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Book Review: The Front by Patricia Cornwell
2008-07-07 17:19:00 The murder happened in 1962. On April fourth of that year in Watertown, Massachusetts, Janie Brolin was killed. Janie was blind and spending a year in the United States away from her home in Great Britain. It was never solved and District Attorney Monique Lamont has decided Massachusetts State Police Investigator Win Gerano is going ...
Zimbabwe: ?Generals? Wage War On Unarmed Civilians?
2008-07-07 11:10:00 Mugabe is no longer in charge of Zimbabwe, he?s a puppet. When it became evident that he?d lost the March elections, he wanted to concede defeat (See ?Mugabe Admits Defeat?, April 03.) He was ready to slither into the undergrowth to enjoy retirement on the vast riches he?d stolen from the people he claims to ...
Wards Will Now Start Notifying Customers Their Information Was Stolen In De
2008-07-05 09:49:00 The Associated Press announced on Friday that old time retailer Montgomery Ward is the latest victim of a data breach, where at least 51,000 records were compromised. The unfortunate problem now is they failed to notify the victims, which is the law in 44 States. Since Montgomery Ward declared bankruptcy in 2001 this announcement might sound ...
Will David Cameron Now Eschew The Centre Ground?
2008-07-04 06:22:00 The political genius of Tony Blair, and unquestionably the main reason that he won three successive British General Elections, was that he colonised the centre ground. The traditional rhetoric of British politics was always predicated on the ideological divide between ?Left? (Labour) and ?Right? (Conservatives). In essence those on the left were socialists who believed ...
Ferry owner blames God for disaster
2008-06-25 22:54:00 What do you tell a board of Inquiry when your company has suffered not one but four ferry disasters over the last twenty years? You tell them it’s God’s fault. From the Inquirer: ?I am taking the initiative of filing this marine protest to report the unfortunate tragedy that befell MV Princess of the Stars and to ...
Identity Theft Service wins Network Products Guide 2008 Product Innovation
2008-06-25 12:23:00 Tom Fragala announced on his blog that “Truston received a 2008 Product Innovation Award from Network Products Guide for our myTruston Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform.” Tom is a well known blogger on the subject of identity theft, was really a victim himself and has spent a lot of time advocating for victims. He quoted Networks Product Guide as ...
The Defining Class of Wimbledon
2008-06-23 05:39:00 The great anthropologist Margaret Mead always described the formal rituals of the societies she studied as a way of illustrating the core values and mores of those societies. Had she studied the Britain of modern times the Wimbledon tennis fortnight would have been an essential ritual for her to examine - indeed sport and sporting ...
Zimbabwe: ??Beaten, Bloodied, Scared? in Mourning?
2008-06-23 05:32:00 With his supporters beaten, arrested and murdered, Morgan Tsvangirai (MDC leader) was forced on Sunday to withdraw from the so-called election ?runoff? (Daily Mail). Mugabe?s Zanu-PF thugs have succeeded in terrorising the population of Zimbabwe and, according to resident Cathy Buckle, ?a blanket of fear has descended? on the country. Mugabe?s Zanu-PF militia, military and police ...
Typhoon Hits Philippines, Many Tragedies, Many Lives Lost
2008-06-22 22:53:00 We got hit by Typhoon Frank over the weekend. Original reports said that the typhoon was to stay off the East coast, only hitting the Visayas, but it turned west and hit the center of the islands. I had to sigh when the CNNInternational newsreader kept trying to make the Manila correspondent spin the typhoon as unusual, ...
Wawa Gas Pumps Latest Target of Payment Card Skimming Devices!
2008-06-22 14:13:00 When I’m traveling on business in the Mid Atlantic, Wawa is a great place to stop. They literally provide just about anything a road warrior would desire. Unfortunately their self service pumps are the latest targets of payment card (credit/debit) skimming devices. Just about any self service machine that accepts payments, or dispenses money (ATM machines) ...
Newslady?s Kidnapping Ends Happily
2008-06-20 23:02:00 Last week, a top ABS-CBN reporter and her newscrew went to interview the AbuSayyaf, to see their side of the story. Accompanied by a local University Professor and “peace activist”, they were promptly kidnapped. No surprise there. The AbuSayyaf has kidnapped lots of “High profile” people to raise money to pay their men and make bombs. ...
Lori Drew Pleads Not Guilty To Computer Fraud
2008-06-17 08:23:00 After her daughter and Megan Meier had a fight, Lori Drew allegedly set up a MySpace account posing as a guy, ?Josh?, to get close to Megan only to end up breaking her heart by sending her all sorts of cruel messages along with other people as well. The thing about this plan is that ...
