U.S. House approves $15B auto industry bailout

That's right, the taxpayer "investment binge" continues as the House of Representatives moves the issue on to the Senate for discussion and a vote. When will this insanity end? In 2007, GM and Toyota sold about...

McCain drops preacher over Hitler-praising sermon

Just weeks after Hagee tried to calm the political storm over his calling the Catholic Church "the great whore," now revelations that in the 1990's he also preached that Hitler was doing "God's work" by...

The Rise and Fall of Barack Obama

"The skinny kid with the funny name from Hawaii had a great run.  By forcing all four other candidates off the ballot, including the woman who had reached out to help him, he maneuvered his way into the Illinois State Legislature.  There, he found an extortionist...

Petition Stand with the Burmese Protesters

To Chinese President Hu Jintao and the UN Security Council: We stand alongside the citizens of Burma in their peaceful protests. We urge you to oppose a violent crackdown on the demonstrators, and to support...

Web Debit Card's Payoneer Raises $4M

Greylock is putting some scratch into Payoneer.  These guys are doing some interesting stuff:"Founded in early 2005, New York-based Payoneer has raised $4M in Series A funding. Greylock Partners led the deal, and was joined by seed backer Crossbar Capital plus some angels."

Hezbollah Driven By Iran and Syria, Lebanese Premier Claims

"The Lebanese Prime Minister has blamed Iran and Syria for organising a general strike in Beirut that led to rioting and the deaths of at least three people Fouad Siniora, the pro-Western Lebanese premier whose...

Cleartrip.com Gets $8 Million From DAG Ventures, Sherpalo

Indian travel portal Cleartrip.com has got second round funding of $8 million, according to a report in VentureWire. DAG Ventures has led the round and is joined by the return backer Sherpalo Ventures. It's not clear if Kleiner Perkins, which alongwith Sherpalo had invested...

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