Thailand starts deporting Hmong ethnic group from Laos

New delhi: Thailand deporting ethnic Hmong refugee back from communist Laos. The army began Monday the forcible return of thousands of ethnic Hmong asylum-seekers to communist Laos despite international protests...

Orange County Evacuated Residents In Fire Areas—40 Houses Were Damaged

I used to live in the area where these homes burned and my father actually helped rebuild.  I could never understand why all these people would move somewhere where all these fires could happen.  History...

Stocks plunge anew as recession worries resurface

"Wall Street falls sharply as investors, worrying about recess, ponder Obama impact on economy NEW YORK (AP) -- A case of postelection nerves sent Wall Street plunging Wednesday as investors, looking past Barack Obama's presidential victory, returned to their fears of a deep...

Gunman arrested after Maine students held hostage

"(10-31) 10:13 PDT Stockton Springs, Maine (AP) -- A gunman who had been on the lam for a week held 11 fifth-graders hostage at a school Friday but was tackled outside a classroom without any harm to the children, police said. ...

In dissection protest, teen's name is now Cutout Dissection.com

"ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (AP) -- You can call her Cutout Dissection.com, or Cutout for short, but just don't call her Jennifer. The former Jennifer Thornburg -- whose driver's license now reads Dissection.com, Cutout -- wanted to do something to protest animal dissections...

Did I Say I Was Innocent Of All Wrongdoing, and Call Patrick A Liar and A Cheat?

All Binge Drinking Ends in A Hangover.New Patrick Byrne Video on CNN. Don't Miss it. He's quite a character.5 minuteshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoSsJ4BlTB8* * * * *Location: Blogs Bob O'Brien's Sanity Check...

Rocksteady star Ellis dies at 70

Anyone who knows anything about reggae music will be mourning the loss of this great man. He also happened to be just a normal bloke who lived over the road from me!"Rocksteady star Ellis dies at 70 ...

Two British doctors go on trial for terrorism

The botched terrirst attacks in June in London and Glasgow were a colossal failure. But what's even more amazing than the fact that the attacks were so poorly planned and execututed is the fact that the people who...

The Naked Short Selling That Toppled Wall Street

A friend of mine put this new one dollar bill together. Another friend says that if we don't act and get involved soon we will be paying $15 for a container of milk. This is serious folks. Everybody needs to...

Paes-Dlouhy in Japan Open quarters

"Top seed Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy began their campaign for back-to-back titles with a straight-set win against Spanish pair of Guillermo Garcia-Lopez and Ivan Navarro in the first round of the $869,000 Japan...

House of Representatives' Web site Overwhelmed by Millions of E-mails

The proposed $700 billion bailout has brought immense media attention as well as that of ordinary Americans, and the surest test of that came from the House of Representatives' own website, which was deluged with...

Race Car Driver and Actor, Paul Newman Dead

" September 27, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) According to reports by Los Angeles car accident attorneys, the legendary actor, racecar driver and entrepreneur of Newman’s Own food line has passed away after his battle...

Rocket Man Crosses the English Channel Using Jet Pack

A swissair pilot named Yves Rossy crossed the English Channel from Calais to Dover with a jetpack strapped to his back, a single fixed-wing jet-propelled device he made himself. After numerous postponements due to...

Protesters Wreak Havoc At Casey Anthony Home

The case of Casey Anthony, the Florida mom who is suspected in the death of her child, seems to be getting more bizarre and more volatile. Protestors have been gathering outside the woman's parents' house, and he says they've been throwing rocks, forcing him to engage in...

A More Perfect Union: The Creation of the U.S. Constitution

Today, Wednesday, the 17th day of September 2008, marks the 221st anniversary of the signing of the Constitution for the United States of America by the nation's founders, and with the hope of forming a more...

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