McCain raises specter of nuclear war

John McCain's campaign seems to be throwing everything but the kitchen sink at the wall in the waning days of the campaign, hoping something will stick. Now McCain has brought up nuclear war."John McCain raised the specter of nuclear war as he struggled to overcome rival...

Oil prices recover slightly after steep drop

The small stock market crash mainly caused by hype, rumor and panic see a drop in oil prices this was was caused by stocks being sold and nothing to do with supply and delivery or president Bush lifting a ban on drilling.  " NEW YORK - Oil prices swung higher...

Clinton To Put Gravity Under Scrutiny

It was a matter of time before someone called Hillary on her ridiculous statements about OPEC and who better than Josh Marshall:"What is Hillary talking about? She's going to break up the OPEC oil cartel? ...

Obama would hold Muslim summit: interview

"US presidential hopeful Barack Obama has told a French magazine he wants to organise a summit of the Muslim world if he makes it to the White House. Muslim and Western leaders would be invited to the summit for "a discussion about how we can prevent the widening...

Is there a recession coming?

Recent tax data shows widening gap between rich and poor in US"About 70 percent of the population earned below the mean in 2005—a sign of a highly polarized society. A large section of American taxpayers in 2005...

75,000 protest tortilla prices in Mexico

So here's a skill-testing question: what happens when a crop - a food crop - is diverted from the supply chain that ordinarily brings it to consumers, and instead delivers it to the gas pumps? NowPublic is looking...

Five planes monitored in radiation probe

"LONDON (Reuters) - Britain is monitoring five planes for radiation in an ever widening probe into the poisoning of a former Russian spy that has heightened tensions with Moscow. Home Secretary John Reid told...

Angelides camp says there's still time for a turnaround

"Two new statewide polls show Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger widening his lead over Democrat Phil Angelides with just six weeks to go before the election. Dominating the news in recent weeks with splashy bill-signing ceremonies and celebrity news events, Schwarzenegger...

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