Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race on December 26

"SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 26: Boats head for the open water after leaving the heads during the start of the 64th Sydney To Hobart Yacht Race on December 26, 2008 in Sydney, Australia. A fleet of 100 boats are...

The latest on the 2008 presidential race exit polls

"The networks will follow strict rules Tuesday on projecting election results, examining not only the data from exit polls but actual vote tabulation and turnout data. NBC — which keeps its decision desk isolated from the calls made by competing networks — will call a...

Battling over dead bodies

It has nothing to do with storms, crime or war.  Indianapolis was facing a surplus of corpses until just recently."What happens when there is the potential to have too many dead bodies in one place at one time? Ultimately, someone is going to have to fold. And this time...

McCain joins White House race with political spud ads

"There's a Canadian company that wants to see McCain in the White House no matter which of the competing presidential candidates wins in November.A major ad campaign launched this week by the U.S. subsidiary of New Brunswick food titan McCain Foods Ltd. makes the case for...

26 Egyptian Women Athletes head for Beijing 2008 Olympics

Overcoming cultural, financial and religious obstacles, 26 women athletes from Egypt qualified and headed for the Beijing 2008 Olympics."Twenty-six Egyptian women are now preparing for this August’s Beijing Olympics, including the country’s first female wrestler and a...

Calling All Citizen Journalists

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...

Former ChampCar Driver Wins First IRL Race At Watkins Glen :: The EDJE

"“AN AMERICAN KID WINS, IN AN ETHANOL CAR RUNNING ON ETHANOL, DRIVING FOR AN AMERICAN RACING LEGEND: BOBBY RAHAL, WITH AN AMERICAN CLOTHING BRAND: IZOD, ON FORTH OF JULY WEEKEND IN NEW YORK ... DOESN'T GET...

CDN Forces Struggling For Talent

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA sad state of affairs when "Serving ones Country" is eclipsed by the "Almighty Buck".The unemployed and especially those unemployed with a skill or trade who say they...

Result: Doncaster 5 v 1 Southend

Leeds will play Doncaster in the final" Doncaster v Southend (Agg 5-1) LEAGUE ONE PLAY-OFF SEMI-FINAL SECOND LEG (AGG 0-0)Venue: Keepmoat Stadium Date: Friday 16 May Kick-off: 1945 BST...

India's free jute bags fail to lure film critics at Cannes

"So far, this year has been one of the best American shows at the 61st Cannes Film Festival with a large number of their films competing against each other and the best of Europe but, for India, perhaps, one of...

UIU inter-cricket-United International University Sports Club (UIUSC)

"A month-long inter-cricket tournament commemorating the Independence Day was organised by United International University Sports Club (UIUSC).   The teams competing in the tournament were School of Business (Orange), (Blue) and School of Engineering (Orange),...

Pacific Coast Motorsports Hangs A Shingle :: The EDJE

"Yesterday, Tyler Tadevic, President and Team Director of Pacific Coast Motorsports issued an open statement posted at the PCM website. A New Direction PCM Update March 24 Due to the sudden demise of the Champ...

Heavy fighting erupts in Basra

The US military death toll in Iraq has passed another milestone. 4,000 US troops have now been killed in the conflict."Heavy fighting erupted in Iraq's southern oil hub of Basra on Tuesday, and a military official...

London's mayoral race under way

As London's mayoral race officially starts today, Conservative candidate Boris Johnson is surging in the polls. It is the first sign that Ken Livingstone, London's first mayor, may have trouble holding on to...

Ethiopa's Gebre Selassie Won't Run in Beijing Olympics - Too Much Pollution

There's a problem with the selection committee that chooses where next to hold the Olympics - when they choose a country where even the athletes feel it's unhealthy to compete."World record holder Haile...

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