Business Interest Forces Mayawati-Mulayam to Over Rule Political Compulsions

"Lucknow (ABC Live): The cat has came out of bag on all of sudden meet between Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Ms Mayawati and SP leader Mulayam Singh Yadav When UP government has withdrew its earlier Letter to take stern against Sahara India Financial Corporation Limited "

Spitzer call girl loses $1 million

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCertainly a different kind of screwing, when you already gave it away for free in 2003."Spitzer call girl loses $1 million offer over...

Jesus cosmetics line deemed unholy

What would Jesus do if he wore foundation, asked one Singapore cosmetics developer. Answer? The "Looking Good for Jesus" cosmetics line, duh."A leading retailer in Singapore has withdrawn a cosmetics range with a...

Historic cottage threatened again

"A HISTORIC cottage which was saved from demolition two years ago is being threatened by bulldozers once again. Vine Cottage in High Street, Corby Old Village, Northamptonshire, UK, could be flattened along with the Mitsubishi garage next door to make way for 45 flats. The...

Iraq a "terrorist Disneyland" if U.S. goes

"LONDON (Reuters) - A U.S. troop pullout from Iraq would leave the country as a potent launchpad for international terrorism and Washington would be forced to go back in within a couple of years, a leading al Qaeda expert said on Tuesday. Rohan Gunaratna told a security...

Propane Inferno Near Toledo

More coverage here.UPDATE: The fire seems to be under control, and the firefighters are managing a controlled burn of some of the ignited cylinders:"The fire burned for hours after it began but was contained Tuesday night. It engulfed a second building but did not spread to...

Too gay to be saved

Apparently some gays are just too gay to be saved.  Dobson is too busy to help you repress your desires and convince you god hates you but hey the good news is you already hate yourself.   You'd...

American Civil Liberties Union Drops Lawsuit Over Patriot Act

"Citing improvements to the law, the American Civil Liberties Union today withdrew a three-year-old lawsuit over Section 215 of the Patriot Act, but said it is prepared to defend individuals who receive demands for information under the provision. Under the original Patriot...

Troops die as UK holds back Afghan reinforcements - Times Online

" Nato reveals that Britain withdrew an offer of 800 extra troops, reports Michael Smith in Kabul BRITAIN agreed to provide an extra 800 troops to allied forces fighting the Taliban in southern Afghanistan but later withdrew the offer, Nato officials disclosed last week....

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