Rich-world Bail-out Big Distraction From Fight Against Poverty: Recession Good

Opinion: The IMF should think very carefully about bailing out developed countries in this financial crisis. The facts behind the crisis - the greed, the housing bubbles, the over-consumption, the deceit - should not...

Chicago schools paying for good grades

Will kids work harder in school if they're paid for good grades?  Chicago schools are banking that they will by offering cash to students who do well in the five core subjects of; English, Math, Science, Socials...

"Let Them Eat Cake" - Washington & Wall Street Loot the Banks

"Gentlemen, I have had men watching you for a long time and I am convinced that you have used the funds of the bank to speculate in the breadstuffs of the country. When you won, you divided the profits amongst you,...

Asia stocks Markets hit new lows as crisis deepens

All the efforts by several governments - including  the mother of all bail out plan the establishment of a US$700 billion (S$1 trillion) rescue fund is not yielding any results and have failed to revive the investors confidence. Many Asian and European governments have...

Good grief! Gigantic gourd goes missing in Mich.

"Good grief! Gigantic gourd goes missing in Mich. The Associated Press GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. - A...

Cause of 'Treeman's' barklike growths revealed

"(CNN) -- For 20 years, the warts studding Dede Kosawa's hands and feet multiplied and sprouted like gnarled roots. ...

Dead Man Good to Go for Obama Benefit

" Dead Man Good to Go for Obama Benefit C Flanigan/Getty Images ...

Rest of India win Irani Trophy 2008

"Anil Kumble and Harbhajan Singh ran through Delhi’s batting order and completed a 187-run win for Rest of India in the Irani Cup match in Vadodara. Delhi resumed on 113 for 3 but the collapse started in the second over of the day when Aakash Chopra was bowled by Zaheer...

Irani Trophy 2008-09: Preview

"The new season begins in earnest in Baroda when the star studded Rest of India team takes on the Ranji champions Delhi. With the series against Australia looming large, and the selectors more or less making their intentions clear, this match has suddenly gained epic...

India take on Romania in Davis Cup

"India will challenge a formidable Romania for a place in the Davis Cup World Group with in-form teenager Somdev Devvarman as their trump card in the crucial World Group play-off tie starting on Friday. It will be a tough test for the four-member Indian team on the red clay...

Watching Sports Is Good For Your Brain

"With two out in the ninth, the bases are loaded and the Brewers' RBI leader has two strikes. The infield is in as the pitcher delivers. Its a hard grounder to third that he takes on the short hop and fires a bullet...

Why the Financial Meltdown Reflects the Fundamental Failure of the Bush-McCai...

"The financial meltdown on Wall Street is more than a cyclic correction brought on by a mismanaged business cycle. It is emblematic of a problem at the very foundation of the right wing economic philosophy that...

Good Samaritan Turns In Olympian's Missing Gold Medal

Gold medal winner, Brendan Hansen, who won the medal in the now famous relay in Beijing with Michael Phelps, had lost his medal over the weekend, but a good samaritan has turned it in today.It went missing when he...

Why infants still die from SIDS

" When Melissa and Rudy Haberzettl's son Jacob was born in November 2006, he was perfect in every way -- full-term, healthy weight, and a champion eater. Like many new moms, Melissa was determined to follow doctor's orders: She breastfed Jake exclusively, put him to sleep on...

Dhoni delighted on winning top ODI award

"Mahendra Singh Dhoni became the first Indian to win the ICC ODI Player of the Year award and the star stumper-batsman is relishing it. “It feels great to know that I am the first Indian player to get this particular award and it’s very special because now I am in the...

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