Jammeh Leaves Banjul For Bissau Today!!!
2008-06-11 07:21:00 Gambia?s President Yahya Jammeh leaves for Guinea Bissau today, reveals well placed statehouse sources. The President who is on an official visit to Bissau, would be accompanied by a high powered delegation. Statehouse sources say due to insecurity, The Gambian leader could not travel to Bissau as scheduled in the past. His Bissau trip has ...
Philippine Journalists Kidnapped
2008-06-11 05:24:00 Journalism here in the Philippines is quite competitive, but the bad news is that if journalists are too aggressive, they put themselves in danger. This seems to be what happened to an ABS-CBN news crew who disappeared yesterday. Drilon, her team and Dinampo went missing Sunday after leaving a college hostel in Maimbung town. Drilon and her ...
Breaking News: LT. Bakary Camara Gets 18 months imprisonment for stealing G
2008-06-11 04:17:00 By Landing Badjie, Banjul The Banjul Magistrate courts Tuesday sentenced Gambia?s longest serving military officer LT.Bakary Camara to one year and six months imprisonment. Camara was found guilty of stealing Government vehicles. His co accused police commissioner and former head vehicle controls at the Statehouse Malafi Sanyang was acquitted and discharged by the court. The prosecution ...
Breaking News: Gambia Gov’t Prints Counterfeit Money To Curb Inflatio
2008-06-10 14:26:00 The Gambian Government has been accused of printing counterfeit currencies, in a bid to stabilize the nation’s inflation. Over D3Million dalasis worth of counterfeit notes are currently circulated into Gambia’ market, reveals Central Bank sources. The bad money is bound to affect the country’s economic indication, as it’s having an adverse effect on the value ...
Breaking News: Jammeh To Fire Ministers!!!
2008-06-10 14:24:00 Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh has lined up a list of Ministers to be fired soon, reveals well placed source close to the President’s office. The President who is not in speaking term with his Ministers is currently finding replacement for the said Ministers lined up to be dismissed. The Freedom Newspaper received the list of ...
UP Minister sacked after supporters kill policeman
2008-06-09 04:49:00 Uttar Pradesh Minister Jamuna Nishad was on Sunday sacked by Chief Minister Mayawati hours after he was charged with murder of a police constable during a violent clash involving his supporters in Maharajganj district. Mayawati also ordered a magisterial inquiry into the incident but ruled out the arrest of the tainted Fisheries minister until the probe ...
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BREAKING NEWS: Jessica Alba and Cash Warren Welcome Daughter
2008-06-09 04:39:00 UPDATE: It's official! Usmagazine.com is finally confirming the news we gave you Saturday morning. Jessica Alba and husband Cash Warren welcomed a baby girl over the weekend. Jessica's father was reported as saying, "She's beautiful," and Cash was seen carrying food into the maternity ward. The grapevine tells us that Jessica Alba was seen being wheeled in Cedars Sinai Medical Center in LA. A reader of Celebrity Baby Blog said she spotted Alba, as well as her husband Cash Warren, who was standing by security holding birthing balls. I have no clue what birthing balls are, but I'm hoping they are like those big balls at the gym. Fun! Jessica was reportedly due in late May, so she's well overdue to pop. Of course, the media has been duped once this week already with false baby reports. Let's hope that this one proves to be true, for poor Jessica's sake. Get that baby out of there! Photos: WENN More photos of Jessica Alba rocking the Indiana Jones look after the jump.
As Gambia?s President Vows To Behead Gays- British Gov?t asked to impose tr
2008-06-08 16:46:00 Michael Scales, a top British Entrepreneur, who has a wealth of experience on African politics and investment, is calling on the British Government to consider imposing travel ban against The Gambia, pending the lifting of a Presidential decree to kill gay and Lesbian tourists who visist the impoverished West Africa country. Mr. Scales who has been ...
Raleigh Imam Clarifies about his comments on Gays
2008-06-08 16:41:00 Raleigh Imam clarifies and speaks about brotherhoodDear brother, I thank you very much for your opinion and views, but again I would like you to go back and read my story carefully with open mind and understanding then you will see my point. I quoted my story directly from the holy books of the Almighty God, ...
Gambia?s Religious Leaders Face Tough Criticism For supporting President?s
2008-06-08 16:40:00 The Imams misguided response to Jammeh?s outrageous comments against gays. By Pasamba Jow Coach I find the enthusiastic endorsement by the imam and deputy imam of North Carolina of Jammeh?s outrageous attack against homosexuals quite perplexing. If Mr. Kanteh (imam) and Mr. Jeng (deputy imam) had spoken as private concerned citizens, I would not have responded to ...
