In related to their failure to stop health care reform from passing last night, the Republicans have set their sights on a new goal: Speaker of the House is Nancy Pelosi.

It has been replaced by boasting a goal to knock the Democratic leader from her post by winning 40 seats in the House of Representatives in November's elections.

"It is time to fire Nancy Pelosi and send a message to President Barack that it's time to stop their partisan liberal agenda of government takeovers and start working for Americans to create jobs and grow our economy," said in a statement late last night.

The site aims to raise $402,010 in 40 hours. As of this posting, the total had reached $278,684. The donators are invited to give as little as $40, but as much as $400.

While Republicans demonize the House Speaker with the Web site, are praising her and the passage of health care reform from Democrats .

Chairman Tim Kaine said "President Obama and Congressional Democrats accomplished something that has eluded Presidents, Congress and the American people for decades."

"We owe great thanks to the President, Speaker Pelosi, Majority Leader Reid and their leadership teams."

This is not the first time Pelosi has been targeted by the GOP. Last year, the National Republican Congressional Committee spearheaded a Fire Nancy Pelosi petition using mobile phones. The goal was to obtain signatures, but also raise money.

Nancy Pelosi, a California congresswoman first elected to the House in 1987, is the nation's first female to hold the position of Speaker.

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Elysian Park Avenue between Dodger Stadium and Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard/Cesar Chavez Avenue between Douglas St. and Alameda St. (may be closed to Vignes St., if necessary)
Temple Street between Alameda Street and Glendale Boulevard
1st Street between Alameda Street and Hope Street
Main Street between 2nd Street and Alameda Street
Spring Street between Cesar Chavez Avenue and 2nd Street
Broadway between Ord Street and 2nd Street
Hill Street between Ord Street and 2nd Street
Olive Street between 2nd Street and 1st Street
Grand Avenue between 2nd Street and Cesar Chavez Avenue
Figueroa Street between 1st Street and Alpine Street
Beaudry Avenue between 1st Street and Sunset Boulevard
East Edgeware Road between Temple Street and Bellevue Avenue
Bellevue Avenue between E. Edgeware Road and Glendale Boulevard
Glendale Boulevard between Scott Avenue and Temple Street


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Parkman Avenue between Glendale Boulevard and Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard between Echo Park Avenue and Hollywood Boulevard
Alvarado Street between Glendale Boulevard and Temple Street
Santa Monica Boulevard between Hoover Street and Sunset Boulevard
Griffith Park Boulevard between Effie St. and Sunset Boulevard
Fountain Avenue between Myra Avenue and Virgil Avenue
Hillhurst Avenue/Virgil Avenue between Franklin Avenue and Fountain Avenue(may be closed to Santa Monica Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard between Vermont Avenue and Virgil Avenue

3:55 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.
Hollywood Boulevard between Sunset Boulevard and La Brea Avenue
Vermont Avenue between Sunset Blvd. and Franklin Avenue
Normandie Avenue between Sunset Blvd. and Franklin Avenue
Western Avenue between Sunset Blvd. and Franklin Avenue
Wilton Place between Sunset Blvd. and Franklin Avenue
Bronson Avenue between Sunset Blvd. and Franklin Avenue
Gower Street between Sunset Blvd. and Franklin Avenue
Vine Street between Sunset Blvd. and Franklin Avenue
Cahuenga Boulevard between Sunset Blvd. and Franklin Avenue


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Highland Avenue between Santa Monica Blvd. and Franklin Avenue
Orange Drive between Hollywood Blvd. and Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard between Highland Ave. and Crescent Heights Boulevard
La Brea Avenue between Hollywood Blvd. and De Longpre Avenue
Fairfax Avenue between Hollywood Blvd. and Sunset Boulevard
Laurel Canyon Boulevard/Crescent Heights Boulevard between Hollywood Blvd. and Sunset Boulevard

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Doheny Drive between Beverly Blvd. and Burton Way
3rd Street between Robertson Blvd. and Doheny Drive
Burton Way between Robertson Blvd. and Doheny Drive


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Santa Monica Boulevard (north side of street - westbound direction only) between Moreno Drive and Sawtelle Boulevard
Beverly Glen Boulevard between Wilshire Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard
Westwood Boulevard between Wilshire Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard
Veteran Avenue between Wilshire Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard
Sepulveda Boulevard between Wilshire Boulevard and Santa Monica Blvd. (may be closed to Olympic Boulevard)
Cotner Avenue between Santa Monica Boulevard and Ohio Avenue
Ohio Avenue between Veteran Avenue and Corinth Avenue

