense of his promises is accepted only by his partisans. His vow to save money by “eliminating programs that don’t work” masks his … Read entire article »

PRINCETON, NJ — Barack Obama holds a statistically significant lead over John McCain in both Gallup likely voter models, according to Oct. 27-29 Gallup Poll Daily tracking. In the traditional model, which defines likely voters based on current voting intention and past voting behavior, Obama holds a 50% to 45% lead. In the expanded model, in which only current voting intentions are considered, his lead is 51% to 44%. As in any … Read entire article »

SEOUL, South Korea – A North Korean soldier has defected to South Korea through the heavily fortified border dividing the two countries, an official from the South’s spy agency said today, in only the second such defection in a decade. Meanwhile, North Korea warned it would turn South Korea into “debris” and break off all relations if Seoul does not halt “confrontational” activities against the communist country. Source: hometownannapolis.com … Read entire article »

It has been reported by the AFP and other news outlets that a resident in California is displaying a Governor Sarah Palin hanging by a Noose in from of their home.  Folks in the area, especially those supporting Democratic candidate Barack Obama, say the display is protected free speech.  I have seen displays like this at other times in my life of a Bacl man beeing hung from a tree.  The outrage was clear, Free … Read entire article »