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New drive to ban race preferences
Backlash can be hell. "Tensions are running high in the latest affirmative-action battlegrounds. In Arizona, Nebraska, and Colorado, supporters of ballot initiatives that would ban "preferential treatment" are counting up petition signatures – and opponents are... Macaques Can Count
Well, if monkeys can fish and pick coffee, then it makes sense that they can count, too. Indeed, if they start demanding payment for their work, they can bust us if we short-change them. It's an interesting display...Long-range campaigning: Clinton and Obama battle for Guam
"HAGATNA, Guam — Barack Obama was leading Hillary Rodham Clinton by just 203 votes out of more than 3,500 cast in Democratic presidential caucuses on Guam as counting continued early Sunday.Obama-pledged delegates...Bush Throws out First Pitch, Baseball is Here!
"The baseball season got off to a great start last night (are we counting the games in Japan?), as the Washington Nationals' Ryan Zimmerman smacked a walk-off home run with two outs in the bottom of the 9th inning to lead the team to a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves in...BA Cancels Flights as T5 Chaos Continues
UPDATE: 1:22PM ESTBritish Airways chief executive Willie Walsh has finally decided to make a statement about the terrible disaster that is Heathrow's new Terminal 5."It was not, he admitted, BA's "finest hour" and,...Half a Decade of War: Five Years After Iraq Invasion, Soldiers Testify at Win...
" AMY GOODMAN: [Five years ago] on March 19th, 2003, the US began bombing Baghdad. The invasion was on. Six weeks later, President Bush stood under a banner reading “Mission Accomplished” and declared an end to major military combat operations in Iraq. Now, half a... Ohio Voting Machines Declared Official Crime Scene
Yes the same machines that 'won' the last election for George Bush have been secured for forensic study in criminal activities. Too bad the Attorney General of Ohio didn't have the sense to take this action... Obama smear campaign begins
"In Richard Cohen’s op-ed for the Post today, he plays a very nasty game of guilt by association. Because Barack Obama belongs to the ostensibly controversial Trinity United Church of Christ, in Chicago, and...Behind the Scenes: How Oscar Nominees Are Selected
If you're down on the Golden Globes cancellation and looking to make up for it with extra-enthusiasm for this year's Oscars, here's an inside view on the Oscar nomination process. The nominees will be announced this...Kenya’s stolen election
"Kenya’s stolen election The presidential election in Kenya has triggered major violence. Tribal rivalries have been ignited, taking upwards of 300 lives so far. The incumbent President, Mwai Kibaki, has claimed victory over Raila Odinga. Strangely, the parliamentary and...Eliodor Kersaint: South Beach Will Never Be The Same
"What would you say if we told you there were at least 10 to 15 other playas rollin on South Beach with HIV and hooking up with as many party girls as they can. Word on South Beach is that this party killer was...Pakistanis Defy Fatwas to See Hot Film
"Fatwas and Islamist fury have not deterred Pakistani audiences from queuing up in record numbers for "Khuda Kay Liye" ("In the Name of God"), a slickly packaged three-hour-long polemic that is riling the mullahs and has become the Pakistani film industry's biggest...MySpace deletes 29,000 sex offenders
Great...now what the hell are you going to do on MySpace? "Popular Internet social network MySpace said on Tuesday it detected and deleted 29,000 convicted sex offenders on its service, more than four times the...101 Simple Meals Ready in 10 Minutes or Less
"The pleasures of cooking are sometimes obscured by summer haze and heat, which can cause many of us to turn instead to bad restaurants and worse takeout. But the cook with a little bit of experience has a wealth of...Democrats Show Thier Stuff by Jennifer Rubin
"Democrats Show Thier Stuff by Jennifer Rubin (More by this author) Posted: 07/02/2007 Print This Forward Feedback Digg This! Subscribe Sponsored By: We are nearly 500 days away from Election Day but last Thursday we got a good look at what the Democrats will be running...
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