5 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.
San Vicente Boulevard between Wilshire Blvd. and Montana Avenue
San Vicente Boulevard (south side of street - eastbound direction only) between Montana Ave. and 26th Street
Barrington Avenue between Sunset Boulevar and Wilshire Boulevard
Montana Avenue between Bundy Drive and Barrington Avenue
Kenter Avenue/Bundy Drive between Sunset Boulevard and Wilshire Boulevard

Its time for Margaret "Gipsy" Moth (MM) who died colon cancer. MM died quietly in hospice care, but what's so unusual about MMoth's death is her life.

She was born in Gisborne, New Zealand. MMoth moved the United States and worked as a cameraman for CNN. She was fearless, and she asked for the most dangerous assignments. Margaret wanted to be in the middle of all the action and when other reporters and cameramen would dive for cover and she was continue filming.

It was in 1992 when she was 1941, she got her beautiful face shot.She was horribly maimed with her face and part of her tongue shot off. Her life was full and then, she was diagnosed with colon cancer and she ended her life quietly in hospice care.

Margaret Moth died in Rochester, Minnesota on hospice care Colon Cancer at the age of 58 years old.

It was the Maine Black Bears could guarantee themselves a spot in the NCAA hockey tournament with a win in the Hockey East Championship over Boston College.

Three minutes later in the first, Matt Lombardi, he would have a huge night, makes it 2-1 Eagles. Once again, the Black Bears respond quickly. Just 36 seconds after that goal, Joey Diamond scored and it was 2-2 after the first period.

It was 4-3 Boston College after the second when Jimmy Hayes scored for BC five minutes into the third and the Eagles were up 5-3. David deKastrozza scored three minutes later and it was 5-4 with 12 minutes to go.

Then, with just over five minutes remaining, Barry Almeida scored to put the Eagles back up two goals. Instead of backing down, Maine came storming back. Just 36 seconds after Almeida scored for BC, Spencer Abbott scored off a faceoff and it was 6-5 Boston College. Then with 27 seconds remaining in the game, Joey Diamond scored and we were tied at six going into overtime.

Tomorrow the field is released for the NCAA tournament and the Black Bears are more than likely on the outside looking in. A tough break but a lot of positives to take for next season.

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Iceland's first volcanic eruption in six years forced 600 people to flee their homes on Sunday and brought a halt to all flights into and out of the Nordic island nation.

Smoke could be seen rising from behind Eyjafjallajoekull glacier and volcanic ash filled the sky after the eruption -- foretold by a week of localised earthquakes -- began after midnight (0000 GMT) on Saturday.

No casualties were reported in the remotely populated area, about 125 kilometres (75 miles) east of Iceland's capital Reykjavik.

But the risk of floods posed by melting glacial ice prompted the authorities to declare a state of emergency and to immediately evacuate the area.

"We did not have time to be afraid and everyone was so calm and stoical," farmer Dorhildur Bjarnadottir, 51, told AFP in Hvolsvoellur, a small town of 800 near the glacier where some of the evacuees took refuge."The worst part in all of this is to leave our animals behind at home," her husband added.

Three Icelandic airports -- including the main international airport in Reykjavik -- were closed, and all air traffic to and from Iceland had been suspended by mid-day on Sunday.

"Around 600 people have been evacuated and the area is still closed," local police chief Kjartan Thorkelsson told AFP.

With no statewide race on the ballot in November and no president or former president on the speaking card, there were fewer attendees at this year's annual dinner than at past events. But because of an unexpected quirk in the schedule, the dinner took place the on the eve of Sunday's final showdown vote in the House of Representatives, and the participants had an air of defiant excitement.

Response was far more tepid from Rep. Glenn Nye, whose office released a statement indicating he will vote "no," even as he delivered a six-minute speech in which he did not mention the topic. As he left the stage, he was greeted by a few calls from the audience to "pass health care now!"

There was the usual assortment of congressional and possibly future statewide candidates on hand to mix and mingle. During his remarks, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner led the 1,100 person crowd in a round of muted applause for last year's defeated once -- and in some cases possibly future -- statewide candidates, all of whom were present: Steve Shannon, Jody Wagner, Terry McAuliffe, Brian Moran and Creigh Deeds.