More gunfire in Mumbai...Two Americans missing

" A Virginia man and his daughter are missing in Mumbai, India. An organization in Virgina says it can't account for the two. The U.S. State Department says at least three Americans are among those injured in the...

Burj Dubai becomes the tallest building on earth

The desert city of Dubai is doing everything to attract tourist and maintain its position as the world's most modern & dynamic cities. The city has evolved  from a fishing settlement to a modern city with...

These homes for sale stink

"Why Fannie and Freddie matterMore Videos This boarded-up, bank-owned home is on the market in Milwaukee. On the inside, that Milwaukee home has been picked clean. Never before have there been so many squalid, dilapidated homes...

Obama Stops Advertising in Red Battleground States

This is an interesting strategy. Is Obama writing off these states as lost causes rather than fighting for them? If so, why? And how will this affect voters?"Barack Obama’s presidential campaign has put the brakes...

US Air Farce: Crew members fell asleep while holding missile launch devices

"Three ballistic missile crew members fell asleep while holding classified launch code devices, US authorities revealed today.'Decisive and urgent steps' are now needed to restore respect for nuclear weapons within the US Air Force following this latest incident at a base in...

Air Force Missile Launch Crew Falls Asleep on the Job

The investigation over the incident which three ballictis missile crew members fell asleep while holding classified missile launch codes concluded that the codes had remained secured in their containers, which have...

Atheist Group’s Suit Against Foster Care, Detention Facility Dismissed

A church and state story that broke last year has an update. " Freedom From Religion Foundation lawsuit against Dakota Boys and Girls Ranch dismissed An update from a previous This Week’s Top Scrooge reported in...

Barack Obama's fundraising roars to life

"The Democrat raised $52 million in June, up from $22 million in May. Republican John McCain's June take was $22 million. By Dan Morain, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer July 18, 2008 ...

North Dakota town gets voter turnout of zero

For once it was true: one vote could have made all the difference." BISMARCK, N.D. - Pillsbury Mayor Darrel Brudevold said voter turnout in the city's primary election usually is fairly high. "I dare say a half-dozen people usually make it to the polls," he said. That...

Not even those on ballot turn out to vote in tiny North Dakota town

"Not even those on ballot turn out to vote in tiny North Dakota town By JAMES MacPHERSON, AP Posted: 2008-06-15 21:28:09 BISMARCK, North Dakota (AP) - Pillsbury Mayor Darrel Brudevold said voter turnout in the city's primary election usually is fairly high."I dare say a...

Best Buy Tries Out 'E-Cycling' Program

" SAN FRANCISCO —  Under pressure to help dispose some of the electronic waste it helped create, Best Buy Co. is testing a free program that will offer consumers a convenient way to ensure that millions...

T. Boone Pickens - Environmentalist Suckling at Big Government’s Teet

"T. Boone Pickens.Just his name conjures images of gushing oil strikes and four-pound steaks. But maybe his name should bring up images of windmills and pork.First the windmills - that’s his next big...

Midas Touch Gets a Little Too Personal

You know those Midas commercials, “Trust the Midas touch”? Maybe there should be a disclaimer on how far that ‘touch’ really goes. These photos were shot in Grand Forks, ND on the weekend of a Midas sign...

Study: Midwest has the worst drunken driving rates

A study has shown that the upper Midwest United States has the worst drunk driving rate in teh country. Must be something about those Northern climates..."The upper Midwest has the worst drunken driving rates in the country, according to a government report that says 15...

Half a Decade of War: Five Years After Iraq Invasion, Soldiers Testify at Win...

" AMY GOODMAN: [Five years ago] on March 19th, 2003, the US began bombing Baghdad. The invasion was on. Six weeks later, President Bush stood under a banner reading “Mission Accomplished” and declared an end to major military combat operations in Iraq. Now, half a...

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