60 Days and Counting - Why Obama May Lose

I am tired of losing. Though I consider myself an independent, I have voted for a Democratic Presidential Candidate in every single election since 1984 (Mondale, Dukakis, Clinton, Gore, Kerry – pretty slim pickings when you see it in print). Unfortunately, the Obama...

Race to rescue British woman injured in remote part of Russia

A 20 year old British woman has been injured in a remote part of Siberia. She was there studying the forest as a zoology student."An alert beamed 3,700 miles around the world has sent rescuers to the aid of a British woman injured in the remote forests of eastern Russia.The...

Hamilton trails on opening Friday at Valencia

Kimi Raikkonen was fastest as Ferrari outpaced McLaren in Friday practice for the European Grand Prix in Valencia. The world champion beat Renault’s Fernando Alonso by 0.020 seconds in the afternoon session after Toro Rosso’s Sebastian Vettel topped the first.Read full...

Islamic terrorists could be from any race, warns secret MI5 report

"Potential Islamist terrorists in Britain are not religious extremists or illegal immigrants, a leaked MI5 report warns. The internal study of hundreds of known and suspected radicals says it is difficult to identify those most likely to commit atrocities as they often have...

Missile deal frays US-Russia ties

"ensions heightened between Russia and the US after Washington signed a deal with Poland to position US missile interceptors on Polish soil, with Russia warning that this created mistrust and would fuel an arms race. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the war in...

Census report sees minorities becoming majority by 2042

The Census Bureau projects that minorities, now roughly one-third of the nation's population, will become the majority by 2042, and grow to 54 percent by 2050. Hispanics are projected to nearly triple their numbers -- rising from an estimated 46.7 million today to just under...

Englishman wins Irish race case

Wow, this is a new one. An Englishman has been awarded 20,000 euros ($30,000) because he says he was taunted by his Irish coworkers while working as a pipe fitter in Ireland. He claims that they called him "the Brit" and would consistently recomend that he be sent in for...