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Once sacred "family hour" no more

From One News Now:

The broadcast television time slot once the home of Happy Days and Little House on the Prairie is now nowhere near as family-friendly -- according to the latest "family hour" study from a high-profile TV watchdog group.

A Winning Team: St. Jude's and Chili's

Back in June, Chili's announced that their commitment to St. Jude's fundraising would extend far beyond their efforts this month.

Way beyond.

Try a whopping $50 million over the next TEN YEARS!

Here's an excerpt from the press release:

6 Years Later

United

Here's an exceprt from an article by Ben Feller for the Associated Press:

Bush Observes 9/11 Anniversary

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush, joined by his wife, the vice president, Cabinet members, White House janitors, kitchen workers and groundskeepers, somberly marked the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

They all observed a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m., Tuesday—the exact moment in 2001 when terrorists slammed the first jetliner into the World Trade Center in New York.

The president stood with first lady Laura Bush and Dick and Lynne Cheney on the South Lawn during the simple ceremony that has been repeated each year since the attack. Dressed in dark suits, the four of them bowed their heads as a member of the Honor Guard stood nearby, holding an American flag.

Bush stood sternly as the Marine band, stationed behind him on the South Portico of the White House, played "God Bless America." Mrs. Bush then took his arm and they walked inside along with the Cheneys.

The Leno Factor?

Over the weekend on Meet The Press, conservative Mary Matalin summed up the advantage of Fred Thompson appearing on the Jay Leno show instead of at the televised New Hampshire GOP debate.

I also found a great post on this issue from FREEDOM EDEN:

Labor Day Surprise for Troops

Our men and women overseas in Iraq received a presidential-sized surprise when George W. Bush arrived in Anbar Province (a city in Iraq that at one time was deemed too dangerous to visit by Democrats) for a morale boosting speech.