The Onion: War for the White House

"The Onion: War for the White House Funny satirical (videos) of the US election campaign from The Onion's War for the White House, in partnership with the Telegraph. "

Russian Tsar descendants officially entitled to royal family property in Russia

Just recently the Russian Supreme Court has ruled in the case of the Russian royal family, which was brutally murdered in 1918 by Bolsheviks, to officially declare Tsar Nikolay II and his family victims of Soviet...

Unique service: Husbands for rent in Argentina

An Aregntianan company has started a unique service of providing husband on hourly basis. "Any woman can get a husband at an hourly rate in Buenos Aires, thanks to a company offering to do the repairs and installations that every home needs, and all "without problems in the...

Pelosi Calls for Investigation into Congressman Mahoney (D-FL)

"House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) called on the House Ethics Committee to "immediately and thoroughly" investigate a report by ABC News today that Florida Rep. Tim Mahoney secretly paid his former alleged mistress...

Obama maintains a 4-11% point lead Over McCain. Weekly Poll Roundup

Senator Barack Obama still holds a commanding lead following the Town Hall Debate.  Many are contributing Obamas lead based on current economic conditions.  Others atttribute McCains 4-11% deficiet due to...

Internists Tell Feds to Lighten Up on Marijuana

"February 15, 2008, 1:24 pm Internists Tell Feds to Lighten Up on Marijuana Posted by Shirley S. Wang Ease off on marijuana, a national doctor group is telling the feds. The American College of Physicians, 124,000 members strong, has issued a 13-page...

G.O.P. Facing Tougher Battle for Congress

"WASHINGTON — The economic upheaval is threatening to topple Republican Congressional candidates, putting more Senate and House seats within Democratic reach less than a month before the elections, lawmakers and...

Husband Saws House in Half After Divorce

A couple who were married for more than 40 years have taken the literal route when it comes to splitting up their belongings: the husband cut the house in half.  In a village in the Prey Veng province of Cambodia, people were pretty shocked to hear the strange news -...

Divorce Cambodian style

And you think American divorces are weird!"(CNN) -- A Cambodian couple who separated after 40 years of marriage may have taken things too literally when it came to splitting their assets: ...

2008 Electoral College Obama 248, McCain 163

"New state polling from Wisconsin has moved that state from "Leans Democratic" to "Likely Democratic" in the Rasmussen Reports Balance of Power Calculator. With this change, Obama leads in states with 248 Electoral...

Buyers Caught in the Lending Freeze

"In an effort to save the flailing financial industry, the Senate has decided to give its nod to the revised $700 billion bailout plan. Although it was initially rejected in the House, it will be presented once again...

Dow Drops 369.88 Points, Below 10000, Lowest level in 4 years, down 3.5%

"Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Stocks tumbled around the world, the euro fell the most against the yen since its debut and oil dropped below $90 a barrel as the yearlong credit market seizure caused bank bailouts to spread...

Seoul, Tortured Soul

It seems like only yesterday (actually, it’s been over a week) that I was sitting at my desk at work wondering why my darling students had chosen not to study for yet another test when, out of the blue, I got an...

42-day detention dropped as unworkable in UK

The 42-day detention law, which would have extended the amount of time a person suspected of terrorism could be held without charge, has reportedly been dropped from Prime Minister Gordon Brown's agenda. The issue has been enormously controversial in the UK across party...

A look at what could happen when the offshore drilling ban expires

As previously reported, the House Democrats agreed to let the 26-year offshore drilling ban expire on September 30.Despite growing public outrage at the decision, it is a response to high gasoline prices and the...

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