Net providers say no to child porn sites

Verizon, Sprint, and Time Warner Cable have all agreed to block access to Internet bulletin boards and Web sites across America that have any dealings with child pornography.I think this is a great idea, and hope...

Two killed in Tibet-linked clash

China's state media is reporting that two people have been killed in western China when police moved to arrest an alleged pro-Tibet rioter."A policeman and the suspect were shot dead in the incident in Dari County,...

McCain Ends Resistance to Secret Service Protection

Early polls in March 2008 showed McCain ahead of both Clinton and Obama in hypothetical general election matchups.Both leads were above the margin of error in the polls by Zogby International and Rasmussen...

MIDEAST: U.S. Seen in Policy Retreat

"MIDEAST: U.S. Seen in Policy Retreat Analysis by Adam Morrow and Khaled Moussa al-Omrani CAIRO, Jan 10 (IPS) - Recent months have witnessed several notable political reorientations in the Middle East, involving Iran, the Gulf states, Egypt and Lebanon. Several experts say...

Maher Kicks 9/11 Truther From Audience

Well it’s his show and if he wants to boot some crazy Conspiracy nuts out he can."LOS ANGELES (AP) - Bill Maher can add “security guard” to his job description alongside comedian and political commentator....

Missouri: Police Threaten, Detain Motorist for Parking After Hours

"Missouri: Police Threaten, Detain Motorist for Parking After Hours A St. George, Missouri police officer is caught on tape threatening to invent charges to arrest a motorist for parking after hours. Brett Darrow videoA motorist who refused to discuss his personal business...

Sheehan's Rebellion

"I see that Cindy Sheehan is announcing a possible run against Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. Sheehan's angry that Pelosi has consistently resisted defunding the Iraq war and has staunchly stood against the impeach-Bush-and-Cheney tide sweeping the Democratic/antiwar...

The Heroism of Arab Democrats by Rami G. Houri

"DOHA, Qatar -- The Second Forum on Democracy and Political Reform in the Arab World that I attended this week in Doha, Qatar, is an exercise in hope and determination, despite the lack of practical results to date. The Arab region remains the world’s last collectively...

Tallinn on Edge after Russian-Estonian Riots

A monument to heroism or to occupation, depends on whom you ask. "A tense calm is reported in Estonia's capital, Tallinn, after two nights of clashes between ethnic Russians and police over a Soviet war monument. One...

Benedict vs. the War Party

"Pope Benedict XVI, in his annual "Urbi et Orbi" declamation, has drawn a picture of the global landscape that bodes ill for the cause of peace, exclaiming: "How many wounds, how much suffering there is in the world!" From the Solomon Islands to Somalia, from Latin America to...

Lebanese army troops move into south

"DUBAI: Lebanese troops have begun crossing the Litani river in southern Lebanon to help enforce a U.N. sanctioned ceasefire plan that came into force to end of the 34-day war between Israel and Hizbollah. Lebanese authorities, however, made it clear that their troops would...

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