Gallup Daily: Obama Lead Among Likely Voters 5 to 7 Points

"PRINCETON, NJ -- Barack Obama holds a statistically significant lead over John McCain in both Gallup likely voter models, according to Oct. 27-29 Gallup Poll Daily tracking. In the traditional model, which defines likely voters based on current voting intention and past...

Police deactivate Amber Alert for missing Nevada 6-year-old

"LAS VEGAS, Nevada (CNN) — Police on Saturday deactivated an Amber Alert for a 6-year-old boy abducted Wednesday from his Las Vegas, Nevada, home in what authorities believe was a drug-related kidnapping. The...

World’s Largest-ever Study of Near-Death Experiences

Kill me now ! but don't forget to resuscitate !"Southampton, UK — An AWARE (AWAreness during REsuscitation) study is to be launched by the Human Consciousness Project of the University of Southampton – an...

Congress to revisit fight over offshore oil drilling

"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Lawmakers return to Capitol Hill on Monday to resume their fight over legislation allowing more offshore oil drilling, in a bid to help relieve sky-high gasoline prices that are hurting the economy and infuriating voters. ...

Heady excitement damped by doubt

Benin's intro:  This is an excerpt from absolutely amazing  special report that the Financial Times has done on the current state of the Nigerian economy.  The report was very fairly balanced and...

'Strong show' for Irish No vote

Irish Voters have supported for No Vote on the EU Lisbon treaty. Early indication suggests that No Vote is ahead but Yes side have also regained bounced as counting progresses. "Early unofficial vote tallies...

Expanded Indianapolis 500 TV schedule :: The EDJE

"Live coverage of Miller Lite Carb Day, an expanded Race Day broadcast and historic past race broadcasts will highlight the ESPN family of network's high-definition coverage of the 92nd Indianapolis 500 and...

Somalia: Dozens More Killed in Second Day of Mogadishu Violence

The situation in Mogadishu is continuing to deteriorate"Ethiopian troops protecting Somalia's interim government expanded into neighborhoods in the volatile capital Mogadishu on Sunday, sparking a second round of...

Canada to Levy Carbon Taxes on Import Goods from Polluting Countries?

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorI asked this very same question almost a year ago, though no response from anyone in government of the mainstream media.Certainly this will create a backlash from both...

CHINA: Offering Tibetan monks "FREE EDUCATION".

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorAh Bless their cotton socks, the Chinese Government officials kind gesture to Tibet in what can only be described as a  "Olive Whip of Higher Learning" are now...

Last-Minute Shoppers Hunt for Bargains

"The nation's shoppers - taking advantage of deep discounts and expanded hours - jammed stores over the last weekend before Christmas to try to grab a hard-to-find Wii or scoop up bargains on other items. But the spending surge may not be enough to offset what is shaping up...

AwayPhone acquires US-based GlobalFon to extend global reach

"Headquartered in Washington, it has offices in Australia, Brazil and Japan. The company has around 20 core distributor partners and 40,000 customers, including Coca Cola, Deloitte, Microsoft and Shell. Sherry Madera, CEO of AwayPhone, comments: "This business deal is a...

What’s in Your Studio, Rodney Graham?

"LONDON—Rodney Graham is sometimes referred to as a “post-medium” artist, though “any medium” might be a more sensible description of his restless, inquisitive, and often difficult work. Since first coming to attention as one of the Vancouver...

Worst polluted sites in Russia, China, India: study

Guess Canada isn't so bad after all. It is pretty much a given they won't stop unless we send shiploads of cash as a bribe to stop. So if we are not able to stop them , we will just have to do our part. Namely the...

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Feds Look for More Ways to Invade Your P...

While some readers may harbour morality objections, the invasion of personal Internet privacy is going up a new level.  The federal government is now proposing to intensely monitor adult Internet communities...

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