I don't begrudge a man making an easy cool million, but does it cross some invisible line when celebrity step outside the public image they have built for decades to do so ?"MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.S. actor Sylvester...
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...
"Paul Burrell is so terrified of returning to the Diana Inquest that he has asked to give his evidence by video link from the United States. The disgraced former royal servant fears he will be humiliated again by...
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What do people expect these are Jets fans. Have you ever gone to a jets game? The testosterone is out of control."EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (CBS) ― They're subjected to taunting and teasing. Women are being encouraged...
I find it interesting that New Zealand casinos have in recent times not shown any moral or ethical judgement when it came to dealing with extreme "problem gamblers" (go to Listener article). I also agree with Helen...
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"The sad truth about Iraq in the near future is that it will get much, much worse, whether American troops stay or leave.
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"The General’s Report
How Antonio Taguba, who investigated the Abu Ghraib scandal, became one of its casualties.
by Seymour M. Hersh June 25, 2007
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Taguba knew his report would make him unpopular:...
First of all, I'd want to see the cash upfront before I put my you-know-who in a mousetrap. Second, how could Perry Caravello claim that he didn't know the stunt was being filmed? That's the whole point of Jackass....
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"This entire incident has been extremely odd, alright, but it isn't the Iranians who made it so. The behavior of the captured Brits is what struck me as truly bizarre. After all, two of them went on Iranian television, and, standing in front of a map, pointed out precisely...
"Relief at the freeing of the British sailors and Marines in Iran is tempered with dismay at the humiliation to which they and the country they serve have been subjected."
"The Iranians, you see, understand the West. And they understand it much better than we understand - or bother to understand - Iran.
We have forgotten the years of Allied occupation in the Second World War, the deposition of the pro-German Shah and then, humiliation of...
"Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries?
Contents
1. Quota system: Beginning of the end for IITs and IIMs Bhamy V Shenoy, Gulf Times, May 26, 2006--------------------------------------
2. Meeting the challenge of Mandal II, Satish Deshpande & Yogendra Yadav, Hindu...
"Quota System: Who are the real beneficiaries?
Contents
1. Quota system: Beginning of the end for IITs and IIMs Bhamy V Shenoy, Gulf Times, May 26, 2006--------------------------------------
2. Meeting the challenge of Mandal II, Satish Deshpande & Yogendra Yadav, Hindu...
"Muslim leaders expressed outrage on Tuesday after six imams were removed from a commercial airline flight in Minnesota for what they said was nothing more than trying to say evening prayers.
"They were treated like terrorists ... humiliated," said Abu Hannoud, civil rights...