Jessica Hahn made a pass at Larry King, says his new book

Jessica Hahn, the church secretary turned model / actress, apparently made a pass at CNN host Larry King when they shared a cab ride many years ago, as Larry reveals in his new memoir My Remarkable Journey. It was...

The Seedier side of NY's Dollar -dance clubs

" NEW YORK (AP) -- As neon lights bathe the dance floor of the darkened nightclub, a group of young women from Latin America sit at tables, sipping water or soda and waiting for men to approach and hand...

Indian Investment in Africa: In the Shadows of China

Benin's intro:  This is an article that I just penned about India's growing investments into Africa and against the backdrop of the even larger Chinese presence in Africa.  The main question that this...

Brit's 300ft death jump in Dubai

" THIS is the first picture of the British couple whose drunken sex row ended in tragedy in Dubai. Oil rig engineer Ryan Guest, 26, plunged 300ft to his death from his apartment balcony after fighting with...

Six dead as Pakistani forces destroy militant house

Violence has erupted in Pakistan as the top Taliban leader there has called off all peace talks with the government in the tribal area along the Pakistan-Afghan border."Pakistani forces blew up the house of a...

Bush meets up with old friend Berlusconi

" ROME - President Bush is urging Europe to more aggressively partner with the United States to look beyond trans-Atlantic issues and focus on global problems such as Mideast peace,...

Bill Gates says Microsoft going 'independent' way

Over the weekend, Microsoft withdrew its 3-month-old unsolicited bid for Yahoo Inc. after seeing the impasse with Yahoo's board over a mutually acceptable sales price. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates said Wednesday...

Canada advances to soccer qualifier semifinal with a 5 - 0 victory over Guate...

Congratulations Canada! I agree with Canadian coach Nick Dasovic the pride and passion of this team is extraordinary."CARSON, Calif. -- Canada played one match but received two victories on Sunday en route to...

REAL ID: Coming Soon, and Supposedly More Secure

The article below fails to explain how REAL ID ( a de facto national ID card) will be safer than the existing system, or how it will prevent people for applying for multiple drivers' licences. As it stands, one...

Bye Bye Burgers, South L.A. to Ban Fast-Food

Fast-food is inherently linked to its price point, availability, and accessibility, so it will be interesting to see what the impact will be of removing its convenience, if South Los Angeles is succcessful in...

Paper: 8 Men Claim Encounters With Craig

Trouble for Larry Craig:"BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Eight men say they either had sex with Sen. Larry Craig or were targets of sexual advances by the Idaho lawmaker at various times during his political career, a newspaper reported Sunday. One of the men is the former escort whose...

American press get-together discusses press repression

The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) devoted the entire day to its semi-annual "country-by-country reports" in which publishers and editors from around the hemisphere describe the most recent advances -- or setbacks -- of press freedom in their nations. It wasn't a...

The Importance of Hypocrisy?

It is interesting how the MSM operates but numbers do not lie. I guess it is who not what."A search on Google News for "Larry Craig" returns 5,482 articles, mostly from the brand name mainstream news media: Larry...

How the Masses Will Innovate

BusinessWeek.com Frank Moss, new head of the MIT Media Lab, talks about how in the future more people will take part in advancing society, by being innovative entrepreneurs.How do you view the nexus between technology and entrepreneurialism?It is hugely important. In...

The next Harry Potter is a boy archaeologist

As we round the corner into book 7 of the Harry Potter series (or HP, as his friends call him) the world of exciting children's lit faces a vacuum big enough for Hagrid to fit through. Well, have no fear, dear...

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