Barack Obama Says 'Uhh' Once Every 9 Seconds

An analysis of the words spoken by President Barack Obama during his hour-long news conference Tuesday night shows that, while answering reporters' questions, he uttered a variant of the word "uhh" at least once every nine seconds. Though relying upon a flat-screen monitor...

Republicans Cling to Childish Ways

" In his inauguration speech, President Obama made this appeal:x50 "[T]he time has come to set aside childish things. The time has come to reaffirm our enduring spirit; to choose our better history …” "...

Bush shoe-thrower in good health

He is no hero but he is also nota dangerous criminal,  He should spend time in jail but certainlynot 15 years. ""Muntadhar was in a good shape ... and his morale was high. Yesterday was his birthday and some...

Barack Obama Dodges Mention of Hillary Clinton

Asked during a televised news conference in Ohio this morning whether, in the wake of John McCain’s campaign garnering so much excitement following his selection of Sarah Palin as a running mate, he regretted having not selected a female (i.e., Hillary Clinton) as his...

File This Under ‘Thank God for Disclaimers’

Following the news conference staged this afternoon by Larry Sinclair at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., I thank God that He gave me the wisdom to include the following editor’s note — call it a disclaimer — at the end of a post, Man Claims He Had Sex, Used...

Group to Disclose Larry Sinclair Polygraph Results

Officials with WhiteHouse.com* announced this afternoon that they will hold a news conference Wednesday at approximately 5 p.m. (Eastern) at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. At that time, they will...

Hrant Dink Murdered in Istanbul

This is a sad day for journalists, and news organizations everywhere. See Video Below:""A bullet has been fired at democracy and freedom of expression," Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan told a hastily...

White House news conference

From BBC report Nick Robinson's Newslog: 'I've just been eyeballed long and hard by George Bush for suggesting he might be in denial re Iraq. It's important, he told me, that you understand that I understand that it's bad.' President Bush does not appear pleased.See the...

OPEC cuts oil production by 1.2M barrels - Yahoo! News

"DOHA, Qatar - Oil cartel OPEC decided to cut production by a greater-than-expected 1.2 million barrels a day on Friday, and some members indicated it was open to further cuts. United Arab Emirates oil minister...

fertiliser -- shaken, not stirred

James Bond moonlighting as fertiliser salesman? Whatever happened to James's life of luxury, high society and beautiful women?

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