30 plus works including Picasso, Matisse stolen

"Several artworks including Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse have been stolen from an exhibition at a small gallery in Berlin’s Wilmersdorf district." " The etchings, prints and sculptures included “Profil au fond noir,” a 1947 work by Picasso; “Nude in a rocking...

Deadly Ski Accident puts German Politician Dieter Althaus in Coma

"Dieter Althaus, the governor of the eastern German state of Thuringia, was rushed to the hospital with a fractured skull on Thursday after a skiing accident. The woman he collided with died on the way to the hospital.""Dieter Althaus, the 50-year-old governor of the eastern...

Paid GOP workers mislead WIS Voters

"MADISON, Wis. – Four employees hired by a temporary staffing agency to encourage absentee voting for Republican presidential candidate John McCain say they were instructed to tell people they were GOP volunteers. Kevin Kennedy, director of the...

Palin Stylist Draws Higher Pay than Foreign Policy Adviser

"WASHINGTON – An acclaimed celebrity makeup artist for Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin collected more money from John McCain's campaign than his foreign policy adviser. Amy Strozzi, who works on the reality show "So You Think You...

State Elections officials deny illegally purging voters

"NEW YORK - A newspaper report Thursday said tens of thousands of eligible voters have been removed from rolls or blocked from registering in at least six swing states. Election officials lined up to defend their registration procedures and said they had done nothing...

FDIC - Federal bank insurance fund short on cash

"WASHINGTON - Banks are not the only ones struggling in the growing financial crisis. The fund established to insure their deposits is also feeling the pinch, and the taxpayer may be the lender of last resort.The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., whose insurance fund has...

Giants among the Lilliputians

"CAMDEN, S.C. — While the political class was focused on the meaning of pigs wearing lipstick, a few fortunate South Carolinians were riveted by the meaning of valor. The occasion was a celebration of four of the state’s living recipients of the Medal of Honor—Charles...