Rejects Charles Freeman's 'Scapegoating' of Pro-Israel Community

"NEW YORK, March 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC rejected charges made by Ambassador Charles Freeman blaming the "Israel Lobby" for his decision to withdraw his acceptance of the position of chair of the National Intelligence Council. Freeman was formerly the U.S....

Top Intelligence pick hits 'Israel lobby' on way out

A story that is getting a lot of attention in the blogosphere has pitted one of Obama's top Intel picks against pro Israeli government officials.  In announcing his departure Charles Freeman blames this group for his inability to accept the role."President Barack Obama's...

Charles Freeman Withdraws Name for Head of NIC

Charles Freeman, outspoken President of the MEPC Arab lobby, withdrew from consideration as head of the National Intelligence Council after mounting pressure from US congresmen and Senators. This is the terse Reuters announcement:   " U.S. choice for...

'Prom Night in Mississippi' Reveals Racial Divides

The same week an African-American family moves into the White House, a movie about a Mississippi high school's first integrated dance debuts at the Sundance Film Festival. What's most significant about "Prom...

Dave Freeman, '100 Things To Do Before You Die' Co-Author, Dies

Dave Freeman, co-author of the acclaimed adventure and travel guide 100 Things To Do Before You Die, has died at the age of 47 in California. In less than half a decade, Freeman visited "about half the places on his list before he died"." Dave Freeman, co-author of "100...

Lawyer: Morgan Freeman, wife getting divorced

I'd be willing to bet that Meyer is Morgan's girlfriend and when the wife found out......"ACKSON, Mississippi (AP) -- Morgan Freeman's lawyer says the actor and his wife of 24 years are getting a divorce. ...

Actor Morgan Freeman hospitalized at The MED after accident

"Updated: Aug 4, 2008 12:25 PM Morgan Freeman at an appearance in Memphis last May. MEMPHIS, TN (WMC-TV) - Academy Award winning actor Morgan Freeman was involved in a serious car accident Sunday night in north Mississippi. Mississippi...

Academy Award Winner, Morgan Freeman in serious Auto Accident

Academy Award Winner, Morgan Freeman in serious Auto Accident"  Academy Award winning actor Morgan Freeman was in a serious car accident in Mississippi last night. The one car accident around 11:30 ...

Who wears short shorts? Dudes, apparently

Have you noticed that men are increasingly sporting shorts for which chafing is a major concern? Although seventies-inspired short shorts don't seem to have caught on beyond serious fashionistas yet, they may...

Mission To Haiti : Touching Lives

The Writer Spent a Week in Haiti through this mission (Full disclosure)  Mission to haiti remains the poorest nation in the west.  Mission to Haiti has several programs to change the future of this...

He Said, She Said: Democrats deny NAFTA Slur !

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorBama and Hillary up a Tree, N-A-F-T-A, .....  L-Y-I-N-GYep, Playground Politics over who said what, certainly shows one trying to top the other on issues, then...

Banderas would like to be a woman...just for a day

"Hollywood heartthrob Antonio Banderas would like to be a woman, for a day anyway, to better understand the "fairer" sex.At a press conference in the Bulgarian capital Sofia, where he and Morgan Freeman are...

Freeman Legacy Wins Multiple Awards

Presented by the City of Burnaby and SFU's Learning and Instructional Design Centre (LIDC), From The Heart: The Freeman Legacy, has won two top awards and three honourable mentions at the 55th (2007) Columbus...

Mensa accepts 2 year old girl

Odds are Georgia Brown is smarter at age 2 than you were at age 6. She could crawl at five months, walking four months later and nine months after that (18 months old), she was able to have conversations!Georgia,...

Puppy diagnoses owner with breast cancer

Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor "Man's Best Friend", an adage well known throughout history, from Lassie saving Timmy daily, who for some unknown reason consistently kept falling into that damn...

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