Muslim woman appointed as Obama's advisor

USA, the land of opportunities, keeps on proving the great values which form basis of it's greatness. It's true that United States of America isn't great in all respects, only Guantanamo Bay is enough to validate...

Cindy Sheehan's Campaign Headquarters attacked again

There are a lot of people all around the planet who wish this brave person only the best and all the best.Cindy Sheehan stands for something most people have forgotten: truth, stableness and honor. Even in her...

UN Aid plane reported missing in Congo

Some UN staffer involved in Congo mission are reportedly missing after their small plane disappeared on the way to Congo."A small plane believed to be carrying United Nations staffers did not land as scheduled on Monday in the Democratic Republic of Congo and officials were...

DailyCandy Aspires to Book-ness

I remember reading DailyCandy for research when I worked in design-oriented sales in NYC. Their site has definitly grown since then, becoming a trend juggernaut. Indeed, DailyCandy has joined a bevy of blogs that...

Makers Knew Katrina FEMA Trailers Were Tainted

Employees working on the tainted FEMA trailers issued to victims of Hurricane Katrina were suffering from nose bleeds, dizziness and bleeding ears, all effects of formaldehyde exposure - months before they sold them. A new report by the House Oversight and Government Reform...

Sen. Byrd Hospitalized

"ABC's Z. Byron Wolf reports: On the same day the second longest sitting senator had brain surgery, the longest sitting senator was hospitalized with a fever.Ninety-year-old Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., was...

Blue-collar GM staffers take buyout en masse

The auto industry has been hit hard with the rising fuel prices and the effects echo through the ranks. More than one quarter of GM's auto workers have decided to take their buyout offers - some ranging up to...

Myanmar approves all pending visas for UN aid workers

Myanmar has made good on its pledge to Ban Ki Moon, and approved the visas for foreign aid works that it had been delaying on. However it is still unclear if they will accept aid from American and French military...

Was Obama's Uncle in the Russian Army?

 Was Obama's Uncle in the Russian Army?By Albert N. MillironU.S. presidential candidate, Barrack Obama, while on a campaign stop in New Mexico was discussing the tribulations of  soldiers who experience...

Is Giuliani Broke? His Staff Thinks So

"MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) - About a dozen senior campaign staffers for Rudy Giuliani are forgoing their January paychecks, a sign of possible money trouble for the Republican presidential candidate and last year's...

Tentative Deal for 500 CBS News Workers

AP is reporting that CBS News union staff will receive raises of 3.5% annually plus a signing bonus, upon ratifying a tentative deal struck today between CBS and the WGA union."Unionized CBS News staffers who have been working under an expired contract for nearly three years...

Texas: Gayer than you might think.

As Josh Marshall says:"Dallas may become the first of the top ten largest US cities to elect an openly gay mayor.""The most expensive race for mayor of Dallas might make history for another reason. But many North Texans apparently just figured out why. Ed Oakley, a three-term...

Reporter Arrested For Asking Questions At Press Conference

"Matt Lepacek, the reporter who was kicked out of the CNN press room and arrested after asking Rudy Giuliani's staff a question, has now been released on bail. Criminal indictments are now being pursued against...

Iraqi Officials: 6 Iranian Workers Held -- Booyah

Seems like I heard something about this in last night's speech.  Eggselent, Mr. President.  Booyah! "BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraqi officials said Thursday that multinational forces detained as many as...

Congressmen Host 'Spinach Is Back' Salad Bar on Capitol Hill

"Washington, D.C. - In an effort to raise awareness that its safe to eat fresh spinach again, Rep. Sam Farr (D-Calif.) and Rep. Wayne Gilchrest (R-Md.) hosted a "Spinach Is Back" Congressional luncheon with a number of administration and public health officials last...

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