Where are the Conservative Journalists? Over at the Politico, Jonathan Martin writes, "GOP losing the new-media war." The article is generating some thoughtful discussion from conservative tech folks inside the...
" NEW DELHI: The annual inflation rate climbed to 11.91 per cent for the first time in more than 13 years in early July, driven by higher costs of commodities and strong demand in the economy. This is a quarter per cent jump week on week. ( Watch ) The fuel, power and...
"The matriarch of one of Hong Kong's richest corporate dynasties sat down with the city's most notorious crime bosses and negotiated the payment of a HK$600 million ransom for the release of her eldest son, The...
After PETA's sucess against KFC in Canada (see NowPublic Here) the Australian section protest against KFC farming methods. Again PETA manage to hit the headlines - here in the tabloid The Sun - by using page 3...
"Apple quietly released MobileMe 1.1 for Mac OS X 10.5.4 Saturday evening. The Preference Pane update improves MobileMe and Leopard compatibility, but strays from Apple's standard update process and does not use the...
Venus Williams has secured her fifth Wimbledon title this morning by beating her sister Serena 7-5 6-4 in the final."The 28-year-old becomes one of only four players to have lifted the trophy at least five times in...
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As I earlier noted in "Death of Newspapers? Save the Press!", one of the core strengths of traditional newspapers is the constant interaction with readers. Here, Marc Fisher aptly demonstrates this strength in responses to reader's views on the death of alleged cop killer...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorOne can be assured California Celebs are off to exotic places unknown while their poorer neighbours are suffering the consequences of not being as flush with the bucks as...
""At a meeting in his Pentagon office in early 1981, Secretary of the Navy John F. Lehman told Capt. John S. McCain III that he was about to attain his life ambition: becoming an admiral.... Mr. McCain declined the...
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" This morning at around 11:00 AM (Beijing Standard Time), at least three Tibetans were severely beaten and detained by the Chinese security forces for staging a peaceful protest in Kardze County, Kardze "Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture" ('TAP') Sichuan Province, according to...
"Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was accused by a government colleague Thursday of applying a sexist double standard by insisting that a woman lawmaker seek anger management counseling when male politicians'...
Colin Powell is in Vancouver to give a speech. Some of the locals aren't too happy about it."Colin Powell, George Bush's former secretary of state and previously the general in charge of the slaughter of Iraqi troops in the first Gulf war, is scheduled to speak in...
Ed Balls, the UK Schools Secretary, has threatened to close down 67 schools if they don't improve their testing results."Dozens of London schools - including many city academies - are being ordered to raise their standards or face losing their independence. Ministers are...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorSomething is seriously wrong in our Society, when a life is worth more than a Loaf of Bread, as thousands demonstrate against the Egyptian Government rationing of flour,...