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...

Muslim Headscarves Test the Limits of German Tolerance

"For years, Germany's legal experts have been arguing about whether Muslim public officials have the right to wear headscarves. The issue raises difficult questions about religious tolerance and constitutional rights...

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...

Jeff Jarvis to the AP: "FU"

Wow, a serious fight is underway between the AP and the blogosphere.  Jeff Jarvis posted this on his blog yesterday:"I talked to a reporter this week about the embattled Associated Press and said three times...

Oil to fall, underpinning growth: Credit Suisse

"By Jeremy Gaunt, European Investment CorrespondentLONDON (Reuters) - Credit Suisse's investment arm is banking on commodity prices to fall over the rest of this year, with the price of crude oil dropping back to between $100 and $120 a barrel, one of its top executives said...

Suge Knight knocked out & hospitalized

The founder of Death Row Records, Marion “Suge” Knight was beat up and knocked out last night.  Knight did not corporate with police, and stated he’d deal with the incident internally as opposed to filing...

Authors take on Tesco ‘tyrants’ over Thai legal action

Tesco is one of the UK's largest grocery chains and the 4th largest reteiler in the world acording to wikipedia.org. "

Police acquitted over NY shooting

The reaction to the news that the policemen who killed Sean Bell had been acquitted, was one of anger, disappointment, and frustration."The wail that came up from the crowd was as if they heard that Sean Bell had...

Stop, collaborate and listen! Vanilla Ice arrested in Florida

The first white man of rap, Vanilla Ice, was arrested earlier tonight in Palm Beach County, Florida. He wasn't arrested for drunk driving or drugs- he was arrested for beating his wife!Any respect you had for Vanilla...

US Supreme Court considers gun law

"The US Supreme Court is considering the right of US citizens to keep and use guns, for the first time in nearly 70 years. The controversial case questions whether Washington DC can maintain its ban of nearly all handguns and restrictions on shotguns in...

Public housing: plot or paradise?

"Posted by Jarvis DeBerry, Staff writer December 21, 2007 1:08PM "And let's look at that word 'project.' Another word for 'experiment.' " -- Chuck D of Public Enemy on "Apocalypse '91 . . . The Enemy Strikes...

Canadian Liberals lean left

Social programs, Canada's senior population, and poverty reduction are being touted as some of the key issues in the Liberal platform for next election. Are they moving onto NDP turf?"MONTREAL — Stéphane Dion...

Mexico: Balconies Killing Canadians

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCTV reports since 1994 28 Canadian Tourists have met their demise under mysterious circumstances  while vacationing in Mexico.   This is the third such ...

Medicine Hat girl to be sentenced for murdering family

This is one of those stories that can't help but stir up a host of emotions. On one hand I am angry that this girl will face a relative slap on the wrist sentence today. On the other I am saddened by the fact that the terrible actions of a 12 year old can ruin so many lives,...

Da Brat Arrested in Georgia

"Da Brat was arrested in Tucker, GA early this morning after a waitress claims she hit her in the face with a bottle of Rum reports WCBS2 . Witnesses say it all started when Da Brat and the waitress started arguing...

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