I found this recipe at RecipeZaar, but modified it slightly. It was delicious with potatoes and a vegetable, and the best part? The kids ate very bite. They loved it.

Ingredients:

1 package boneless skinless chicken breasts (4 or 5)
1/3 cup butter, melted
2 tablespoon minced garlicYou can, of course, adjust this depending on your love of garlic. The original recipe called for 1.
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt
3/4 cup dry breadcrumbsI made my own breadcumbs from some delicious homemade french bread croutons we had in the freezer.
3/4 cup finely grated sharp cheddar cheese
3 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
black pepper

What I did with them:

Set oven to 350 degrees.

In one bowl, I combined the butter, garlic, garlic powder, and seasoning salt. Mix well.

In another bowl, I mixed the breadcrumbs, cheeses, and pepper.

I dipped the chicken in the first bowl, then coated it in the second bowl.

I placed the breasts in a 13 x 9 baking pan and covered it with tin foil.

I baked it at 350 degrees for 35 – 40 minutes. At which time I removed the tin foil (but made sure to save it to make a hat later). I increased the temperature to 425 degreesI did this at the last minute because I wanted the chicken to have more of a golden color and crisper coating before serving., and baked it for an additional 10 – 15 minutes.

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Because serving in the Senate can be rough…

Former Sen. Max Cleland, who has battled bouts of depression since losing an arm and both legs in Vietnam, is being treated for post- traumatic stress disorder.

Cleland, who represented Georgia in the Senate from 1997 to 2003, said he believes the condition _ cases of which are increasing rapidly among Vietnam war veterans _ was in part triggered by the ongoing violence in Iraq.

"I realize my symptoms are avoidance, not wanting to connect with anything dealing with the (Iraq) war, tremendous sadness over the casualties that are taken, a real identification with that. … I've tried to disconnect and disassociate from the media. I don't watch it as much. I'm not engrossed in it like I was," Cleland said in an interview with WSB-TV in Atlanta.

In all seriousness, thank you for your service to your country, and get well soon, Max.

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A key U.S. legislator said in Israel on Sunday he would block aid President George W. Bush promised Lebanon and free the funds only when Beirut agreed to the deployment of international troops on the border with Syria.

“The international community must use all our available means to stiffen Lebanon’s spine and to convince the government of Lebanon to have the new UNIFIL troops on the Syrian border in adequate numbers,” said Tom Lantos, the ranking Democrat on the U.S. House of Representatives’ International Relations Committee.

New UNIFIL troops in adequate numbers? What for? So they can personally help smuggle arms into the country?

"My purpose is not to withhold aid from Lebanon, my purpose … is to persuade the government of Lebanon that the closing of the Lebanon-Syria border to arms smuggling from Iran and Syria is in the prime national interest of Lebanon and the Lebanese people."

Based on precedence, placing UNIFIL troops on the border will do anything but seal it. Heck, in 2000 they couldn't (or didn't try to) stop Hezbollah from kidnapping three IDF soldiers just yards from their shelter, what makes Rep. Lantos think they will be able (or willing) to stop arms from crossing the border?

That's just asinine.

[Hat Tip: little green footballs]

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Representative John Lewis, a Democrat from Atlanta, says he's afraid the war will make young people in the Middle East grow up hating America.

Note to John Lewis:

Young people in the Middle East will grow up hating America no matter what we do. They hated us before Iraq, they will hate us long after.

[Source: CBS 46]

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Clutching American flags and signs that read "America was formed by immigrants," more than 300 protesters on Saturday denounced a city proposal that would prohibit landlords from leasing to illegal immigrants.

About two dozen counter-protesters staged a demonstration nearby.

The proposal by City Councilman Tim O'Hare would also make it tougher for illegal immigrants to work in the Dallas suburb, penalize businesses that employ undocumented workers and make English the city's official language.

Correction: America was formed by legal immigrants.

[Source: BREITBART.COM]

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