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Hillary Clinton, You Invoked a Political Nightmare

Neophile — Sat, 24 May 2008 10:42:33 EDT

"Senator Clinton, you actually used the word 'assassination' in a time when there is a fear, unspoken but vivid and terrible, that our again-troubled land and fractured political landscape might target a black man running for president."

Channel: Politics Tags: election 2008 assassination robert kennedy hillary clinton keith olbermann special comment

Google Blitzes Capitol Hill

hurr1 — Sat, 24 May 2008 11:50:24 EDT

It must be Google week in Washington because representatives from the company were involved in at least three separate policy discussions. Fortunately, for the most part, the search company's lobbying efforts didn't seem entirely self-serving, unlike some other major corporations and their help-us-make-more-money demands.

Channel: News Tags: google capitol hill lobbying Larry Page Wifi

Questions for David Iglesias - The Prosecutor

Beau7890 — Sat, 24 May 2008 23:46:07 EDT

Q: Are you still a Republican? A: Yes, a disillusioned Republican. I can't blame the Democrats for this mess. It was fellow conservatives, people who thought and acted and dressed like me, who threw away their moral compass.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: Republican party politics U.S. Attorney firings Iglesias Domenici Justice

Photojournalist Cornell Capa Dies

tehranchik — Sun, 25 May 2008 03:02:53 EDT

Cornell Capa was best known for his empathetic photo coverage on social topics, including the destruction of native cultures in Latin America, mental retardation in children, the aging of the U.S. population, Jewish heritage and youthful Wall Street entrepreneurs.

Channel: News Tags: Cornell Capa photojournalist social topics dies

Senate holds pro forma session to block recess appointments

bubba2 — Sat, 24 May 2008 20:25:04 EDT

Friday, the Senate entered the first day of its Memorial Day recess, but not before holding a brief pro forma session. Without that procedural move, President Bush could install administration officials or judges as 'recess appointments' without Senate confirmation. "We're not going to let them get away with that kind of abuse of power."

Channel: Politics Tags: Senate Memorial Day recess recess appointments pro forma sessions President Bush

Chinese Are Left to Ask Why Schools Crumbled in Quake

TechnologyExpert — Sat, 24 May 2008 22:55:59 EDT

The earthquake's destruction of Xinjian Primary School was swift and complete. Hundreds of children were crushed as the floors collapsed in a deluge of falling bricks and concrete.

Channel: News Tags: China Schools Earthquake

Global Warming: Antarctica Wilkins Ice Shelf Near Collapse

capn_caveman — Sat, 24 May 2008 22:02:55 EDT

Scientists blame the effects of global warming that has caused 160 square miles of the ice shelf's interior to disappear in Antarctica.

Channel: Science Tags: science antarctica Wilkins Ice Shelf global warming environment

Negotiating with Terrorists and Radicals Is a Must

populist — Sat, 24 May 2008 13:13:43 EDT

not only does the Bush administration privately negotiate with "terrorists and radicals," it has no choice. And Barack Obama is smart enough to know that if he takes office and inherits the mess Bush created, he will have to do so as well.

Channel: Politics Tags: terrorists radicals negotiating foreign policy bush obama

Energy fears looming, new survivalists prepare

TechnologyExpert — Sat, 24 May 2008 23:08:59 EDT

Convinced Earth's oil supply is dwindling and the world's economies are heading for a crash, some around the country are moving onto homesteads, learning to live off their land, conserving fuel and, in some cases, stocking up on guns they expect to use to defend themselves and their supplies from desperate crowds of people who didn't prepare.

Channel: News Tags: Oil Peak Oil OPEC

Obama Accepts Clinton Account of RFK Remark

Beau7890 — Sat, 24 May 2008 23:15:08 EDT

Sen. Barack Obama told a Puerto Rican radio station Saturday that he takes Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton at her word when she said she meant no harm by invoking Sen. Robert F. Kennedy's assassination in speaking about the current Democratic presidential race.

Channel: Politics Tags: Obama Clinton Kennedy response grace

US Residents Being Called Enemy Combatants and Detained

Neophile — Sat, 24 May 2008 13:40:21 EDT

If his cell were at Guantanamo Bay, the prisoner would be just one of hundreds of suspected terrorists detained offshore, where the U.S. says the Constitution does not apply.

Channel: News Tags: enemy combatant constitution united states war

Marvel green lights 'Runaways' as the latest comic book to head to the big-screen

ilovegossip — Sat, 24 May 2008 23:14:51 EDT

Marvel has announced 'Runaways' as the latest comic book to headed to the big-screen, putting it on the slate with flicks like Captain America, Iron Man 2 and Ant Man to hit sometime between now and 2011.

Channel: Movies Tags:

The AsiaTiv Hotel Reservations Portal: A New Face on Facebook

opongpang — Sun, 25 May 2008 01:39:42 EDT

The immensely popular hotel reservations site, AsiaTiv.com has just announced the creation of their new hotel reservations portal on Facebook.

Channel: Travel Tags: Hotel Reservations Portal Facebook online hotel bookings book rooms AsiaTiv

Spain's drought: a glimpse of our future?

engineer — Sat, 24 May 2008 18:47:00 EDT

Barcelona is in the grip of a climate crisis on a scale never seen before in modern-day Europe. And now this parched city is being forced to import supplies from France

Channel: Science Tags: Spain drought future Barcelona France

Teen actor in upcoming 'Harry Potter' film killed

SunnyDays — Sun, 25 May 2008 05:34:06 EDT

A British teenage actor playing a minor role in the upcoming "Harry Potter" film was stabbed to death during a brawl in London on Saturday, police said.

Channel: News Tags: teen actor Harry Potter