Man Arrested For Using Gum Wrappers To Pay Bar Tab

An Oklahoma man was arrested after getting into a fight with police who were called in after the man tried to bay for his $32 bar tab in gum wrappers."When police arrived and ordered the man to pay his tab, they...

Sarah “Saks Pack” Palin on why you should donate to the Obama Campaign

"Although Sen. Barack Obama may be leading in the polls and early turnouts may seem to favor the Democratic Party, nothing, repeat NOTHING, is certain. The efforts to suppress the vote continue, and, frankly, you...

Chase Bank Targeted With More Than 30 Letter Threats

Chase Bank has been targeted with threatening letters sent to more than 30 bank offices in 9 U.S. states.Many of the letters contained an "unidentified powder" but, to date, all "field tests" on the substance have...

Apple Goes "Nuclear": A Sub $1K Laptop?

" Apple ends every press release with the boiler plate line that the company "ignited" the personal computer revolution. And with Tuesday's new family of laptops, the company may pull the nuclear option: a sub-$1,000 laptop. I'm expecting an $899 MacBook model, based on...

McCain's latest flip flop is his darkest and most cowardly

Now, as he stares defeat in the face, John McCain has flip-flopped yet again.  This time he has thrown out all pretense of decency or honor, two things he said he would never abandon for politics.This time, the...

Poll on the economy: Americans gloomier, for now

"As people on Wall Street and Main Street hold their breath to see if a federal bailout of the nation's financial institutions will work, Americans are starting to speak — not whisper — the word "depression." In a sign that anxiety is growing, 33% of 1,011 adults surveyed...

Biden, Obama helped keep 'Bridge to Nowhere' alive

"By Drew Griffin and Kathleen JohnstonCNN Special Investigations UnitDEWEY BEACH, Delaware (CNN) -- Although Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden routinely mocks his Republican counterpart, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, for her onetime support of the infamous "Bridge...

E. Coli outbreak in Oklahoma sickens 200 - kills 1

Another E. Coli outbreak has hit the US.  More than 200 people have become ill after eating from the Country Cottage restaurant in Locust Grove, Okalahoma.  "An E. coli outbreak linked to a restaurant in...

Gene Autry Film & Music Festival, NY Film Festival, Business, Arts & Entertai...

IMFF Cinedays M, taking place in Skopje through September 7, celebrates the past, present and future of the music and film. The Festival's focus is on music-related content, including feature films, documentaries and...

Phone Hoax Plays On Heartstrings, OHP Says

" Phone Hoax Plays On Heartstrings, OHP Says'Sick' Call Delivers Message About Fatal CrashesPOSTED: 11:13 pm CDT September 4, 2008UPDATED: 10:18 am CDT September 5, 2008OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma highway patrol troopers are arning people about a heartstopping and...

Ex-FBI agent faces trial for 1982 slaying

"MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- John J. Connolly was hundreds of miles away in 1982 when gambling executive John Callahan's bullet-riddled body was discovered in the trunk of his Cadillac at Miami's airport. ...

Former GOP lobbyist Abramoff gets four years as he joins others convicted in ...

This federal conviction is for mail fraud, conspiracy and tax evasion.  Abramoff had pleaded guilty in 2006.  He already has served two years of six year sentence on state fraud and corruption charges in Florida.  The sentence came after prosecutors and...

Golfing Hall of Famer Tommy "Thunder" Bolt, dead at 92

1958 U.S. Open champion Tommy Bolt has died of liver failure at age 92. Known for his quick temper on the green, Bolt was nicknamed "Terrible Tempered Tommy" and was a scandalous player in his day."His wife, Mary Lou Bolt, said he died Saturday after "his liver shut down.""He...

NEWSLETTER: Have you seen this ad?

"Dear Danilo,$427 million. That's what the oil and coal industries spent during the first half of 2008 on lobbying and advertising. They're protecting their interests -- and hurting ours. So we've got a new ad that...

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