"I'm absolutely in favor of anything that will strengthen the American flag," said Clark, who stood on a chair and answered questions from the crowd. "I'm in favor of the American flag amendment."
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/7241899.htm (Eli drew my attention to this) According to a survey by Bush's Beans, the average American will drive 36 miles out of the way to have a good meal. For what food item do they drive that extra 36 miles? The answer here is seafood. Next comes meat. With the 23% who are driving for meat and the 47% hitting the road for seafood, that' s a lot of folks driving to devour the flesh of dead animals. Some 15% travel for dessert. Swirling lower on the list are wine with 7%, cheese with 5% and produce with 3%. http://www.notmuch.com/Poll/pollarchive.pl?pq_id=221 "This year Ramadan will be different, we don't know what to expect," Khalid Abdul Hamid, who runs a confectionery shop in the Iraqi capital said on Friday. "We will try to stay open but we know security will be difficult." U.S.-led occupation forces say they will lift a night-time curfew across Baghdad and have been drilled on the customs of Ramadan when Muslims avoid food, drink, smoking and sexual relations in daylight hours. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/031026/325/ec6q3.html "There has been a reported increase in maternal mortality rates [in Iraq], acute malnutrition has almost doubled from 4% to 8% in the last year and there is an increase in water-borne diseases and vaccine-preventable diseases." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3259489.stm
