Another drunken Brit faces up to two years in Dubai jail after telling stewar...

Dude...pick a right place to get drunk or to get high. Oops...I did it again...."A drunken British air passenger who claimed he was going to detonate a bomb aboard a flight to Dubai is facing two years in jail in the Gulf state.A court heard yesterday that Mark Winterbottom,...

Australia prepares for Pope's visit

Christian devotees from all over world have gathered to welcome the visit of Pope in Sydney. The festival will start on Tuesday and more than 200,000 pilgrims are expected to attend this event. "Thousands of...

The Petraeus Report: Past, Present, and Future

For years now, the Democrats have complained about the White House strategy in Iraq. Then in 2006, when the Democrats gained the majority, and with Reid's promise of bi-partisan cooperation, finally change was in...

Miss America Pageant distances itself from 'other' pageants

"While Miss USA winners were frantically trying to cling to their crowns last month in the wake of scandals, a collective groan could be heard rising from Miss America fans who felt the guilt by association. "Nobody knows the difference," said Miss Michigan Angela Corsi, who...

Above The Law: What If You Could Buy A Country?

"You probably haven't thought about it, but chances are that you're intimately familiar with one of the most crucial and defining issues of international trade in the 21st Century. If you've ever downloaded a...

Edwards announces for Prez

"I just noticed the blurb on cable news, John Edwards (trial lawyer-NC) was in the lower 9th in NewOrleans. He announced his candidacy for the ‘08 Democrat nomination. The photo op was framed nicely. Edwards in...

From Theives to Perverts: The dark recesses of the US Congress

This reminds me of when RollingStone had reporters who were actually writing and tackling the stain of politics, Mr. Hunter S. Thompson would be proud. This is a great outline of how badly the rules have been...

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