Democrats making political power push

"There's no denying the overwhelming force of the Democratic Party's Election Day victory at the national level. But will the blue wave that crashed down on Republicans at the presidential and U.S. House levels...

Athletics coach Graham sentenced to house arrest in doping scandal

Dopping is posing a serious challange to whole philosphy of games. These performance enhancement drugs really hurts the game spirit at its root.In this latest incident atheletics coach have been sentenced to jail for...

Brazil eases immigration rules

Brazil is opening its frontiers to receive immigrants from neighboring countries. Few years ago Brazil has promoted an amnesty for all illegal immigrants; almost 100 thousand illegal workers were legalized at that...

Olympic Gold Medalist Tim Montgomery gets 5-year prison term

  Track and field star Tim Montgomery was sentenced to five year in prison on the charges of possesing Drugs. " Montgomery, once known as the fastest man alive, was sentenced in Federal court in Norfolk,...

Galveston Victim Remembered: "Gail's Voice was Shaky with Fear"

FREE SPIRIT Gail Ettenger, 58, a native of New Jersey stayed put at her home in the Bolivar Peninsula, but as water rose, she rang a friend, "Oh, oh, I screwed up this time." Her friend recalls, "Gail's voice was...

Police: Pa. landlord spied on 34 female tenants

" PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A suburban Philadelphia landlord secretly videotaped 34 female tenants over two decades after hiding cameras in their apartments, authorities said Friday. Thomas Daley, 45, will face additional charges stemming from the new victims identified...

Pennsylvannia: Dillon Cossey Mom Bought Assault Rifle for Columbine Copycat Son

WARPED Michelle Cossey, 46, was today found guilty of supplying her bullied son, Dillon Cossey, 14, with lethal weapons.  The boy from Pennsylvannia had fantasies of re-enacting the Columbine massacres after...

Update: Galveston Jail Chief Standards Officer Hugely Relieved

20-Sept-2008 A relieved top prison offical and state commissioner into prison standards, Adan Munoz, Jnr, has declared that the inmates at Galveston Jail were "never in any danger". Despite the power going out, the...

Houston's post-Ike supplies coming, officials say

"HOUSTON, Texas (CNN) -- Federal supplies of food and water will be available to Houstonians affected by Hurricane Ike on Monday, an official said Sunday after Houston's mayor voiced concern about the aid. ...

Ex-Mexican Mafia Head Now Lives Under The Radar (Part 2)

" At the peak of his power, Rene Enriquez could order murders and conjure elaborate drug deals from an 8-by-10 cell in one of the country's highest-security prisons. He was a leader in the Mexican mafia, a violent...

Gangster Reveals Mexican Mafia Secrets

"  The life of a high-level mobster is a staple of books and Hollywood films. But most real-life gang leaders don't tell their stories. The code of silence runs deep; breaking that code can be fatal. That's...

Inflation Is Stinging U.S. Workers Harder

"Consumer prices are rising at their fastest pace in more than a decade in both the U.S. and the euro zone. But it's affecting workers on the two sides of the Atlantic in very different ways. In Montgomery, Ala., Steve Murphy, an instructor for adults with mental...

Motorcade Map Found at House Of Bomb Suspect

Sounds like it is a good thing that the police were able to figure this one out. This could have turned out a lot worse than it did. Age is no longer a factor in the damage that a person can do."Police found a map of...

My Childhood in the Racist South: Memoir

Sarah Baxter returns to her US childhood home to find out how much racial attitudes have changed I enjoyed reading this article in the TIMES.  I endorse reading it in full. " was six to nine years old, too young to be fully aware of the swirling currents of...

Government Initiatives to curb Maryland Foreclosures

Increasing number of foreclosures has been a growing concern not only for the homeowners but also for the state and local level officers. Lot of initiatives has been taken at different levels in almost all states...

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