Ford to recall over 650,000 pickups

Ford is recalling over 650,000 F-150 pickup trucks because of a faulty brake hose.  "Ford Motor Co is recalling over 650,000 of its top-selling F-150 pickups as well as a Lincoln-branded truck because of a...

The Clinton Divorce

No, we don't mean Bill and Hillary. We mean the separation now under way between the Clintons and the Democratic Party. Like all divorces after lengthy unions, this one is painful and has had its moments of...

New Five-Dollar Bill Debuts

The new US $5 bill is entering circulation today. Implete with new antifraud measures, it looks more or less like the recently-redesigned twenty-dollar bill. Instead of having entirely green-and-white notes, it looks like we'll be carrying around entirely green, white and...

High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed

"High Crimes: The Fate of Everest in an Age of Greed As any of you who visit The MountainWorld Blog know, ethics on Everest is a very important topic to me and one I've written about at length here...

Obama Campaign Following Lincoln Blueprint

It is rather silly to compare, as some have done, Barack Obama to Abraham Lincoln. But it is fair to compare their means of assent in the nomination process. How is Obama on the cusp of defeating the party...

Lesser-known American race riots

"Irish immigrants opposed to Lincoln's Civil War draft, rioted, raping and killing blacks, often mutilating their corpses, as well as burning their homes and businesses."

Larry Craig gets standing ovation, tapping toes not heard

"In spite of his wide stance defense that turned Idaho into a national joke, Sen. Larry Craig got people to their toe-tapping in feet to applaud the three-term Republican. As if suffering from short-term memory loss, the party loyalists attending the Mini-Cassia Lincoln Day...

Psycho predator is Sid Fishious

" A SAVAGE fish more terrifying than a piranha has been caught in Britain for the first time — sparking fears of a deadly invasion. The vicious giant snakehead EATS everything it comes across and has even...

Journalist Plays out President Obama Assassination Scenario

Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor Anyone who has watched the Simpsons News Anchor Kent Brockman, a self important News Anchor who relishes in conspiracy theory and public paranoia will certainly see...

Prison Break Dirt Nap S03E10 (Fox)

The guys are getting ready to make a run for it, but not everything is ready. Mike isn't happy.""

What you may not know about MLK

"They are some of the most famous words in American history: "I have a dream ..." And the man who said them has become an icon. Martin Luther King Jr. has certainly gotten his share of attention this year, the...

Daughter of the West

" * LRB * 13 December 2007 * Tariq Ali more detail icon * printer icon print layout * mail icon tell a friend Daughter of the West Tariq Ali Arranged marriages can be a messy business. Designed principally as a means of accumulating wealth, circumventing...

US $5 bill turns purple

The US is finally smartening up and taking a page from Canada's currency playbook. Colourful money is not only pretty, it makes for lightning fast transactions and adds valuable seconds to our busy lives. (Insert...

Unsung runners chasing Glory at 2008 Olympic Team Men's Marathon Trials

Another inspiring example of human potential to pursue and achieve desired goals. "ROCHESTER, Mich. — When Mike Morgan was in high school in Lincoln, Neb., he wanted to be part of a sports team. But, as...

Ann Coulter’s new beau

"File this under “who’d a-thunk it?”  " ODDEST couple of the decade:  Lifelong Democrat Andrew Stein and arch-conservative cutie Ann Coulter. The former city council president (when there...

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