Church and police join forces to end binge drinking

A new campaign is being launched in Wales today with the aim of ending binge drinking. People are signing a pledge to stop the practice, which is very common in the UK."PEOPLE across Wales are today urged to pledge to stop binge drinking as an unprecedented coalition of...

Email Trail Raises Questions About Vision's Commitment to "Transparency"

Transparency. That’s a promise Gregor Robertson has been making as he asks Vancouverites to vote for him as Mayor. Robertson knows that Vancouver residents are upset after discovering that City Council had voted...

AP FACT CHECK: Obama “Infomercial” Avoids Budget Realities

"Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was less than upfront in his half-hour commercial Wednesday night about the costs of his programs and the crushing budget pressures he would face in office....

Deutsche Bank Sold Massive Amounts of Phantom Stock

" delivery records,” there were “only two failures to deliver.” So Deutsche Bank systematically failed to even locate the stock that it sold, but the NYSE isn’t calling it “naked short selling,” and...

Spinal Cord Injury Stem Cell Technology Gives Hope

A great new breakthrough may be able to heal spinal cord injuries, without murdering unborn children to get at the stem cells.  Many people who value human life have argued against stem cell technology because...

Palin on Ahmadinejad: 'He Must Be Stopped'

"By SARAH PALIN | September 22, 2008Governor Palin, the Republican nominee for vice president, was scheduled to speak today at a rally in Dag Hammarskjold Plaza to protest the appearance here of President Ahmadinejad of Iran. Her appearance was canceled by rally organizers...

Misleading Obama Attack Ad On Stem Cell Research

"ARLINGTON, VA -- U.S. Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) today issued the following statement on Barack Obama's misleading new radio ad on stem cell research, which is airing in the Philadelphia suburbs: "The fact is...

Armani Breaks his No-Fur Promise

Armani's unveiling of his new collection at Milan Fashion Week has many people up in arms, as the designer pledged last year that he would stop using fur in his designs."Last year Armani told Time magazine that PETA...

Behind the Iglesia Ni Cristo's King Maker Role: A Chain of Crimes and Mythica...

How do we define a king maker? What are its role? This article dig deeply into the power structure of a religious group which boasts of its bloc voting powers, peddling this power for politicians who are themselves...

Obama's Speech, 'We are a Better Country than This'

Excerpts of the Remarks of Senator Barack Obama “The American Promise” Democratic National Convention August 28, 2008 Denver, Colorado As prepared for delivery “Four years ago, I stood before you and told...

Vertical WindSpire Turbine Promises 100% Energy [used by avg. household]

Comparatively small, less noisy, more bird-friendly and reduces dependency of the People on big utility corporations. Based on an ancient Egyptian design for grinding grain."At a height of 30 ft. tall and only 2 feet...

Maldives presidential candidate Ibra To “Throw Away The Curriculum”

"Presidential candidate Ibrahim Ismail (Ibra) on Sunday attacked the current administration over what he said was a series of education “failures”. Noting a 5 per cent pass rate in GCSE O-level English in 2005,...

Beijing puts on a show for the world

"China commandeered the world stage Friday, celebrating its first-time role as Olympic host with a stunning display of pageantry and pyrotechnics to open a Summer Games unrivaled for its mix of problems and promise. China welcomed scores of world leaders to an opening...

Ex-Fiance Set to Pay $150,000

RoseMary Shell was awarded $150,000 in damages at a court in Florida after suing her former fiance,  Wayne Gibbs, for not following through on their wedding. "Lydia Sartain, Shell’s attorney, said her only reservations about taking on the case were over the...

House Gives Final Nod to Housing Bill

The U.S. House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed the long-awaited housing rescue bill (H.R. 3221) sending it now for a last Senate approval before President Bush can sign it into law.The vote, at about 5...

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