US jobless rate at 26-year high

" US employers cut 216,000 jobs in August, pushing the unemployment rate up to 9.7%, a 26-year high, official figures show. The unemployment rate rose after dipping to 9.4% in July but the Labor Department said the...

Maple Leafs Player Suspended for Pushing Referee

    Mikhail Grabovski of the Toronto Maple Leafs received a 3 game suspension last night for pushing linesman Scott Cherrey. A scuffle had ensued between Grabovski and Montreal forward Sergei...

Bleeding Heart Tightwads

As I have observed often, many of the liberals I have met, are basically communists who want to steal my money and give it to people who are guaranteed to vote democrat.  But try and get one of these members...

German Economy Enters Worst Recession in 12 Years

European stock markets are panicing today as investors learn that Germany, Europe's largest economy, has officially fallen into recession. In morning trading Britain's FTSE 100 was down about 1.3 percent and the...

Sri Lankaan Army closing on rebel headquarter

Sri Lankan army has intensified their attacks on the rebel Tamil tigers first time seems to having an edge in war against tamil tigers. Tamil tigers have been fighting their 25-year campaign for a separate homeland for the island's ethnic minority Tamils, who have suffered...

PHILLIES MOVE ON WITH 6-2 WIN

" pushing Philadelphia into the NLCS for the first time in 15 years. Blanton gave up one run in six innings, allowing five hits while striking out seven and walking none in the Phillies' 6-2 victory over the...

Calling B.S. on the Idea of 'Marijuana Addiction'

"It's laughable that the Feds are pushing the concept of pot addiction when science shows that withdrawal symptoms from caffeine are far worse.The U.S. government believes that America is going to pot -- literally.Earlier this month, the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse...

ALASKA INDEPENDENCE PARTY, May be Palins biggest Problem

"(Political Animal) THE ALASKA INDEPENDENCE PARTY.... What may prove to be the single most damaging angle to Sarah Palin's role on the Republican Party ticket? There are quite a few contenders (ethics...

A blog about technology from BBC News

"Do we really need another news aggregator to follow in the footsteps of Google News, Digg, Reddit, Netvibes and the rest? Well, the founders of NewsCred have decided we do - and they reckon they've got two killer angles which will make their service, launched today, into a...

First Nation threatens to shut Edmundston school on leased land

"A dispute between the Madawaska Maliseet First Nation and the provincial government could disrupt the start of classes at an Edmundston high school in September. The Madawaska First Nation owns about half of the land where the Cité des Jeunes school is located. The First...

Climate Change Caused Widespread Tree Death In California

Here is another thing we have to worry about with global warming and the rise in temperature. Can any science wiz explain this to me, but doesn't plants and trees do the whole conversion of carbon dioxide and...

Hamas militia largest employer in Gaza

Every second resident of Gaza strip lives below poverty line, and the unemployment in the region is at a shocking 45%. One of the very few ways for Gaza residents to alleviate their financial hardship is to apply...

US woman gets 4 years jail for killing Indian

A  US women has been sentenced for 4 years after she hit an Indian student in US. "A US woman, whose car accidentally ran over an Indian student last year, has been sentenced to four years in jail by an Ohio court. The 27-year-old Hankinson had ran a red light,...

New drive to ban race preferences

Backlash can be hell. "Tensions are running high in the latest affirmative-action battlegrounds. In Arizona, Nebraska, and Colorado, supporters of ballot initiatives that would ban "preferential treatment" are counting up petition signatures – and opponents are...

Everyone has an Everest...Karen's is losing weight.

"Everyone has an Everest...Karen's is losing weight. (I planned to write, well, finish and post, my thoughts on Mallory & Irvine's summit day today, but it needs a bit more work, and frankly I've been swamped. So, that'll have to wait till next week. But, in the...

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