Opinion" [LINK to video of "tortured" Canadian boy who fought for al Qaeda, watch this first and then read.] Truthfully, I have been questioned much harder by school administrators than this kid, who quite possibly killed an American soldier, was. [Side note: the school...
The presence of an intelligent and opinionated woman alongside her husband, especially when the husband holds high position, is too much for some. The public however, despite attacks from the media of the kind that...
Christian 11 and 12 year old children were being forced to pray to Allah! detention for those who refused! As one parent put it: "Making them pray to Allah, who isn't who they worship, is wrong and what got me is...
This is how serious a Barack Obama foreign policy would look after he assumes office. If one thinks the United States might be looking weak in the view of the rest of the world ... NOW ... just think how we would...
A glitch in the MySpace system allowed Paris Hilton's and Lindsay Lohan's private photos to be posted all over the Internet- I'm sure the 'stars' wouldn't mind too much considering they've been seen in a lot worse...
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A Royal storm in a teacup has erupted at the usually genteel Chelsea Flower Show in London. Australian gold-medal winner Jamie Durie found himself accidentally upsetting the Duke of Edinburgh as he toured his...
If you've ever wanted a film role with Johnny Depp, tea with Alan Greenspan, tennis lessons from Andre Agassi, or a chace to meet Oprah backstage at her talkshow, now you can.All this and more is up for sale in an...
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With the economy in a free fall,India's call centers are receiving calls from more than frustratedconsumers in America. While down and out Americans are increasinglydefaulting on their payments, the businesses...
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"The officer's statement show that her etiquette lessons included instructions to wear lipstick and rouge while on duty, ask permission to enter a conversation, wear expensive jewelry and otherwise behave in a manner...
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This may eliminate long wait times on the phone listening to a robotic female voice saying 'please stay on the line; your call is important to us'. The power of Twitter can reach far and wide it seems!"Have a...
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When it came to Cyclone Sidr and disaster relief - I thought I knew it all. I
knew I couldn't help them all. I knew the media would be coming. I knew
the local population knew the area better than foreigners. I knew...
"By April of 2006 the debate about coercive interrogation and its most controversial technique, water-boarding, had started to spill into the headlines. I was in graduate school at the time. As I watched the debate...
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This story is bizarre. Not that strippers are anything strange, but the fact that the teacher let the stripper go ahead with the show is what makes it strange. I suppose she was too dumbfounded at first to do...
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In one of Italy's most complex and difficult political climates, good, straightforward journalism is hard to find. Add to that the fact that former President Silivio Berlusconi owned much of the nations media, and...
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"IT rumble in the jungle
Fancy having city kids go into the village to learn? Usually it’s the other way around. But the Horizon Lanka IT village at Mahavilachchiya in Anuradhapura plays host to students from the cities and towns keen on learning IT and this small hamlet...