Obama speechwriter Favreau learns the perils of Facebook

"Jon Favreau, future White House director of speechwriting, has so far been at a loss for words over Facebook pictures of him at a recent party. Pictures of Favreau, 27, at a recent party appeared on Facebook Friday. In one of the photos, Favreau, who...

Just 2.5 % of US bailout could end AIDS Epidemic in Africa

At 1.7 billion per year for a total of 17 billion dollars - equaling less than 2.5 % of the current 700 billion dollar bailout - we could end the AIDS epidemic in Africa in 10 years which would affect the AIDS...

Latin Women More Likely to Be Unhappy With Breast Cancer Treatment Decisions

"Latina women are almost six times more likely than white women to report great dissatisfaction and regret about their choice of breast cancer treatment, a new report says."

YouTube pulls Columbine videos

Better watch your children when watching YouTube, this is not in a sense that I don't like YouTube. I pretty much like the videos. It is recently after the BBC investigation that they realized and deleted the...

Health Care Can't Wait

" The story of America has been a journey toward being a fairer and more just nation. We have encountered many barriers along the way, and at times we have stumbled."

Happy Halloween - the Dead are Voting in Florida

"Thursday, October 30, 2008 – updated: 3:41 pm EDT October 30, 2008 VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. -- Thousands of dead Floridians are registered to vote and some in Central Florida had ballots cast in their names long after their deaths. "That is scary," said Jim Branch. Branch's...

13 Million Voters Purged -- and Counting!

Jamess at DKos posts a collection of links and snips related to recent news coverage of massive impending voter disenfranchisement. Marking Opinion just on GP; straight coverage and opeds."13 Million Voters Purged -- and Counting! by jamess Sat Oct 18, 2008 at 02:35:03 PM PDT"

Menezes inquest: Met officer admits changing notes

" The Special Branch officer, named only as Owen, deleted a line in his computer notes last week, which claimed Deputy Assistant Commissioner Cressida Dick initially said the Brazilian electrician could "run onto...

North Korea will comply with U.S. nuclear inspections, Gets Removed from Terr...

" North Korea has agreed to United States Inspection Demands following a Bush Administration Agreement to remove the communist state from the State sponsor of Terror list. The announcement will come later today...

State Elections officials deny illegally purging voters

"NEW YORK - A newspaper report Thursday said tens of thousands of eligible voters have been removed from rolls or blocked from registering in at least six swing states. Election officials lined up to defend their registration procedures and said they had done nothing...

False web report plays havoc with Apple stock

" A false Internet report that Apple Inc's Steve Jobs had suffered a heart attack briefly slammed his company's stock on Friday and raised fresh questions about the delicate relationship between traditional and...

Congress OKs Greater Broadband Access

"By JOHN DUNBAR The Associated Press Tuesday, September 30, 2008; 7:18 PM WASHINGTON -- Congress has passed legislation that will require the government to keep closer tabs on who has access to the Internet and who does not. Supporters hope the Broadband Data...

Srikkanth appointed as chief selector of indian cricket team

" Former India batsman Kris Srikkanth, who was dropped as captain after seeking better payments for his peers in his playing days, was named chief selector by the Indian cricket board on Saturday. Srikkanth,...

Amsterdam Police sweep up artwork (to coin a phrase)

When an artist and a team of volunteers placed thousands of Euro one-cent coins on a walkway, they didn't expect them all to last the night.They didn't expect them all to disappear overnight, and not at thehands of those who took them." After waking up a bit groggy from...

Pa. Officials Follow Monkey Thief's MySpace Page to S. Md.

" For most fugitives, life on the lam involves keeping a low profile. Not so for Steven Labore, who fled Pennsylvania after he and a pal were charged with stealing two monkeys. Labore, 19, was tracked down...

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