Can Michelle Obama keep it real?

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorLove or Hate her, Michelle Obama, wife of Presidental Hopeful Barak Obama will be a force to be reckoned with if her husband becomes the next President of the most powerful...

Five at Guantanamo to face capital charges

After many years, it would appear charges are being brought against alleged planners of the 9/11 attacks. "A Pentagon official has formally approved death penalty charges against reputed 9/11 architect Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four other men for allegedly conspiring in the...

Radical student protesters bust windows, issue manifesto

"Radical student protesters bust windows, issue manifesto Richard Warnica , Canwest News Service Published: Thursday, January 10, 2008 A team of self-styled "warriors" has declared "war" on the University of B.C., smashing windows and painting walls in protest over on-campus...

The Late Great New York Times

    With circulation down and sales flagging, times are tough at the New York Times. The once iconic behemoth of the American journalism industry has seen recent years pass by with the ever increasing...

US town set to ban saggy trousers

US town set to ban saggy trousers A man wearing low-slung trousers, exposing his underwear Low-slung trousers are fashionable among some young people A mayor in the US state of Louisiana says he will sign into law a proposal to make wearing saggy trousers an act of indecent...

Obama Takes First Step Toward Running in ‘08

As someone born and raised in the US, I really hope we're ready to elect a black president. Movies and television have been casting that role as such quite a bit recently, so we'll see if the voters will follow suit. It wasn't that long ago that a Catholic president was seen...

Hundreds of Iraqis Apply to Be Saddam Hussein's Hangman

"AMMAN, Jordan — Hundreds of Iraqis have offered to act as hangman in the execution of Saddam Hussein, according to senior officials in the Baghdad Government. Some requests have been e-mailed to the office of Nouri al-Maliki, the Iraqi Prime Minister, from around the...

The Politics of the Bomb

"North Korea's nuclear test shifts the debate back to national security, still perceived as Bush's strength. But having the world afire on your watch has its drawbacks. The first of a slew of e-mailed Capitol Hill statements about North Korea's reported nuclear test came at...

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