Tasmanian houses renting for $1 a week

AN Australian town is offering houses to rent for $1 a week. The prospective tenants must have kids, the younger the better,  which will help to save its comunity and its tiny school. " The small...

Malnourished toddlers in need of cash assistance

"Two-year-old Geraldo is fading away. His condition, brought on by acute malnutrition, is gradually deteriorating. Despite undergoing medical treatment in an isolated ward at the WZ Yohannes General Hospital in...

Richmond BC: Zen Food Fails To Impress Says Wanna Be Iron Chef.

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorIn the World of Foodies, wanna be chefs like myself who religiously watch Food Network and Iron Chef are always looking for new and interesting foods created by others,...

In Moscow, Tourists beware the uniform

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA US Journalists perspective on his visit to Moscow, certainly makes me wonder if there is another Moscow out there somewhere, perhaps in Idaho.  Certain biases...

Obama Erases Clinton's Lead

"Barack Obama has erased a once substantial deficit to climb into a virtual tie with Hillary Clinton in the Democratic presidential race, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT Among Republicans, John McCain charged to the front of a shifting...

Dem. Leadership; "Mistake Was Made" House Forms Panel

In an extraordinary move Dems close vote as Latino Congressmen try to change vote."The House last night unanimously agreed to create a special select committee, with subpoena powers, to investigate Republican...

Fading Out of Fashion

By Ylan Q. Mui, Washington Post Staff Writer As Gap's Dominance Unravels, Chain May Go Up for Sale Twenty-four-year-old Marlies Fitch of Reston has a closet filled with clothes from Gap: sweaters, ribbed...

Fabled Foreign Legion Fading With Time

he Foreign Legion isn't what it used to be. Murderers on the run are no longer welcome, and unhappy recruits have a year to back out without being branded deserters. These days a bigger issue faces the...

NASCAR's Rat Pack fading away after Vickers' win (Herald Standard)

" 10/10/2006 Email to a friend Post a Comment Printer-friendly TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) - Jeff and Jimmie, Brian and Ricky. They were the Hendrick Motorsports entourage - NASCAR's very own version of the Rat Pack. But people change, things happen and friendships often fade. And...

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