"Nicolas Sarkozy's presidency – and especially his relationship with his conservative followers and voters – has been seriously undermined by the "sexual tourism" scandal which has engulfed his Culture Minister, according to centre-right politicians." I have no sympathy...
"More than a year after he was forced to disown his Chicago pastor, President Obama has begun to attend services led by a Christian chaplain who views Islam as a violent faith." This will do nothing to help Obama’s oft-flailing reputation in some sections of the US...
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. "Gordon Brown is expected to be asked to pay back some money as part of the investigation into MPs’ expenses claims." Just when we thought that the 'MP expenses row' was over, it rears...
Today September 8, 2009, US president Barack Obama made his speech to American kids starting out the new school year. Obama made his presidential address at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. ...
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News (05 09 2009) we all learn from Mr Straw that trade now did have a part to play in the Megrahi case while the PM himself remain ignorant as to truths affecting an entire Nation thus providing plausible deniability. What ever really mattered, whether it be Lockerbie...
Dave Hunter, Chuck the Freak and Lisa Way, Morning X talk jocks from CIMX-FM (88.7, 89X) may have been fired over their latest on air prank called 'Operation Dark Stall' as their show was pulled off the air Thursday morning, but on one seems to know what's happening and no...
created by amyjudd | 14 wks ago | updated 13 wks ago 10998 views | 3 recommendations | 17 comments
Never one to miss an opportunity to have a dig at wingnuts - this piece in the Guardian came up, and explained it far better than I. Wingnuttery is an epidemic in the current Republican phase - and, after a few beers and thinking about it - I think the Obama team are playing...
A parent who threatened a principal of an Elementary School, who scaled down the playing of the Canadian national was found guilty. Erik Millett, former principal of Belleisle Elementary School of New Brunswick had...
The Human Rights Watch (HRW) has again asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to not condone the human right abuses committed by the Sri Lankan government by providing the funding. The Sri Lankan govenrment...
I was listening this past weekend to an NPR story about the history of chewing gum (see http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106439600&ft=1&f=1032). ...
opinion by Mortal | 16 wks ago | updated 16 wks ago 138 views | 1 recommendation | 0 comments
Michael Jackson's death was predicted by one of his biographers. Ian Halperin made headlines last year and early this year, both in Britain's The Sun and the US's In Touch, that Jackson would be dead within six months, alleging the pop star had been suffering a rare protein...
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The annual Canadian Seal Hunt began yesterday, despite protests against it year after year and the fact that other countries are banning seal product imports from this hunt. Animal rights groups have the biggest...
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Bill Windsor has sent a letter to Ontario Minister of Tourism, the Honourable Monique Smith, to ask that she issue a statement announcing that the Niagara Falls Boat Service Lease will be tendered for bids. Windsor is one of the people who wants to bid for the rights to...
Dora the Explorer has been a huge success for Nickelodeon and partner toymaker Mattel spawning a spin off series, Go Diego Go and thousands of branded consumer goods, so when the announcement was made of plans to...
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Maid of the Mist Corporation, the U.S. company that currently operates the boat service at Niagara Falls from the American side, has filed a response to the legal action filed by William M. Windsor to void the...