Gallup Daily: Obama Lead Among Likely Voters 5 to 7 Points

"PRINCETON, NJ -- Barack Obama holds a statistically significant lead over John McCain in both Gallup likely voter models, according to Oct. 27-29 Gallup Poll Daily tracking. In the traditional model, which defines likely voters based on current voting intention and past...

Pakistan president to visit China in mid-October

"ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari is likely to visit China in the middle of next month, said Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Luo Zhaohui here Wednesday. “The exact date of the visit is being worked out...

Central Banks Offer Extra Funds to Calm Money Markets

As government finance ministries across the world scramble to restore confidence in the global financial system amid the banking collapse this week, the Federal Reserve announced this morning it will almost...

Visual impairment indirectly linked to suicide

"The findings suggest that better treatments for the underlying conditions that cause visual impairment, along with factors linked with poor self-ratings of health and health conditions may reduce the risk of suicide, Dr. Byron L. Lam, from the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in...

Woman Wins Her Funeral In Competition

" A Texas woman was thrilled to win a competition at a baseball game - but she isn't planning to claim the prize of a funeral and burial plot any time soon. Competition had morbid prizeElaine Fulps was the lucky...

Newest McCain official: President has "near dictatorial powers"

"Bill Kristol today proudly announces that one of his Weekly Standard staff members, Michael Goldfarb, was just named the Deputy Communications Director of the McCain campaign. Last April, this newest McCain official participated in a conference call with former Senator...

Over 8,000 children hug for Guinness world record

I express my respect and admiration to the teachers and organizers. Love and patience must have been practiced to work with more than 8000 children, as a teacher I know what it means. Congratulations! I hope the...

Israeli journalists under investigation

"Three Israeli journalists who traveled to Lebanon and Syria are under investigation by the Israeli police for travel to "enemy" countries. One of them, Lisa Goldman, has been part of the informal We Media community for some time. She participated in the 2006 We Media Global...

Saints' Reggie Bush is Out for the Season

"Tuesday, December 11, 2007 By Billy Turner ATLANTA -- A second examination of Reggie Bush's injured left knee by Birmingham orthopedist Dr. James Andrews confirmed the original diagnosis of a torn posterior cruciate ligament and Bush will miss the rest of the season, a...

President sees off cyclists to campaign climate change

""I encourage our brothers to promote cycling as it has a lot of advantages," the head of state said, adding that the event was held also as an effort to save the earth. Meanwhile, State Minister for the...

Antiwar protesters hit nation's streets

Before the Iraq war, there were many very lage protest, if i remember correctly, Bush is the most protested man EVER in history.It seemed to matter not though, the spin machine just went into a higher gear touting...

South Africa Strike Ends: Differing Accounts Emerge

The Congress for South African Trade Unions claim that 600,000 public workers took part in a nationwide strike over a pay increase, whilst government spokespeople put the number at 70,000. One thing that both sides agree on is that the situation that led to the strike remains...

200 years since slavery ended; still no commemoration

McGuinty strikes again! This is a humdinger of an election year for the Ontario Premier, what with endangered species, minimum wage, and now an attempt to get Canada to recognize the 200th anniversary of the...

Top aide to Muqtada al-Sadr killed in Iraqi raid

Got another bad guy in Iraq "A top aide to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was killed in a raid by US troops Wednesday in the Shi'ite holy city of Najaf, an Iraqi lawmaker said. The US military, however, said American troops participated in a raid led by Iraqi...

For firefighter, sense of brotherhood shattered

"Before he was Big Dog in the fire station, he was Big Fella because of his giant frame and Bigfoot because of his size 15 boots. Before there was the dog food in his spaghetti, there was the noose draped over his...

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