Iraqi court orders U.S. to free journalist

This appears to be the first of many... I had no idea that 16,000 to 17,000 detainees, in Iraq, will have to be released next year if certain criteria is not met.  One has to wonder, just how this will effect...

In Bad Economy, Charities Need Bailout Too

Food Banks, Other Nonprofits Struggle To Cope With Rising Demand As Donations Decline. This creates a pause for thought. One can only begin to imagine how the economy effects those who depend on charity for...

Air India working on slashing fares by 10-12 pct

In a bid to boost the air traffic growth rate, Air India's top brass has started working on slashing the carrier's fares following considerable reduction in jet fuel prices."We are working on it, but at this moment,...

Springsteen announces a new record for January.

The twenty-fourth record from the mythical US musician Bruce Springsteen is set to be out on January 27th, with the name Working on a Dream.As the singer has stated on his official website, the new songs were...

Gobekli Tepe: Evidence of The World’s First Temple

Fascinating prehistoric megaliths could be the world's oldest worship temple, the one - acre excavation has not yet releaved all of its secrets. " Six miles from Urfa, an ancient city in southeastern Turkey,...

Obama 'to reverse Bush decisions'

Bush rushing to issue midnight exec orders Mr Obama's team is scrutinising Mr Bush's executive orders US President-elect Barack Obama will seek to...

McCain, The Internet and the Death of Rovian Politics

John McCain's polling numbers just keep free-falling and yet he seems unable to understand one of the most obvious causes for his campaign's plunging numbers.  The dirty tricks, lies and smears, Karl Rove style...

The Real Plumbers of Ohio

Very interesting opinion article by Paul Krugman, a must read.   " Forty years ago, Richard Nixon made a remarkable marketing discovery. By exploiting America’s divisions — divisions over Vietnam,...

Indian woman beheads 'sex pest'

This really a shocking story from the Indian state OF Uttarpradesh,a women beheaded the attacker , who tried to rape her in grass field.The daring act of this women is going to set example for those women who...

In dissection protest, teen's name is now Cutout Dissection.com

"ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (AP) -- You can call her Cutout Dissection.com, or Cutout for short, but just don't call her Jennifer. The former Jennifer Thornburg -- whose driver's license now reads Dissection.com, Cutout -- wanted to do something to protest animal dissections...

Asian governments move to halt stock market slide

Governments in Asia are pumping in big funds to fight off the credit crunch emerging out of global crisis. Governments are also cutting down cash reserve and interest rate to make more liquidity. Hong is cutting its key interest rate by 100 basis points effective Thursday....

Four People Killed In Jet Crash

I just found this story about the Blink 182 drummer and another musician getting injured in that recent airplane accident.  I was unaware that 4 people were killed.  There was a loud noise.  I wonder if it was terrorists?"Four people were recently killed in a...

Federal Court Rules Against Federal Subversion of State Medical Marijuana Laws

"Federal Court Rules Against Federal Subversion of State Medical Marijuana Laws by ACLU Blog of Rights (03 Sept, 2008) The court battles over medical marijuana and state versus federal laws continues For the first time, a court has recognized that a concerted effort...

Private security company takes control of bombed Marriott hotel

"A private security company took control of Islamabad Marriottt hotel after investigation and rescue operation was concluded here on Tuesday.Meanwhile, renovation work of gutted structure continued for second straight day in order to give it a better look for temporary period...

NASA could be closed for more than a week

"Damage assessments from Hurricane Ike at NASA's Johnson Space Center continued on Sunday, and a space agency spokesman said it could be late this week or sometime next week before the facility is ready to reopen for normal operations. Johnson, which employees 16,500,...

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