Pa. Man claims arrest violated rights

"A Uniontown man has sued the city and two police officers, alleging that they violated his civil rights when he was arrested and shot with a Taser gun in 2006 for an arrest warrant that no longer was valid."

REJECT THE UN’S LAW OF THE SEA TREATY

"The sensational headlines say, “Russian Arctic Team Reaches North Pole” or “Russia Claims North Pole.” But the U.S. was there first – back in the early 1900s. America, not Russia, has a valid claim to the North Pole"

Majority win NI parking appeals

"Almost two-thirds of people who have formally challenged a parking ticket in Northern Ireland have been successful, the BBC News website can reveal. Figures obtained from the DRD show that of 7,919 challenges, 5,044 (63.7%) have been accepted and 2,875 rejected. A total of...

GCSE Home Coursework is Scrapped

"Traditional GCSE coursework is to be scrapped for most academic subjects following a report by exam watchdogs. From 2009, it will be replaced by what is being called "controlled assessment", where pupils will do projects under supervision in class. The changes come amid...

Court says it's OK for military trial of Muslim Brotherhood members

"ociated Press Monday, May 14, 2007 CAIRO, Egypt: An Egyptian court on Monday overruled a lower court's rare decision to prohibit a military trial of 40 members of the country's most powerful opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, a lawyer and court officials said. Last...

The Forever Stamp Announced (Along with US Rate Rise)

UPDATE: It's official, the US Postal Service has announced a "Forever Stamp" that can be used against future rate hikes."The USPS has approved a rate hike from $.39 to $.41 cents for a first class letter. They've also approved the "Forever Stamp" a stamp that does not lose...

UK Considers Child Fingerprinting Scheme

This is just getting silly. Between the video cameras in city streets and biometric passports and impending National ID Cards, you would think that the British Government could just kick back and revel in the surveillance state that it has created. You would be wrong, though,...

24 Reasons To Get A Passport

"Everybody flying into the U.S. needs a passport now, and that definitely includes us foreigners who are residents of the Relatively Peaceable Dominion. Before long, everybody entering the U.S. by any means – land, sea, or through the tunnel at Windsor – will need...

Passport rush is on as U.S. deadline nears

"Beginning Tuesday, Canadians won't be able to fly south of the border without a valid passport under a new U.S. rule that has travellers flocking to passport offices in record numbers. "I'm a little teed off," said Claudette Bergeron, who was waiting at a Toronto passport...

FD for 5 Years in Most Indian Banks Will Give You Relief u/s 80C