Fat boy executed

Good riddens"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- An Ohio death row inmate was executed Tuesday after the Supreme Court rejected his last-minute plea that he was too overweight to be put to death. ...

Compensation for extra custody days in Britain

British government has moved a legislation for extending police custody to 42 days. However, Government has  also planned to pay compensation  in case any suspect  is not charged after 28 days of captivity. "The government is expected to offer a last-minute...

Obama: For 2016 Olypmics, I'll Still Be in the White House

Hmmm. At this stage, I would have imagined a candidate to be humbled by the support, proud of what his team had done, and eager to take on the opposition in the upcoming general election. But apparently...

JPMorgan to buy Bear Stearns for 236 million

It is shocking to see the nation's fifth-largest investment bank get picked up for just over 200 million.  The piddling price tag for an organization of this size shows how bad it is out there." ...

Wind Farms ‘Threat to National Security’

Latest reports are that Jack Bauer has been dispatched to the scene and will be dealing with these 'wind farms' personally. Apparently the Ministry of Defence has objected to at least four on-shore wind farms that...

Last-Minute Shoppers Hunt for Bargains

"The nation's shoppers - taking advantage of deep discounts and expanded hours - jammed stores over the last weekend before Christmas to try to grab a hard-to-find Wii or scoop up bargains on other items. But the spending surge may not be enough to offset what is shaping up...

China snubs Kitty Hawk and Battle Group

Tension between China and the U.S. escalates when China turned away the Kitty Hawk and it's escort battle group."TOKYO — Thousands of sailors aboard the carrier Kitty Hawk and its carrier battle group had to...

Democrats lose again

Another attempt by Democrats to micro manage the war has failed. The Democrats who have been claiming the war is lost and trying to legislate a withdraw from Iraq find themselves defeated by the Commander  of...

Are we listening? Looks like we will be able to continue listening

Possible breakthrough in the stupid standoff threatening web radio."In addition, last night two other members of Congress, the chairwoman of the Committee on Small Business, Nydia M. Velazquez, and ranking member Steve Chabot, introduced legislation to postpone the royalty...

Brown Joins Plot To Avoid EU Referendum

"Gordon Brown is expected to hold last-minute talks with Tony Blair and Nicolas Sarkozy, the French President, tomorrow to plot how to avoid a referendum on the future of the European Union. The key discussion, before this week’s summit of European leaders in Brussels, will...

TurboTax Overloads at 11th Hour

Yikes! Turbotax choked on the deluge of last-minute filings, long held as a fundamental taxpayer right. Intuit assures its users that their filings will not be marked tardy, but such a development will no doubt have a chilling effect on attitudes towards e-filing."Intuit...

Technology types beg Republicans for favors

They want the departing GOP lawmakers to pass some legislation giving them various tax breaks and access to foreign workers, worried that the Dems might turn them down. Press conference to be held later today."On Tuesday, executives of the Information Technology Industry...

Last-Minute Retirement Planning

"The best way to save for retirement is to diligently sock away dollars starting with your very first paycheck and stopping only once the champagne is served at your retirement party. Too bad it doesn't always work out that way. On the road to a comfy retirement, many folks...

Firefox 2.0 release put on ice

"The release of Firefox 2.0 has been delayed until 24 October, with a Beta 2 release scheduled for 23 August, according to Mozilla. The entire release schedule was shifted to deal with last-minute fixes. Some of the Firefox bugs still being addressed affect visual refresh,...

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