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Nasa beams Beatles' song into space



The Beatles' song Across the Universe will be the first ever to be beamed directly into space next week, Nasa said.
Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney said it was an "amazing" achievement and John Lennon's widow Yoko Ono called it the "beginning of a new age".

The transmission of the song over the space agency's Deep ( Read more... )

"I would give the greatest sunset in the world for one sight of New York's skyline. Particularly when one can't see the details. Just the shapes. The shapes and the thought that made them. The sky over New York and the will of man made visible. What other religion do we need? And then people tell me about pilgrimages to some dank pesthole in a ( Read more... )

Phil Rizzuto died today. Sad news for baseball fans.

(Also worth noting: He was the first ever celebrity mystery guest on What's My Line?)

IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776 ( Read more... )

Did anyone else notice that the little LJ man next to your username has an eyepatch today? :)

ETA:

Also, look at your userinfo page :)

The Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who praised the U.S. for its fight against South Africa's apartheid and its history of justice and democracy, also had stern words for the Bush administration.

"You taught us no government worth its salt can subvert the rule of law. We believed you," he said. "That's part of what you have as a gift for the world. Then ( Read more... )

John Murtha introduces resolution calling for Donald Rumsfeld's immediate resgination...

Today I introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives calling for the immediate resignation of Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.

The President must show the American people and the world that there is accountability for the mistakes that have ( Read more... )

HA!

AN APOLOGY FROM A BUSH VOTER

By Doug McIntyre
Host, McIntyre in the Morning
Talk Radio 790 KABC

There’s nothing harder in public life than admitting you’re wrong. By the way, admitting you’re wrong can be even tougher in private life. If you don’t believe me, just ask Bill Clinton or Charlie Sheen. But when you go out on the limb in public, ( Read more... )