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...with the funds. He and his friends put out an appeal on the Internet, and less than a month after the sale, he had raised over $100,000 in donations, enough to cover legal expenses and the initial payment for the land rights. It's not clear at the moment whether the BLM will even take his money. The legal status of the parcels is in limbo, pending an ongoing investigation-as is the question of whether or not the government continues to plan to press charges. DeChristopher says any consequences are worth it. "I've been very surprised...
...historic moment for television, sports fans. Putting the III in Super Bowl XLIII, the very first commercial going into halftime will also be the first 3-D commercial in bowl history. It's a 90-second trailer for DreamWorks Animation's upcoming movie Monsters vs. Aliens. Viewers need a pair of 3-D glasses, which can be found for free at grocery and convenience stores nationwide. The stunt is a joint venture of DreamWorks and Pepsi, which is promoting its SoBe beverages in a follow-on 3-D ad later in the broadcast. (See the best and worst Super Bowl...
...Murphy said. While he waits for the resolution of his football fortunes, Hatch said, he is here for the “unique chance” to pursue a Harvard degree. “I had a great experience at LSU, it was a great opportunity at the moment and I got a good chance to play and I felt good about that,” said Hatch who opened the 2008 season as LSU’s starting signal caller, only months after the team had taken home a national championship. His season was eventually cut short by injuries...
...recent stories of destitute refugees who fled Burma attest to, members of Burma's ethnic groups face persistent discrimination by the military regime. They are the targets of unpaid forced labor campaigns, scorched-earth policies that destroy farmland and relocation programs that require entire villages to move at a moment's notice. (See pictures of Burma's 19 years of protest...
...moment, however, the MEK's ability to remain in Iraq depends on the will of the Americans. The Bush White House continued to use the military to protect the MEK at Camp Ashraf despite its current status as a terrorist organization on the U.S. list and periodic complaints by the emerging Iraqi government and Tehran, which says the group is still involved in subversive activity inside Iran. Outwardly, U.S. officials have said disbanding the camp would be in contravention of international humanitarian law because the group's members are likely to face persecution in Iran or Iraq. But many Iraqis...