Obama, corruption help Taliban: Bhutto heiress

Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari, known worldwide as Mr. Ten Percent, is taking President Barack Obama for a ride by bilking "scrillions" in American taxpayers monies, says his staunchest critic, Fatima Bhutto....

Does America Yearn For A Monarch?

Life Magazine fabricated a mythical monarchy in the early sixties by applying polish and airbrushing to John and Jacky Kennedy, elevating them into a Camelot. America couldn’t get enough of the magazine, and rewarded its uncommon “access,” to the JFK White House with...

Tobacco Harm Reduction Author Urges Opposition to Tobacco Bill

In a mass email William Godshall, executive director of SmokeFree Penyslvannia and co-author of Tobacco Harm Reduction: An Alternative Strategy for Inveterate Smokers, has urged opposition to a Tobacco Bill set to enter the Senate next Tuesday.  According to tobacco harm...

Diet Don't : Popcorn’s deadly butter-vapor diacetyl

A decade after safety concerns were first raised by experts, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted public hearings on Diacetyl – a chemical widely used to flavor microwave popcorn. The public comment period ended on April 21st. Recent...

Tribute to Helen Thomas

The 88-year-old Helen Thomas decennia long defender of democracy has covered every President since John F. Kennedy. She was the first female officer of the National Press Club, the first female member and...

Michele Bachmann: Obama's "Re-Education Camps for Young People"

Last week, Congress passed the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, which expands AmeriCorps and increases volunteer opportunities at home and abroad. Appearing on Minnesota’s KTLK talk radio, Rep. Michele...

Discovery Shuttle landing successful says NASA Space Center

The Discovery shuttle landing has been successful says NASA Space Center.'Welcome Home Discovery' says NASA space Center seconds after the shuttle has safely landed in Florida." Discovery landed at NASA's Florida spaceport a short while ago, ending a 13-day mission that...

Caroline Kennedy is OUT, IN, and Out again

Caroline Kennedy had Withdrawn her Senate Bid due to continued health concerns of Uncle Senator Ted Kennedy.  She then changed her mind.  Seems that Governor Patterson asked her to reconsider her...

Obama First Black and Third Youngest President in US History

Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th President of the United States on January 20, 2009 and while he is the first black president ever elected in the US, he is not the youngest.  Obama is the third youngest...

Emergency vehicle in DC reporting VIP very ill

Twitterers following the local police scanners and are reporting: "overheard on police radio "transport of VIP who is very ill" #inaug09"

Caroline Kennedy, US House of Lords?

Washington Post Columnist, Charles Krauthammer, makes some observations on Caroline Kennedy and her qualification to replace Hillary Clinton's Senate Seat." "I don't know what Caroline Kennedy's qualifications...

Caroline Kennedy to Seek Clinton’S Senate Seat

There have also been reports that formerpresident Bill Clinton could be appointedto fill his wife's seat.  This could get interesting."The decision came after a series of deeply personal and political...

21st Centrury Classroom in the Hills of Dade City

"Twenty miles north of Tampa, Fla., turning east on Hwy 52, flatwoods of evergreens and monotony give way to rolling hills turned cattle land and valleys that hold December morning mists and wax nostalgic for...

Once Clinton Becomes US Secretary of State, Caroline Kennedy Could Take Her S...

When Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York takes her new post as the US Secretary of State under the administration of Barack Obama come January of 2009, her US Senate seat will be vacant.  So far, there...

"Here, Sweetlips!" -- Presidential pets B. O. (Before Obama)

NOTE: Before reading this article, you may enjoy watching AARP TV's three-minute YouTube video, "Presidential Pets" at  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d2GvRoEmXA . Speculation about the Obama family's...

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