Section 8 loophole thwarts evacuees return to New Orleans- We Don't Want no S...

"Two weeks ago in Houston, two Katrina evacuees hauled the final boxes out of their apartments. But even as their landlords prepared to change their locks, Gina Martin and Samantha Egana couldn't go home to New Orleans, because their Section 8 vouchers were stalled by the...

English Schoolboys punished with detention for refusing to kneel in class and...

Christian 11 and 12 year old children were being forced to pray to Allah! detention for those who refused! As one parent put it: "Making them pray to Allah, who isn't who they worship, is wrong and what got me is that they were told they were being disrespectful."School...

Kerry: McCain's Judgment Is Dangerous

Sen. John Kerry believes that the presumptive Republican nominee for president is adhering to the Bush Administration orthodoxy in ways that call into question his carefully-nurtured image as a political maverick."...

Horses deadlier than crocs and sharks

Forget crocodiles, sharks, snakes and spiders. Fresh statistics show Australians are far more likely to meet their maker through an accident or incident involving a horse.Source: horsetalk.co.nz

Obama's flip-flop

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorNice to know Obama is trying out his Political Chops on Flip Flopping in the media, as most Politicans it's the old stay the course, and do pretty much the same shit,...

'De-glamorise' smoking, say doctors

"Tougher controls are needed to "de-glamorise and de-normalise" smoking among young people, doctors' leaders said.Laws should be introduced to make it compulsory for anti-smoking adverts to be shown before films or...

Skipping the Opening of Olympics Called "An Affront" to China: Will France's ...

You can say what you will about George W. Bush but one thing is certain: he is polite.Today at a news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, George W. Bush said skipping the opening of the Beijing Games would be an "affront" to the Chinese people.Several heads...

Redefining the Clovis People: Texas Dig Offers Clues

In Texas, they're digging up some interesting stuff that may re-define the Clovis people. Now if the experts could only figure out that the Siberian land bridge went both ways."Since the 1930s textbooks have taught that the New World's first inhabitants, known for the town in...

If America Is an Empire, then Why Is Gas So Expensive?

"If America Is an Empire, then Why Is Gas So Expensive? Imperial considerations. By Thomas F. Madden America has become an empire. Everyone says so. This is a surprise to most Americans, since few imagined that they were building such a thing. But, as historians such as...

New war brewing: U.S., Israel take dangerous steps

Opinion Barry Artiste. Now Public Contributor (New NP Highlighter not working)Funny how Western Civilization and in particularly the USA always tout Innocent before proven guilty in the International courts. ...

With Oil Prices at Record Highs, World Scurries to Find New Fields, Exploit F...

We recently completed three or four articles advocating additional exploration and drilling for oil within the United States.  Decades of environmentally driven policy and law have created a system of rules and regulations in the U.S. that stifles exploration and...

Iran's film on President Anwar Sadat: the 'Assassination of a Pharaoh'

Iran's documentary film 'Assassination of a Pharaoh'  on the assassination of President Anwar Sadat arouse anger and protest in Egypt. 70 millions 'Nuclear Iranians' are confronting 75 millions 'Non Nuclear...

Travellers to Africa risk deadly form of malaria

"Half of all people who go travelling don't seek any medical advice before going, particularly to tropical destinations where the risk of infectious diseases is significant," said Jane Zuckerman, who runs a travel clinic at the Royal Free and University Medical School in...

Petrobras Oil Finds. Potential Can Be for 70 Billion Barrels.

I have been reporting about humongous oil finds in Brazil, these are the last and most official numbers: Geologists say Brazil's total subsalt potential could be 70 billion barrels or more, but experts agree...

Hancock a box office hit despite bad reviews

I don't get this. I saw Hancock last week, and it was thoroughly and undeniably average. And I'm not the only one underwhelmed--it garnered a measly 36% on Rotten Tomatoes, and a 49 on Metacritic.Yet despite all the...

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