Dr Francis Collins Head of U.S. National Institutes of Health

President Barack Obama nominated the genetics pioneer who helped identifiy genes associated with type 2 diabetes and the genes responsible for cystic fibrosis, neurofibromatosis, Huntington's disease and...

Giuliani and Romney to crash Democrats' Denver party

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Democrats gather in Denver next week to nominate Barack Obama for president, they'll be joined by such uninvited guests as Republicans Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney. The two former presidential candidates will be among two dozen or so Republicans...

New Orleans to be theme of Demo's Big Bash in Denver

"Convention party to focus on recoveryFriday, June 06, 2008By Bruce AlpertWASHINGTON -- New Orleans and its hurricane recovery efforts will get star billing at the Democratic National Convention in Denver.Denver's 2008 Host Committee and Democratic National Committee...

George Will: Democrats Living Dangerously

Another pundit, this time Republican George Will, articulates the Democrat's dilemma perfectly."Forewarned, Democrats now are forearmed -- not that they will necessarily make sensible use of the gift. Tuesday's voting armed Democratic voters with the name of the candidate...

Dublin seeks square on game board

"Voting has opened for the first ever world edition of the board game Monopoly. The manufacturer of Monopoly, Hasbro, has set up a website where people can vote for cities from a prepared list or nominate a city to feature in the game. Just 22 cities will make it on to the...

Canadian Blog Awards open for nominations

There's a special blogger in all of our lives.  This Christmas why not give them the glory they deserve and nominate them for an award."Today, we are proud to announce the opening of nominations for the 2007...

Anybody free to be presidential candidate, spokesman says

"He said it was the right of those prominent figures to nominate themselves or be nominated for the presidency or vice presidency. "Let the people judge them," he said. In response to a question whether President...

Top 25 Censored Stories of 2007

"#1 Future of Internet Debate Ignored by Media Sources: Buzzflash.com, July 18, 2005 Title: “Web of Deceit: How Internet Freedom Got the Federal Ax, and Why Corporate News Censored the Story” Author: Elliot D....

Breaking NEWS - Coup leader sworn in as interim Fiji PM

"Fiji's military chief Commodore Frank Bainimarama was sworn in Friday as the South Pacific nation's interim prime minister, exactly one month after seizing control of the nation in an armed coup During a swearing...

Socialists nominate presidential candidate - People's Daily Online

" Segolene Royal was hoping to wrap up the nomination to lead France's Socialists into next year's presidential election quickly with party members across the country voting in an unprecedented primary yesterday....

The Green Papers -- Midterm Election USA 2006

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