Raising Cain

Few have heard of Nobel Prize winning author for Literature, Jose Saramago, (86). But he’s in the literary and theological news today with comments he made concerning the Bible. The author of The...

Same-sex partners to get fed benefits

" President Barack Obama, under growing criticism for not seeking to end the ban on openly gay men and women in the military, is extending benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees. Obama plans to announce his decision on Wednesday in the Oval Office, a White House...

Is Obama Bush III ?

              Obama is learning, as democrats learned when theytook over congress in 2006.that it takes time to changethe federal government.""I am...

Black Orchid in the White House Garden: Assailing Michelle Obama

 “The slave woman is at the mercy of the fathers, sons, or brothers of her master!”  Fredrick Douglass   “You know what we’ve got? We’ve got trash in the White House!” Tammy Bruce, The Laura Inghram Show (‘Listen’)  March...

Art critics and scholars converge for a two-day regional symposium in Karachi

Discussions about the effect colonialism has had on non-western and specifically Asian art dominated at ‘The Anxious Century: Discourses Waiting to be Born’, a two day regional seminar on art that took place...

Congressman says McCain sowing 'seeds of hatred'

There has been increasing alarm over the past week over the hateful rhetoric being used by attendees at McCain/Palin rallies. Attendees have been heard to scream out "terrorist!" and "kill him!" at Sarah...

Naked Shorts locate stock "yeah, I located it, it’s in your mother’s wig!”

Geraldo Rivera lost two vintage 1954 Jaguars he kept the garage, to a fire at his North Shore home. "He said the garage, which is attached to his house, was owned by a resident who lives across the street". (bite...

Ahmadinejad forced to suspend value added tax mechanism for two months.

After mounting criticism from Bazaari political forces and business men, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called for the suspension a new value added tax mechanism for two months. "Under the new VAT policy...

Owen still ‘feeling’ KK exit

"Newcastle United striker Michael Owen has admitted that he and his team-mates are still feeling the effects of Kevin Keegan’s departure. The Tyneside outfit remain without a manager after Keegan parted company with the club at the beginning of September. The Magpies have...

call me sugar or sweetie, it's all the same

"tired of all of the criticism that is brought down on them, the corn refiners association (cra) has gone on the offensive and have started an ad campaign to debunk the myths about high fructose corn syrup. seems that some of the bad press that the substance received,...

Rice Says Russia Has Taken a 'Dark Turn'

US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice has dramatically ramped up the rhetoric condeming Russia, saying the country has taken a "dark turn." The new harsh words come at the same time that the Bush administration has cancelled a nuclear deal wth the country."Secretary of State...

Fed takes heat on AIG from both sides of Congress

The US Federal Reserve took some bashing today from members of Congress who criticized the loan given to AIG yesterday."In what may be a foreshadowing of the sort of questions Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke can expect when he testifies before congressional committees next week,...

Karl Rove: McCain's Ads Have Gone Too Far (VIDEO)

By: Sam SteinSeptember 14, 2008 12:18 PM "When Karl Rove is saying your political ads have gone too far, you know you must be doing something dishonest. The former Bush chief strategist, appearing on Fox...

LPGA backs down on English requirement

When i first heard this news I thought it was ridiculous. Barry Artiste had a piece on this a week ago here. I am not surprised there has been heavy criticism on this as it can be seen quite discriminatory. "Under...

McCain Suggests Bush Has Endorsed Torture

Even John McCain is saying it:"Sen. John McCain today issued some of his strongest criticism of President Bush over an aggressive interrogation technique, clearly suggesting that the president has endorsed torture. During an assessment of the Bush presidency on "Fox News...

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