Barack Obama Clinches the Democratic Nomination

Posted on June 3, 2008 by politisite Barack Obama Clinches the Democratic Nomination By Albert N. Milliron, Iron mill Interatcive Media inc /politisite.com The Magic Number has been reached! Update: ...

San Francisco Mayor Proposes Tax on Sugary Drinks

This isn't really such a horrible idea. Considering the amount of health care money going into treating obesity in North America, I think it's time we take a good hard look at what's causing these issues. Corn...

Don't Taser Me--Taser My Baby!

"In a scenario so bizarre that it wouldn't even make Dog, the Bounty Hunter, a mother tossed her baby in front of her as a human shield for a Taser."

Flood Watch in New York as Storm Heads East

"A severe weather system blamed for two deaths plowed eastward Saturday, rattling the Gulf states with strong thunderstorms as the Northeast prepared for possible coastal flooding. The storm blew across the southern Plains on Friday, piling snow a foot deep in Kansas and...

Mengistu Gets Life Sentence for Ethiopian Genocide Charges

"Exiled former Ethiopian ruler Mengistu Haile Mariam has been sentenced to life in prison on genocide charges. The former leader was found guilty last month after a 12-year trial, although he is living in Zimbabwe. After his conviction, Zimbabwe said it would not extradite...

5 years later, WTC mail keeps coming

"It's the kind of holiday mail that might have been tossed aside, discarded like any other piece of junk mail: a special offer for a facial at a local spa. Only the address on the letter no longer exists. And the woman the letter is addressed to died more than five years ago...

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