Pepsi president likens U.S. to middle finger
Food giant forced to do damage control in wake of 'unpatriotic' speech to grads
"However, if used inappropriately – just like the U.S. itself, the middle finger can convey a negative message and get us in trouble," she said..

Fox News to feature teen who exposed Planned Parenthood
Threatened with legal action after videotaping group's cover-up of statutory rape
The Texas-based pro-life group Life Dynamics conducted an extensive undercover project in which an adult volunteer posing as a 13-year-old called every Planned Parenthood clinic in the U.S., saying she was pregnant by a 22-year-old boyfriend. Almost without exception, the clinics advised her to obtain an abortion without her parents' knowledge and told her how to protect her boyfriend, who would be guilty in any state of statutory rape.

Deputy fatally shot during traffic stop
Suspected illegal had gun, several aliases, multiple Social Security numbers
An 18-year veteran of the Kenosha County Sheriff's Department died after being shot in the face while conducting a traffic stop. The suspect, Ezequie Lopez, an illegal immigrant due used several aliases and Social Security numbers discovered after his arrest. Lopez also had no valid driver's license when he was stopped by the deputy.

Leave Church or Quite Politics
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/may/07051704.html
Fr. Pavone called upon the legislators to resign and end the public contradiction to their faith, while Fr. Euteneuer invited the pro-abortion Congressmen to leave the Church if they object so much to its teachings.

Thompson to Moore – “Watch Out Son”
http://www.breitbart.tv/611.html
The confrontation over Cuba continues. Michael Moore has challenged Fred Thompson to a health care debate. At issue -- Moore's trip to Cuba and Thompson's criticism of that trip. Moore noted Thompson's evident favor for Cuban cigars as a possible violation of the trade embargo. Now, Thompson responds. Cigar in hand.

Jerry Falwell dies at age 73
Moral Majority founder rushed to hospital after discovered unconscious in his office
Falwell founded the Moral Majority in 1979 to support lawmakers who opposed abortion, homosexuality, pornography and bans on school prayer. The organization grew to 6.5 million members before he stepped down as president in 1987. He credited it with registering millions of conservative voters that helped elect Ronald Reagan and give Republicans control of the Senate in 1980.

Bloomberg poised for 3rd-party campaign
New York mayor prepared to spend unprecedented $1 billion of own money
New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is prepared to spend an unprecedented $1 billion of his own $5.5 billion personal fortune for a third-party presidential campaign, personal friends of the mayor tell The Washington Times.

Santa Fe PD Recruiting Mexican Nationals for Police Jobs?
http://www.lcsun-news.com/latest/ci_5909340
The Santa Fe Police Department is considering the possibility of recruiting Mexican nationals to fill vacant police jobs.

Senate and White House continue to leave our borders unprotected
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55751
Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., called the deal "the best possible chance we will have in years to secure our borders and bring millions of people out of the shadows and into the sunshine of America."

Congressional approval drops to 29%
Bush's approval rating steady
A new Gallup Poll finds continued low levels of public support for both Congress and President George W. Bush. Twenty-nine percent of Americans approve of Congress, down slightly from last month's reading (33%) and this year's high point of 37%, while Bush's approval rating is holding steady at 33%.

Paris Hilton jailtime at Tent City?
Arizona sheriff reportedly offers accommodations due to L.A. overcrowding
Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio says he's spoken to the chief of jails in Los Angeles and offered to house Hilton at Tent City. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio says he's spoken to the chief of jails in Los Angeles and offered to house Hilton at Tent City.

Hillary’s New Campaign Video causes stir
http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/may/07051501.html
A campaign video released yesterday by the Hillary Clinton for President Campaign includes an image of Mother Teresa with then-First Lady Mrs. Clinton. The national Catholic-based advocacy group Fidelis called on the campaign to remove the image from the video. "It is wholly inappropriate, disrespectful and disturbing that Hillary Clinton is using an image of Blessed Mother Teresa as a political tool, especially given their radically different views on abortion," said Fidelis President Joseph Cella.

Former National Security Advisor forfeits law license
Enables him to avoid cross-examination on details of theft
Berger, the Clinton White House national security adviser who was caught taking highly classified documents from the National Archives, has agreed to forfeit his license to practice law.

Senate rejects Iraq cut-off 67-29
Lopsided bipartisan vote against measure left it far short of 60 needed to advance
The 67-29 vote against the measure left it far short of the 60 needed to advance. More than half the Senate's Democrats supported the move, exposing divisions within the party but also marking a growth in anti-war sentiment from last summer, when only a dozen members of the rank and file backed a troop withdrawal deadline.

Gun Controlled in Japan has Failed
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8P6V7B80&show_article=1
An outbreak of violent crime this week has triggered soul-searching and outrage in Japan, a country that has long prided itself on its safe streets and tight communal bonds. Japan has the toughest gun control policies in the world. Instead gun rights should be embraced in order to keep the playing field even.

Mayor wins both GOP, Democrat primaries
City leader earns support with launch of war on illegal aliens
The Hazleton, Pa., mayor who launched a war on the impact of illegal aliens in his city was warned that his future political career would be "haunted" by the decision, but now Louis J. Barletta has won not only the GOP nomination for mayor, which he was seeking, but the Democratic nomination by virtue of 1,200 write-in votes.