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Obama: ‘A new dawn’ on national security

" The deed is done. Bonus Joe Biden sighting!! "President-elect Obama announced a six-member national security team, nominating Senator Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, keeping Defense Secretary Robert Gates at the Pentagon, nominating Eric Holder as Attorney...

Ex-Haling a Crime? Regulating under Clean Air Act!

"Did you know that the EPA is considering naming Carbon Dioxide as a pollutant to be regulated under the Clean Air Act??!! They have issued an "Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking" as the first step in the development of their regulations."This is utterly ridiculous....

Pervez Musharraf working for establishment of global think-tank

Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf wants to set up an international think-tank to 'make the world a peaceful place' and is visiting Britain to gather support for his plan, his close aide said Monday. The aide told that Musharraf will also be visiting the US, Canada,...

Sachin pulls out of Irani trophy

"Sachin Tendulkar on Friday has opted out of the Irani Trophy to be played from September 24 in Baroda. He ruled himself out of the Rest of India squad after Indian team’s physio advised him more rest for his injured elbow. However, he will be available for India’s first...

Sweden relaxes stance on weird children's names

Sweden has relaxed its rules on naming children weird things like Heineken, Mouthpad and Dubble Bubble. The country once frowned on such lapses of judgment, but, according to one official, it's no longer considered 'negative' in this day and age to name children after...

Makemake: Dwarf Planet Bucks Naming Trends

Celestial bodies are most often named after Greek and Roman gods, but Mount Olympus only has so many residents. So what is an astronomer to do when he or she discovers something new out in the void of space? The answer lies not off the coast of the Aegean, but in the South...

Chinese Man Pierced 2008 Times for Upcoming Olympics

skypedia provided a link about this, but i would just like to follow it up. I don't know if I am impressed by his pride and excitement or just think he is plain crazy, but "Wei" coloured his head, face, cheset,...

Are you ready for dot.sex?

" The group controlling Internet domain names may soon decide whether to relax naming rules and potentially open up a virtual domain name gold rush. At a meeting in Paris Thursday, the board of the Internet...

Fleur-de-lis gets symbolic approval

"Fleur-de-lis gets symbolic approval by Ed Anderson, The Times-Picayune Wednesday June 18, 2008, 1:28 PM BATON ROUGE -- The fleur-de-lis should not be Louisiana's lone symbol, possibly overshadowing the pelican that emblazons the state flag, a Senate committee said today....

Congressman Comes Clean on Love Child

" A congressman from New York has admitted to fathering a child in an extramarital affair three years ago.Under mounting scrutiny, Staten Island Rep. Vito Fossella, who has...

Naming the Dubai property scamsters « Peter J. Cooper’s Weblog

Many thanks for the feedback on my modest scoop in the Emirates Business 24/7 newspaper today about the Real Estate Regulatory Agency investigating the accounts of four developers in Dubai.

Flip-flopping down memory lane with Ol’ Fred

"The Democrat opposition is busy gathering up negative info to run on any possible Republican candidate, much as the Republicans are no doubt doing on the Democrats. Here’s a small sample of what they have on FDT so far (at least what they’re willing to show)… " ...

Putin Chooses Medvedev as Successor

Well this isn't a big surprise, looks like it'll be more of the same from Russia for the next few years."President Vladimir Putin today ended months of speculation over who will succeed him next year by naming...

Lebanon president steps down; asks army to 'preserve security'

I have to admit that this has been a little hard to follow whether it is something good for the Lebanese people and for peace in the region. From what I get out of it, it seems to be.There are so many interests trying to make moves to control the country it's difficult to...

Mexican Journalist Recognised by Foundation

Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho was recognised yesterday for her courageous work by the International Women's Foundation in New York."MEXICO CITY (AP) — She set out to expose a pedophile ring in Cancun, naming...

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