The Front Page Story on Propeller.com Shows Users' Thoughts on Site Redesign

"The reviews are starting to roll in. There are only two possible conclusions so far: either the community will need some time to get used to the new changes over at Propeller, or the changes were a bad move. The...

New York Times Op-Ed: Israel Will Attack Iran

"Yes, you read my title correctly. Today's New York Times includes an op-ed piece by Benny Morris, a Professor of Middle Eastern history at Ben Gurion University. He claims Israel will most certainly attack Iran...

Anxious customers line up at IndyMac to withdraw money

Worried customers lined up outside IndyMac to withdraw their money this morning.  IndyMac was seized by federal investigators on Friday.  The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp automatically insures customers...

Al Qaeda out of Iraq

BigT's OPINION:"In a joint effort between the Iraqis and the Americans al Qaeda in Iraq has lost its last stronghold in the city of Mosul. Here, from the July 6th Edition of the (London) Times: "American and Iraqi forces are driving Al-Qaeda in Iraq out of its last redoubt in...

Levees along Mississippi risk flooding, Feds say

If a major sandbagging effort along the Mississippi River fails, more than two dozen levees in Illinois, Iowa and Missouri could overflow, according to officials." WASHINGTON - The federal government predicts that 27 levees could potentially overflow...

Yahoo-Microsoft talks fail, Google deal expected

Yahoo Inc and Microsoft Corp failed to reach a deal today, sending Yahoo shares down 13 percent.A deal with Google is now looking to be on the cards."Instead, Yahoo is close to a search advertising deal with Google...

House votes to impeach Bush

"An apparently doomed bid to impeach President George W. Bush, largely on charges of misleading the U.S. into the Iraq war, was referred on Wednesday to the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee.On a 251-166...

Blackouts hit thousands as generators fail

A blackout in the UK has left hundreds of people without power. A number of power stations have suddenyl shut down. The icnident is on a scale not seen for at least a decade according to one power company insider."Hundreds of thousands of people were hit by electricity...

India's free jute bags fail to lure film critics at Cannes

"So far, this year has been one of the best American shows at the 61st Cannes Film Festival with a large number of their films competing against each other and the best of Europe but, for India, perhaps, one of the...

California's farm belt plan to cut air pollution criticized

California's farm belt has some of the highest levels of airborne dust, smoke and soot in the country."Environmentalists say a new plan to clean up the soot-laden air in California's farm belt would fail to...

Stock Trading - An Overview

"Introduction So many people have asked me, “What do I need to do to trade stocks in Kenya or here in the United States.” While I do not claim to be the resident expert, I have been trading long enough to narrow this answer to four main phases: READ, PLAN, FUND, TRADE....

Happy Birthday Big Ben

The most famous clock in the world turns 150 tomorrow, well, the bell does anyway. Big Ben in London, England, has a great bell in it's tower, which is what the name 'Big Ben' actually refers to. The bell was cast on...

Weightlifters fail surprise dope tests

"Weightlifters fail surprise dope testsTeam may miss 2008 GamesEleven members of the Greek national weightlifting team have tested positive for banned substances, prompting the suspension of coach Christos Iakovou, in a development that jeopardizes the team’s participation...

Afghanistan: 10 Billion Dollar Food Aid Scam

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorAnd this surprises everyone? If not despot dictators skimming large amounts of cash of 10 to 20% for themselves to prop up their salaries and lifestyle to safely tuck away...

AIDS research in crisis as 'miracle' vaccines actually INCREASE chance of cat...

Scientists in the UK were back to square one last night, as a search for a vaccine to cure AIDS was found to actually increase someone's chaces of becoming infected with the deadly virus. "It is a massive blow to...

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