Tag: Politics
Fox News Using Subliminal Advertising for McCain
The concept of subliminal messaging is not new. For decades, advertisers have used subliminal messages in order to influence consumers' purchasing decisions. Although it's not clear whether or not subliminal messages...
Hate, Fury, Anger burst on Lebanon
The situation is worsening in Lebanon and the country is witnessing its darkest hours since 1975, the worst sectarian bloodshed since the 15 years of war that left Beirut divided along religious lines.Again today,...
Gas prices knock bicycle sales, repairs into high...
"Four-dollar-a-gallon gas is good forbusiness - if you run a bike shop. Commuters around the country aredusting off their old two-wheelers - or buying new ones - to copewith rising fuel prices, bicycle dealers say. "
Canadian Labour Unions: Have given up the fight?
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public Contributor More aptly put should be "The Death Knell of North American Labour Unions" are due partly by past greed for higher wages and benefits for it's workers. Greed against...
Poll-BC. Premier Campbell: "He's GodLike"
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorBC's Premier Gordon Campbell has been quoted by Liberal Minions and Media as "GodLike". BC has been going through some tough times with Crime and Little Punishment...
Private wedding for Bush daughter
The daughter of US President George W Bush has got married in aprivate ceremony attended by 200 family and close friends at his Texasranch."Jenna Bush wed Henry Hager, a business student who worked as an aide to Mr...
Clinton: I'm Second but Obama is Next to Last
Clinton: I'm Second but Obama is Next to Last
The old saying that American woman are poor in mathematics may be more correct than once believed. Hillary Clinton coming off a severe loss in North Carolina and a razer...
Myanmar Holds Referendum on Draft Constitution Am...
"Myanmar`s junta held a referendum on a new constitution on Saturday, ignoring calls from the opposition and from around the world for its postponement in the wake of a devastating cyclone that may have killed as many as 100,000 people and left as many as a million...
Mortar bomb slams into BBC office in Baghdad
"Baghdad (ANTARA News/AFP) - A mortar bomb hit the roof of the BBC office in central Baghdad on Friday without causing casualties, security officials and witnesses told AFP.The projectile struck the building in the Karrada district of the Iraqi capital at around 2:45 pm (1145...
UN Chief deeply concerned at continuing violence ...
""Everything should be done at this time to keep the situation from deteriorating," Marie Okabe, Ban`s deputy spokesperson, told reporters."The parties should address their political differences through peaceful means and dialogue," she said. She added that Ban is aware of...
Poor people stage protest outside VP`s residence
"Hundreds of poor people staged a protest rally against the government`s plan to raise domestic fuel oil prices at Vice President Jusuf Kalla`s private residence in Makassar, South Sulawesi, on Saturday.Their proters said if the government of Persident Susilo Bambang...
Govt needs legal umbrella for confiscated foreign...
"Pontianak (ANTARA News) - The government needs a legal umbrella for determining the `fate` of confiscated foreign fishing vessels in addition to making perpetrators wary of poaching in another country`s waters, a minister said."Like in Australia where any seized Indonesian...
RI hopes Myanmar to be more open
""We hope that Myanmar will adopt a more open attitude so that with that openness we can learn what kind of assistance is needed in the field," Legowo said.On Thursday, a number of Indonesian journalists and foreign...
Aston Martin: Emission Clouds Looming
" Aston Martin: Emission Clouds Looming By The Anglo American | May 7, 2008 Aston Martin CEO Overlooks Full Environmental Impact "it is not that Aston owners hardly use their cars, but they...
WaPo To Run Explosive Series On Immigrant Detenti...
"Detention Nation": a major investigation of the US's detention program.The Washington Post is set to roll out a major investigative series by prizewinning reporters Dana Priest and Amy Goldstein,centering on the...
