NHS should not save patients' lives if it costs too much, says watchdog

Under EditingAnd to think, you folks were all complaining about the Canadian/American health system controversy !Dr. Jack kevorkian's and his intern best pack their bags and head to the U.K."NHS should not save...

Hamdan gets 5 1/2 years on terror charge

I was very suprised by the sentence that was given to Hamdan in light of the way other terror suspects have been treated. Hoever, I cannot say that I disagree with the sentence, if he is indeed telling the truth then...

Bertha Wanders - Now Extratropical! Iceland on Monday!

UPDATES: Bertha has been downgraded again, still with winds of 70 mph and moving at 36 mph. Bertha is now Tropical Storm and considered 'ExtraTropical.' This is the Last Advisory to be issued by the National...

Bertha becomes first hurricane of 2008 season - UPDATES

"Tropical Storm Bertha has further strengthened and is now becomes the first hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic season. At 4 a.m., the center of Hurricane Bertha was about 845 miles east of the Northern Leeward Islands....

McCain Pledges Balanced Budget by end of First term

PHOENIX – Senator John McCain is pledging once again to balance the budget by the end of his first term in 2013, his advisers said Monday, reverting to an earlier pledge he had abandoned in April when he proposed a...

2,000 Marines face longer Afghan tour

In a further sign that the war in Iraq is draining resources from the conflict in Afghanistan, the pentagon has announced that troops serving there will need to remain longer than their 7-month tour of duty.At the...

OPEC talks: Saudi Arabia to boost oil output

Gordon Brown seems to have made the breakthrough that some thought his dour faced approaches to OPEC couldn't achieve. " Saudi Arabia has responded to appeals from Gordon Brown and other western leaders to bring...

Indian Point licensing board needs more time

Quite an interesting debate has developed around the pros and cons of Nuclear power on this link. Join in if you have information to share. As far back as June 2006, National Academy of Sciences Report Concludes...

Gov Jindal: National Guard to Stay in New Orleans till end of Year

Did you know the Louisiana National Guard still patrols in New Orleans three years after Katrina? "by The Times-Picayune Thursday June 19, 2008, 8:11 AM Gov. Bobby Jindal is expected to make an announcement today about whether or not the National Guard will remain in New...

Iraq army tightens grip on southern city

Things are improving in Iraq. The Iraqi government is gearing up to go into the southern city of Amara, which borders Iran. "Iraq's security forces tightened their grip on the southern city of Amara on Monday and...

115-year-old Woman's Brain in Tip-Top Shape

" A Dutch woman who reached 115 years of age and remained mentally sharp throughout life also had a healthy brain when she died, a new study finds.The woman's brain showed almost no evidence of Alzheimer's disease. The finding suggests Alzheimer's disease and other forms of...

Google Offers Powerful Tools for Free, Will Monetize Later

"Google's first developer conference, I/O, was definitely a huge success for the company. Hosted at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, it attracted more than 2,900 developers despite the $400 they had to pay to get in. However, Google made sure everybody got their money's...

Leeds 1-2 Carlisle

" Leeds 1-2 Carlisle By Mandeep Sanghera ...

Canada's Arctic Sovereignty: "Say It with TNT"

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorIn the 1950's Race for Space saw Russia and the Americans pulling out all the stops to claim Space as their own.  Canada is doing the same in claiming the Arctic's...

Chinese Ambassador walks out on Gormley

"The Chinese Ambassador has walked out of the Green Party convention after criticism by John Gormley of China's role in Tibet.The ambassador, Liu Biwei, walked out as Mr Gormley delivered his leader's speech shortly before 9pm.Mr Gormley told delegates that human rights must...

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