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UPDATE: 1745 EST: Ted Kennedy's brain tumour surgery was successful, according to his doctor. The US senator was awake during the operation. "
Dr Allan Friedman said a three-hour procedure had been carried out... Bad economy hitting pets, too
"The strain of tightening household budgets has hit man's best friend, as more New Yorkers are seeking help -- including foster parents -- for their pets.Many New York City pet rescue and foster care services say... 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... 911: A License to Kill
With all the flag waving and patriotic rage focussed on "The Bad Guys" every September the eleventh, in an almost religious delirium of nationalist rhetoric, it might be adviseable for USA'ns to take a sobering look... The Death of Global Warming?
Is this evidence that the Global Warming thing is fizzling?"More evidence that Al Gore’s Live Earth flop was indeed the beginning of the end to the public’s fascination with global warming: Leonardo... Horsehead Holding Corp. prices initial public offering
Monaca, Pa., (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Horsehead Holding Corp., the parent company of Horsehead Corporation, today announced that it has priced its initial public offering of 4,867,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $18.00 per share, 4,171,235 shares...Playing the Hand we've Dealt by Thomas Friedman
"Last week, President Bush appointed a “war czar,” Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute, to oversee everything we’re doing in Iraq and Afghanistan — which raises the question: Who was doing this job up to now? The answer, amazingly, is no one. We’re like a fine restaurant that has...Arabic under fire by Brian Whitaker
"http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/brian_whitaker/2007/05/arabic_under_fire.html Memri, the "research institute" which specialises in translating portions of the Arabic media into English, has issued a video clip from a children's programme on Hamas TV in which it claims... Google Acquires Doubleclick for 3.1 Billion
I am not sure...but I also heard a rumour that Google may be acquiring Scotland for 8.1 Billion. Why? Because they can. Buy me Sergey...buy me! "Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG - News) announced today a... Africa In the News Again..Two Stories, Two Realities, & One Continent
"Two stories from two different and internationally renowned media houses, both about African economies, one bleak and one bright. One story by Thomas L. Friedman, acclaimed author of "The World Is Flat" talks about...Wake Up, You Live in America!
"Thomas Friedman's insulting of an ancient and rich culture is cheap shot. Perhaps Friedman should take heed from the popular saying, "If you live in a house of glass, don't throw stones..." If I were to add to the above poem, for Friedman's reading pleasure, and others like...Common Ground Common Sense OpEd: Tom Friedman and the Pundits Will Blame Us f...
"NYT's Tom Friedman and the Pundits Will Blame Us for Iraq By Matt Taibbi, RollingStone.com. Posted March 7, 2007. As the political class and the media establishment wake up to the nightmare in Iraq they are going to start looking for someone to scapegoat -- and it looks like...Saddam's Execution Was a Gargantuan PR Disaster
"When will we recognize that the best thing we can do in Iraq is to get out of there? "The president's view is that in the absence of a U.N. endorsement, this war will become 'self-legitimating' when the world sees most Iraqis greet U.S. troops as liberators. I think there is...More evidence for tea’s anticancer potential : Study
"Teas, both green and black, have potent anti-cancer effects against a wide range of tumours, says a new study led by the US Department of Agriculture that adds to an ever growing body of science behind the...Company In Hell
" Its an interesting coincidence (there is no such thing as a coincidence) that Augusto Pincohet and Milton Friedman passed away less than a month apart."
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