John McCain Snubs Sarah Palin on "The Tonight Show"

" John McCain apparently snubbed ex-running mate Sarah Palin during an appearance Monday on NBC's "The Tonight Show." "We have, I'm happy to say, a lot of voices out there," McCain told host Jay Leno before...

Sarah Palin says Republican Party must return to its Core Values

Sarah Palin, former vice presidential nominee and Alaska Gov. speaking to the annual meeting of the republican governors association, said her defeated party must return to core values for instance limited...

Japan nominates Amano to succeed IAEA chief ElBaradei

" Japan said on Friday it had nominated Yukiya Amano, its ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency, to head the U.N. watchdog when Director Mohamed ElBaradei leaves office next year. ElBaradei, 66,...

Manchester Catholic School Bans Cancer Vaccination

A Catholic school in Manchester, UK has banned their 12 and 13 year old female students from receiving immunization against cervical cancer at the high school, even though the NHS vaccination program has been approved by Britain's Catholic Education Service.  The vaccine...

Bolivian President Evo Morales urges separatist to sign peace deal today

Caracas, Venezuela, 21 September 2008. Just few hours ago, the Bolivian President Evo Morales urged all separtatist prefects (Conalde) that participated in the peace talks, to sign the agreed deal today. Pro government groups have gathered at Santa Cruz and Cochabamba a...

Bolivia recall referenda: President Morales emerges as great winner (updated II)

UPDATES: Official preliminary statements show President Evo Morales win. In his victory speech, President Morales stated that today electoral victory allows him to carry on with his nationalization drive and...

Black Americans on long road to political equality

Obama will make Martin Luther King proud if he'd be the next president of USA....."For black Americans, the road to political inclusion that has allowed Democratic candidate Barack Obama to make a serious bid for...

A Symbol For Carter’s Second Term :: Carter's Second Term

"The new Obama seal -- inspired by the real presidential seal--debutted in Chicago on Friday June 20, 2008 at a meeting presumptive nominee Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) had with Democratic governors. The seal --...

Prisoners released early to free up space

UK prison guards are telling the government that the nation's prisons are full, on the same day that the number of British prisoners has hit an all-time high at 83,000. Over the bank holiday weekend, which saw an...

A Florida & Michigan Fix Back Room Discussions

" Very quietly and very delicately the Obama and Clinton campaigns have begun back channel communications to find a common ground that can break the stalemate over Florida and Michigan. Discussions are in very...

Okay.... So What IS a Super Delegate?

For starters, Super delegates are current and former leaders in the Democratic Party with voting power, existing only in the Democratic Party. They are not to be confused with the regular delegate count,...

Govt bans Kejora flag hoisting in Papua

""The only flag is the Red-and-White. I call on them not to hoist the Kejora flag. If they want to protest something, it is enough for them to channel their aspirations through their governors and district heads,"...

UN says millions of displaced Iraqis face grim future

One of the main aims of this Iraq war was to help the people of this nation - to free them of their despair and suffering  under the brutal regime of Sadam. The picture that has emerged is that again we have...

Record-breaking opium crop destabilises Afghanistan

Afghani's, impoverished ,living in a decades war torn country see cash and survival in an illicit crop.  Western Nations shovelling Token payments of Hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to try and get...

A Permanent Ban On Internet Taxes?

"WASHINGTON, D.C. - By all accounts, it's fairly safe to say that Congress is not going to allow state and local taxes on Internet service, at least for the next several years. A bill proposed by Sens. Tom Carper,...

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