Mayor Begs Feds to End Ottawa Transit Strike

Ottawa Mayor Larry O'Brien has called on the federal government to get involved to end the 15 day transit strike.  The World Junior Hockey Championships begin in Ottawa at the end of the week and the mayor is...

Springsteen announces a new record for January.

The twenty-fourth record from the mythical US musician Bruce Springsteen is set to be out on January 27th, with the name Working on a Dream.As the singer has stated on his official website, the new songs were...

Conan's stalker priest stripped of his robes

I've heard of deranged fans turning into obsessive stalkers, but priests?  The fact that Conan O'Brien has a clergyman stalker is old news, but today that priest was officially stripped of his robes by the...

Friends doubt suspect's story in killing of B.C. model

Friends of the model killed in Shanghai have doubts about the story told by an 18-year-old Chinese man who has now confessed to stalking and slaying her. "Xinhua, the Chinese state news agency, reported Friday...

Rights violated in MI campaign rally arrests

"Christine Nelson and Alice McCabe are suing Macauley and Michell Mais, a Linn County Sheriff's deputy, for violating their right to free speech, assembly and equal protection during the rally."

Leno, O'Brien, Colbert and Stewart Come Back Without Writers, But Should They?

The Writers Guild of America began their strike on November 5, 2007 over what they saw as unfair payment for online rights to their work (a deal that was inked before DVDs were even around) that took late night...

Ottawa Mayor Faces Influence Charges

I guess allegedly offering money or services in exchange for dropping out of the race isn't just immoral, it's illegal to boot! If this is true, you've got to feel bad for the guy who turned down the offer, losing to an influence peddler."Mayor Larry O'Brien has been charged...

Boston Priest Charged With Stalking Conan O'Brien

At least the stalker had good taste. Hasn't letterman had like 50+ stalkers over his career?"A priest from the Boston Archdiocese has been placed on leave after he was arrested for allegedly stalking late night...

Priest Arrested for Allegedly Stalking Conan O'Brien

"A Boston priest has been arrested for allegedly stalking late night talk show host CONAN O'BRIEN, according to the Associated Press. The AP reports that the priest, the Rev. DAVID AJEMIAN, allegedly sent O'Brien threatening letters on the letterhead of his parish, the...

Birthday procession for scout group

"The 1st Hindley All Saints Scout Group has celebrated its 70th birthday in style. The Mayor of Wigan John O'Brien joined nearly 200 past and present scouts, cubs, beavers, officials and four members of the original troop to mark the occasion. A procession, accompanied by the...

Plastic Frog Punks Facebook

We have met the enemy of online security, and the enemy is us. Sophos, a security software firm, set up a fake Facebook page for a plastic frog called Freddie, inviting 200 random Facebook users to be its friend....

Begging for attention

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorI suppose what begs attention is in a Red Hot economy, where jobs are plentiful, why some choose not to work period, and why the working poor cannot get affordable...

Sri Lanks Tops Ireland: World Cup Super 8

UPDATE: Ireland must now bow out of World Cup contention..."Ireland's World Cup came to a sorry end as Sri Lanka thrashed them by eight wickets with 40 overs to spare in their Super 8 clash in Grenada. The Irish were bowled out for 77, mainly thanks to Farveez Maharoof (4-25)...

Australia Spanks Ireland to Reach Semifinals (Cricket)

The battle for the Cricket World Cup continues, and Australia is getting very serious indeed..."Australia needed less than 13 overs to seal a semi-final place, after bowling out Ireland for 91 in Barbados. Glenn McGrath struck in the first over and after the rapid Shaun Tait...

John Roberts, Kiran Chetry In At CNN's `American Morning,' The 2 O'Briens Are...

The best thing about CNN's morning show, if there was one? The 2 O' Briens... CNN is revamping "American Morning" for the second time in two years, bringing in network newcomers John Roberts and Kiran Chetry to...

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