Weekend Update! Amy Poehler has baby

Saturday Night Live actress Amy Poehler has had a baby. She had the child with her husband, acros Archie Arnett. "Amy Poehler had to miss a night of poking fun at the presidential and vice presidential candidates because she was busy having a baby! The 37-year-old Burlington...

Karadzic Refuses to Enter War Crimes Plea

Well, they let accused war crimes Serb leader Radovan Karadzic represent himself and take time to look over his case - and yet today he again refused to enter a plea. In lines with normal court proceedings, the...

Two Republicans endorse Obama

Two Republicans, one a former representative from Iowa and the other a former Alaska legislator, have come out and publicly supported the presidential candidacy of Barack Obama."Barack Obama likes to talk about...

Researcher Easily Steals Thousands of Identities

Sometimes security begins at the most simple level."A researcher performing social engineering exploits on behalf of several U.S. banks and other firms in the past year has “stolen” thousands of identities with a 100 percent success rate. Joshua Perrymon, hacking...

Indonesia: Supreme Court Rules Against Exxon in Aceh Case (News + Analysis)

This is an interesting case in many ways. What responsibilities does a corporation have overseas if, due to local politics and wars, employees are harmed or cause harm for reasons that have nothing to do with the company?This article doesn't quite make it clear if the...

Tim Hortons Donuts Sued by Franchisees over Fresh Ads

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWe as Canadians remember the fiasco a couple of years ago when the owner of Tim Hortons was outraged and resigned after the sale of his Tim Hortons Corp when his beloved...

Clinton dials back vice presidency talk

Hillary Clinton's campaign is ratecheting down the VP talk following her private meeting with Barack Obama. This really could mean anything. It could mean that Obama told her flat out he will not take her on as the VP under any circumstance, or it could mean that he told her...

Myanmar arrests activist as U.S. aid ships leave

It's been more than a month since the cyclone that devastated burma hit, and the government has still not allowed the US and French military ships with aid docked just outside to come in. Now the US ship is leaving, and the Myanmar government has arrested yet another...

"Anti-Muslim" Article in Maclean's Fosters Hatred: Canadian Islamic leaders

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCanadian Islamic Congress - president Mohamed Elmasry of Ottawa we all remember in 2006 who said on  National TV on the Michael Coren Show that Western women (whose...

Chelsea Clinton stumps for her mother in Puerto Rico

"Chelsea Clinton campaigned for her mother Tuesday in Puerto Rico, where the marathon race for the Democratic presidential nomination has brought new importance to a U.S. island that typically has scant say over national affairs.With just over a month to go before Puerto...

Soldiers Missing from the Korean War are Identified

The remains of two U.S. servicemen, missing from the Korean War, havebeen identified and will be returned to their families for burialwith full military honors."They are Cpl. Robert L. Mason of Parkersburg, W.Va.; and Pfc. Joseph K. Meyer Jr., of Wahpeton, N.D., both U.S....

Bid on a piece of Madonna memorabilia

I picked up my copy of Vanity Fair today and as usual it's a great issue, but this month the magazine is giving readers an opportunity to own a part of the magazine's history.I just checked the current bid...

French foreign minister says Dalai Lama could be invited to Brussels 'shortly'

In a controversial move the French foreign minister has said the Dalai Lama could be invited to speak in Brussels. Crucially, it would be the European Union doing the inviting, which would land all of the member...

Life Lock ID-Theft Prevention Firm Target of Fraud Suit

Life Lock Identity Theft Prevention Firm Target of Fraud SuitYou know the guy who gives everyone his Social Security number on TV?  Well seems like the 1 million guarantee has so many loop-holes it is useless...

Obama, "I Feel Like I am Running Against 2 Clintons"

"MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina (CNN) – More tit-for-tat on the campaign trail – only this time, it’s between Barack Obama and Bill Clinton. After losing the caucus tally in Nevada, the Obama campaign took aim...

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