Time for Obama's Package

"President-elect Barack Obama warned that the U.S. is “trapped in a vicious cycle” and faces the loss of “millions of jobs” unless immediate steps are taken to stimulate the economy and to rescue the...

"SPREADING THE WEALTH" VIA EMAIL !!!

How many emails have you deleted recently just because all the text was in Capital Letters and the grammar was incorrect?  Don't be so skeptical. You should have checked more closely.  Don't let it happen...

Fire breaks out at Berlin airport

" A fire has broken out at Berlin's Tegel airport, forcing the authorities to divert flights elsewhere. The blaze started close to the military section of the German capital's airport, officials say. A large...

QE2 runs aground on final voyage

The Queen Elizabeth II oceanliner from the UK is about to be put into retirement. But on its last voyage it ran into some trouble off the coast of Southhampton, becoming trapped on a sandbank. The boat is set to become a floating hotel in Dubai."It was hardly the most regal...

Christian Science Monitor to discontinue daily print edition

"The front page of The Christian Science Monitor is seen in Boston Monday. A century after it began publication, The Christian Science Monitor is giving up its daily print edition."

Man Sues God, Unsuccessfully

"LINCOLN, Nebraska ― A judge has thrown out a Nebraska legislator’s lawsuit against God, saying the Almighty wasn’t properly served due to his unlisted home address. State Sen. Ernie Chambers filed the lawsuit...

EPA will not regulate percholate in U.S drinking water

Easy not to intervene, but what is the opinion of persons with thyroid imbalance?  Has their life been affected? Expectant mothers, would they intervene if given the opportunity? " The nation's top...

Spanish Police Smash Child Porn Ring - 121 Arrested in Worldwide Probe

SPANISH police have today held a hundred and twenty-one people for questioning after seizing computers and harddrives under child pornography laws.  Some of the suspects are alleged to have used their own children in the offences.   " Spanish police have...

House of Representatives' Web site Overwhelmed by Millions of E-mails

The proposed $700 billion bailout has brought immense media attention as well as that of ordinary Americans, and the surest test of that came from the House of Representatives' own website, which was deluged with...

The Methane Time Bomb

Massive amounts of methane locked up in the Arctic as methane hydrate, a frozen solid form of the gas, trapped below the permafrost and ice caps for millenia is melting and could well speed the process of climate...

Newyork, Sarkozy France "Fat cats" must be punished, Merkel Germany no way to...

"We must provide them with clear answers. Who is responsible for this disaster. That those responsible will be held accountable and punished and that we government leaders will assume our responsibilities."If we...

Singing priests sign £1.42 million deal with SONY

Some year's ago I managed to catch 'The Six Priests of Ireland' performing in a Dublin hotel and a good time was had by all as they went through lilting Irish and Country songs to an audience of nuns and punters all...

UK urged to use US yellow school buses

The Yellow School Bus is common in the USA but not until recently has it featured in the UK street scene taking kids to school and home again at the end of the school day. In the UK many many pupils are taken to...

No pressure on Hughes to splash out on stars in January

Can Man City show their rival that they are now more solid under Mark Hughes?"Mark Hughes has been assured by Manchester City’s new owners that they will not put him under pressure to fill his squad with Galacticos when the transfer window opens in January.With the Abu...

Clegg targets mainstream appeal

In the UK, the ruling Labour government has seen its public approval ratings take a dramatic slide in the past year. At the same time, the rival Conservative party remains unpopular with voters. UK voters seem to think they have no good option, which frustrates the third...

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