Gallup Daily: Race Back to a Tie at 46% Each

Gallup Daily Tracking poll takes issue with the 8 percentage point spread related by other polls this week.  This poll was taken prior to John McCain suspending his campaign.  It shows a tie between Obama and McCain."PRINCETON, NJ -- John McCain has gained ground...

Battleground State Polls: Florida & Ohio strong for McCain

"Polling this week in Florida and Ohio shows little net change from the previous week with McCain holding a very modest advantage in each state. McCain and Obama both increased their level of support slightly in each as the number of undecided/third party voters declined by...

The Real Census Story - Health Care Picture

Here's some positive economic news."Orders for durable goods, items meant to last three years or more, rose strongly last month after an upwardly revised 1.3% gain in June, the Commerce Department said. Analysts were expecting durables orders to remain unchanged from the...

Man dies in shooting at N.B. border

"Traffic attempting to cross the Canada-United States border at Woodstock, N.B., was rerouted briefly on Thursday morning following a shooting. The RCMP said they responded to the shooting at the Woodstock border crossing at approximately 9 a.m. A car bearing Texas licence...

Zimbabwe's Coventry defends title in backstroke

Coventry successfuly defended her title at the 2008 Olympics. I managed to catch this on CBC's olympic coverage last night on the only channel i have.  this woman's face was so composed the entire time i was completely impressed. "With the wider world waiting for Michael...

Sats results: Thousands fail to hit english, maths and science standards

The bad news keeps rolling in from the SATs results in the UK. The test, which is administered to children around the ages of 10 to 15, was beleaguered with delays in grading this year."Sats results published today revealed 27 per cent of 14-year-olds failed to reach the...

Emergency Beijing Olympic pollution scheme begins

"Emergency Beijing Olympic pollution scheme begins By Ben Blanchard Reuters - Sunday, July 20 12:01 pmBEIJING (Reuters) - Beijingers breathed easier on Sunday as traffic restrictions and factory...

How I use URL Search to get thousands of visitors

"URL Search is defined by Google as when a user types a URL such as www.myspace.com into the search box. It differs slightly from Navigational Search which is where a user types the name of the site e.g....

Israelis still prefer McCain

It's kind of shocking to see this pass as news.  Apparently:"A new poll finds 38 percent of Israelis still would rather see Obama’s Republican rival John McCain elected U.S. president, compared to 31 percent for Obama, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. ...

Greek man held after girlfriend beheaded

"ATHENS, Greece (AP) -- A 31-year-old man killed his girlfriend on the Greek island of Santorini on Sunday, beheaded her, then fled in a patrol car, a local official said. During the ensuing chase, the suspect was shot five times by police and ran over two women doctors who...

Apple is No. 3 PC maker in U.S., No. 6 worldwide

"Apple is No. 3 PC maker in U.S., No. 6 worldwide Dueling reports Wednesday from the two leading PC survey firms — Gartner and IDC — confirm what the crowds at the Apple (AAPL) stores have been telling us: The Mac had a great second quarter. According...

England v South Africa 1st Test

Looks like England are going to blow it again."FIRST TEST, Lord's, day four (close):England 593-8 dec v S Africa 247 & 242-1 By Jamie Lillywhite ...

Obama: Unclear on the Concept of Law?

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWell certainly Obama's stance may backfire in his promises to eradicate guns from the citizens of the United States, contrary to the Supreme Courts decision allowing...

Look, It's a Super Earth!

Not just one, in fact, but three:"Astronomers have identified a trio of so-called "super-Earths" - rocky planets between two and 10 times the mass of Earth.The three new planets were detected using the Harps instrument at the La Silla Observatory in central Chile.The star...

Vancouver real estate picture is fuzzy

From the inventory charts it seems as though the Vancouver real estate market could be heading for a drop.   But in spite of record numbers of new properties on the market, sales seem to be holding strong...

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