By now, most of you have encountered Captcha, that anti-spam thingie which asks you to type in the squiggly letters to authenticate your humanity. In some instances, you're not only proving that you have a pulse, but...
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In 2001, its believed the HIV/AIDs rate was about 24.6% or 1.8 million people, some now estimate it to be more than 30%. The rape of any woman is a serious offense and the rape of a minor, at least in western...
This piece in by Michael Sherer and Micheal Weisskopf provides some interesting insight into the traits that McCain and Obama would bring with them into the Oval Office. While the insights aren't exactly revalatory they do bring their personalities and styles into sharp...
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Temperatures are rising at Wimbledon not just due to the weather but the play too with the prospect of an all Williams womens final a possibility and Britain's own Andrew Murray in scorching form as he gets ready to...
The big clubs are homing in on him now, funny that a Spanish Club should go for the Russian after todays semi final."Barcelona bid for Arshavin Reuters June 26, 2008 at...
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"Adults are afraid to interact with other people's children because they fear being labelled a paedophile, according to a report published today by the thinktank Civitas.The report, Licensed To Hug, calls for...
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Another trouncing for the Labour party in the UK, this time in the Henley by-election. The parliament seat election was to replace Boris Johnson, who resigned after he was elected mayor of London."The Conservative Party has beaten Labour into fifth place in the by-election to...
The man who helped Jim Henson bring smiles to millions of kids faces by creating magical puppets has died at the age of 91.Kermit Love (yes that is his real name!) helped create Big Bird among others."Love died from...
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Presidential candidate John McCain said today that if he is elected he will set the US on a path to wean itself from a dependence on foreign oil by 2025. So he'll be almost 90 by then?"Calling U.S. dependence on...
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"I seriously doubt it. Taking a couple of thugs out of action is a good thing but won’t destroy the gang. Taking away their reason for being an organization - i.e. their ability to make money - will kill MS-13 and...
Looks like one of John McCain's advisors let loose a little too much "straight talk" in an article published yesterday in Fortune magazine, saying that a terrorist attack would be a blessing for the McCain campaign....
Tournaments like this are always a shop window for the big clubs in the summer, and the clubs will be falling over themselves to get hold of this player."Arshavin puts Euro elite on alert ...
"Republicans and Democrats in Congress reached a breakthrough compromise yesterday on a bill that would dramatically revamp the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Most significantly, the draft legislation...
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Did you know the Louisiana National Guard still patrols in New Orleans three years after Katrina? "by The Times-Picayune Thursday June 19, 2008, 8:11 AM Gov. Bobby Jindal is expected to make an announcement today about whether or not the National Guard will remain in New...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorAfghani authourities investigating their own prison officals they feel assisted the Taliban in the recent prison raid, it one of the most likely scenarios, as it is well...