Opponent of Rep. Joe "You Lie" Wilson raises $600,000+ in a day

Whether or not the Democrat health plan passes, at least one Democrat has gotten an enormous boost from Rep. Joe Wilson's outburst at President Obama last night, Wilson's opponent Rob Miller."Rob Miller, the...

Obama gets big Bucks from Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac

Obama calling himself an outsider and agent of change has CEO of Freddie Mac on his Pay Role.  The fact is  that he has received over 500,000 dollars from folks within Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac.  Some...

Hillary Clinton “Supporters” need to stop talking out of their vaginas.

"Recent news has come out that yet another self-professed Hillary Clinton “supporter” has jumped aboard theMcCain Puss- err, Bandwagon. This time, the naive wench is Lynn Forester de Rothschild, a prominent member of the DNC’s Platform Committee who, in her moments of...

Vengsarkar hails Dhoni

"Chairman of selectors and former Indian skipper Dilip Vengsarkar has praised One-Day captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s contributions in their first ever ODI series win in Sri Lanka. “The Indian skipper not only handled the team well but also showed how top class spinners...

Sucking Up to the Bankers: A Bipartisan Lovefest by Robert Scheer

"This is a time to condemn the bankers, not to embrace them. They are the scoundrels who got us into the biggest economic mess since the Great Depression, lining their own pockets while destroying the life savings of those who trusted them. Yet both of our leading...

The Political Dance, Obama and McCain running to the Middle

The Political Dance, Obama and McCain running to the Middle Slow to disclose funding when both candidates agreed to be transparent We can see right through them! July 12, 2008 0001 GMT By...

Scottish Labour Leader Quits; Scramble to Replace Her Begins

Wendy Alexander, the Scottish Labour leader who ran into some trouble over campaign contributions last week, has resigned. The Labour Party in the UK is now scrambling to find a successor for her, but it will be...

NowPublic in the Globe and Mail

Headline: CITIZEN-JOURNALISM SITE RELAUNCHES WITH NEW FEATURES"NowPublic.com, a leading Vancouver-based "citizen-journalism" site that allows users from around the world to post their comments, photos and video of news events, has relaunched its website with new features....

Israel's Defense Minister Calls On Olmert to Step Down to Battle Corruption A...

"JERUSALEM  —  Israel's powerful defense minister on Wednesday called on Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to step down amid a burgeoning corruption scandal and said he would bring down the government if the...

Today is International Nurses Day!

Last week was National Nurses Day, today is International Nurses Day!  Today is the anniversary of Florence Nightingale’s birthday, the founder of modern nursing."International Nurses Day is celebrated...

Who's Bankrolling the 2008 Presidential Election?

Journalists and politicians have tracked the who, where, and why of political campaign contributions for years.The Huffington Posts' FUNDRACE2008 now provides everyday people the technology to do just that: "find...

Targeting the Latinos in 2008: Old patterns with new twists

"Latinos have received significant attention during the 2008 presidential campaign. Democratic and Republican contenders have made numerous efforts to persuade Latinos to vote for them, while issues of importance to many Latinos—e.g., immigration reform, anti-immigrant...

Drupal Founder Named Biz Week's Top Young Entrepreneur

Congratulations to Dries.  Way to go buddy."While he was still a computer science student in college, Buytaert developed Drupal, a system designed to make it easier to publish, manage, and organize content on...

The Rise and Fall of Barack Obama

"The skinny kid with the funny name from Hawaii had a great run.  By forcing all four other candidates off the ballot, including the woman who had reached out to help him, he maneuvered his way into the Illinois State Legislature.  There, he found an extortionist...

Report: CNN citizen journalism site close to launch

"CNN is close to expanding its "iReport" user-generated reporting initiative into a separate Web site, MediaWeek wrote Monday. The new site, to be hosted at iReport.com, will be a repository for user-submitted news content--video, audio, and photos. Visitors can navigate...

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