" In an Olympic medley of sports and politics, President Bush on Sunday called for more religious freedom in China, sought an end to an escalating conflict between Russia and Georgia and cheered...
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"John Dane III (sailing):“Right when we got in the tunnel, we began the chant of “USA, USA” and there was an amazing energy and excitement. It helped me appreciate what each of those athletes had sacrificed to reach that moment. When the chant started we all quit...
An athlete running at top speed is a beautiful thing and something that's very hard for the sculptor or painter to capture so controversial Brit artist Martin Creed gives us the real deal - his latest work is real...
It is hard to believe that Lithuania beat Australia at rugby."The Austrian national rugby team tried to get over their 48-0 defeat by Lithuania by staging a mass striptease in the capital Vilnius late on Saturday, only to find they had been caught on video and put on the...
The Olympic torch has made its only stop in Africa without incident."The 2008 Olympic torch relay passed through Tanzania’s commercial capital in peace yesterday, cheered on by residents who braved a heavy...
Is this bad news for all those
people who want the forces in Iraq to lose? Will we soon hear all the doubters pile on? This could turn out to be the British version of
“Mission Accomplished”
"GORDON Brown...
As millions of Americans plunge off the financial precipice, the cancerous mortgage meltdown spreads, savaging families and their hopes of realising the American Dream, and threatening the financial stability of the...
Another reason to not trust the transparent unprofessionalism at MSNBC. I have been pointing out that the whole production team from Dan Abrams down is making a mockery of objective news. that is why they are last in...
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"How many pipe bombs might it take to end American democracy? Far fewer than it would have taken a year ago.
The Defense Authorization Act of 2006, passed on Sept. 30, empowers President George W. Bush to impose martial law in the event of a terrorist “incident,” if he or...
""I WOULD ban religion completely," British pop-music star Elton John said in a much-noted interview last November. "It turns people into hateful lemmings, and it's not really compassionate."It isn't exactly news...
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"Ann Coulter ignited the latest firestorm of her career last week when she dismissed John Edwards as a "faggot" on national television. As throngs of bigoted conservative fanboys cheered Coulter's most recent zinger...
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"Jan. 19, 2007— Moments after Nancy Pelosi was sworn in as speaker of the House earlier this month, a little-reported supernatural event took place in Congress.
Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), his arms outstretched, flew into the House chamber, hovered over the dais for a...
"Jan. 19, 2007— Moments after Nancy Pelosi was sworn in as speaker of the House earlier this month, a little-reported supernatural event took place in Congress.
Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), his arms outstretched, flew into the House chamber, hovered over the dais for a...
"SYDNEY, Australia - Fireworks showered over Sydney's iconic Harbor Bridge as a million onlookers cheered the New Year. Crowds scaled Japan's Mount Fuji for a view of the first 2007 dawn, but the Thai capital...
"The ruling, which affects those wed abroad, reignites a debate over gay rights.
The Israeli Supreme Court touched off a fresh controversy over gay rights Tuesday when it ordered the government to register same-sex marriages performed abroad.
The ruling by a seven-judge...