The Big Interview: British Business Consultant Comments On Jammeh?s Threats
2008-06-08 16:38:00 Freedom Newspaper; Thanks Mike for extending another helping hand to The Freedom Newspaper.What Makes you so connected to The Freedom Newspaper and why should people support the paper? Michael; I have been franciseing with Gambians for a long time now. When I first went to Gambia,I suppose I could have followed the crowd and sat by the swimming ...
ECOWAS Court Orders Gambian Gov?t To Produce Missing Journalist
2008-06-08 16:36:00 The Gambia NEWSFLASH: Court orders The Gambia to immediately release journalist Chief Ebrima Manneh In a landmark decision delivered on June 5, 2008, The Community Court of Justice of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Abuja, Nigeria declared the arrest and detention of Chief Ebrima Manneh illegal and ordered the Gambian authorities to immediately release him. The court ...
Gambian President threatens to cut-off gays heads
2008-06-08 16:35:00 YAHYA IN A BASKET OF SHAME!!!The pulpit-the constitution-the insincere side of Yahya Jammeh?s perception! By Hammadi Maasinah We must admit that the latest controversial statements from Yahya Jammeh have stirred a wild reaction from all corners of society. Some reactions were expected others were not. However, what attracts the attention of many is the issues at hand ...
Does Our Current Economic Situation Make Sense?
2008-06-08 02:56:00 Could major companies outsourcing jobs be an enabling factor in oil prices skyrocketing out of control? After all, the oil companies claim that increased demand in Asia (especially China and India) are a major reason prices skyrocket, weekly. I guess this means we have outsourced so many jobs and manufacturing, they are using more oil? Of course, ...
Why Shell CEO lied to investors about Russia seizing Sakhalin-2 project
2008-06-07 22:28:00 Why Shell CEO lied to investors about Russia seizing the Sakhalin-2 mega project By John Donovan Like many other Shell shareholders, I was surprised at a categorical reply given by Royal Dutch Shell CEO Jeroen van der Veer at the Shell AGM last month in relation to the Gazprom takeover of the Sakhalin-2 mega project in ...
Car bombings in Baghdad leave at least 6 dead
2008-06-07 19:03:00 BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide car bomb and another car packed with explosives targeted Iraqi police patrols Saturday on opposite sides of Baghdad, killing at least six people, police said. The suicide attacker rammed into a police patrol mid-afternoon in Nisoor Square on the capital’s west side, killing a civilian and a policeman, police said. Another ...
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BREAKING NEWS - Clinton Concedes to Obama
2008-06-07 10:50:00 Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., will end her presidential bid Saturday in Washington, D.C., surrounded by supporters, some of whom are devasted and angry that her campaign to become the nation's first woman presidential nominee has ended. The former first lady is expected to thank supporters, formally endorse Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and urge Democrats to unite behind him in an effort to defeat presumptive Republican nominee Sen. John McCain in November. It's a dramatic end to one of the longest, most closely fought primary races in recent history, and one that is unbelievable to many of Clinton's most ardent supporters. READ MORE AT ABC News !hillary clinton barack obama 2008 election Turbo Tagger
Breaking News: David Jacobs' Death Ruled Suicide
2008-06-06 23:18:00 A preliminary examination by the medical examiner here has found that David Jacobs, a convicted steroids dealer who had linked several N.F.L. players to the use of performance-enhancing drugs, committed suicide, according to the police.The police said Jacobs had two self-inflicted gunshot wounds, one in the abdomen and the other in the head. No suicide note was found, said Andrae Smith, a public information officer for the Plano police.Jacobs and his girlfriend, IFBB Figure Pro Amanda Jo Earhart-Savell, were found shot to death at his home here early Thursday morning. The police said they had not yet determined the circumstances surrounding Earhart-Savell’s death. They said Earhart-Savell sustained multiple gunshot wounds.The weapon was identified a .40-caliber semiautomatic handgun; no other weapons were found in the home.“Our investigation is consistent with murder-suicide,” Smith said.Jacobs, who was convicted on federal steroid distribution charges last year, began coopera...
Will Vaccination fight global warming from Cows and sheep?
2008-06-06 08:53:00 Here in Luzon, our major contribution to global warming is the rotting vegetation in the flooded rice paddies. Right now, our workers are busy in the fields, flooding and mulching to prepare for planting. It’s an ancient form of organic farming: the water kill the weeds, and you mulch and turn it a couple times, then ...
