IMF Should Not Condone Abuses

The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has again asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to not condone the human right abuses committed by the Sri Lankan government by providing the funding. The Sri Lankan govenrment...

Sri Lanka camps a 'national disgrace'

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called Sri Lanka's treatment in the detention camps a national disgrace. " "For more than a year, the Sri Lankan government has detained virtually everyone, including entire families,...

Citizens for A Constitutional Republic

" The U.S. Constitution was never written for, nor was the U.S. system of government ever intended to be a “democracy”, but rather, a “representative republic”. Many of the founding fathers feared creating...

Adams Closes 111 Stores, 850 Jobs Lost

Last week the Adams childrenswear company announced it was going into administration, and at the time the fate of its 260 stores and staff of about 2,000 was unknown. Today, Adams announced the closure of 111...

Obamas' 'Haunted' House

The soon-to-be first family gets a room with a view this weekend, as they move into their temporary residence, the five star Italian Renaissance-style Hay-Adams Hotel, which overlooks the White House.  Some...

Adams 'to go into administration'

UK firm Adams, who makes and sells children's clothes and footware have applied to go into administration.The report was revealed by the BBC and will bring another blow to British retailers.Adams has 260 outlets...

Free Journalists Unfairly Held

"(New York, December 3, 2008) - The Sri Lankan government should immediately drop charges and free J.S. Tissainayagam, a prominent Tamil journalist on trial for his writings, Human Rights Watch said today. A Tamil...

"Here, Sweetlips!" -- Presidential pets B. O. (Before Obama)

NOTE: Before reading this article, you may enjoy watching AARP TV's three-minute YouTube video, "Presidential Pets" at  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d2GvRoEmXA . Speculation about the Obama family's...

Scorecard - Royal Bengal Tigers bt Lahore Badshahs - ICLT20 - 4th Match

"Indian Cricket League, 2008 Royal Bengal Tigers vs Lahore Badshahs, 4th Match Lal Bahadur Stadium, Hyderabad, October 12, 2008 Match Information Toss: Lahore Badshahs (Elected to bat) Match Status: Royal Bengal Tigers won by 8 wkts Batting: Lahore...

One-year ban on new fast-food restaurants in South L.A.

Is this the beginning of a new movement towards banning fast-food chains?Major corporations such as McDonalds is definitely going to fight hard over this decision. As of now, only South L.A. is doing this ban, but...

THE CLINTON BODY-COUNT

Here is the latest body count that we have. All of these people have been connected with the Clintons in some form or another. We have not included any deaths that could not be verified or connected to the Clinton scandals. All deaths are listed chronologically by date. This...

Publicly humiliate neighbors into behaving

A new website called Rottenneighbor.com allows disgruntled homeowners to post anonymous, nasty comments about neighbours, and then catalogue them on a big Google map of the neighborhood. The idea is to "Help...

Get Smart ! "And Loving It"!

OpinionBarry Artiste, now Public ContributorIn the 1960's with a Cold War, Worldwide Nuclear Armageddon, Cuban Missile Crisis, Space Race and a spate of Spy movies, everything from Man from Uncle to James Bond,...

American Idol Final: David Cooks Archuleta by 12 Million Votes

DAVID COOK!A whopping 97.5 million votes came in for the two Davids, and 12 million separated them. David Cook was crowned this year’s American Idol winner. My DVR only recorded for two hours, so...

Explosion at Mississippi paper plant kills one

An explosion at a Mississippi plant earlier today has killed one worker and injured 17 others." The blast at the International Paper plant in Vicksburg was caused by a boiler explosion about 3:15 p.m., said Nicole Vera, deputy director of 911 services. Warren County Coroner...

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