"Serial liar" added to McCain's resume

More and more the spotlight is not falling favorably on John McCain and his campaign."The grit and commitment of John McCain's near martyrdom as a POW in Hanoi 40 years ago were admirable, as have been his...

Tatas shut down Singur plant, preparing plan for Nano relocation

" Kolkata: With no hopes of the stalemate ending in Singur, Tatas on Tuesday said it was considering shifting the low-cost Nano car project from West Bengal to some other State, on which a decision may be taken...

Firefighters in stalemate against Calif. fires

Firefighters appear to be no better or worse in their fight against the hundreds of wildfires burning in Northern California. Even worse, officials are expecting a particularly long, fiery summer this year, so...

Google, Facebook in stalemate over social data

"Google Inc.'s online communities have little traction in the United States, but the search leader continues to seek a spot in the social-networking hierarchy. First, it must contend with Facebook, the No. 2...

U.S. wants Kenya solution "yesterday"

" U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Kenya's feuding parties on Monday to hurry up with a pact to end a post-election crisis that has killed 1,000 people and dented their nation's global status. "The time for a political settlement was yesterday," Rice said...

Iajuddin resigns as care taker government chief: Breakthrough in political st...

"President Iajuddin Ahmed has decided to quit as the caretaker (interim) government chief, which was the number one demand of the opposition grand alliance. In addition their second demand was fulfilled; no election is going to happen on the 22nd of January.  Iajuddin...

Fiji's doublespeak battle for hearts and minds played out through press

Survivor Snafu?? - Last night (Sunday), during the Survivor Cook Islands Finale on CBS, Jeff Probst announced that the 14th season will be held in the Fijian Islands ... I wonder if they know what they are in for. This may really become a NEW type of "Survivor". Here, in this...

Next-gen DVD war could be messy--or not

"BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--Will the much-hyped next-generation DVD format war be a bloody battle, a bloodless coup or simply a stalemate? Depends on who you ask. At the fourth annual DisplaySearch HDTV: The Future of Television conference here, analysts, HD DVD and Blu-ray...

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