Ban on election posters proposed by leader of the Green Party

I have classified this as "environment" even though it may not really have anything to do with the environment.During the Lisbon Treaty Referendum the Irish government lost partly (or even mainly) due to the...

Irish protest Sarkozy visit

Hundreds protested in Dublin yesterday as French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrived in Ireland. Demonstrators gathered outside government offices to protest comments made last week by Sarkozy that, in effect,...

Congressman warns of "chaos about to be unleashed"

"Texas Congressman Ron Paul has warned the House that he is "convinced the time is now upon us that some Big Events are about to occur." that will cause liberty to go "into deep hibernation". Paul told the House:...

Al Gore Sets Energy Goals

Looks like Al Gore is trying to raise the bar and fight against climate change. His goal is for the United States to produce every kilowatt of energy through eco-friendly energy sources such as solar, hydro and...

Filipinos emerge as new force in BC politics

Even though I've been following the Vancouver election quite closely I was unaware of this dimension.  An interesting read from a local paper that gets too little credit for publishing important news."Behind...

10+ Blogging Politicians Who Still Don’t Say What They Mean

This is really a world tour of politicians that are using social networking (blogs, twitter etc.) to reach their constituents. Not a comprehensive review to be sure but interesting nonetheless as Glazowski has tried to give a sampling from around the world. No surprise that...

The War Inside NBC: From Real Journalism to Extreme Left Biased

"NBC was once the proud home of real journalists.  People such as Chet Huntley and David Brinkley brought its standards to -- and above -- the level prevalent in most news organizations.  But...

Withdrawn: Govt. to Canadians...

" Update: I apologize for this document and withdraw it. The research needed for this post was not done properly and the resulting material should not have been posted. The media and internet sources that provided...

Australian Treasury chief on 'wombat leave'

Australia's top treasury official is taking five weeks leave to go into the Australian bush and look after endangered wombats.I think this is sweet, but then I am one of those people that just loves anything to...

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...

Memorial Held for Tim Russert

A funeral was held on Wednesday for NBC journalist Tim Russert, who died last week at the age of 58. In attendance were many of Russert's family, friends, and leading American journalists and politicians."Tom...

EU cell phone consumers to pay for calls - incoming and outgoing

" The European Union will not oppose plans by telecommunications companies to have mobile phone users begin paying for calls they receive. But politicians warned that consumers could oppose the move. Some European telecommunications companies would like to begin charging...

Germany: High Oil Prices are Painful for Us too!

In light of all of the complaints in the US about high oil prices and gas, today's article in Germany's newspaper, the Spiegel, outlined that this is a global problem that is also affecting Germany and people all...

Vancouver: Epi-Centre of Stupidity?

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorIs it any wonder Politicians at most times ignore it's citizens over important issues, when they seem to be inundated with protestors who repeatedly  "Cry Wolf"...

Australian PM 'sexist' for censuring lawmaker

"Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was accused by a government colleague Thursday of applying a sexist double standard by insisting that a woman lawmaker seek anger management counseling when male politicians'...

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