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After shock resignation, three names in Lib Dem leadership battle
In a shock resignation, the leader of the Liberal Democrat party in Scotland, Nicol Stephen, resigned last night. He said he was doing so to "spend more time with his family." Stephen was just elected leader of the...Bored With Web 2.0? Demand Change
Some interesting thoughts on the role of technology in making the world better. I disagree with a couple of Haque's contentions. Alot of money has been going into green technologies. According to Goldman Sachs investment increased from $400 billion in 2003 to $3 trillion in...Only 18% of World’s Oil Consumed
"The world has tapped only 18 percent of the total global supply of crude, a leading Saudi oil executive said Wednesday, challenging the notion that supplies are petering out. Abdallah S. Jum’ah, president and CEO of the state-owned Saudi Arabian Oil Co., known better as...Blind woman thrown out of govt bus
A blind woman has been thrown out of the government bus in eastern India. Physically challenged women was allegedly thrown out of her seat when she refused to buy a ticket, although she had a pass that entitles her to travel without paying any fare....
Delays in $4 Billion Brooklyn Development Are Challenged in Tenants’ Lawsuit
Seems that mega developer Ratner has abandoned his mini city project and has left things worse then they were. Now blocks and blocks of demolished buildings will just remain undeveloped few the next several years. "The ever-lengthening timeline for completing the $4... Latinos outraged over CBS report
"As if Katie Couric didn’t already have enough problems. Weighed down by record-low ratings at the anchor desk of “CBS Evening News,” and by reports suggesting she will leave that post two years before her multimillion-dollar contract expires, Couric now has civil...Thousands show up for annual Cherry Blossom Race
Approximately 10,000 runners showed up for the 36th annual Cherry Blossom Festival 10-mile run held in Washington, DC this past Sunday April 6th, 2008. Even with cool weather, runners from around the world... Don't forget to Pay-it-Forward today
This morning on my way to work I got on to the train at my usual station, and there were no seats available. I thought 'oh great, I have to stand for the next 30 minutes and it's 6am' but then a man offered his seat... Israeli journalists under investigation
"Three Israeli journalists who traveled to Lebanon and Syria are under investigation by the Israeli police for travel to "enemy" countries. One of them, Lisa Goldman, has been part of the informal We Media community for some time. She participated in the 2006 We Media Global...Dentists smile as Lacoste lose crocodile dispute
Good to see the corporate fat guys get turned over by the little men some times!"A Gloucestershire dental practice has come out smiling after defeating fashion chain Lacoste in a dispute over a crocodile...Man 'attempted sex with fence' in London park
" A drunken man broke into a central London park and attempted to have sex with a fence, a court heard. Daniel French, 24, made "sexual motions" towards metal railings in Leicester Square Gardens after being challenged by police in the early hours of Sunday morning,...Single mother Jammie Thomas fined $220,000 for music file sharing
Jammie Thomas, a Native American from Minnesota, is one of 26,000 people the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has sued over the past four years for alleged use of music “file-sharing” software."A single mother who took a stand against America’s biggest...Puerto Rico police accused of corruption
As a teenager I remember how the police force in Puero Rico was always a bit over the top. Corruption in PR's Police Department is a well know and blatant reality. A soaring crime rate that has reduced many parts of the island to 3rd world status. Puerto Rico is in desperate... Bush Administration Says Warrantless Eavesdropping Cannot Be Questioned
"The Bush administration said Monday the constitutionality of its warrantless electronic eavesdropping program cannot be challenged.
The government is taking that position in seeking the dismissal of federal court... Is America Ready For a Socialist President
"I think it is time to take the gloves off. I am sick and tired of whiney liberals complaining about all the rights that this administration seems to be taking away from us and then saying Hillary Clinton should be...
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