AP - Retired Gen. Wesley Clark rejected suggestions he apologize Tuesday for saying John McCain's medal-winning military service does not qualify him for the White House. Elaborating, Clark said a president must have judgment, not merely courage and character.
read more »
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
AP - Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Thursday that a shake-up in the leadership of his campaign was part of a "natural evolution" as the organization becomes more national in scope.
read more »
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
I am starting to notice that ths area is pretty energetic. We see more people on bicycles and walking than we know what to do with. It kind of reminds me of when I lived in Atlanta…people were always out after work doing something.
Since I am energetic too, I fit right in. I actually [...] read more »
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
Since I am energetic too, I fit right in. I actually [...] read more »
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
AP - Democrat Barack Obama struggled Thursday to explain how his upcoming trip to Iraq might refine, but not basically alter, his promise to quickly remove U.S. combat troops from the war.
read more »
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
AP - Christie Brinkley's estranged husband said Wednesday he had sex with his teenage lover in his office, then paid her $300,000 while hoping to keep their affair quiet. He also showered her with spending money, including $500 hidden under a rock.
read more »
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
How do you go deep green with a heavy airline habit? That was my question as I dove into week 4 of my quest to reexamine my lifestyle habits and possibly shed a bit of green guilt. Helping me along in my quest is the TreeHugger book by Graham Hill and Meaghan O'Neill Ready, Set, Green. But the answer to my question was you can't...go deep green, that is, if you are going to continue to fly.
Cold turkey car cutting
Obviously, as the book states, most of us want to fin read more »
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
AP - John McCain portrayed free trade Tuesday as a win-win proposition for the U.S. and its Latin American economic partners, but labor leaders said it's been a big loser for Rust Belt voters.
read more »
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
I am rather impressed with myself. A few weeks ago, I was scratching my chin, wondering what to do with this basement. Now, I am standing on brand new tile throughout the entire thing. I think I might be amazing.
So, after five short days, the tile guys completed the job and left. I thought [...] read more »
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
So, after five short days, the tile guys completed the job and left. I thought [...] read more »
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
AP - Be afraid, be very afraid: David Cronenberg's 1986 horror flick, "The Fly," has undergone a bizarre metamorphosis. It's now an opera.
read more »
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
AP - Republicans deemed it beyond the pale when Sen. John McCain crossed the Capitol, set up shop in an office belonging to House Democrats and lobbied wavering lawmakers on legislation to reduce the role of money in politics.
read more »
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
AP - Are the Brangelina twins boys or girls? Will they be delivered naturally or by Caesarean?
read more »
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
If ever a picture told a story...
No matter what curve fitting equation you use to project a trend; no matter what mental model you frame this chart with; no matter what your employer demands, you can see where this slippery slope is heading. Up....
read more »
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
AP - John McCain denied a Republican colleague's claim that he roughed up an associate of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega on a diplomatic mission in 1987, saying the allegation was "simply not true."
read more »
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
AP - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama says "mental distress" should not qualify as a justification for late-term abortions, a key distinction not embraced by many supporters of abortion rights.
read more »
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
photo: Getty Images
Subsidies may be distorting the true price of oil in the United States, and the price of crude continues to rise unchecked but that won’t slow global demand for oil over the next few years—even if demand in the developing world is contracting—according to the International Energy Agency.
The Paris-based organization predicts that demand is expected to grow by 1.6% per year between 2008 and 2013, while non-Opec supply will increase at only 0.5% pe read more »
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
AP - Hezbollah instructors trained Shiite militiamen at remote camps in southern Iraq until three months ago when they slipped across the border to Iran presumably to continue instruction on Iranian soil, according to two Shiite lawmakers and a top army officer.
read more »
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
AP - President Bush expressed confidence Tuesday he will reach a deal with Congress on a housing-rescue plan, but only if lawmakers show "less politics."
read more »
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
Econ 101: Subsidies
One of the many problems with subsidies is that they are almost impossible to repeal. That's because they usually give big benefits to a small group of people at a relatively small cost to a huge number of people. For example, corn-ethanol subsidies are going to be very hard to phase out because they might mean hundreds of thousands of dollars to farmers, while their cost is spread over the rest of the population and almost invisible. Farmers are a lot more read more »
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
AP - Brangelina's twins aren't here yet, but the big day is drawing closer. The seafront Lenval hospital in Nice in the south of France said Tuesday that Angelina Jolie had checked in at its Santa Maria maternity clinic to be kept under doctors' surveillance and get some rest before she gives birth.
read more »
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
Discuss Add this link to... Bury
When news came that a student named Ryan Morgan at North Pocono High School near Scranton, PA had started distributing CFL bulbs in a bid to raise awareness of global warming and what folks can do about it, I must admit that I was impressed, and felt not a small pull of nostalgia as well. For it was not too long ago that I found myself doing almost the exact same thing with Mr. Luna's Bright Idea, and asking Oprah to lend a hand.
...
read more »
Discuss
...
read more »
Discuss