Team's gesture supports grieving opponent

With all the cruddy news of the day, this story made me smile. ....." Two missed free throws, ordinarily the cause of a coach's headache, became the symbol of sportsmanship in a Milwaukee boys basketball game earlier this month. Milwaukee Madison senior Johntell Franklin,...

GOP Health Care Opponent Hits Talk Shows, Lies About Stimulus

Former Republican lieutenant governor of New York Betsy McCaughey made appearances on Glenn Beck's Fox Show and Lou Dobbs’ CNN show where she falsely claimed the stimulus package included laws that would...

Nanao Singh clinches gold for India

"Thokchom Nanao Singh continued his blazing form and stunned Cadet World Championship bronze medallist Grigoriy Nikolaychuk of Russia 15-5 to clinch the gold at the inaugural AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships in Guadalajara, Mexico. The Army boxer ended up being India’s...

McCain aide: Palin's 'going rogue'

"(CNN) -- With 10 days to go until Election Day, long-brewing tensions between GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and key aides to Sen. John McCain have become so intense they are spilling out in public, sources say. ...

McCain defends Obama to booing supporters

McCain defends Obama to booing supporters"Character attacks on Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama have become virulent enough that even his Republican opponent John McCain is suffering from them. McCain...

Barack "Trickster" Obama

To hear it from supporters of Obama you would think he was a new type of politician; even post-partisan. But the problem with supporters is that you don't get the whole truth and nothing but. Instead, you get an idealized version of a vision and this version is more idealized...

No Bump for Obama with Biden, Daily Gallup Poll Tied 45%

Obama got absolutly no Bump from adding Biden to his ticket.  Most pundits and pollsters say the only one who could have given Obama a bump is Hillary Clinton.  The tie has been 3 days running in daily...

'Dissin' Hillary: Report Says Obama's Team Never Bothered to Vette Her

Barack Obama, touchy on matters of pride, seems determined to blot out Hillary Clinton the Clinton legacy, some believe. This report says that his VP team never bothered to fully vette Hillary Clinton as a...

8 out of 10 Americans Fear Iran will Have Nuclear Weapons Soon

Nearly eight out of 10 Americans (78%) think Iran is likely to soon develop nuclear weapons, and over half say the Iranians will not halt their program no matter who is elected president, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. " Forty-three percent...

Zimbabwe: Journalists Condemn Political Violence

Benin's intro:  By now, I am sure that most of you who are reading this know of the severity of the political climate in Zimbabwe.  In my opinion it is just absolutely appalling.  The Association of Zimbabwe Journalists put out this statement that appears below...

Clinton apologizes for Kennedy Assassination remark

Clinton apologizes for Bobby Kennedy remark; Read a transcript of the discussionClinton issued a statement about her comments.“Earlier today I was discussing the Democratic primary history and in thecourse of...

Federer suffers early Rome exit

Roger Federer, currently ranked number one in the world, is out of the Rome Masters tournament, after a surprise defeat at the hands of Radek Stepanek in the quarter-finals."Federer lost 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (9-7), his...

Obama's "They" Problem

Op-edObama's "They" Problem By P.H. Rolen On January 3, 2008 Barack Obama won the Iowa Democratic Caucus and sent shutters through halls of power in the United States of America. That win single handedly brought...

Chelsea gunman was a top barrister who was a rising star

The armed man who died in Chelsea, London, was a high-flying lawyer, who had a bright future and a beautiful wife.He tried to send a message to his wife Elizabeth, just before he was killed. He threw a white box...

America's Death Penalty method, Banned for Animals

The Drugs used in America's Lethal Injections wouldn't even be used on a Dog42 States have banned the drug Pancuronium bromide used to Paralyze a criminal receiving the death penalty in animal...

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