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The manager of the U.S. South Pole station wants to be evacuated, saying she suffered a stroke more than a month ago. But U.S. polar officials say she'll have to wait until special ski-equipped airplanes can land at the frozen base several weeks from now. The dispute between site...

In this occasional feature, the National Post tells you everything you need to know about a complicated issue. Today, Charles Lewis dwells on the differences between popular vote and seat count in three provincial elections this week: What the #!%*?: Why seat counts never match the popular...

The 99. ;-) Venezuela president Hugo Chavez's policy of nationalising strategic private businesses has taken a new twist with his announcement that his government will expropriate hotels and holiday homes at an upmarket Caribbean resort. The president plans to turn Los Roques, an...

Tard impersonating cop pulls over real cop ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Police say a New Mexico man pretending to be police officer pulled over a real Albuquerque...

A new report by the Transportation Safety Board says cellphones and marijuana use by CP Rail locomotive engineers may have contributed to a crash near Golden, B.C., last year. More than 11,000 litres of diesel fuel spilled and 26 cars and three locomotives were tossed off the tracks when an...

In a pediatric hospital in North Korea's most productive farming province, children lay two to a bed. All showed signs of severe malnutrition: skin infections, patchy hair, listless apathy. "Their mothers have to bring them here on bicycles," said duty doctor Jang Kum Son in the...

In the overflow of tributes to one of the greatest entrepreneurs in history, to his genius and drive and amazing qualities as an innovator and leader, maybe a few words could be added to highlight another element in the rise and phenomenal success of Steve Jobs. Nothing can take away from...

I rather like it but these NDP hippies gotta chill out man. B.C. NDP Leader Adrian Dix has reprimanded former MLA David Schreck for questioning if B.C. Premier Christy Clark was showing too much cleavage in question period on Wednesday. The political analyst and longtime NDP supporter...

Not sure who the viewing audience is for this crap but it seems to pass for mainstream infotainment: Behar: Republican Party ‘hasn’t been black friendly over the many centuries in this country’ | Black & Right But just to educate any of the left with misconceptions: The Democrat Race Lie...

The Daily Beast, Tuesday, October 4, 2011, 10:53pm (PDT) By Patricia Murphy Barack Obama continued his sales blitz across the country Tuesday, touting his jobs plan and scolding Republicans in Congress more than once to “pass this bill.” There was only one...

Newly released e-mails show the Obama administration’s Energy Department was poised to give Solyndra a second taxpayer loan of $469 million last year, even as the company’s financial situation grew increasingly dire. The department was still considering providing the second loan...

What a man. :-P Burglary Suspect Tripped Up By Red Underwear | The Smoking Gun

Aboard USS Wasp: MarinesTV

Painful to watch. :lol: Occupy Wall Street speaker: You've got to think for yourselves. You're ALL individuals. Crowd: YES. WE'RE ALL INDIVIDUALS #OccupyWallStreet - Frances Fox Piven and Russell Simmons Address the General Assembly - PFB - YouTube

:lol: In 2009 President Obama appointed Van Jones as the Green Jobs Czar, (Jones’ official title was “Special Advisor for Green Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation at the White House Council of Environmental Quality”). Sounds pretty important, doesn’t it? And even though Jones eventually...

Attorney General Eric Holder was briefed in July 2010 WASHINGTON - New documents obtained by CBS News show Attorney General Eric Holder was sent briefings on the controversial Fast and Furious operation as far back as July 2010. That directly contradicts his statement to Congress. On...

BigDog Evolution BigDog Evolution - YouTube Some other interesting creaturebots on their main channel: BostonDynamics's Channel - YouTube

The Federal Reserve is planning on monitoring what you say about it on social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook. As first reported on Zero Hedge, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is soliciting proposals from developers for a "Social Listening Platform" that will monitor "the...

Bill O'Reilly: Video Center - Special Appearances - August 22, 2011 - Bolder & Fresher Tour in Westbury Bolder and Fresher Tour 2011

Cape Town - A man is in a critical condition after being bitten by a shark while swimming at Fish Hoek beach, the NSRI said on Wednesday. "The NSRI and emergency officials are currently attending to him," said Craig Lambinon of the National Sea Rescue Institute. He added that officials have...