Dutch ban tobacco in coffee bars, cannabis allowed
Dope heads move over to consuming tobacco-less cannabis..... Today is the first day of the new anti-tobacco law."This city's famed marijuana bars have weathered many challenges over the years and are still smoking. ... 
UK may store all phone calls and emails
The UK government just loves to know what your up to. "The UK government is considering a massive database to store every person's emails, phone calls, text messages and internet use. The plan was suggested as a tool to help security forces tackling crime and terrorism. ...
Toyota recalls 90,000 Highlanders over seat belts
Toyota is recalling 90,000 2008 Highlanders and Highlander hybrid sport utility vehicles due to potential problems with securing child safety seats in the third row seats."The locking mechanism on the seat belts...
American Airlines to cancel as many as 500 flights
American Airlines canceled around 500 flights today and will probably be canceling more tomorrow to ensure compliance with a Federal Aviation Administration directive."The Fort Worth-based airline decided to cancel...
Mississippi to Ban Fat People from Eating in Restaurants
Mississippi to Ban Fat People from Eating in Restaurants
Hello, Welcome to Dennys, Will you step on the Scale Please. This is what you may hear when you go to your local restaurant in Mississippi who allows... 
UK concerned over Facebook's profile deactivation methods
"British officials are set to question Facebook over its data retention methods after a user complained that personal information remained on its severs after he deactivated his account. Facebook's current system still retains some data even after an account is deleted. So...
Fred Thompson sez..."Federalism?"
"Fred Dalton Thompson, Mr. Federalism, champion of the 10th Amendment ……….from his website, 7/27/07
" “Perhaps the clearest example of federal over-involvement in state and local responsibilities is public education. It’s the classic case of how the federal... 
The Cornerstone Crumbles
Midnight Wednesday marked what may well be the beginning of the end for what many consider to be the hard won cornerstone treaty which ended the Cold War. The Treaty on Conventional Forces in Europe, the most...
Australia increasingly more attractive to Indonesian students
""Australia is the number one destination for Indonesians seeking to study abroad. This is because the quality of Australia`s education system is international-class, and because there are a diverse range of courses that are not available elsewhere," Farmer said."In addition,...
The Leopard Shows His Spots
Dick Cheney's whitewash is wearing thin.
NORTH TONAWANDA: Gay high school student is out for justice
"By Phil Dzikiy/dzikiyp@gnnewspaper.com “We’ve never had a child quite like Michael.” According to Rhonda Mangus, an employee of the North Tonawanda School District said this about her son, Michael Mangus, who came out as gay in eighth grade. Michael...
Virgin America to Fly This Summer
Richard Branson, via subsidiaries, is bringing his brand of air travel to the USA, where Virgin America will hopefully not end up as generic as the rest of the domestic carriers. I've flown Virgin Atlantic and Virgin...
Wi-Fi Alliance to Certify 802.11n in June
Okay, this isn't the sexiest news item of the day, but it is big news for wireless Internet fans... We love wandering around town with our laptops, but we arent' so crazy about how relatively slow it is. The 802.11n standard will mean that new wireless cards and routers will...
'Grave concern' as Putin freezes defence pact
" A DISPUTE over US plans to station anti-missile bases in eastern Europe escalated dramatically today following Russia's call for a freeze of a key European defence treaty. In heated NATO talks in Oslo, Russian...
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