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...

Barack Obama’s Vetting Through Association :: MAXINE

"Bill Ayers is shown in 1982 with wife Bernardine Dohrn and their son, Zayd Dohrn, then 4. Image Credit: By David Handschuh -- Associated PressBarack Obama’s Vetting Through AssociationMost people who have a...

Report: New NY Governor Admits Affair

The best defense is a good offense..."With his predecessor's term doomed by a sex scandal, brand-new Gov. David Paterson tried to come clean about his own skeletons just hours after assuming office by acknowledging a years-old affair.Paterson was sworn in almost exactly a...

Press Review 22 January 2008

"Press Review 22 January 2008 Tuesday by Frank Scimone 22-01-2008 Geert Wilders"Wilders, Wilders, Wilders" screams another full-page article over Dutch Freedom Party MP Geert Wilders in today's Volkskrant. This time however de Volkskrant is not reporting about the Dutch...

Church group gangs up on Supreme Court Justice Contender

In Manila, Philippines, a church group suspected to be behind the troubles of a justice who failed to get appointed as Supreme Court justice surfaced lately ... according to Eliseo Soriano, the un-warranted influence of the Iglesia ni Cristo in the affairs of the government...

Microsoft "...Didn't Change Automatic Updates"

"Microsoft has denied that its software had arbitrarily changed Windows Vista's update settings, saying that users were responsible for the modifications that generated claims of unauthorized patch installs. Reacting to reports that first surfaced last week, a program manager...

Confusion reigns as timelord Chavez turns back clocks

Chavez blames the time standards and says it's U.S. fault.What more is he changing?"Confusion reigns as timelord Chavez turns back clocks in Venezuela By David Usborne Published: 21 September 2007 "Welcome to Caracas...

ISN Security Watch - Czech intelligence gone awry

The fact that other news agencies around the world are reporting on issues surrounding 911 while mainstream American news and liberal sites like DailyKos refuse to even allow discussion on these topics is...

Bush official linked to call-girl probe

This is the mark of a good political reporter. Whenever someone anticipates PR at this level you know they're worth reading. Earlier today, Josh Marshall said:"Maybe you've already heard something. Or maybe we'll...

Gaur Killings: MPRF Denies Responsibility

" MPRF has a video of the Gaur incident; Demands a high level probe by international human rights commission into the Gaur incident; Says ready to take responsibility of the killings if found guilty Gaur...

Think Again: Now You Tell Us ... by Eric Alterman

"A free press only works if the press itself works. And altogether too often, broadcast and cable prefer to look the other way.""Think Again: Now You Tell Us ... By Eric Alterman March 15, 2007 As the story of the Bush administration’s firing of eight federal prosecutors...

US Govt: "We want to know ID of online photo sharers"

This just came to my attention from NowPublic staffer Victoria Revay.It outlines steps that are being taken by the US Justice Department to force photo, video, and news-sharing sites like Flickr, YouTube, and...

''Hospital to Close, despite PM's vow''

A hospital is set to close despite a pre-election promise from the Prime Minister that there was "no question" of it being shut down. A review of health services in Teesside has recommended that two hospitals in Hartlepool and Stockton should close and be replaced with a...

Stick with town

"By Jefferson Lake COBBLERS boss Stuart Gray has urged Luke Chambers to stay at the club and continue his development. And the Town manager has confirmed he scouted Chambers when he was at Wolves, and that there is a great deal of buzz in the game about the youngster. The...

Beyonce's film role a dream come true

"Beyonce Knowles was born in 1981, the year Dreamgirls premiered on Broadway. At 15, she was encouraged to listen to the soundtrack by her choreographer, a fan of the hit musical. She did, and it changed her life....

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