Breaking News Update: David Jacobs / Amanda Savell Deaths Being Investigate
2008-06-06 06:21:00 A convicted steroid dealer who provided documentary evidence and testimony to N.F.L. officials last month that tied several players to the use of performance-enhancing drugs was found shot to death Thursday morning at his home in Plano, Tex., the police said.David Jacobs, who pleaded guilty to federal steroid distribution charges last year, began cooperating with N.F.L. officials shortly after he was sentenced to probation in May. He was found dead at his home with his girlfriend, IFBB Figure Pro Amanda Jo Earhart-Savell, who had also been shot.The two were found early Thursday morning after the police received a call from a person expressing concern for Earhart-Savell’s welfare late Wednesday.“It’s a homicide investigation for now,” Gerry Minton, a Plano police department spokesman, said in a telephone interview. “We will treat it as such until evidence leads us elsewhere.”Andrae Smith, a public-information officer for the police, said in a telephone interview, “We ha...
Hillary Clinton's Breaking News
2008-06-06 01:33:00 Hillary Clinton has officially announced that the Hillary Clinton campaign will be suspended sometime in the next few days. She plans to hold a thank you "party" to give her thanks to all her supporters. Barak Obama is quoted to say that he is prod to have competed against her for the presidency. It's all about Barak now! 17 Zoom(s)
Breaking News - Hope Nothing Gets Broken
2008-06-05 18:16:00 Happening two blocks away from my office right now. I'm too busy to go check it out in person (and if I weren't so busy, I really wouldn't care), but the news is breaking in real time on the web and it's getting a hardy chuckle in the office:http://cityroom.blogs.ny-times.com/2008/06/05/man-scales--new-york-times-building/http:/-/abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?sec-tion=news/local&id=6187248h-ttp://www.wnbc.com/news/1651019-7/detail.htmlhttp://gothamist.c-om/2008/06/05/breaking_someon.p-hpI guess it sort of helped the breaking news that he scaled a building where news is broken.
Breaking News: Steroid Dealer David Jacobs Kills IFBB Pro Amanda Savell and
2008-06-05 15:59:00 According to breaking reports on hardbody.com and musculardevelopment.com convicted Texas steroid dealer David Jacobs appareantly shot and killed his former girlfriend IFBB Figure Pro Amanda Savell around 3:30 am in his apratment and then took his own life.More to follow as details come in...
Finally!
2008-06-05 01:32:00 Multiple news sources, including ABC News, CNN, and The New York Times are sending out alerts reporting that Hillary Clinton will drop out of the race on Friday. While details remain sketchy, it appears she will announce this at a meeting of supporters, most likely to be held in New York City. Reportedly she will ...
By: Liberal Values
Breaking News: Kaczur Arrested For Drugs; Participates In Federal Sting
2008-06-04 06:16:00 The Boston Globe is reporting that New England Patriots lineman Nick Kaczur was arrested in April and charged with illegal possession of painkillers. After he was arrested Kaczur reportedly than secretly cooperated with federal Drug Enforcement Administration in a sting operation that resulted in the indictment of an alleged drug supplier. Kaczur, a 28-year-old, 315-pound offensive tackle, ...
By: Random Thoughts
Breaking News: Colvin To Visit Texans
2008-06-04 05:49:00 The Houston Chronicle is reporting that former New England Patriots linebacker Rosevelt Colvin will meet with the Houston Texans on Wednesday. Colvin played the last five seasons with the Patriots. In his time in New England he missed parts of two seasons with injuries. Last year he went on the IR in November after he reportedly ...
By: Random Thoughts
Delhi Metro opens new route, reaches Uttar Pradesh border
2008-06-04 04:55:00 Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) Tuesday opened a new 3.1 km line connecting the capital’s eastern Shahdara neighbourhood with Dilshad Garden near the Uttar Pradesh border - six months ahead of it’s scheduled date. The new line, the first of DMRC’s Phase-II, was inaugurated by Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy. ?Keeping intact DMRC’s record of completing ...
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Cabinet Committee to decide on fuel hike today
2008-06-04 04:50:00 The Cabinet will meet on Wednesday to decide on raising fuel prices that have been necessitated by the relentless rise in international crude oil prices. “We are still discussing the issue and a Cabinet meeting is scheduled for Wednesday,” External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee told reporters on the sidelines of an industry event in the Capital ...
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The Nominee
2008-06-04 03:05:00 AP, CNN, and NBC News have declared Barack Obama the winner of the Democratic nomination. At the moment the South Dakota polls closed he was projected to win more than enough delegates for victory.
