Afghanistan summit to plan for withdrawal

The nice thing about Gordon Brown he nearly always, well almost lets the cat get completely out of the bag. So we are now looking at 2 to 3 years for the war to be won, or, the peace to be gained by a truce, with...

Asia stock markets surge after Fed rate cut

"Asian stock markets surge after Fed rate cut; South Korean index up 12.7 percent HONG KONG (AP) -- Asian stock markets rallied Thursday, led by a 12 percent jump in South Korea, after the U.S. Federal Reserve slashed interest rates to help revive the world's largest economy...

Google Chrome: Crazy-Fast Beta Browser Wows Reviewers

Aside from the odd security flaw, Google's Chrome browser (currently in beta) is getting rave reviews. Over forty (40!) times faster than Internet Explorer 7."I like the idea of Google Chrome, a lot. But, then...

Rasmus Lerdorf: Simple Is Hard - DrupalCon 2008 Key Note

The talk is about how we use php today vs. how Rasmus thought it would be used. PHP was all about separating your biz logic from your presentation layer. So that you don't have to recompile your code when you...

Sens. Warner and Levin Travel to Iraq, Praise Surge Results

"WASHINGTON — After a brief trip to Iraq, Sen. Carl Levin said Monday that the Iraqi Parliament should vote no confidence in the government of Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki because of its sectarian nature and...

I run the war, Congress only funds it - Bush

How much more, folks?  How much more is the world, let alone the United States, going to take this?It's been long past time that impeachment be put back on the table.  Nancy Pelosi needs to have a...

Democrats Dilute Anti-War Plan

The Democrats have to stop acting like the party of placation and the party of "nonbinding resolutions" if they want respect. No way will Bush and his crew take this lot seriously if they don't act from the starting point of Bush's incompetence as Commander-in-Chief. In other...

ANZ and WWF join forces to change business decision-making

"ANZ and WWF join forces to change business decision-making 21 Nov 2006 ANZ and WWF-Australia today launched a strategic three-year partnership that aims to change the way business decisions are made. The two organisations have worked together to develop a very practical...

Rummy Losing It

""You ought to just back off, take a look at it, relax, understand that it's complicated, it's difficult," Rumsfeld said regarding deadlines. "Honorable people are working on these things together. There isn't any daylight between them." Rumsfeld also said the U.S. is...

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