Republicans and Democrats Call for Open Debates

People representing both parties have signed a letter calling for McCain and Obama to commit to more open debates. The two main points are allowing the footage of the debates to be used freely, as well as having...

Any last requests? Yes, says death row inmate. Turn me into fish food

Texas death-row inmate Gene Hathorn's final request is one for the record books.  Easily one of the strangest final request ever made, Hathorn has asked that his post-execution body be turned into fish...

U.S. exports cigarettes, bras, bull semen to Iran

"WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. exports to Iran -- including brassieres, bull semen, cosmetics and possibly even weapons -- grew more than tenfold during President Bush's years in office even as he accused Iran of nuclear ambitions and helping terrorists. ...

Saints vs Chargers in London Oct 26 Sellout

"NewOrleansSaints.com, NewOrleansSaints.comThursday, May 29, 2008 - 12:33 PMLONDON -- The first 40,000 tickets made available for the NFL’s second overseas regular-season game on October 26 at Wembley Stadium in...

Five at Guantanamo to face capital charges

After many years, it would appear charges are being brought against alleged planners of the 9/11 attacks. "A Pentagon official has formally approved death penalty charges against reputed 9/11 architect Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four other men for allegedly conspiring in the...

Only Gandhi and Shah Rukh Khan did it in Paris!

"He will be unveiled in the presence of Albert Einstein, Charles De Gaulle, Mahatma Gandhi, Michael Jackson, John Paul II, Elvis Presley and Alfred Hitchcock at France's Grevin Museum in Paris, Monday, April 28,...

China to Meet with Representative of Dalai Lama

China has taken the historic step of agreeing to meet with a representative of the Dalai Lama, but oly time will tell whether this is an empty gesture designed to cool off international pressure ahead of the olympics or a significant change in their Tibet policy."China, in an...

Filming in India: Guidelines

"We at India EU Film Initiative (www.iefilmi.com) have received some requests to publish the guidelines for filming in India. Well, shooting in India can be both fun and taxing. All together, it could be a...

WTF, BT? British ISP Spies on its Customers

"BT has admitted that it secretly used customer data to test Phorm's advertising targeting technology last summer, and that it covered it up when customers and The Register raised questions over the suspicious...

146 Canadian Sex Tourists charged in Child Sex

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCanadian Child Molestors certainly  feeling quite smug about plying their horrendous acts against children overseas in asian countries know if caught, their Canadian...

Canada Requests India to Release of Saul Itzhayek from Bihar Jail

In this atmosphere of Mercy diplomacy prevails in India theCanadian former justice Minister Irwin Cotler has used this opportunity to argue Indian Government to release a Candian Business man lodged in Bihar’s Motihari jail for past six months on visa violation charges""

Rights under the Public Records Act

" According to The Seattle Times An arsonist imprisoned for firebombing the cars of two lawyers is using his remaining 19 years behind bars to dig up information on the judges, lawyers, and corrections officers who helped put him there. But Allan Parmelee's hundreds of...

Katrina claims add up to quadrillions

"Katrina claims add up to quadrillionsby The Times-PicayuneMonday January 07, 2008, 7:46 PMBy Sheila Grissett, East Jefferson bureau The most expensive Katrina claims filed so far against the Army Corps of Engineers -- those specifying damages of at least $1 billion each --...

Get SmarterChild in Gmail

"Aim Get SmarterChild in Gmail smarterchild.png Now that Gmail's got AIM support baked into the web interface, Gmailer Steve Rubel commented how nice it will be to have SmarterChild along with your email. Nearly three years ago we first posted about SmarterChild, an AIM bot...

Razon Requests Razon: Please Protect my Accuser

Manila, Philippines - Congressman-elect Daniel S. Razon called on Philippine National Police Chief Avelino Razon before some 50,000 followers Saturday to protect his accuser. In a phone patch conversation with the Police General during which Daniel Razon was reporting to...

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