Oil, G8 decides in Japan for green energy

The ever soaring oil price and protestsfrom Truckers, fishermen force the G8group to make plans for energy efficiencyand green technologies. Nobody tellshowever that half of the cars on our roadsjust will...

Leading Somali journalist slain

A leading Somali journalist was gunned down today in what was described as a 'targeted assassination', making him the 10th journalist to be killed in the African country." Nasteh Dahir Farah, 36, who freelanced...

Kosovo prime minister's home attacked

Kosovo's Prime Minister Hashim Thaci's home was attacked today by armed assailants. Gunfire was exchanged with guards, but Thaci was not at home, and neither he nor his family was hurt."Police later said they had...

Over 1,000,000 Strong and Growing - the U.S. Subprime Debacle Goes Prime

Between the information on Realitytrac.com (referenced below) and that from Forbes.com (ditto)it appears that while the housing crisis has faded from the head lines it is still running strong in reality land. Realtytrac is particularly useful because it gives a lot of hard...

Clinton Cherry Picking Polls

"Hillary Clinton continues to make her case to the undeclared superdelegates. The problem is, her arguments are misleading at best and dishonest at worst. Claim #1: “I am the better general election...

Researchers Study Possible Bacterial Link to SIDS

"LONDON —  A baffling phenomenon known as sudden infant death syndrome is one of the leading causes of death for children under 1. Now, British researchers say they may have found a contributing factor: bacteria. They found potentially dangerous...

Nepali king given 15 days to leave

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorPeacocks always seem to have a problem with headspace on airlines.   And Honda, just doesn't make a car for the Portly!  What is one to do? "Nepali...

Obama competitive against McCain with key voters

" By ALAN FRAM, Associated Press Writer 18 minutes ago ...

Indian Premier League (IPL) Point Table

"Rajasthan Royals, Kings XI Punjab, Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Daredevils progressed to the semi final of IPL 2008."

Al Qaeda in Iraq "never closer to defeat": U.S. envoy

Here's some progress."The U.S. ambassador to Iraq praisedPrime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Saturday for cracking down onShi'ite militias and Sunni Arab militants and said al Qaeda inIraq had never been closer to defeat."You are not going to hear me say that al Qaeda...

Leading Farc commander surrenders

One of the most feared women terrorists in Columbia has been nabbed. Katrina, 40 yrs, had a fearsome reuptation in Antiquia province of Columbia. She was dying of starvation along with her colleague. Carrying an award of $80000, Katrina was known for extorting big money from...

Raila factor in Obama contest

"Right-wing activists in the United States are attempting to use Senator Barack Obama’s Kenyan links to discredit him. Senator Barrack Obama and Mr Raila Odinga. Photo/ FILEThe activists, most of them conseervative Christians, claim that Mr Obama is a relative of Prime...

Canada invisible as brands go global

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorDoes it surprise any Canadian that very few can name a product "Made in Canada" Brand?With Global World Markets and Big Money scrambling to  purchase  items...

It’s The Open Road Challenge For ALMS Cars :: The EDJE

"A Penske Porsche RS Spyder leading a Dyson Porsche RS Spyder leading a Fernandez Lola B06/43-Acura leading a Cytosport Lola B06/10-AER at Mid-Ohio. Image Credit: SPYDERMAN360It’s The Open Road Challenge...

Hitwise: MySpace Takes 3/4ths of US Social Network Traffic

Although there are competing metrics that tell different stories, it looks like Myspace is still the 800 lb gorilla of social networking in North America."According to web measurement firm Hitwise, MySpace commands 73.82% of all social networking traffic. The data comes from...
 

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