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Saint Petersburg Heritage Status Threatened By Gazprom Skyscraper

Russian gas corporation Gazprom is planning to build a 1,322 foot (403m) high skyscraper in the middle of Saint Petersburg's historical district. The glass structure was approved in a government meeting on...

Car Bomb Blast in St Petersburg 3 Dead

The terror always finds reason to grow, this time it is finding support in Russia.They are using the dirty trick of bombing to disturb the peace and growth of nation.Well it will be a wild guess, but very close...

Jobless claims hit 25-year high, imports plunge

Jobless claims hit 25-year high, imports plunge Doug Palmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. workers drawing jobless benefits hit a 25-year...

Passengers overcome hijacker on Turkish Airlines flight

Passengers overpowered a man who attempted to hijack a Turkish plane.He couldn't write very well and was very drunk. The Russian officials when hearing this description were suprised that he was not British."The...

Karl Rove: McCain's Ads Have Gone Too Far (VIDEO)

By: Sam SteinSeptember 14, 2008 12:18 PM "When Karl Rove is saying your political ads have gone too far, you know you must be doing something dishonest. The former Bush chief strategist, appearing on Fox...

7 years left to avoid global climate catastrophe

To the candidates - further proof that being all Talk and No action is going to result in remarkable climactic changes.  To those in the McCain Camp, please read the article about what Palin is supporting...

Soccer Super Cup: Manchester United toppled by underdog Zenit

In Monaco today, Manchester United F.C., the winner of the Champions League trophy last season, came face to face with Zenit F.C., which unexpectedly claimed U.E.F.A. cup just a few months ago. A surprising 2:1...

Name Change for the Philippines

Can we really change a country's name in this times of globalization? Is it really high time for the Philippines to change name? What do you think? "If Ceylon could be changed to Sri Lanka, Mongolia to Ulan Bator, Siam to Thailand, Leningrad to St. Petersburg, Peking to...

Video: Protesters Accuse Obama of Ignoring Black Issues

Protesters Accuse Obama of Ignoring Black Issues in St. Petersburg, Florida.  See the Video  The Tampa bay area is avast of protestors.  Obama is not the only candidate that has been heckled here.  During the...

Could Josef Stalin be made a saint?

This is a strange story.The Communist party in St. Petersburg, Russia, has approached the Orthodox Church to make Josef Stalin a saint if he wins this television poll to nominate him as the greatest Russian in...

Woman kills husband with folding couch

A Russian women has folded her husband to death in a folding couch."St Petersburg's Channel Five said the man's wife, upset with her husband for being drunk and refusing to get up, kicked a handle after an argument, activating a mechanism that folds the couch up against a...

Schwarzenegger on Offshore Drilling: "...Wrong!"

The Governator dismissed claims that increased drilling will lower fuel prices. (It helps if you read the quote in the headline above in the Terminator voice)"Arnold had lots of praise for Crist's leadership in...

Barcelona bid for Arshavin

The big clubs are homing in on him now, funny that a Spanish Club should go for the Russian after todays semi final."Barcelona bid for Arshavin Reuters June 26, 2008...

Arshavin puts Euro elite on alert

Tournaments like this are always a shop window for the big clubs in the summer, and the clubs will be falling over themselves to get hold of this player."Arshavin puts Euro elite on alert ...

Ugliest dog: 3 legs, 1 eye, no hair, all winner

"PETALUMA, Calif. - Gus the dog has three legs, one eye and no hair, except for a white tuft on the top of his head. He's a real winner.The pedigree Chinese crested won the World's Ugliest Dog contest on Saturday...

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