Obama Presents Saudi King With 2009 Chevy Malibu

While not exactly breaking news, I ran into this story (word for word and un credited) as news in a local publication, and went looking for further information and substantiation on the internet. "In his first...

After More Balanced Coverage, What Next?

"Tuesday, November 25, 2008 by Mosharraf Zaidi As the world’s attention turns increasingly to Pakistan and its role in tackling the threat of globalised terrorism, the country’s perception abroad is evolving. More than seven years after 9/11, a more nuanced approach to...

Chavez loosens terms of oil-supply pact

The admirer of fidel castro's cuba and anti-globalist dealing with oil-supply problems."Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez touted a pact delivering fuel to Caribbean nations and loosened the financing terms to aid...

Study: Wireless systems at hospitals could cause deadly glitch in dialysis, b...

"Wireless systems used by many hospitals to keep track of medical equipment can cause potentially deadly breakdowns in lifesaving devices such as breathing and dialysis machines, researchers reported Tuesday in a...

Gaza agency working with Blair seized by Hamas

Former British PM Tony Blair's signature project in the middle east - a Palestinian water agency - took a major step backwards today when Hamas soldiers took over the North Gaza Sewage Treatment Works project. The project was set to build a water treatment plant and is...

Chelsea Clinton stumps for her mother in Puerto Rico

"Chelsea Clinton campaigned for her mother Tuesday in Puerto Rico, where the marathon race for the Democratic presidential nomination has brought new importance to a U.S. island that typically has scant say over national affairs.With just over a month to go before Puerto...

Real ID Act: Q&A with CNET

There is plenty of confusion over Real ID: how it works, if it works, and what it's for.Also, not all states are even on board, so equal access to federal buildings and even travel will no longer be guaranteed, or so it seems."The Real ID law is touted by Homeland Security...

50 MPG+ And Cleaner Than Gasoline: Where Are The ‘Clean-Diesels’?

"Since last year, many of us have been eagerly awaiting the introduction of ‘clean-diesels’: the 2008-2009 models touted as having superior mileage and cleaner emissions than comparable gas models."Strangely,...

Report: General Petraeus urging patience on Iraq troop levels

"Washington - US President George W Bush's top commander in Iraq is expected to tell Congress in testimony Monday that major moves to cut the number of US troops in Iraq should wait a few more months. US Army...

End justice nightmare

Again, the only way to effect change is in the hands of the  voters. "It is so sadly amusing. Listening to some highly touted experts talk about justice. That somehow concerns expressed by common folk have no...

Networks: 'Turning Point,' 'Major Blow' to Bush Again?

"Republican Senator John Warner's call for the withdrawal of 5,000 troops from Iraq by Christmas was trumpeted by the broadcast network evening shows Thursday night: CBS's Katie Couric touted a “major blow...

The PalmOS Is Being De-Fronded With Foleo :: Symblogogy

"The PalmOS ship is being jumped sooner than anyone thought. Ditched is the Palm operating system with the introduction of the latest mobil form factor device from Palm which features an exciting Linux operating...

A Himalayan Trek Takes Power and Pills

by Erica Gehrke for thevancouverobserver.com Morning and night I peeled my socks off and with them came pieces of skin, scabs, and a malodorous waft.Surviving another day, I hobbled along, walking stick in hand,...

Che Guevara CD case pulled from shelves

"NEW YORK (Reuters) - Target Corp said on Friday it had pulled a CD carrying case bearing Ernesto "Che" Guevara's image after an outcry by critics who label the Marxist revolutionary a murderer and totalitarian...

Dating cruise for millionnaires sets sail in China

"Educated, overworked and looking for love, members of China's new rich gathered for what was touted as the country's first dating cruise -- open only to men worth at least 2 million yuan (US$250,000; euro195,000). The cruise, organized Saturday by a matchmaking Web site,...

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