Olympic Fashion: a country by country critique (some of them, anyway)

Canadians have been pretty hard on our country's Olympic fashion choices this year, and this blog roundup of international media critiques shows other countries are equally self-deprecating. Perhaps it's...

Guilty as Ordered

This makes a nice contrast to President Bush's criticism of China's human rights record today. Maybe he should also spend a bit of time cleaning up civil rights abuses in his own country. " Now that was a real nail-biter. The court designed by the White House and its...

Ron Paul Fears Staged Iran Pretext Could Bring National Draft

"Congressman Ron Paul fears that a staged incident exploited as a pretext to attack Iran may be the precursor to a national draft, as he responded to Sy Hersh’s astounding report that Dick Cheney proposed faking a Gulf of Tonkin style incident by killing Americans in the...

Why many Americans prefer their Sundays segregated

" The Rev. Paul Earl Sheppard had recently become the senior pastor of a suburban church in California when a group of parishioners came to him with a disturbing personal question. Rev. Rodney Woo leads a successful interracial church but says church members...

Obama Energy Plan Revealed, a Tire Gauge

The McCain campaign is urging voters to make sure their car tires are properly inflated to save gasoline but only half-heartedly. Campaign adviser Mark Salter distributed tire pressure gauges labeled “Obama’s...

Video: Protesters Accuse Obama of Ignoring Black Issues

Protesters Accuse Obama of Ignoring Black Issues in St. Petersburg, Florida.  See the Video  The Tampa bay area is avast of protestors.  Obama is not the only candidate that has been heckled here.  During the...

Arlington cementary and Iraq casualties media coverage dispute

Media coverage of Iraq casualty is not easy business. Now, Arlington Cementary adds its own tone to the dispute over such press freedom..to no avail. " Arlington Cemetery at Center of Controversy Over Media...

Report: Some Americans cut Credit Card use

Some Americans are cutting back on their credit card use as the economy continues its downward spiral, yet many of those are still having trouble paying off their balances.The Federal Reserve Board says...

Drivers shave off 9.6B miles in May

"NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Americans drove 9.6 billion fewer miles in May compared to a year earlier, according to a report from the Federal Highway Administration. The decline was the third-largest monthly drop since the agency, a division of the U.S. Department of...

Study Shows Canada and Mexico are Top Destinations for Americans.

Even though fuel prices have gone up and dollar has declined most Americans still enjoy their summer vacations most of them heading to closer destinations. " The dollar’s decline hasn’t dampened...

Aussie basketballers more worred about Beijing pollution than American compet...

"The Australian Women's basketball team's WNBA superstar Lauren Jackson is not fretting about the basketball war with America that awaits her in Beijing; she's more worried about the weather. Asked at a lunch on the Gold Coast about Australia's ultra-intense...

Canadian Flashpoint No. 1 Ranked Show in U.S. and Canada

It started off with a bang - CTV's Friday night Canadian-made series Flashpoint blew away the mold for ratings. And not just in Canada. In fact, the Toronto-based show, which follows a team of Special Response...

Russians among world's cleanest

Have you ever smelled a Russian? Probably not, according to a piece in today's Pravda. More than a third of Russians take a daily shower or bath, putting them in third spot on a list of the world's cleanliest...

Fixing Illegal Immigration: What Americans Want

"Immigration is said to be a divisive issue, but it really isn't. Large majorities of Americans favor legal immigration, and large majorities oppose illegal immigration.  But the failure to control the process has created a tiger that periodically pounces onto the...

CNN poll: Most say Founding Fathers wouldn't be impressed

"(CNN) -- How would the likes of Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin feel about the way the United States has turned out 232 years after declaring its independence? ...

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