The Myth of the Undecided Voter

" You’ve seen them in interactive focus groups, and most recently in the Town hall debate: The Undecideds. It makes a normal voter wonder, “Where in the heck to they find these people?” The answer was inadvertently revealed at msnbc.com by Domenico Montanaro in his...

Republicans and Democrats Call for Open Debates

People representing both parties have signed a letter calling for McCain and Obama to commit to more open debates. The two main points are allowing the footage of the debates to be used freely, as well as having...

Millionaire spooked from mansion

When the real estate market drops, blame the ghost !"A millionaire businessman from Nottinghamshire has said ghosts forced him to flee his 52-room mansion. Clifton Hall was bought by Anwar Rashid for £3.6m in 2007, but he has now handed it back to the bank. Mr Rashid claimed...

Update: Stabbing in Tufnell Park: MAN CHARGED WITH MURDER

COLIN Welsh, 40, of no fixed address, has been charged with the murder of Elliot Guy, 27, who had his throat slashed in the early hours after a party in July, police have announced.  Mr. Guy died in the street...

Pankaj Advani wins World Billiard Championship

"Pankaj Advani won the ONGC IBSF World Billiards Championship (points format) with a comprehensive six games to one victory over Geet Sethi. The 23-year-old Bangalorean delighted the home crowd at Karnataka State Billiards Association Hall with a superlative display, winning...

Terrorist plan, dig a tunnel under... blow up

"U.S. troops foil plot to tunnel under, blow up Mosul provincial hall ...

Golfing Hall of Famer Tommy "Thunder" Bolt, dead at 92

1958 U.S. Open champion Tommy Bolt has died of liver failure at age 92. Known for his quick temper on the green, Bolt was nicknamed "Terrible Tempered Tommy" and was a scandalous player in his day."His wife, Mary Lou Bolt, said he died Saturday after "his liver shut down.""He...

New Orleans Mayor Orders Evacuation

Reuters is reporting that as of 10:17 PM on Saturday, August 30, Mayor Ray Nagin has ordered the evacuation of New Orleans, starting early on Sunday. "The evacuation order, which will not be physically enforced by...

Police raid headquarters of RNC protesters

It's already started, Republican strong-arm tactics to prevent people from having a voice at the RNC."ST. PAUL, Minnesota (CNN) -- Police raided a rental hall used by a group organizing protests at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Friday. The RNC...

Georgia Pulls Troops Out of Iraq

Georgia has today pulled out some of its troops in Iraq, Baghdad reports, to consolidate the army at home.     " BAGHDAD (AFP) — Georgia's 2,000 strong contingent in Iraq began to return home on Sunday...

Brett Favre finally makes it to New York

Brett Favre was almost drafted to the Jets at the beginning of his careet, but New York passed on the football legend (well, he wasn't one then). So Favre ended up eventually with Green Bay.But yesterday, he was back...

Security tightens more as Olympics get under way

"Security forces squeezed their grip on China a notch tighter Friday for the start of the Olympics, edging up restrictions in the capital and imposing much tougher ones in a restive Muslim area in the country's far west.The Beijing Games' glittering curtain raiser went off...

America's Mountain High Marathon Hope - Ryan Hall :: MAXINE

" The Big Bear Grizzly front page declaring support to Ryan Hall in his pursuit of Olympic competition. Image Credit: Edmund Jenks (MAXINE) 2008America's Mountain High Marathon Hope - Ryan HallIt was right there in...

It's Not Stripping... It's Art

An Iowa judge consummated a strip club's end-run around indecent exposure laws, ruling that the club was technically a theatre. I'm still concerned, though, with the idea of underage performers at this don't-call-it-a-strip-club venue... are there laws against underage nude...

Griffey Jr. No Longer Seeing Red, Traded to White Sox

The rumor was flying around as of late yeesterday, but now it is official as Griffey has agreed to be traded to the White Sox."Ken Griffey Jr. approved a trade from the Cincinnati Reds to the Chicago White Sox on...

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