Famous heart surgeon DeBakey dies

In the late Sixies and early Seventies, news of heart transplants and artificial hearts was splashed over front pages around the world.  Dr. Michael DeBakey was in the forefront of such research.  He pioneered surgical treatments which are common now, but were...

Feral feline fedoras - cat hats made of, not for, kitties

Quality hats are made of beaver fur.  Leather slouch hats once were a big favorite.  Now, we have feral feline fedoras.Here is a tough one to sort out as the feral cat population is more than a nuisance, it...

Tony Snow dies; ex-Bush press secretary was 53

"Breaking News: Tony Snow dies; ex-Bush press secretary was 53 After a long, candid and public battle with colon cancer, former White House press secretary and radio talk-show host Tony Snow died early this...

Wife about Sarkozy - "more deadly than Afghan heroin, more dangerous than Col...

That's from someone who loves him!Actually, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's wife Carla Bruni uses those words to describe how he is her drug in one of the songs on her new album released today.But, wait! ...

Rove no show to subpoenaed call

Repblican strategist and George W. Bush adviser Karl Rove did not show up today for a hearing before a congressional committee.  Mr. Rove's move comes in spite of a subpoena issued for him to testify on...

OPINION: Anonymous (not verified) flittering around like roaches; it's a new...

Frankly, I know very little about Truemors, though it sounds harmless enough.  I don't know if it was its policy of anonymous posting and the pending sale that led to anonymous postings or not.Many of you "Anonymous (not verified)" may feel unwelcome.  Frankly, and...

Gramm: "nation of whiners"; McCain: off or under the bus, Phil

Republican Presidential Candidate Sen. John McCain made another pointed joke today, but he did not appear to be kidding.After McCain economic advisor and former senator Phil Gramm we have become a "nation of...

Bush to G-8: 'Goodbye from the world's biggest polluter'

"George Bush surprised world leaders with a joke about his poor record on the environment as he left the G8 summit in Japan. ""The American leader, who has been condemned throughout his presidency for failing to...

OPINION: McCain "quip-flops" again; getting the best and worst of two worlds

That John McCain, he's got a million of them ... quip-flops that is.The latest came in an unannounced stop of the McCain/Bush campaign at a Pittsburgh, PA, restaurant.  A reporter asked McCain about a story...

OPINION: US DOT goes overboard on "inclusiveness"

Look at what the government is doing now!"Beginning with the 2010 model year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will change the way it measures frontal crash tests by placing female dummies in passenger seats and taking injury data from new parts of the body,...

Manner, Mr. President, manners. The world is looking AND listening.

Bush, talking with his mouth full, lectures "Yo Blair" on current world affairs. He has some scatological advice on the Middle East. Chew with your mouth closed, George, please.

Hurricane Bertha slips to Category Two with winds of 165 km/hr

Hurricane Bertha edged slowly away from Bermuda as she continues to lose strength over the Atlantic Ocean. However, it still is not certain that she will give the islands a miss, the U.S. National Hurricane Center reports."AT 1100 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE...

Powerful Bertha may soon weaken; Bermuda still in path

Category Three Hurricane Bertha still is heading toward Bermuda, though weakening is expected the National Hurricane Center reports."BERTHA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL...

Hurricane Bertha becomes major storm aimed at Bermuda

Hurricane Bertha is a major storm and bearing down on Bermuda.The National Hurricane Center says the first hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic season is now a  Category Three storm, with top speeds nearing 195 KM/HR...

White House remains silent as Iraq repeats demands for withdrawal timetable

UPDATE: Fox News 8 July 2008"BAGHDAD —  Iraq's national security adviser said Tuesday his country will not accept any security deal with the United States unless it contains specific dates for the...

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