Bush likely to pull 8,000 troops from Iraq in January

"WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush is expected to keep U.S. troop levels in Iraq near their current level through the end of the year, then pull home up to 8,000 combat and support troops by mid-January, The Associated Press has learned. ...

A Comprehensive Look at Digg's Recommendation Engine

"It's hard to believe but Digg's latest feature, the recommendation engine is one that has been in the works for over two years. Before they developed images functionality, launched visualization tools, released Google, Netvibes, and Myspace widgets, developed Facebook...

Arroyo grants pardon to Estrada

Seven years of court room drama down the drain.  For whatever reason they may have, this writer continues to be politically apathetic."Convicted president Joseph Estrada is a free man. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo granted pardon to the 70-year-old deposed leader...

PM accused of corruption

"Israel's attorney general yesterday ordered police to open a criminal investigation into allegations that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert fraudulently purchased a Jerusalem home well below market value. The move dealt a blow to the Israeli leader at a time when he has begun to...

Hurtt rejects crime lab recommendation for overseer

It is said that to do the same things repeatedly expecting different results is the definition of insanity.  Houston is over run with gangs and has the second highest murder rate in the nation.  In the face of all this is a shortage of police officers due to...