Remember Senator Clinton saying, “Shame on you Barack Obama". sneering that Obama was using pages out of Karl Roves Play book It appears that there is shame to go all around as Mark Penn, Chief Political...
So far the number of banks to go under has been very small, but one expert says hundreds more will fail. Economist and New York University Professor Nouriel Roubini told Barron's that the real estate recession will last for at least 18 months and help kill off hundreds of...
"MUSING ON INDEPENDENCE Today is our 43rd Independence Day. I am sitting at home, enjoying a rare day with my family. Just now, the children are playing with their cousins as my little nephew is celebrating his...
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Plans by Durban to temporary legalize prostitution and "adult entertainment venues" is meeting with predictably vocal opposition. While this would be an easy way to generate tax-based revenue from an industry that will service (as it were) visiting sports fans anyway, I would...
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Many ex army officer & several others including a journalist have been charged for coup plot in Turkey. "A top Turkish prosecutor has brought charges against 86 people allegedly involved in a coup plot. Aykut Cengiz Engin did not name those charged, but the indictment...
"Indian Ambassador to Indonesia Biren Nanda laid the cornerstone for the construction of Mahatma Sacred Garden in Paksebali village of Klungkung regency on Sunday. He said he was pleased to see the enthusiasm of...
"WASHINGTON - Anti-Americanism is at record levels thanks to US policies such as the war in Iraq, and Washington's perceived hypocrisy in abiding by its own democratic values, US lawmakers said Wednesday. ""A House...
"Rep. Ron Paul's presidential campaign, a pugnacious, ideological crusade against big government and interventionist leanings in the Republican party, will officially end Thursday at a rally outside the Texas GOP's...
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UK retailers are in a panic as study after study shows that consumers are going to be hoarding their cash for some time. A drop in consumer spending power, a bad job market and general economic malaise have contributed to a general belt-tightening in the public mood....
"Nobel Prize winner Niels Bohr once noted that prediction is very difficult, especially about the future, but then he didn't have access to predictive loyalty metrics. Happily, we at Brand Keys do. And because they...
SAN DIEGO PROPERTY TAX RELIEF - Property owners whobelieve their property's market value has fallen below it's accessedvalue should file an Application for Review of Assessment no later than May 30, 2008. *To view the full post, please visit the San Diego County real estate blog-
A very interesting report on the French CBC network (Radio Canada) about the Canadian Security Establishment, also known as the CSE. As described in several sources that can be easily found on the Internet the CSE is the Canadian 'equivalent' of the US National Security...
"The President of the European Parliament, Hans-Gert Poettering, has called on China to open talks with the Dali Lama on the human rights situation in Tibet.He also questioned whether European leaders should attend the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics.Mr Poettering,...
Playboy magazine is poised to launch in the Philippines, but the nudie mag insists their target audience is going to be mature men who like well-written articles and tasteful photography.""Maxim and FHM are called...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorBill Cosby always the consumate gentleman who first raised the ire of comics everywhere by challenging them to try comedy without profane language has always been a...