'Joe the Plumber' Looks to Stretch His 15 Minutes

Joe the Plumber now has a book out, co-written by a relatively unknown author and publisher, Thomas N. Tabback.  Thousands of copies have been pre-ordered, on his new website (theme:  "It's about we the...

Nanny Sandra Samuel ... In her own words

As things get more untangled after the attacks, we're starting to hear stories of courage amidst the evil in Mumbai.  This is one that touches the heartstrings, that of the nanny that saved baby Moshe at...

Orphan of slain rabbi in Mumbai heads to Israel

The cries of little Moshe Holtzberg wounded hearts Monday at a tearful memorial for his parents in Mumbai, India.  "Ima, Ima, Ima!" he wailed, using the Hebrew word for mother, clutching a toy basketball...

Madagascar roars to cinema glory

Animated comedy Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa galloped to the top of the North American box office chart, according to early studio estimates.The film, which features the voice of Ben Stiller as Alex the Lion, and...

OHIO DJFS Chief on leave over Illegal Records Search on "Joe the Plumber"

"Gov. Ted Strickland said today he is placing Helen Jones-Kelley, director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, on paid administrative leave "due to the possibility, as yet unconfirmed, that a state computer or state e-mail account was used to assist in...

Real Mavericks call McCain; his hand is not a Maverick's

Texas' Mavericks are calling a spade a spade, saying John McCain is not part of their club and they have no heart for his use of the phrase coined by their diamond in the rough ancestor.  The Mavericks...

Mars research culminates his dream

"First came the flash, an incredible white light that began lifting slowly into the sky, surrounded by blackness and an eerie silence. Then the boom came across the water, the boom of rocket power that rattled his...

Brain region found to be linked to OCD-health

"LONDON: Scientists have located an area in the brain that fails to "kick-in" for people with obsessive compulsive disorder and those at risk of developing the condition. The discovery could allow experts to diagnose the disorder much earlier and better track how...

Indonesia to execute five more death row convicts

The death sentence still a controversy in many countries."After taking two Nigerians to a firing squad for drug offenses last week, the Indonesian prosecutors are now planning to execute five more death row...

Limit Driving Speed to Save on Gas?

Will driving slower really save gasoline and "ease fuel prices"? Sen. John Warner believes it will. No indication yet if Congress would support such an initiative in 2008, though the idea isn't without precedent....

Indonesia executes Nigerian drug traffickers: official

"Cilacap (ANTARA News) - Two Nigerians on death row for dug offenses, Samuel Iwuchukwu Okoye and Hansen Anthony Nwaolisa, were reportedly executed before a firing squad in Nirbaya area, Nuskambangan Island, Cilacap district, Central Java, at 23.30 Thursday night.The two...

Anti-gay bishops are after power, not truth

Illuminating comment piece by George Pitcher where he explores the idea that the anti-gay brigade of the Anglican community are using it to gain a power base to maybe even set up a splinter Anglican community....

U.S. Energy Boss: Not Speculators, Shortages the Blame for Oil Prices

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorThe U.S. Energy Boss blaming shortages and not speculators driving up oil prices certainly must be the same slick oil salesmen who has Prime Swamp land in Florida for...

Saudis to host oil price summit

Saudi Arabia will be hosting a meeting of oil producing and consuming nations to discuss the rapidly rising cost of oil around the world.Wouldn't a consumer of oil be every country though?"The US and other...

Doctor Agrees to Treat Dying Winnipeg Patient

Wednesday, June 18, 2008A doctor from Winnipeg's regional critical-care program has offered to treat an elderly patient on life support at Grace Hospital. The 84-year-old patient's name is Samuel Golubchuk. Three...

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