Obama adviser denies Hamas meeting

Apparently some one is lying? "The office of the President-elect Barack Obama on Tuesday denied a report by Arab sources which claimed that a secret meeting was held between Hamas and Obama's aides in the Gaza Strip prior to the US general elections.

Italian Troops to Fight Crime?

The Italian government's decision to deploy its military to domestic streets is raising hackles. " About 2,500 soldiers are to be deployed for a maximum period of one year. The opposition has described the move as a mistake. "We are not in Colombia," said opposition MP...

Ron Paul Launches New Effort

"Rep. Ron Paul's presidential campaign, a pugnacious, ideological crusade against big government and interventionist leanings in the Republican party, will officially end Thursday at a rally outside the Texas...

Dead Canadians and Mexican Injustice

This article doesn't apply to just Canadians.  It applies to anyone traveling abroad.  Why spend money in another country when that government won't even afford an individual the justice they deserve if...

Singapore scientists find tea is good for brain

I am English by birth so I know the value of a good cup of tea. My parents drink tea like it is going out of style. I'm always amazed how on a really hot day that my parents will come in and make a boiling hot cup...

A XEROX That Is NOT ... Lost In Translation :: MAXINE

"Earlier this year, XEROX introduced the concept of the “transient document” where the image from the original that was placed on the photocopy would only last a little longer than the average hours in a full...

Baby boomers go hog wild

"The rumble of a big twin-V motorcycle engine is for many baby boomers both a siren call of their youth and the sound of an empty nest. "I'd ridden all my life," Hamilton County District Attorney Bill Cox said. "After the kids grew up and left, it was time for a new...

Blogging: A Burstable Bubble?

I was gonna post this on my blog, but I kinda don't feel like it.But seriously, I think that blogging as a zeitgeist will definitely have a shelf-life, but purpose-based blogs and serially-updated watchdog sites will live on: basically, blogs with no reason to live will...

Unions Threaten Tesco Development

"LONDON -- Tesco, without meaning to, has tipped off the fact that its U.S. venture will attempt to be union free, according to recent reports by the Financial Times, prompting threats from grocery unions in...

Bush's Iraq-Iran-Israel Dilemma

"Two visits to the White House earlier this week highlighted the key dilemma facing President Bush as he contemplates changes to his Iraq policy: One guest was former Secretary of State James Baker and the rest of the Iraq Study Group, which together with much of the...

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