McCain Sharply Criticizes Bush's Policies as 'Abuse of Power'

"In his most forceful effort yet to distance himself from President Bush, John McCain slammed the current administration's policies and chastised Bush for increasing the debt burden for future generations, failing to fund expanding Medicare and abusing executive powers. In...

Pollution can make you fat

With obesity amongst children and adults at an all time high in the western world scientists are now looking beyond the obvious causes such as overeating and lack of exercise to other factors. This new report...

Liverpool target Spain star Villa

"Liverpool target Spain star Villa Villa missed out on the Euro 2008 final through injury ...

Islam Advancing in France, Being Pushed Back in Turkey

"These are an odd couple stories. On the one hand you have the ineffectual French courts kowtowing to a Muslim husband who wanted his marriage annulled because his wife wasn’t a virgin. On the other hand is...

Bush Celebrates Israel's Birthday Amid Rocket Fire

President George Bush was doing his best to put a happy face on an unhappy situation in Palestine.  I'm not sure how he can do any good with everyone knowing he's soon on his way out." JERUSALEM (AP)...

Dove's 'Real Beauty' Pics Could Be Big Phonies

Beauty, it turns out, is more than skin deep..."BATAVIA, Ohio (AdAge.com) -- Dove's "real beauties" may not be so real after all, at least by the account of a renowned airbrush artist. In a May 12 profile in The New Yorker posted online, Pascal Dangin of New York's Box...

Clinton, Obama debate with less finger-pointing

What?  No more name calling?  Very un American.  Put them in a hot oil wrestling ring and see who wins....my vote."The exchange was in sharp contrast to previous debates because of the absence of...

Where does Bhutto's Death Leaves the U.S.

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorPakistan suffered a tremendous loss of a potential leader, but Ms. Bhutto's knew what she was getting into, her father and siblings being executed or assassinated left...

Temasek case not to undermine investment

"In response to the concerns, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said the KPPU`s decision would not undermine the investment climate in Indonesia."The KPPU`s ruling will not affect investment as the government has continued to improve the country`s investment climate from...

BBC Journalist ousted from Cuba: "not worth the risk"

 "This is an article by a BBC Journalist who finds his time in paradise is over. One of the enduring questions that has crossed my mind whilst working in Cuba is whether the government really needs to go to...

Rising criticism threatens India, U.S. nuclear accord

"NEW DELHI — The United States gave India nearly everything it wanted in a landmark nuclear-energy deal, but that may not be enough for a vocal chorus of Indian critics. A wave of opposition has left India's...

Murdoch poised to revolutionize financial reporting

Adage sees a sea change ahead in the business of business reporting.  "Rupert Murdoch is poised to take control of The Wall Street Journal, the country's second-largest newspaper by circulation, the top...

Turkey: Another Rally Against Sharia Law

Ahead of a general election, everyday Turks are demonstrating against the creeping of religion into their secular state. The government denies any shift towards Sharia law, however. This is the latest in a series of protests breaking out across Turkey."Tens of thousands of...

Turks Rally for Secularism

The Turkish people know that they are getting squeezed betweena  coup-happy military and an increasingly religious government, both of which would sink Turkey's EU bid."Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul...

Suicide Attacks: The Car Bombings Continue

The car bombings continue:"At least 24 people have been killed in a series of bomb attacks in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, police said. At least two car bombs and a mortar in quick succession killed 18 people and injured dozens more at a busy market in a southern mainly Shia...

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