Barack Obama's fundraising roars to life

"The Democrat raised $52 million in June, up from $22 million in May. Republican John McCain's June take was $22 million. By Dan Morain, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer July 18, 2008 ...

North Dakota town gets voter turnout of zero

For once it was true: one vote could have made all the difference." BISMARCK, N.D. - Pillsbury Mayor Darrel Brudevold said voter turnout in the city's primary election usually is fairly high. "I dare say a half-dozen people usually make it to the polls," he said. That...

Not even those on ballot turn out to vote in tiny North Dakota town

"Not even those on ballot turn out to vote in tiny North Dakota town By JAMES MacPHERSON, AP Posted: 2008-06-15 21:28:09 BISMARCK, North Dakota (AP) - Pillsbury Mayor Darrel Brudevold said voter turnout in the city's primary election usually is fairly high."I dare say a...

Best Buy Tries Out 'E-Cycling' Program

" SAN FRANCISCO —  Under pressure to help dispose some of the electronic waste it helped create, Best Buy Co. is testing a free program that will offer consumers a convenient way to ensure that millions...

T. Boone Pickens - Environmentalist Suckling at Big Government’s Teet

"T. Boone Pickens.Just his name conjures images of gushing oil strikes and four-pound steaks. But maybe his name should bring up images of windmills and pork.First the windmills - that’s his next big...

Midas Touch Gets a Little Too Personal

You know those Midas commercials, “Trust the Midas touch”? Maybe there should be a disclaimer on how far that ‘touch’ really goes. These photos were shot in Grand Forks, ND on the weekend of a Midas sign...

Study: Midwest has the worst drunken driving rates

A study has shown that the upper Midwest United States has the worst drunk driving rate in teh country. Must be something about those Northern climates..."The upper Midwest has the worst drunken driving rates in the country, according to a government report that says 15...

Half a Decade of War: Five Years After Iraq Invasion, Soldiers Testify at Win...

" AMY GOODMAN: [Five years ago] on March 19th, 2003, the US began bombing Baghdad. The invasion was on. Six weeks later, President Bush stood under a banner reading “Mission Accomplished” and declared an end to major military combat operations in Iraq. Now, half a...

Workers Uncovering Mummified Dinosaur

" BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- Using tiny brushes and chisels, workers picking at a big greenish-black rock in the basement of North Dakota's state museum are meticulously uncovering something amazing: a nearly complete...

The safest states in the US

For the fifteenth year in a row, CQ Press has announced their rankings for the safest and most-dangerous states. Not too many surprises, but I would like to know, what makes New Hampshire the safest...

Mummified dinosaur unearthed in North Dakota

It is such a rare find. A complete mummified dinosaur, skin and all. Staff at North Dakota's state museum are carefully freeing the dinosaur from its 65-million-year-old rock tomb. There are only a few mummified...

Let them hallucinate: Salvia to be illegal

Salvia is the new weed, or so the journalists are saying. But salvia sounds a lot more, ahhh, interesting shall we say. A quick fix legal hallucinogen sounds ideal for those days which feel like they'll never end....

Wowaditaka: First Sioux Awarded Medal of Honor

Wowaditaka, "to not be afraid of anything," is how the fellow soldiers of the North Dakota 164th Infantry Regiment who fought alongside Master Sgt. Woodrow Wilson Keeble remember him during the battles of...

HillaryClinton.com - Media Release

" Letter from Patti Solis Doyle, Campaign Manager David Plouffe, Campaign ManagerObama for AmericaP.O. Box 8102Chicago, IL 60680 Dear David: Congratulations again on your victories Tuesday night. As Senator Obama declared, it was a great evening for Democrats. One of...

Edwards Nixes Campaign Stops for Speech

" WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards postponed campaign events in Alabama and North Dakota to make a major policy address on poverty Wednesday in New Orleans, where he launched his...

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