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If you had the time, you could write thousands of eye-opening money-and-politics stories using the information that lives on OpenSecrets.org. And many professional journalists do just that -- CRP was cited in the news more than 3,000 times last year. But why leave... Toyota plans Prius with solar panels
" Toyota plans to install solar panels on the roof of the next generation of Prius hybrid cars, according to a report in Monday's edition of the Nikkei newspaper. The panels, which are expected to begin appearing on... Shetland island breaks away from UK, EU
One of the advantages of living in the EU is that we can import products from anywhere within the union without having to pay additional taxes at the point of import. A few years ago I imported records and CD from the island of Jersey on a regular basis. One morning the... Pentagon pushes out top Air Force civilian, officer
Defense secretary Robert Gates has announced a big shake-up at the Pentagon, with the highest-profile casualty being chief of staff General Michael Moseley. The news comes after some high-profile screw-ups, including... TV news photographer keeps camera rolling during scuffle with police officer
"An Eyewitness News 4 photographer was cuffed and cited Thursday morning for disobeying a police officer. It was a situation where the photographer was trying to do his job. And now the Albuquerque Police Department... Christie Prody Suffered 2 Broken Legs, But Was Cited For Being A Pedestrian O...
"O.J. Simpson's girlfriend, who had been hospitalized in February after a fall, was back in the hospital, this time with two broken legs and other serious injuries, CBS4 in Miami reported." May Day Brings Violence and Riots in Turkey
May 1 is a traditional workers' day holiday across most of Europe, with most of the countries on the continent having the day off (the UK and Ireland save the day off for the following Monday). It coincides with a... Bob Dylan wins a Pulitzer
Legendary singer/songwriter Bob Dylan can add yet another award to his list of accomplishments, this time a Pulitzer Prize.Cited for his 'profound impact on popular music and American culter, marked by lyrical... He Said, She Said: Democrats deny NAFTA Slur !
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorBama and Hillary up a Tree, N-A-F-T-A, ..... L-Y-I-N-GYep, Playground Politics over who said what, certainly shows one trying to top the other on issues, then...Hillary, Queen of All Media
"After Hillary Clinton lost the January 3 Iowa caucuses, she made “improving likeability” a central campaign strategy, as U.S. News & World Report revealed on January 11.* All of the questions listed in this parody are the exact queries subsequently asked of Clinton...Scientists: Global Warming Cure
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public Contributor Though fine in theory, perhaps it is best left as a theory. Somehow I don't think the world is ready for worldwide famine, drought and summer blizzards which may last...Ten die in Angolan plane crash
"LISBON - A light aircraft crashed into a mountain near the Angolan city of Huambo on Saturday killing all ten people on board, Portugal's Lusa news agency said on Saturday. Lusa cited a source close to the Angolan government as saying two of the victims were...Australia denies disbanding 'Justice League'
"Justice League", a big-budget super-hero flick with a cast of mostly-unknowns, is currently on hold, due to various reasons ranging from the writers' strike to pay-or-play contracts with the cast... and, disputedly,...FBI phone tap cut due to unpaid bill
"A telephone company cut off an FBI international wiretap after the agency failed to pay its bill on time, according to a US government audit. The US Justice Department's inspector general faulted the FBI for poor handling of money used in undercover investigations, which it... Nursing Home Abuse ? or just a Strange Accident
"How could 94-year-old 'slip out?' family asks
By J. Harry Jones
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
November 27, 2007
ESCONDIDO – A 94-year-old woman who wandered away from a nursing home early Thanksgiving morning and was then struck and killed by a car was wearing an alarm...
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