US global dominance 'set to wane'

US global dominance 'set to wane' The US navy is likely to have more company in the years to come US economic, military and political dominance...

New players challenge world order

[New players challenge world order Brazil, Russia, India and China, the so-called Brics, are predicted to emerge as major world players by 2050. In this,...

McCartney, Guns N' Roses albums to launch on MySpace

" NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and Guns N' Roses released their biggest hits on vinyl records and compact discs, but on Thursday, their new albums will debut online on MySpace. Users of...

Internal Report Found CIA Lied About Plane Shootdown in Peru, Says GOP Congre...

" Posted November 20, 2008 A classified CIA report suggests that the agency lied to Congress and withheld information from the Justice Department concerning a clandestine...

Stevens loses Senate race in Alaska

Convicted Alaskan Senator Ted Stevens has lost his bid for reelection, after a result that was too close to call required that the state wait till all of the ballots were sent in from remote towns to declare the...

Are You a Victim of Predatory Lending?

"The term Loan Modification has been getting a lot of attention lately and rightfully so. With millions of homeowners stuck in toxic adjustable rate mortgages and no ways to refinance out of them, loan modifications may be the only way to assist struggling borrowers. This...

Savvy Homeowners Are Turning the Table on Lenders

"WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 18 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — National Loan Audits (www.nationalloanaudits.com) announced today that since only a fraction of distressed homeowners needing a loan modification are getting the help they need, borrowers should obtain a Forensic Loan...

US voter turnout didn't set record

The numbers have been tabulated, and it turns out that voter turnout was actually far lower than analysts had expected in this past US presidential election. Though the turnout was greater than in 2000 and 2004, it...

Mum missing along with five daughters in UK

A mother has gone missing in the UK, and a nationwide search has been launched for her. It may not take too long to find her, considering she is on the run with her five daughters, and she has a German accent. The mother reportedly went on the run when she found out her...

More focus on women issues stressed

"The need to intensify the coverage on women issues in the state has been strongly felt during the observance of National Press Day here under the theme ‘Women & Media’ jointly organised by the Kohima Press...

Iraq struggles to sweep Saddam's landmine legacy

"HALABJA, Iraq (Reuters) - Inside an Iraqi clinic close to where Saddam Hussein's henchmen killed thousands of Kurds with poison gas, Azima Qadar waits for a check up of her artificial limb. Her right leg was...

Warning: Arsenic in our forests

We have seen it before, one environmental solution leads to another problem. A chemical used in British Columbia to try and end the pine-beetles wrath has been discontinued and now testing for arsenic (a known cancer...

Jobless claims hit 25-year high, imports plunge

Jobless claims hit 25-year high, imports plunge Doug Palmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. workers drawing jobless benefits hit a 25-year...

German Economy Enters Worst Recession in 12 Years

European stock markets are panicing today as investors learn that Germany, Europe's largest economy, has officially fallen into recession. In morning trading Britain's FTSE 100 was down about 1.3 percent and the...

Separatist billboards

"Wednesday, November 12, 2008 Ahmed Quraishi There is little question that an American-occupied Afghanistan has emerged as the biggest security threat to Pakistan. But you...

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