S.C. Governor Mark Sanford Accused 37 Counts Ethics Violations

South Carolina Governor, Mark Sanford, Accused 37 Counts Ethics Violations Stanford was charged with 37 counts of ethics violations.  The State panel will begin weighing potential impeachment tomorrow. ...

President Obama Calls War Council Meeting At The White House

" WASHINGTON (AP) — President Obama is calling his war council together as he moves toward a decision on whether to add more U.S. forces in Afghanistan."   United States President Barrack Obama...

Afghanistan Firefight; Four U.S. Troops Dead

The U.S. military in Afghanistan confirmed on Monday that bomb attacks have killed four U.S. troops in a 24 hour period.   The Afghan Interior Ministry said a Suicide bomber, targeting a police convoy,...

Remains found in Lebanon confirmed as British journalist

It has been confirmed by the British Foreign Office that the remains found in Lebanon last week are the remains of a British Journalist who went missing in 1985.  Alec Collett, 64 at the time...

A Swine Flu Vaccine Batch Gone Bad: Side Effects Cause Scare

A batch of Canadian swine flu vaccine has been linked to severe allergic reactions in six recipients. The batch containing enough vaccine to protect 172,000 people will now have to be discarded. The incidence of...

U.S lesbian war deserter wins key victory in asylum bid

A U.S. lesbian war deserter wins a key victory in asylum bid. Private Bethany Smith, who now goes by the name Skylar James, took her case to Federal Court in September after being denied asylum by the Immigration...

Taliban Attacks on Afghan schools-Why we should care

Acquaintances and friends of mine that have had several tours in Afghanistan have long told me why they believe in this mission.  Many of them have done the heavy lifting in Kandahar Province and have been...

Investigating Threat at Fort Benning

Few new details have emerge from news about a threating note and a package containing hollow-point bullets found at Ft. Benning, Georgia last Thursday, November 19th. The threat came as Army General Petraeus was...

Military Plane Crash In Pisa, Italy, Kills Five

The Italian Air Force's C-130 Hercules transport plane crashed shortly after take-off during a training flight near the historic city of Pisa in the northern region of Italy on Monday. The time of crash is estimated to be 2:10 p.m. local time (0310 GMT). Witnesses say the...

FIFA Calls For An "Extraordinary" Meeting In Light Of Controversy

Sepp Blatter, the President of the world soccer governing body FIFA has called for an "extraordinary" meeting of FIFA's Executive Committee "due to recent events in the world of football." In a statement released on its website today, FIFA said "incidents at the play-offs for...

The Living Universe and its "LIVING" atoms.

We can only approximately 93 billion light years (diameter) of the universe we live in and can only explain it as being infinite. It’s matter composition is an infinite amount of atoms of differing...

Gay marriage goes on trial

For those of us who have been blessed or cursed with a critical intellect,  pondering issues such as Proposition 8 and the concept of gay marriage is an exercise in intellectual reflection,  and not...

New Jersey gays rally for same-sex marriage at State House

As pro-gay marriage Corzine exits and anti-gay marriage Christie steps up,  hundreds of New Jersey gays rally at State House.   NOM (National Organization for Marriage) has raised over $500,000.00 to...

Museveni claims European gays are 'recruiting' Ugandan citizens

At a recent Young Achievers Awards ceremony held at the Kampala Serena Hotel's Victoria Hall, Uganda's president Yoweri K. Museveni claims European gays are 'recruiting' Ugandan citizens. " Speaking at the Young...

HRW Calls on President Tadic of Serbia to Defend Rights of All

Human Rights Watch, in a letter, called on President Tadic of Serbia to defend the rights of all citizens.  Currently the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) citizens are subject to violence and...

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