The Nobel Peace Prize's Most Famous Omission

According to an article in Foreign Policy Magazine Premature Nobelization? 7 People Who Should Have Won, But Didn't, topping The Nobel Peace Prize's most famous ommission was Mahatma Gandhi, a pacifist and...

Lt. Dan Choi: Discharge Recommended by Military Board

On Tuesday, June 30, a US military board recommended that Lieutenant Dan Choi have federal recognition of his officer status revoked, which would result in his discharge from service. Choi was called to appear in...

Outed Lt. Dan Choi due in military court tomorrow

Outed Lt. Dan Choi, a lieutenant in the Army National Guard, is due in military court tomorrow morning at 8:00 am to face charges for violating the military's Clinton-era "don't ask, don't tell policy regarding...

Gibbs to face trial in March : South Africa: News: News24

" Cape Town - The drunken driving trial of Proteas cricketer Herschelle Gibbs has been postponed to March 24 next year. He appeared before a Cape Town magistrate on Wednesday, but his advocate Craig Webster...

Celine Cousteau: Natural Woman

Pretty neat to see someone from such a famous family strike out on her own. It can't be easy living underneath such a giant shadow."The granddaughter of legendary ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau is making her own...

FCC Head Voices Support For Other Uses Of Vacant Airwaves

"WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- A day before Google Inc. (GOOG) co-founder Larry Page makes a high-profile appearance in Washington to advocate for access to unused TV airwaves, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said he favors the idea."" "I do think we need...

Biden's comments on special needs kids called 'new low'

Notice how low the Republican response was to this. Talk about taking the low road. What hurts most is that some people will believe it."(CNN) -- Sen. John McCain's campaign rebuked Sen. Joe Biden on Tuesday, saying the Democratic vice presidential nominee had "sunk to a new...

Soap company sues Dhoni

"Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Ltd (KDSL) has served a legal notice on MS Dhoni, asking India’s ODI skipper to appear in Karnataka High Court. The court has directed Dhoni and his endorsing company, M/s Sporting and Outdoor Solutions, to appear in person or through an...

Jackson Browne sues John McCain/ Picking the perfect song for your campaign

Akin to Oil and Water, Art and Politics do not mix" Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne sued Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting John McCain and the Ohio and national Republican ...

Gas prices rise everywhere as new solutions emerge to driving and gasoline use

As the world is experiencing at the moment, gas prices everywhere are rising. It's now not a myth, but a fact.As some cities across the world cope with the rising number of cars on the road, Canada is one of...

Governor with ‘prole chic’ tipped as John McCain’s sidekick

" ONE name has risen to the top of John McCain’s shortlist for vice-presidential running mate. Tim Pawlenty, the governor of Minnesota, a trucker’s son and advocate of Republicanism for the masses, is the favourite to join his ticket, according to sources close to the...

Canada: Accused Egyptian Terrorist Harkat Lawyers Seek Extra Public Defence F...

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public Contributor For Now Public Readers, I have some knowledge of this case.  This person has many strikes against him, fraud using a forged passport, soon marrying a lovelorn French Canadian woman, some say was duped in order for him to stay...

Libertarian Bob Barr to run for US president

The former US congressman has said he will run for the US presidency on the Libertarian Party's ticket.It will be interesting to see if his candidacy has an impact on the Republican or Democratic contenders: as...

Targeting the Latinos in 2008: Old patterns with new twists

"Latinos have received significant attention during the 2008 presidential campaign. Democratic and Republican contenders have made numerous efforts to persuade Latinos to vote for them, while issues of importance to many Latinos—e.g., immigration reform, anti-immigrant...

BCI May Face Contempt of Court on Monday on Corruption in Judicary Survey

"New Delhi (ABC Live): A survey conducted by Bar council of India (BCI), a National apex body of advocates on corruption prevalence in Indian Judiciary got serous look of Supreme Court of India on Friday."

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