Palin case employees to testify in " Troopergate"

Palin is heading for hard days ahead,Troopergate is going to be a exit gate or entry gate for Palin time will tell.Mrs Palin is accused of removing Alaska Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan from his post after...

Folksy Gibberish from Palin

I thought Edward Winkleman's account of this moment in the VP debate was spot on: he provides a transcript showing the actual content - or lack of content- in the answer to the question about the role of the Vice...

Congress Under Pressure for Weekend Deal

"     The U.S. Congress and the Bush administration were under intense pressure on Saturday to negotiate a $700 billion rescue for the financial industry to free up frozen credit before world markets reopen next week. "I'm convinced...

State rep seeks witness-tampering probe in Palin inquiry

The corruption investigation in Alaska against governor Sarah Palin could extend in a new direction, with new allegations of witness tampering by Palin and her associates."A Democratic state representative in Alaska asked state troopers Wednesday to investigate possible...

Bush, candidates, lawmakers to meet on rescue plan - Yahoo! News

"President Bush summoned Barack Obama, John McCain and legislative leaders to an extraordinary White House summit, warning Americans and Congress on Wednesday night that failing to act on a $700 billion financial industry bailout could lead to "a long and painful...

ACLU wants prisons to become polling places

"There are few radical left-wing organizations more obnoxious than the American Civil Liberties Union. That’s because the ACLU doesn’t just pack a tie-dyed Volkswagen full of leftover San Fransisco hippies and drive to your area to protest, they pack a private jet full...

Hong Kong elections:opposition wins 22 of 60 seats at legislative (Updated)

The opposition pro democracy parties victory allows them to retain the veto power over legislative initiavites. " HK opposition wins at least 22 legislative seats:2008-09-08 01:50:02 -HONG KONG (AP) -...

Hong Kong legislative polls open

The polls have opened in Hong Kong for elections for the Legislative Council."Voters in this Chinese-administered but autonomous territory can vote directly for only half of the Council's seats, with the other half chosen by special limited constituencies. An upsurge in...

'October Surprise' Over Palin Investigation?

"Is the McCain campaign afraid of an 'October surprise' involving vice-presidential pick Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska? Alaska state senator Hollis French, who is running an investigation of Gov. Sarah Palin, says the...

Le Pen sells party HQ to Chinese

This is hilarious. Poetic justice anyone?"France's anti-immigrant party, the National Front, is selling its headquarters to a Chinese university, according to the party leader. Jean-Marie Le Pen has confirmed that the party base has been purchased by a Shanghai university. Mr...

Pelosi: Bush 'a total failure'

Congresswoman, Nancy Pelosi breaking Mr. Bush heart with her comment..."House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called President Bush "a total failure" on Thursday, among the California Democrat's harshest assessments to date of...

Jindal to La. lawmakers 'Undo what you've done'- Voters Recall Backlash

Huge backlash with many starting Recalls on all Louisiana Lawmakers."'It's a cop-out and nobody's buying it' But he won't veto pay measure, he says By Robert Travis Scott Capital bureau BATON ROUGE -- Gov. Bobby Jindal urged lawmakers Wednesday to reverse enactment of a raise...

Protection of Children's Rights debated in Egypt's Assembly

"CAIRO, June 3, 2008: Amidst heated debate, Egypt's  People’s Assembly continued discussing amendments to Child Law 12/1996, which aims to extend the legal protection of children.On March 4, President Hosni Mubarak signed the final version of the amendments...

House votes to impeach Bush

"An apparently doomed bid to impeach President George W. Bush, largely on charges of misleading the U.S. into the Iraq war, was referred on Wednesday to the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee.On a 251-166...

Kucinich Forces Vote On Bush's Impeachment

Dennis Kucinich has brought another impeachment resolution against the Bush administration. However given that such a resolution wouldn't be resolved until Bush is out of office anyway, Democratic leaders are sidelining the proposal."Having failed in efforts to impeach Vice...

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