In all the smoke of the Democratic shoot-out at the not-so-OK Corral and the upcoming McCain-Obama presidential campaign, a few things have gotten overlooked. Time Magazine walks us down some key Congressional elections."Obama and McCain may dominate the headlines, but the...
"Welcome Indy Racing League, to Texas Motor Speedway - Image Credit: Andy Sallee (2008)A Texas Round-Up For The T-Team Ten (Video At Source: Andretti/Hunter-Reay Crash Looped) The best thing that could be said for a...
This news comes shortly after Prime Minister Gordon Brown revealed that hospitals will now be paid based on patient satisfaction rather than number of pateitns treated."The public is to be asked whether it thinks standards in exams are falling, by a new independent...
Eccentric Boris Johnson will be the next mayor of London, ending Ken Livingstone's eight-year term in City Hall."The Conservative candidate won with 1,168,738 first and second preference votes, compared with Mr...
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"The nation's shoppers - taking advantage of deep discounts and expanded hours - jammed stores over the last weekend before Christmas to try to grab a hard-to-find Wii or scoop up bargains on other items. But the spending surge may not be enough to offset what is shaping up...
"Shaping a Sustainable Future
ACF President Professor Ian Lowe, AO
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ACF President Professor Ian Lowe, AO
Professor Ian Lowe, Spirituality and Sustainability Forum – 6 June, 2007
I begin by thanking His Holiness the Dalai Lama for being in Australia to share with us his...
"Afghanistan and Iraq: Two Sunni War Theaters Evolving Into One?
By Michael Scheuer
The lack of reliable metrics that can be used to measure progress or the lack thereof in the war on terrorism is a continuing problem. This is particularly the case when trying to assess what...
"The billionaire investor George Soros has added his voice to a heated but little-noticed debate over the role of Israel's powerful lobby in shaping Washington policy in a way critics say hurts US national interests and stifles debate.
In the current issue of the New York...
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Why the subprime bust will spread
By Henry C K Liu
Years ago when the US debt bubble spread over to the housing sector, warnings from many quarters about the systemic danger of subprime mortgages were categorically dismissed by Wall Street cheerleaders as Chicken Little...
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"Father of teenage daughter "I loved my dad. I remember, as a child I used to jump on him as soon as he came back from his work. I told him every bit that happened in school, from my friend to my teachers. If I remembered something in the mid of the night that I forgot to...
"Whoâll get the last laugh now? They said the PS3 sucks, is late, is too expensive, isnât worth it, isnât a bargain. Well, look at it now! Itâs shaping up to be something worth its weight in news.
It only takes four easy steps to install another system...