Ahmadinejad 'leads in Iran election'

" Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has a substantial lead in Iran's presidential election with about 77% of votes counted, officials say. Mr Ahmadinejad so far has 65% of the vote and claimed victory in an election that has...

U.S. Intelligence Focuses on Pakistani Group as Substantial Evidence Emerge

"(NSI News Source Info) November 29, 2008: American intelligence and counterterrorism officials said Friday that there was mounting evidence that a Pakistani militant group based in Kashmir, most likely Lashkar-e-Taiba, was responsible for this week’s deadly attacks in...

Hello Canada The Recession is Coming 100,000 Jobs to Be Lost: Report

Scary news for Canada as when before Canadians knew the economy was slowing down, analysts  now predict the recession is to hit hard in several sectors of the economy. According to the report:" Canadians are...

Class war crime: Wall Street bankers receive $70bn payout = 10% US bailout

Make it easy, time for banker's guillotine At one point last week the Morgan Stanley $11bn pay pot was greater than the entire stock market value of the business. Morgan staff could buy the bank Goldman Sachs...

US budget deficit seen at $438bn

According to the latest Capitol Hill estimates, the US government will run a near-record deficit of $407 billion this year. However the actual figure is likely to be much larger than this, because it is not taking into account the recent bailout of the nation's two biggest...

Judge in hospital; husband charged with attempted murder

"NEW YORK – Elizabeth Halverson underwent surgery today for injuries sustained when her husband, Ed, allegedly attacked her with a frying pan. Ed Halverson was arrested last night and charged with attempted murder, battery with a deadly weapon and battery with substantial...

In Which We Explore the Federal Laws that Apply to Cyberstalking

"Tragedies frequently result in flurries of legal activity. Last years witnessed the Myspace tragedy in which a 13 year old girl committing suicide. Unfortunately stalking laws have been clumsy tools that are difficult if not impossible for law enforcement officials to...

Restaurants and hotels are charging customers around four times the purchase ...

I will be accused of damaging the Irish Tourist Industry by including this information on an international web site but I suspect that many tourists have noticed that they are being robbed when they visit the...

Prince Charles Pays Family Debt From 1651

Ahhh, the Brits. Merchants are still dunning for a family debt from 1651 and Prince Charles made good the debt. Something solid there, in those connections to a past not dumped in the dustbin." Prince Charles has...

The truth about the European Constitution, now called the Lisbon Treaty

"the European Constitution "What need we fear who knows it, When none can call our power to account?" Lady Macbeth (Macbeth, Act V Scene 1) What is the Constitution? The Constitution is a document that would define the relationship between ...

Microsoft Live Search Cashback Gives you Money, Kind of

Microsoft launched 'Live Search CashBack' this week, letting surfers search for products and get discounts sent back to them. Apparently people are finding discounts of up to 15 per cent off on items ranging from digital cameras to umbrellas. Analysts like it so far, but it's...

Villa confirm Liverpool bid for Gareth Barry

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill has confirmed that Liverpool havemade a substantial bid for England midfielder Gareth Barry

Movie 'scream queen' Hazel Court Dies at 82

English actress Hazel Court, known as the 'scream queen' for her roles alongside Boris Karloff and Vincent Price in horror movies throughout the 50's and 60's died of a heart attack on Tuesday. She began acting...

Soldiers in Baghdad accidentally shoot woman

Soldiers in Baghdad kill bomb emplacer, but accidentally shoot woman used as shield. Multi-National Division – Baghdad PAO April 3, 2008 BAGHDAD – Multi-National Division – Baghdad soldiers...

Night of the Living Fed

"Night of the Living Fed Paul Krugman is writing about The Face-Slap Theory."The scariest thing I’ve read recently is a speech given last week by Tim Geithner, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Mr. Geithner came as close as a Fed official can to...

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