By: Liberal Values
Obama To Clinch Nomination
2008-06-03 20:49:00 History is being made today. Nothing is official until the convention meets, but for all practical purposes Barack Obama will clinch the Democratic nomination today in a sensational upset over Hillary Clinton, whose nomination at one point was considered inevitable by many. In the absence of an official victory point until the convention, the closest we ...
By: Liberal Values
Chinese police drag grieving parents from protest
2008-06-03 18:50:00 DUJIANGYAN, China (AP) — Chinese police forcefully pulled away more than 100 parents protesting the deaths of their children in a poorly constructed school that collapsed in last month’s earthquake. Police grabbed the parents, many holding pictures of their children, by the arms and lifted resisters off the ground on Tuesday outside the courthouse in Dujiangyan, ...
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Breaking News: Carter Called Up By Red Sox
2008-06-03 16:49:00 According to Joe McDonald of the Providence Journal, the Boston Red Sox have called up Chris Carter from Triple-A Pawtucket to replace David Ortiz on the 25-man roster. With the PawSox this season, Carter is hitting .316 with 10 home runs and 35 RBIs. The speculation had been that the Red Sox would recall Brandon Moss, ...
By: Random Thoughts
Breaking News!
2008-06-03 10:32:00 Some of you may find what I am about to reveal to you a bit alarming. Shocking really. But I feel it my duty inform. You see, I don't just pose pithy little stories about my kids. Every once in a while I am bound by some weird conviction to actually provide content. Information. Learning. So here it goes.Boys are different from girls.And the crowd screamed----What? What??? That's crazy talk!But I'm here to tell you that it is true. And although there may be some readers who have already glommed on to this little nugget of information I offer just one example to those who may still be doubting.Last evening, our baby sitter was performing at a local talent competion. She won People's Choice Award at the same competion last year and was performing this year as a courtesy--an encore we'll call it. I had planned on bringing all of the kids but Zander seems to have developed a fever of unknown origin. ...
By: Zoe's Dad
Breaking News: Big Papi Out At Least A Month
2008-06-03 03:40:00 According to Tony Massarotti of the Boston Herald, David Ortiz will be out at least a month with ligament damage in his wrist. After injuring his left wrist during the Red Sox? victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday night, Ortiz learned yesterday he has ligament damage that will keep him sidelined indefinitely. According to a ...
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Apparent Murder-Suicide of Couple from Calgary Found in Ottawa
2008-06-02 16:57:00 Alicia Bateman, 28 and Ryan Sawchuk, 28 were found dead in her Ottawa home Saturday due to a possible murder-suicide. She was found in a jeep in her garage and he was found with a noose around his neck inside the house. Both were from Calgary. The couple had moved from Calgary to Ottawa a few ...
The World Council of Churches and the Zionist Catastrophe
2008-06-02 16:06:00 [We Americans live in an illusory world devoid of awareness that criticism is mounting of Israel’s treatment of the occupied Palestinians. Neither our American pols nor media are telling things straight about things over there. Not even some of the basic articles published in the Jerusalem Post and Haaretz, ...
Zimbabwe: Mugabe In Rome For Food Summit, While Zimbabwe Suffers Mass Intim
2008-06-02 15:28:00 While Mugabe takes a holiday in Rome (Reuters), are Chinese officials and/or military personnel based in Zimbabwe coordinating the mass intimidation, beatings, torture and killing back home? Directed from Zimbabwe?s Joint Operations Command (JOC), many of the most senior Zimbabwe military personnel have been moved temporarily into areas where Mugabe?s Zanu-PF was badly beaten during ...
Breaking News: Retired Catcher Could Help Brewers Win Big Tonight!!!
2008-06-01 20:00:00 06/2/08 POINTSHAVERS.COM - Tonight, former Brewers catcher Damian Miller may provide Milwaukee hitters with inside information on Diamondbacks pitching in order to keep their winning streak alive.Yesterday, the Brewers finished off the Astros 10-1 for a three-game-sweep of the Houston Astros. A big key to Milaukee's success as of late has been great pitching; however, the Brewers' outstanding performace at the plate over the last several days has taken the entire league by suprise. The Brewers outscored Lance Berkman the hard hitting Astros 19-3 in the threee-game-series. However, in Milwaukee's previous 3-game-homestand against the Braves, the Brewers put up just 3 runs in 3 games.The Diamondbacks come into this game with some great momentum after shutting out the Nationals in two consecutive games (4-0 and 5-0). Arizona got some great pitching from their ace Brandon Webb and former Oakland starter Dan Haren. Tonight, former Milwuakee Brewers starter Doug Davis (2-2 W-L...
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