Senate, House approve fiscal 2009 budget plans

"WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate passed a budget plan on Friday to eliminate the federal deficit by 2012 while spending more than President George W. Bush wants on domestic programs like schools and roads. After a 15-hour debate that began on Thursday, the Senate...

Amy Winehouse to Perform at Grammys Via Satellite

I guess a satellite show is better than nothing, but I wonder if it might not be better that Amy Winehouse will be removed from the red-carpet flashbulb glam Grammy insanity? "Amy Winehouse will perform at...

Sausage ruins robber's rip-off routine

After 19 break-ins, a sausage snatcher finally meats the long arm of the law."BERLIN, Germany (AP) -- German police have charged a robbery suspect after matching his DNA to that found on a piece of salami spat out...

Go Daddy to Go Tamer With Superbowl Ads

Good or bad news, depending on who you are -- domain-name registrar Go Daddy has reportedly won approval from Fox TV censors for its new Superbowl ad (a previously pitched version drew fire for using the word...

Kenyan Presidential Rival Rejects Talks

The common theory yesterday was that they would refuse to meet with him as it would seem to legitimize his presidency, which is the main cause of clashes and battles that have taken hundreds of lives across the country since the Election on Dec. 27."Kenya's opposition leader...

Woman Booted From Army Because of Boob Job

A female recruit is appealing after she was kicked out of army training in Germany for having breast implants. "Alessija Dorfmann, 23, who has a D cup after the operation, said: “I am devastated - it has always...

Radiohead: In Rainbows. In Stores. In the News.

Radiohead is all over the music blogs and newswires this week, as they celebrate the launch of their latest album, In Rainbows, in its traditional, physical CD format. To inaugurate the occasion and the arrival...

Cover-up? Bhutto aide says bathed body, saw bullet wound

"ISLAMABAD: A close aide to Benazir Bhutto told on Saturday she saw a bullet wound in the Pakistani opposition leader's head when she bathed her body after her assassination. Bhutto's spokeswoman Sherry Rehman, who said she was in the former premier's motorcade at the time...

Adopted polar bear celebrates first birthday

"Knut, the world-famous polar bear, turned one today and polished off a giant fish cake at a birthday party in Berlin Zoo that was broadcast live on German television. Hundreds of children gathered at the zoo with birthday cards for the bear, who became a tourist magnet after...

Mexico: Supreme Court Decides Journalist's Rights Not Violated Enough

"Supreme Court Decides Cacho’s Rights Not Violated Enough November 30, 2007 · No Comments A screen shot from the film The fight for press freedom in Mexico was dealt a serious blow this week after the...

France Transit Strike Continues Into Next Week

France is undergoing a lot of changes in its economic and social systems, this transit strike is just the latest in a string and there's no real sign of it slowing down anytime soon."French unions announced Friday...

Canada: Let killer face music in U.S.

One Canadian sitting in a Montana jail shocked by Canada's decision not to interfere with Montana's desire to put out his lights.  "Permanently"!  "What on Earth is all the fuss about? Here we have one...

Josh Hartnett Gets Turned Away by Hipster Bowling Alley

Josh Hartnett got turned away over the weekend by Brooklyn hipster bowling alley Gutter. I was there  the night before he was! Of course, I wasn't travelling with underage girls..."It's always exceptionally...

CHILDREN LOVE THE LIGHT!

  Hospitals turned away 2,600 pregnant women The Yomiuri Shimbun More than 2,600 pregnant women were turned away by more than one hospital while being...

GAM party considers itself not legally rejected

""The media possibly reported Andi Mattalata`s statement because he is the law and human rights minister but actually it was his personal view," Nazar said. Therefore, he said, members of the GAM Party`s executive board planned to meet with Minister Andi Mattalata to...

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