Indian PM 'out of intensive care'

The condition of  76-year-old Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh, after undergoing heart bypass surgery at the weekend , has been recovering very good and he has been moved out of intensive care at a Delhi hospital. During the 11-hour operation, surgeons performed five...

The Greatest of All Time

"  The First 10 Amendments to theConstitution as Ratified by the StatesDecember 15, 1791 Preamble Congress OF THE United Statesbegun and held at the City of New York, on Wednesdaythe Fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine.   THE...

Judge rules man’s trial rights violated

"The Speedy Trial Act stipulates a defendant’s trial be held within 70 days of his indictment or initial appearance in court with allowances for certain delays, including pre-trial motions."

Gitmo for Gonzo!

Let’s ask Gonzo the same thing that bully prosecutors like to ask. If you have nothing to hide, why don’t you come clean? What are you hiding? Read more . . .

Chinese Trains Go High-Speed

Faced with skyrocketing demands for mass transit, China started running yesterday its first high-speed trains. There's scores of them, they run at 125mph and they can reportedly make the 53-mile trip from Shanghai...

Mistakes Abound on Telephone-Tax Refund Requests; IRS Offers Tips for Getting...

"The Internal Revenue Service today offered taxpayers tips for requesting the telephone excise tax refund, after early tax returns show some people are making basic mistakes, others are requesting excessive refunds and many are missing out on the refunds, altogether. “We...

Second Time's the Charm?

"Rumor of the Day: A little over two years ago, Don Rumsfeld and the White House tried to break the Navy's stranglehold over leadership of U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), nominating Air Force General Gregory "Speedy" Martin as the next CINCPAC. Unfortunately, General Martin's...

Security Council backs speedy deployment of African troops to Somalia

Security Council backs speedy deployment of African troops to Somalia UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council backed the speedy deployment of African troops to Somalia and strongly supported a dialogue among all political players and humanitarian aid for the...

Spain, L. America wish ailing Castro speedy recovery - People's Daily Online

" Latin American and Spanish governments on Tuesday wished Cuban leader Fidel Castro a speedy recovery after doctors operated on him due to persistent intestinal bleeding. Castro, who turns 80 in less than two weeks, received good wishes from Venezuela 's President Hugo...

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