Congresswoman, Nancy Pelosi breaking Mr. Bush heart with her comment..."House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called President Bush "a total failure" on Thursday, among the California Democrat's harshest assessments to date of...
"For the Second Day In A Row, McCain Refers to Czechoslovakia – A Country That No Longer Exists. As MSNBC noted, “For the second time in two days, McCain has made a reference to ‘Czechoslovakia.’ His answers were about contemporary events, not history. McCain did not...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly a great divide, when those under 30 years old may take to Obama, where those of us 40-70 years old may take to McCain. Guess it all depends who has...
As food prices continue to rise, and the world gets hotter, we as humans need to find more ways to conserve our planet and help our species adapt.Well, eating insects could be the answer. I don't know if I could do...
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"More bloggers than ever face arrest for exposing human rights abuses or criticising governments, says a report. Since 2003, 64 people have been arrested for publishing their views on a blog, says the University of...
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"Timothy John "Tim" Russert (May 7, 1950 – June 13, 2008) was an American television journalist and lawyer, best known for appearing for over 17 years as the longest serving moderator of NBC's Meet the Press. He...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorBritish Columbia's Red Scorpions, the lower mainlands scourge, a blight on the Vietnamese community, show no mercy, they would as sooner execute their own...
"Nobel Prize winner Niels Bohr once noted that prediction is very difficult, especially about the future, but then he didn't have access to predictive loyalty metrics. Happily, we at Brand Keys do. And because they...
"Barbourula Kalimantanensis - The frog, which has no lungs and breathes through its skin, was found in a remote part of Indonesia's Kalimantan province on Borneo island, a discovery that researchers said Thursday,...
With global glaciers-a vital water source for millions, or even billions, of people worldwide-melting at a record rate, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) urged countries to agree on a new emissions...
"Allan De Genova is so confident he’ll bag the Vision Vancouver mayoral nomination that if he wins, he says, “I’ll ask for a recount.”
In an interview with the Georgia Straight, the former Non-Partisan Association member talked about what it’s like to be in a...
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"ERUSALEM – While officials here largely maintain a policy against interfering in U.S. presidential politics, some Israeli security officials quietly expressed "concern" about an adviser to Sen. Barack Obama who has advocated negotiations with Hamas and providing...
It's amazing that everyone got out ok considering the amount of damage that happened to the building."A building on the Danforth was reduced to rubble overnight after it unexpectedly caved in, forcing residents to run for their lives.
Incredibly, everyone managed to scramble...
"HONG KONG: Hong Kong will be allowed to directly elect its leader in 2017 and all of its lawmakers by 2020 at the earliest, China said Saturday, an announcement that sparked protests by pro-democracy activists who sought an earlier date.
"A timetable for obtaining universal...