Citigroup upgrading mile-high club

What can I say?"Beleaguered Citigroup is upgrading its mile-high club with a brand-new $50 million corporate jet - only this time, it's the taxpayers who are getting screwed. Even though the bank's stock is as cheap as a gallon of gas and it's burning through a $45 billion...

Review: In 'The Pyramid,' Mankell creates strange lands but familiar human fr...

"The four short mystery stories and title novella in The Pyramid form a prequel to nine other books featuring Inspector Kurt Wallander, author Henning Mankell's best known, singularly captivating hero."

Source: Saudi hosts Afghan peace talks with Taliban reps

Oh that will really do a lot of good. It's like catching Bin Laden and Bush planning further attacks on America."LONDON, England (CNN) -- In a groundbreaking meeting, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia recently hosted talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban militant...

Calling B.S. on the Idea of 'Marijuana Addiction'

"It's laughable that the Feds are pushing the concept of pot addiction when science shows that withdrawal symptoms from caffeine are far worse.The U.S. government believes that America is going to pot -- literally.Earlier this month, the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse...

Stump the Palin

"GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan (CNN) -- Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin took questions with her running mate Wednesday night, offering at one point to play "stump the candidate" with a mostly friendly Michigan crowd. ...

Update: National capitalism reborn, first controlled 9/15 demolition Lehman, ...

Update Sept-19: US creates government sponsored Bad Bank Update Sept-17John W. Snow, Cerberus hedge fund CEO (Chrysler) says:"We have a broken Market economy, we have to fix it" Update Sept-15National capitalism...

Bush likely to pull 8,000 troops from Iraq in January

"WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush is expected to keep U.S. troop levels in Iraq near their current level through the end of the year, then pull home up to 8,000 combat and support troops by mid-January, The Associated Press has learned. ...

Graphic Novels, Let's Just Call Them Comics, Do Science

I didn't write the squib below, but I would have, if I had found all these good cartoons. I am currently recommending Howard Zinn's " A People's History of American Empire" done as a comic by Mike Konopacki (Author) and Paul Buhle (Author) but here are a sheft of science...

Cloned puppies may have exposed 31-year mystery

" A woman who made news around the world when she had five pups cloned from her beloved pit bull Booger looked very familiar to some who saw her picture: She may be the same woman who 31 years earlier was accused...

All About Olympic Equestrian Sports

An introduction to the equestrian sports at the Olympics. Horses and skilled riding remain among my true loves. There's nothing like the feel of flowing as one with a good horse responding to your every...

Secret court may jail Burma comic Maung Thura for helping Cyclone Nargis victims

Burma's most popular comedian, Maung Thura who is well known as Zarganar faces 20 years in Rangoon’s notorious Insein prison for helping Cyclone Nargis victims in the Irrawaddy delta " The repressive and...

Iraq/US Nearing Timetable for Withdrawal

Doesn't this take away a major plank from Barack Obama's platform?"Iraq and the U.S. are near an agreement on all American combat troops leaving Iraq by October 2010, with the last soldiers out three years after that, two Iraqi officials told The Associated Press on Thursday....

Karadzic's War Crime Victims Relive their Ordeal

OBSERVER reporter Ed Vulliamy exposed the Bosnian concentration camps.  In the wake of Radovan Karadzic's arrest this week, Muslim figurehead Fikret Alic, whose image was imprinted on the world's media...

German GP 2008 – A Home Run For Timo :: The EDJE

" Since the season began back in March, Timo has developed a great relationship with the team, who of course work hand in hand with him to get maximum performance from the TF108. Timo won at the circuit as...

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