Bills' offense flounders in third straight loss

"I don’t want to shortchange the defensive effort by the Patriots, especially the play of the front seven, but the Bills offense continued to be anemic in a 20-10 loss to New England. That makes three straight...

History: Republican Elephant and Democratic Donkey

Did you ever wonder why the donkey is associated with the Democratic party and the elephant is associated with the Republican party?"The now-famous Democratic donkey was first associated with Democrat Andrew...

Paes-Dlouhy enter finals of AIG Open

"Top seeds Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy edged towards back-to-back titles as they advanced to the finals of the AIG Open in Tokyo on Saturday. They had earlier won the Thailand Open a few days ago. The Indo-Czech pair beat USA’s Robert Kendrick and Finn Jarkko Nieminen...

Saina knocked out of Japan Super Series

"After the high of last week’s Chinese Taipei Open triumph, ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal hit a low as she crashed out of the Japan Super series Badminton tournament with a straight-game defeat in the first...

Thaksin's Brother-in-Law Elected as New Thai Prime Minister

After weeks of turmoil Thailand lawmakers have finally elected a new Prime Minister and deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra had managed to retain his control. He had managed to get Somchai Wongsawat  his brother-in-law elected as new Prime Minister of Thiland....

Missile for the Poor, Missile for the Rich

Missile has been a need not only for the developed nations but also for the developing countries. Who needs more missiles and who needs fewer missiles? Those who are in greater danger need more missiles and those who are in smaller danger need fewer missiles. Missile is...

Venezuelans Have Had it with Hugo

Even though you control the media, have a strangelhold on the political system, and have more power than anyone else in the country doesn't necessarily mean the people like you."Riot police used tear gas Wednesday to block hundreds of Venezuelans protesting the latest moves...

Mass. law lets out-of-state gay couples marry

Massechusetts Gov. Deval patrick signed a bill that repealed out-of-state gay couples from going to Mass. to get married. Personally, I don't have a problem with gay marriage in any shape or form. My view is who...

Thaksin wife convicted of tax fraud

In reaction to the conviction, Thai former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra said case was fabricated. His wife was sentenced to 2three years in prison on Thursday for failing to pay $16m in tax connected to the...

British Olympians use red contact lenses in bid to beat Beijing smog

"The British women's hockey team are wearing red contact lenses to train for the Olympics because of the smog in China. Goalkeeper Beth Storry and her team-mates were affected by hazy conditions as they played on the...

Election Day T-100 and Counting / Nader Interview

Iron Mil Interactive Media, Inc Ironmill.com /Politisite.com / Politisite.wordpress.com / Politisite.blogspot.com/ Politisite.livejournal.com / NowPublic.com Election Day T- 100 Days and Counting July 25, 2008 0700...

Mayor wants Python film ban ended

"Mayor wants Python film ban ended ...

Venezuela opposition protests blacklist

"Thousands of Venezuelans protested in the capital on Saturday to demand the Supreme Court overturn a "blacklist" blocking key opponents of President Hugo Chavez from running in upcoming elections.Chanting "freedom!"...

Iran Was Bluffing - It Cannot Reach Israel

UPDATE: I was looking around trying to figure out why Iran would lie about this. I don't think it has anything to do with Iran's Shahab-3 missile being based off of North Korea's No-dong (no kidding) missile. Maybe...

New drive to ban race preferences

Backlash can be hell. "Tensions are running high in the latest affirmative-action battlegrounds. In Arizona, Nebraska, and Colorado, supporters of ballot initiatives that would ban "preferential treatment" are counting up petition signatures – and opponents are...

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