Vatican vows to fight Devil

"The Catholic Church has vowed to "fight the Devil head-on" by training hundreds of priests as exorcists. Father Gabriele Amorth (82), the Vatican's Exorcist-in-Chief, announced the initiative amid the Church's...

Challenges Brew Over 'State Secrets'

No matter the opinion on the subject, I think it is important for this subject to be brought before the courts. Just a blurb in the news today, but very important to our constitutional rights."WASHINGTON - In federal courts and on Capitol Hill, challenges are brewing to a key...

Robbery Suspect Charged With death of Accomplices

You just know the NAACP would say this is racist. Self defense is the most sacred right we have. This is just my opinion but I would have taken them all out and saved everyone the argument..."LAKEPORT, Calif. —...

Turning Pain to Gain - Naomi Klein

Naomi Klein in one of those remarkable people who make us think in a different way. She makes us look at what we are doing and questions entrenched believe systems. In her book No Logo for instance, she...

FCC: Fairness Doctrine losing relevance

This is not good news and points out why portals like NowPublic are becoming more and more important to the free transfer of information on the Internet.  - The Angryindian---------------------------------------------"The Federal Communications Commission has no...

Who owns the Public airwaves?

The Fairness doctrine makes the news again. I talked to Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) on Friday and thanked him for his support of the Fairness Doctrine, though what he did was less support than just making sure that Fairness could be revisited when a less partisan administration...

Elaborate Hindu temple opens its door to public

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public Contributor BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Temple will certainly be a sight to behold and a testament to Ancient Indian craftsmenship. Not only will it be the pride and joy of...

And the Democrats say they have no interest in the Fairness Doctrine

"Friday, Democrats in the Senate blocked an amendment that would have prevented the return of the Fairness Doctrine.  Thune and others argue that reviving the Fairness Doctrine would give the government too much power in regulating content.  "

HK marks first decade with China

HK marks first decade with China Chinese President Hu Jintao inspects troops in Hong Kong Enlarge Image ...

Fairness Doctrine vs Citizen Journalism :: MAXINE

"Here in the good ol’ USA, we have members of our congress walking the halls complaining about the success of “Talk Radio” and how it needs to be regulated. A recent account observed that senators Barbara...

Nigeria Elections: 18 political parties sue INEC

"The National Democratic Party (NDP) has sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Attorney General of the Federation, Bayo Ojo. Suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/166/2007 filed on Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at Abuja Federal High Court also joined 17 other political...

Q & A- Chomsky on Iran, Iraq, Lebanon … the World

"Saturday, 17 February, 2007 @ 8:23 PM Noam Chomsky is a noted linguist, author, and foreign policy expert. On February 9, Michael Shank interviewed him on the latest developments in U.S. policy toward Iran, Iraq,...

Fiji - Bainimarama announces coup

Australian Broadcasting Corporation TV PROGRAM TRANSCRIPT - Broadcast: 05/12/2006 "KERRY O'BRIEN: The Fiji coup has finally happened. After weeks of warnings and 24 hours putting all his chess pieces into place,...

Dig The Heavy

"Guess Who... Guess Who... In Their Own Words "Beware the leader who bangs the drums of war in order to whip the citizenry into a patriotic fervor, for patriotism is indeed a double-edged sword. It both emboldens the blood, just as it narrows the mind. And when the...

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