Hispanic group to grill McCain, Obama on Tuesday

"A leading Hispanic organization is demanding assurances from the two major presidential candidates that they'll push for comprehensive immigration revisions and dramatically increase Hispanic representation in the federal government. ...

Will Wikileaks Revolutionize Journalism?

I've been keeping my eye on Wikileaks over the past few months, as a potential source of eyewitness footage and contextual documentation for news stories that we've covered on NowPublic. Although the site...

Chicago's Hispanic Democratic Organization Disbands

¿Cuando llegara el dia de mi suerte? As I walk in the darkness the light of my lantern barely lights a path. When will real leadership guide the Latino community?"Once the most powerful and feared patronage army in Mayor Richard Daley's political organization, the...

Online news sites powered by ordinary users offer different points of view

I recently did an interview with the Canadian Press.  Here is an excerpt from the final piece:"But the website's founder, Michael Tippett, says objectivity is less important than ensuring readers have access...

The Bush administration fails to stop al-Qaida in Pakistan - By Arthur Delan...

" The New York Times leads with a big story on the growth of al-Qaida in Pakistan and the Bush administration's waffling over plans to give commandos greater latitude to operate in the country's tribal areas. The Washington Post leads locally with the surprise death of a...

Blast hits pro-junta office in Myanmar

Offices of  the pro Junta activists have been bombed today early morning. The group helps Burmese militia with its social welfare programme. " An explosion at dawn Tuesday rocked the office of a government-backed social welfare group whose members have been...

Bitter YouTube wife in court

The wife of a major theater operator talks about her bitter divorce battle on YouTube during divorce hearing after her millionaire husband threatened to leave her penniless. "A British actress who found YouTube...

Canada Study: Lose the accent to succeed, minorities.

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorAnyone in business who has tried to carry a conversation with someone who speaks in a heavy foreign accent certainly knows the frustration trying to understand...

MS-13 on the Run?

"I seriously doubt it. Taking a couple of thugs out of action is a good thing but won’t destroy the gang. Taking away their reason for being an organization - i.e. their ability to make money - will kill MS-13...

Earth 'not at risk' from collider

Well, that's one less thing to worry about. If we did disappear down a black hole, it would probably be over pretty quickly anyway."Earth 'not at risk' from collider ...

Fremont Solstice parade: Not Just for Nude Cyclists Anymore

The Seattle P-I's Monica Guzman has a quick question for you:"Let's play a word association game. When I say "Fremont Solstice Parade," what's the first thing that comes to mind?If you said "naked bicyclists,"...

Libya to Step in and Fund Somalian Infrastructure

Benin's Intro:This article was written by a contributor to the African Path news network (of which Cheetah Index is part of)-Shabelle Media.  They publish stories from Somalia.  I enjoyed this article...

Hezbollah sleeper cells may be active in Canada: report

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWith the USA Homeland Security NO Fly list of a million plus people, certainly this list will be out to good use.  Though Canada states they no longer use this list...

Firefox 3 Claims Download World Record

Firefox 3 hit the web hard. Very hard. The Mozilla team is claiming victory in its world-record download bid, with over 8 million downloads in a 24-hour period."The early estimates from the Mozilla organization...

Free Money and Food. These countries can plant and pay their farmers fine

"Africa: Food Summit Calls for More Investment in AgricultureAllAfrica.com - 22 hours agoThe Summit on soaring food prices, convened by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), has concluded with the adoption by acclamation of a declaration calling on the...

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