McCain, Obama Respond to Iran Missile Test

By Albert N. Milliron, Editor, Politisite.comIran said today it had tested  long-range missiles with the ability to reach U.S. in the Persian Gulf.  Iran futher related that these missle have guidence that...

Makers Knew Katrina FEMA Trailers Were Tainted

Employees working on the tainted FEMA trailers issued to victims of Hurricane Katrina were suffering from nose bleeds, dizziness and bleeding ears, all effects of formaldehyde exposure - months before they sold them. A new report by the House Oversight and Government Reform...

They kept asking about ransom, TV journalist recalls

The Philippines lay claim to the number two spot in the deadliest places for journalist rundown...next to Iraq which has been torn by war and civil unrest. This article comes straight from a veteran journalist who has been kidnapped and held captive for three...

Robots to swarm English village in huge contest

I would love to see this in person. The world is saturated with robots and yet somehow they never seem to descend upon a single geographical point. via Mez Breeze, unrivalled finder of the bizarre."A village in England will host a robot hide-and-seek exercise next month, when...

School violence hot line saves lives

"A national hot line that urges students to call in tips about weapons and school violence has gotten 198 calls about possible dangers in North Jersey since starting five years ago.In January, a caller told the...

Internet Day highlights web risks

"Safer Internet Day is being marked around Europe with events to educate children and parents about net dangers.  Themed events will reveal the risks of sharing too much personal data and warn children that their virtual friends may not be who they say they are....

Heath Ledger death ruled accidental

Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor The New York medical examiner has concluded that Actor Heath Ledger expired from an accidental overdose comprised of 6 different prescription pills found in his...

It’s Christmas... but Easter eggs are in the shops

"IT MAY only be the eighth day of Christmas, but Easter eggs are already being stocked in shops across Wales. Nutritionists yesterday warned that selling eggs and other Easter-related confectionery throughout the...

How to win arguments and change minds

"You ever notice how nobody on the Internet seems to see that wise leader ship involves recognizing the dangers both of paranoia and naivety? Everybody falls squarely in one camp or the other, advocating universal love or a kind of bigoted fascism. "

Danger:Your 'Footprint' on the Internet Forever

Today (25.11.2007) I found on Google News a post about how  ”Blogs ‘could affect future jobs”. I know from my own experience of writing for my blog and for NowPublic, that the fine grained level of...

Childrens Cough Medicine Lawsuit Filed

Mother Sues Over 4-Month-Old's Cough Medicine Death"CHICAGO — A mother whose 4-month-old son died after taking over-the-counter cough and cold medicines sued two distributors of the drugs, saying they should have known the dangers of a key ingredient and warned...

miamipress Health Watch: Lipstick Lead

Not to pile on the problems parents already have, girls at a very young age want to use lipstick and sometimes boys too. Sometimes it seems we need to put our children in a bubble."Parents worried about the dangers...

Belly-button stud shot through girl in car crash 'like a bullet'

"A teeenager has given a warning of the dangers of body piercing after she was skewered by her belly button stud in a car crash Jessica Collins, 19, was left fighting for her life when the silver stud in her belly button pushed through her body - ending up just millimetres...

Brown hints at 24-hour drinking U-turn

"Since taking over from Mr Blair last June, Mr Brown has already decided to reverse the downgrading of cannabis and moved to abandon plans for Britain's first "super-casinos". The latest U-turn came as he announced a review of the licensing shake-up that had allowed pubs and...

Columbia's New Professor: Dr. Ahmadinejad

This is why I read smart people's blogs, they get smart people mail. Note: the letter part is in italics."Columbia's disgrace There is a suicidal mania that grips elite opinion in the United States. It is exemplified...

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