Mongolia opposition demands partial vote recount

Following temporary unrest in the country's capital after a disputed election result, Mongolia's opposition leader is demanding a recount."Mongolia's opposition leader demanded on Friday a vote recount in 12 areas, in a challenge to preliminary election results that showed...

Starbucks is Closing Stores - Now Only 3 on Every Block

These guys are going to have the worst real estate problem in the US...."Starbucks Corporation (NASDAQ: SBUX) has announced the next step in its multi-faceted plan to transform the company, with a decision to...

Most Imams in Germany Lack Academic Qualifications

"Muslim immigrants looking for advice on integrating into mainstream society in Germany, won't find much help in their mosques. According to a new study, the majority of imams in Germany are ill-prepared for their own stay in Germany and most lack any academic training. ...

Hindus will not get Kashmir land

" The government of Indian-administered Kashmir has said it will revoke its decision to transfer land to a body that manages an important Hindu shrine. News that the Amarnath Shrine Board was to get the forest...

Lisbon Treaty - Survey highlights strong No campaign

There is no doubting the fact that Irish people, in general, are in favour of EU membership which explains why the politicians were so shocked by the rejection of the Lisbon Treaty. The Eurobarometer telephone poll...

Majority oppose B.C. carbon tax

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA scant few months ago when a Carbon Tax was announced by the British Columbia Government, much Back slapping, Banners and Party Favours were passed out to a Liberal...

Google Deal Void If Icahn Wins Control Of Yahoo

Carl Icahn's campaign to broker a marriage between "Microsoft (NSDQ: MSFT) and Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO) just got a lot more complicated -- and expensive -- thanks to the search ad outsourcing deal Yahoo struck with Google late Thursday. According the deal's fine print, disclosed...

Senator Reid's Pants Are on Fire

In what is hopefully only a first step, Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) threw down the gauntlet at Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's (D-Nev.) shuffling feet yesterday after Senate Democrats, once again, failed to...

Dig, Fill and Digg it!

"Amazing technique that consider the Internet as a "Gold Mine" If you are running a business, you will have to dig deeply in this world to find something that can make people interested in."

In Backing Murtha, Pelosi Draws Fire - Washington Post

"House Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi's endorsement of Rep. John P. Murtha's bid for House majority leader set off a furor yesterday on Capitol Hill, with critics charging that she is undercutting her pledge to clean...

Virgin Throttles Its UK Cable Network

Virgin is now throttling bandwidth on high-volume users, effective immediately. "Virgin Media has quietly rolled out bandwidth throttling nationwide, after successful technical trials in the North West, which the ISP says means a group of heavy users will sacrifice high...

Joint Chiefs Chairman Begins Pacific Trip

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff starts Tour" HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii, May 28, 2008 – The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has begun a swing through the Pacific that will take him to Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines and Korea. After a...

An Opinion from Robert Creamer

As the Primary That Wouldn't End continues, with each of the remaining candidates chugging along, like the Little Engine That Could, with both chanting, 'I think I can! I think I can!', political analysts...

Poll-BC. Premier Campbell: "He's GodLike"

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorBC's Premier Gordon Campbell has been quoted by Liberal Minions and Media as "GodLike".   BC has been going through some tough times with Crime and Little Punishment...

Republicans Vote Against Moms; No Word Yet on Puppies, Kittens

Normally, when posting a story from the news wires I try and change the headline a  bit just to make it better. But here I find that impossible to do. The Washington Post really hit this one on the head."It was already shaping up to be a difficult year for congressional...

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