State Elections officials deny illegally purging voters

"NEW YORK - A newspaper report Thursday said tens of thousands of eligible voters have been removed from rolls or blocked from registering in at least six swing states. Election officials lined up to defend their registration procedures and said they had done nothing...

Under $3 gas

"GEORGETOWN, SC (WMBF) - If there was one stretch of road that could bring a smile to the faces of drivers fueling up at the pump, it would be in Georgetown. Both residents and drivers in the area are seeing...

UK's Fleetwood pier destroyed by fire

One of the UK's "golden age" piers was destroyed by a fire in the early hours of this morning. The pier in Lancashire was one of the first to be built in the golden age of pier building in Britain, which lasted...

Hate-Church Fanatics Stay Away from Tim McLean Funeral

A wall of 250 people lined the route of the funeral 22 year-old Tim McLean, the Greyhound bus victim to "peacefully" blockade any unwelcome presence, as promised by the Westboro Baptist...

Six dead as Pakistani forces destroy militant house

Violence has erupted in Pakistan as the top Taliban leader there has called off all peace talks with the government in the tribal area along the Pakistan-Afghan border."Pakistani forces blew up the house of a...

Surrey Festival: A Success, Despite a Few Featuring Terrorist Overtones, Cont...

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorA much Celebrated event attended by Canadians looking for a good time of Great food , friendship,  music and Celebration of an Ancient Tradition, much like any...

Gov't Opposition Leader Dion: I want Loyalty.

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCanada's Federal Liberal Leader Stephane Dion is demanding Loyalty from his Party, in what is rumoured to be a putsch by party members.My Final ThoughtMr. Dion, time and...

Allison the Turtle to get new flipper

 Here's the stuff of a pretty good metaphor.  I'll leave it to others to work out the details.  But go, Allison, go!  "SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas - Allison is forever going in circles....

Claim for a Whiplash Injury > NorthSouthMedia Press Release

"Its no secret our roads are getting busier. The motorways of the UK are straining to cope with the amount of traffic that relentlessly pounds the tired tarmac each and everyday. Cities fare no better as gridlock ensues every rush hour. Even hedge lined country roads are...

British Troops in Iraq Pull Out of Basra Palace

What I predict is this: Any problems in Iraq will be blamed on the Iraq government for not taking responsibility. The blame for total failure in Iraq by the coalition forces will be transferred to the Iraqi...

People rush to double their money at a Queenstown ATM

I should have been in Queenstown (New Zealand) on that day ;-) "People rush to double their money at ATM By SUE FEA - The Southland Times | Thursday, 23 August 2007 SUE FEA/Southland Times Excited customers...

Riverview housing plan sparks political backlash

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorTurning a former psychiatric institution and the surrounding lands into thousands of condos seems like an idea whose time has come.  It would certainly go a long...

Power in Numbers: African Union Summit in Ghana

A vast continent rich in natural and intellectual resources, Africa is still an outsider on the world political stage, seen more as a tool and a market than as a viable player. The AU summit, underway in the...

Witnesses Question Dragster's Tricks on Road Lined With People

"Witnesses question dragster's tricks on road lined with people By WILL YORK Associated Press Writer Advertisement SELMER, Tenn. (AP) -- One day after a drag-racing car careened into a crowd and killed six people,...

Rape Gets a Lot More Painful

This seems to be a real product launch, and not a hoax. South Africa has a lethal combination of high instances of rape and high HIV infection rates, so one company decided to strike back. One rand is awfully...

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