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Journalist gets statue dedicated to him after G.W.Bush shoe trow

Many Iraqis considered justice being done as a journalist tried to hit President George W. Bush with a shoe. However what the shoe trow has actually led to goes beyond just a singled out episode and becomes a statue at Tikrit, Iraq. Baghdad's artist Laith al-Amari created...

Chesley "Sully" Sullengerger welcomed home in Danville today

The crowd chanted "Sully! Sully!" today as Chesley 'Sully' Sullengerger, US Airways 1549 pilot, was welcomed home by several thousand people in Danville, California, as a hero. Sully Sullengerger said only a few...

Ralph Nader: My Father and the Bank Bailout

" I was up on Capitol Hill yesterday among the swarm of big bank lobbyists.And the first thing I thought of was something my dad -- Nathra Nader -- used to say:"Capitalism will always survive in the United...

Bill O'Reilly site Hacked

Conservative commentator Bill O'Reilly's website hacked " Two days after someone broke into the email account of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, unknown intruders have hacked the website of conservative...

US mother convicted of sex with underage Australian boy

An American woman from the Virginia flew halfway around the world  to meet her teenage boy friend. She had  sex with a 15 year old boy and not been charged in an Australian court. Barbara Case, 33 met her teenage lover on internet.  She was arrested after the...

Did McCain Camp Check Palin's Background?

What constitutes "great lengths"? What comprises "a careful, meticulous vetting process"? These are questions that the Republican Party must face as the media frenzy surrounding Sarah Palin's VP candidacy...

Once a Hollywood legend, Doris Day is now an ageing recluse called Clara

Doris Clara, Hollywood legend, 84 years old, but still looks wonderful. Nothing is last forever. One way or another it gets us all in the end! " She enchanted a generation with her golden locks, pretty face and...

It's Official: The "Timothy J. Russert Highway"

Introduced into legislation on Capitol Hill by New York State Senators Hillary Clinton and Chuck Schumer, a portion of  New York State's Route 20A will be renamed the "Timothy J. Russert Highway" in...

The Bard Needs Some New Digs

Do not taunt Shakespeare's bones."Fix the gravesite. But don't touch the bones. That's the work order, in a nutshell, for brave architects contemplating a fixup job for the deteriorating gravesite of William...

Second Person Sought in UNC Student President Murder

Chapel Hill police have released a number of pictures of a young black man believed to be connected to the murder of 22-year-old student body president Eve Carson. Using imaging software, the outline of a...

Add DeKalb

Why is it that when tragedy strikes close to home we often look to God so much quicker and more intently than ever before? Thank you ThirstyJon for giving us this snapshot of your life, DeKalb, Illinois, and a...

Heath Ledger: Autopsy Results, $20 Bills, and Citizen Reports

More reports are coming in about the tragic death of actor Heath Ledger.UPDATE: A rolled up $20 dollar bill was discovered next to Ledger's body, but authorities are not speculating as to whether or not this had a...

Very fishy in one town, my hometown!!!

"My mom, aunt, and dad all voted for RP today in my hometown, My mom and aunt both work passing out ballots, and checking them off. I just looked at the politico map and it says their town has ZERO votes for Ron. Now i know that there isn't corruption on voting in that little...

Saudi King Pardons Rape Victim Sentenced to 200 Lashes

Well we can never imagine what she's gone through, but at least her ordeal won't include 200 lashes and six months in prison."Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has pardoned a female rape victim who had been...

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