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Baby P death sparks national child protection review in UK
The controversial case of baby P, a child who was brutally killed by its mother even after several visits by the British social services department, has scandalized Britain. Now a nationwide review has been launched to find problems with the department."A nationwide review of... Wall Street turmoil gives Dems opening
CNN poll 5-7 SeptThe Wall street crisis tumbling Americas Icons Lehman Bros, AIG ...Americans lost the confidence in Sen. John McCain steering the economy. The poll, conducted September 5-7, found that more than... Anxious customers line up at IndyMac to withdraw money
Worried customers lined up outside IndyMac to withdraw their money this morning. IndyMac was seized by federal investigators on Friday. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp automatically insures customers... 406 views | 3 comments | 5 recommendations
Entire RAF Nimrod fleet 'should be grounded'
The RAF Nimrod fleet, originally built in the 70's by the British air force, was never flightworthy in the first place, says a new report by the coroner investigating the latest crash. The age of the aircraft,...502 views | 3 comments | 0 recommendations
BA Cancels Flights as T5 Chaos Continues
UPDATE: 1:22PM ESTBritish Airways chief executive Willie Walsh has finally decided to make a statement about the terrible disaster that is Heathrow's new Terminal 5."It was not, he admitted, BA's "finest hour" and,...506 views | 1 comment | 0 recommendations
Developers need incentives: energy efficient buildings
Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor The following phrase in this media story says it all about people. "The report also noted a disincentive for both landlords and tenants - property owners tend...426 views | 1 comment | 0 recommendations
State of the Union? An embarrassing lovefest for a smirking failure of a pres...
Was your congressional representative and were your senators among the cheering throngs last night for the smirking, prissy cheerleader-in-chief? Mine were and it was sickening. It was just another example of the Tom DeLay, New Gingrich and right-wing...White House archives missing CIA leak and Iraq emails
" WASHINGTON - Apparent gaps in White House e-mail archives coincide with dates in late 2003 and early 2004 when the administration was struggling to deal with the CIA leak investigation and the possibility of a congressional probe into Iraq... Diebold Voting Machine Failures During New Hampshire Primary
"Special to The BRAD BLOG by Dori Smith of Talk Nation Radio
Early research into New Hampshire wards and towns which used Diebold's AccuVote Optical-Scan voting machines during last week's Primary reveals that... Goodbye Wiretaps, FBI Forgets to Pay Phone Bills
It's a little harder to eavesdrop on a tapped phone line when it's been disconnected. It seems a few FBI slackers have been forgetting to pay their phone bills and losing wiretap lines as a result. Maybe they should...405 views | 0 comments | 0 recommendations
CANADA:Nuclear Thefts Raise Security Fears
Well that can't be good!"Record nuclear thefts raise fears about security failures Ottawa Citizen Published: Thursday, November 22, 2007 A record number of low-level radioactive materials, the kind terrorists could...630 views | 0 comments | 0 recommendations
Met Police on trial over De Menezes shooting
"The Metropolitan Police goes on trial at the Old Bailey today over alleged health and safety failures that led to an innocent Brazilian man being mistaken for a terrorist and shot dead.Jean Charles de Menezes was killed at Stockwell Tube station on July 22 2005 by firearms...378 views | 0 comments | 0 recommendations
Joint Chiefs Chairman Steps Down
Meanwhile, having nothing to do with Paris Hilton, the head of the Pentagon's Joint Chiefs is stepping down, despite anticipation of his re-appointment to another term."Gen. Peter Pace is out as Joint Chiefs Chairman, according to MSNBC and Think Progress. He's being...The 12 main failures of the Bush-Cheney administration: A terrible legacy
"I think as far as the adverse impact on the nation and around the world, this [Bush II] administration has been the worst in history." --Jimmy Carter, 39th U.S. President "Those who cannot remember the past are...Pakistan losing territory to radicals
"Pakistan losing territory to radicals The rise of a powerful cleric exposes economic and political failures in a government-administered area. Part 1 of three. By David Montero | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor"
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