Brazil unveils deforestation plan

"   By Tim Hirsch BBC News, Sao Paulo Brazil's disappearing rainforests have long been of concern The Brazilian government has pledged to end net deforestation by 2015. It is one...

Federal Court Rules Against Federal Subversion of State Medical Marijuana Laws

"Federal Court Rules Against Federal Subversion of State Medical Marijuana Laws by ACLU Blog of Rights (03 Sept, 2008) The court battles over medical marijuana and state versus federal laws continues For the first time, a court has recognized that a concerted effort...

Lawmakers vote to subpoena Palin's husband, aides

"ANCHORAGE, Alaska (CNN) -- Alaska lawmakers voted Friday to subpoena Gov. Sarah Palin's husband, several aides and phone records in their investigation into Palin's firing of her public safety commissioner, setting up what one senator called a "branch-versus-branch...

Ex-FBI agent faces trial for 1982 slaying

"MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- John J. Connolly was hundreds of miles away in 1982 when gambling executive John Callahan's bullet-riddled body was discovered in the trunk of his Cadillac at Miami's airport. ...

Arson millionaire Christopher Foster built network of pipes to fuel blaze

The British millionaire who killed his family and burned his house down appears to have planned the crime well beforehand. Rather than it being due to a snap rage, it appears he was planning it for a long while, even...

EU threatens to postpone talks on Russian pact

After holding crisis talks about the Russian invasion of Georgia in Brussels yesterday, EU leaders have decided to postpone talks that had been scheduled to take place later this month. The talks between the EU and Russia were to discuss a new partnership pact. This comes at...

Emigrating British family turned away from Canada because their daughter, 7, ...

Why the rules in Canada is so complicated?? No family expected to have their children disabled. Disabled doesn't mean not perfect! "Paul Chapman, his wife Barbara-Anne and their children Jack, 16, and Lucy, seven,...

Gordon Brown Coup: David Miliband Ready to Grab Leadership

David Miliband, Foreign Secretary, will tomorrow dare Prime Minister Gordon Brown to sack him, as he makes a naked bid for Labour leadership.    " The Foreign Secretary fires the first salvo in a...

Record Rainfall Set to Hit Toronto

Rain rain, go away...but a few more drops won't hurt us folk in Toronto from getting a record amount of precipitation this week.Around 240 millimetres of rain has fallen since the beginning of last month, and only...

Nato build-up gives tribesmen the jitters in Pakistan

There is widespread panic undergoing in the borders areas of Pakistan after heavy deployment of NATO forces. Now local tribesmen are terrified for military actions against them.  "After deployment along the...

Gotta have cash !

" I always enjoy reading stories that stress about the importance of having an emergency fund. Here's one from Vanguard."With so much publicity about saving for long-term financial objectives—such as retirement, purchasing a home, or investing for a child's...

Iraq Progress Satisfacory on 15 of 18 Benchmarks

Opinion - if you don't want your feelings hurt, don't read it."Here’s what one commenter had to say almost a year ago about the first benchmark report: "Expecting the Iraqi government to live up to the invaders “benchmarks” is totally absurd and won’t ever happen. ...

What's to love about LinkedIn?

I prefer face to face meetings, rather than internet meeting. But then that's me. What about you?" What's to love about LinkedIn? Melanie Lindner, Forbes Published: Friday, June 27, 2008 In the Internet age,...

Terrorist camp in Canada

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCanada's accused Islamic Terrorist was reported to have told al-Qaida that Canada has cheap land in which to set up a Terrorist Training Camp.To that I say, well I guess...

Disaboom-Sponsored World Champion Handcyclist Alejandro Albor to Represent Un...

"Disaboom-sponsored Alejandro Albor, world champion handcyclist and double-leg amputee, secured his place on the United States Paralympic Hand Cycling team when, despite a shoulder injury, Albor clinched a first...

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