Muslim convert admits attempted suicide terror attack

The white British Muslim convert who attempted to blow up a busy family restaurant earlier this year - but instead the makeshift bomb he had assembled exploded in his hands in the toilet - has pleaded guilty to the attempted attack. It has been specualted that the man suffers...

US pledges financial rescue plan - BBC

"US pledges financial rescue plan " US officials say they will hammer out a "comprehensive" plan to help ease what has become a global financial crisis. US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said after meeting members of Congress that legislation would be required to help rid...

Batman vs. Babies: Sen. Tom Coburn's Battle with the U.S. Senate

The brawl between Sen. Dr. Tom Coburn (R-OK) and the U.S. Senate escalated again this week as an Ethics panel attacked him for delivering babies--for free. The feisty Oklahoma senator says that the core issue is about citizen representation. Citing Washington and other...

T-Mobile USA Spends $150 Million, Buys NextWave Spectrum

T-Mobile is certainly late to the 3G game here in the US, but they aren't letting that stand in their way. Lucky New Yorkers have had 3G access beginning earlier this year, with T-Mobile reporting that they anticipate 3G rollout to the remaining top 25 markets by year's...

Guy Kawasaki's Truemors Gets Acquired By NowPublic

Report from the Inside   Click Here"Truemors, a rumor site launched by Guy Kawasaki in May 2007, has been acquired. The buyer is NowPublic, a "participatory news site" that we covered last year when they raised their second round of financing. Kawasaki is joining...

Social Entrepreneurship: Tobias Sturmer, Artistic Director for Empowerment Works

"As part of our commitment to highlight social entrepreneurship in Africa, the Cheetah Index brings you this interview with Tobias Sturmer-Artistic Director of Empowerment Works Music.Before going into the interview here is an excerpt from Empowerment Works that describes...

Croatia vs Turkey quarter-final reviews, online Live score

"The second quarter-final of UEFA Euro 2008, is going to take place between Croatia vs Turkey at Ernst Happel, Vienna. Croatia is the champion of the Group B and Turkey is the runners-up of the Group A. From the first Quarter-final, Germany has acquired to play in the...

Tribute to a Poet Laureate - by lawdog

"As read at City Lights Bookstore as part of LaborFest 2004, and on Tasha's Place on TalkShoe 5/12/08Sometimes I lose my perspective. I forget what a truly incredible place San Francisco is, and how very fortunate I am to rub shoulders with the artists who have always been...

Wall Street Journal's Managing Editor to Leave Post

In a surprising development, the Wall Street Journal is reporting on its web sire that the paper’s managing editor, Marcus Brauchli, is planning to resign after less than a year on the job. The move comes four months after Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, the powerful owner of...