AP Georgia proposes cease fire in S Ossetia

" Georgia's President Mikhail Saakashvili proposed Saturday to declare a cease fire in the breakaway province of South Ossetia. Saakashvili, speaking at a news conference Saturday, also proposed that the warring parties be separated. Georgia's Security...

Obama proposes $1,000 energy rebates for consumers

""the only way to solve the problems in this country is if we all come together — black and white ...""

Could animals be transformed into medical devices?

I thought this was such a fascinating project. Not totally sure it is a good idea! But so thought provoking, as good design projects are, and I love the imagery that accompanies the project. " Revital Cohen's  final project at the Design Interactions department looked at...

African Union: "Unite or Starve"

I can't really argue with this: if it means bargaining with a collective continental market in order to get a better deal on necessities, then so be it. SInce the various AU nations have such different agendas, both with the West and with each other, it's hard to predict how...

FCC proposes free Internet

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. communications regulators are considering auctioning a piece of the airwaves to buyers willing to provide free broadband Internet service without pornography. Federal Communications...

Video Purportedly Showing Space Aliens to Be Released

" DENVER —  A man wants Denver city voters to set up a commission to prepare for visits from space aliens, and he plans to release a videotape Friday that convinced him there is life on other...

Video Purportedly Showing Space Aliens to Be Released

ET Phone Home"DENVER —  A man wants Denver city voters to set up a commission to prepare for visits from space aliens, and he plans to release a videotape Friday that convinced him there is life on...

Canton Council proposes jail time for tall grass

"City Council wants to beef up its existing high-grass and weeds law by making a second offense a fourth-degree misdemeanor, which is punishable by a fine of up to $250 and up to 30 days in jail."

EU justice official proposes shake-up of bloc's border security

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorOne wonders how it will be implemented? Some wonder how could this happen in this day and age?  While many who have suffer terrorist attacks and loss of life in...

IBM Proposes One Computer to Run Entire Internet

"Dreaming big; IBM looks to host entire internet on a single modified Blue Gene supercomputer"

Give the Candidates the MLK Test

"Give the Candidates the MLK TestBARobamaClinton A Black Agenda Radio commentary by Glen Ford "What would Dr. King do?" The corporate media-mangled Barack Obama/Hillary Clinton "debate" over the relative contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and President Lyndon...

Amsterdam Mayor "Wait 3 Days For Magic Mushrooms"

A lot of people from the UK only visit for 2 days, this is one way of getting tourists to stay longer. " THE HAGUE (AFP) - A new proposal from the mayor of Amsterdam is sure to be considered a bummer by certain visitors to the Dutch city: a three-day waiting period to buy...

Bush Proposes Subprime Mortgage Reforms

" President Bush on Friday outlined ways to help homeowners facing foreclosure — the administration's first effort to deal with an expected wave of defaults fueled by the mortgage crisis. The initiatives, which...

Proudly Outsourcing your Birthright

Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor Well, I think I already warned Now Public readers on this yesterday when I stated this in my story on "Is Air Canada outsourcing our Safety" and added an update on...

Gonzales proposes new crime: "Attempted" copyright infringement

"Criminalize "attempting" to infringe copyright. Federal law currently punishes not-for-profit copyright infringement with between 1 and 10 years in prison, but there has to be actual infringement that takes place. The IPPA would eliminate that requirement. (The Justice...

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