Togo PM resigns after less than 1 year in office

" 2008-09-06 20:02:02 - LOME, Togo (AP) - Togo's prime minister has resigned after less than one year in office.A statement from the president's office read on national TV gives no reason for Prime Minister...

Near-fatal accident leads to music career

"NEW YORK (CNN) -- Singer Melody Gardot made her first album lying in bed. ...

Rice acknowledges US policy shift on Iran

I think its high time people start talking with one another, online talking, not committing anything. I think this is the right step forward. "Rice acknowledges US policy shift on Iran 6 hours ago WASHINGTON (AFP)...

Republicans ponder plan to freshen party's image

It's hard to see how the party that's been in power for the past eight years is going to positon itself as the party of 'change'. This article takes an intersting look at the strategy crossroads the Republican Party finds itself at."The bad news has come from Illinois,...

Five surprising salaries

Paramedics earn around $27,070. I feel sorry for people who work for/at a hospital. Even when they're sick they end up at work.Plenty of people earn surprising paychecks -- some higher and otherslower than you expect. For this reason we've put together a list ofjobs and their...

U.S. economy losses 63,000 jobs in February

"NEW YORK: The U.S. economy shed 63,000 jobs in February, the government said Friday, the fastest falloff in five years and the strongest evidence yet that the country is headed toward - or may already be in - a recession. The unexpected decline raised expectations that the...

Swan No. 6 has Avian Flu

Sad to see that this is yet another outbreak that the authorities are struggling to contain.   "Defra has now confirmed that a sixth mute swan has tested positive for highly pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza. The bird was one of several collected on 21 January as part...

The Winning Ticket: Hillary and Diebold in 2008

" “Its not who votes that counts. Its who counts the votes.” Joseph Stalin Something doesn't ring true about Hillary's “upset” victory in the New Hampshire primary. It just doesn't pass the smell test. All the exit polls showed Clinton trailing Obama by...

Condemned killer sues Ottawa over execution

In a Montana prison  convicted Murderer Ronald Smith who executed two First Nations men because he wanted to know what it was like to kill someone?  Perhaps Karma is playing a role in that the Canadian...

Make Yourself a Chair with a Sledgehammer

" It is not about the recent fundraiser at the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, but it is about the unexpected ways you can create a chair (an artwork). Look at the following pictures to find new...

Haiti: Duvalier could face justice

Since the death last year of Ton Ton Macoute leader and his right hand man, Luckner Cambronne, Duvalier has quietly encouraged his former supporters to start a grassroots movement in Haiti for the support of his return. Those who lived well as allies to Baby Doc long for the...

Elderly Residents Warning About Conmen

"Elderly residents are being urged not to let people in to their homes unless they are completely sure who they are. The warning follows a number of recent incidents in Derby, UK, and surrounding towns where conmen have tricked their way into houses by pretending to be either...

Israel’s Unexpected Spinoff From a Holocaust Trial

This is not particularly new to me, but I am quite surpirsed that the NYT's would pick this up due to the sensitivites involved.  I knew a handful of Jewish Gay men in NYC who had what for lack of a better term...

Skype is up and running now

Net phone webservice Skype in on outrage for last 3 days, made millions of people unable to use their service.Now, the firm has announced that the problem is fixed and Skype is ready to use. There are massive comments and posts has been published in blogosphere about this...

Montreal, by Wikipedia

"Formerly the largest metropolis of Canada (a distinction acquired by Toronto in the mid-1970s), it is the second-largest French-speaking city in the Western world after Paris. As of the 2006 Canadian Census,...

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