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Freud work sets new world record Sue Tilley posed for Freud over a four-year period...

Hallelujah!! Polar bear added to U.S. endangered species list On the eve of a court deadline, the U.S. Interior Department is adding the polar bear to the list threatened species. This comes after evidence that rising temperatures are causing Arctic Sea ice -- the...

Tories losing ground with voters OTTAWA — The federal Tories have emerged from a controversy-laden winter scarcely ahead of the equally beat-up Liberals as Canadians express insecurity about their children's economic future. The results of a new wide-ranging poll for The Globe and Mail-CTV...

Jordan 'tough' on honour killer...

Sharif’s Party Leaves Cabinet in Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — In an early sign of instability in the new government in Pakistan, the junior partner in the coalition said Monday that it was withdrawing from the cabinet over the government’s failure to reinstate the Supreme Court judges...

Here is an article as well as a video of an interview with Mr. Bush on his Middle East solution. Don't miss it! http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7397400.stm

Ottawa could move to label chewing gum ingredient as toxic substance OTTAWA - The federal government is considering declaring a substance used to make chewing gum as toxic after tests on the colourless liquid with a sweet, fruity smell linked it to cancer in lab rats. Vinyl acetate is one of...

Death toll in China earthquake rises to 8,533 http://news.sympatico.msn.ctv.ca/abc...a_quake_080512 Moderator's note: All threads related to the earthquake in China have been merged here.

Those plastics you dutifully recycle? They're shipped to China My neighbours came home the other day to discover six large new recycling bins sitting on - I should say covering - their front yard. The house is a semi, divided into three apartments. Together, the bins constitute a virtual...

The curse of a perfect memory The 'woman who can't forget' talks about her life Ms. Price can remember what happened every day since 1980 and most days since 1974. She will tell you if someone famous died, or if there was an earthquake, an election or another major news event. She...

This is a unique personality test. There are only 4 questions but the results are very interesting. I was kind of shocked by what some of my answers meant. Be honest and honor what pops into your mind when the questions present themselves. Just click on the following...

China is ready for the English-speaking crowd: http://www.engrish.com/detail.php?im...ate=2008-05-08 Example...

Blackwater by Jeremy Scahill (2007) Review on back: "Blackwater is the utterly gripping and explosive story of how the Bush administration has spent hundreds of millions of public dollars building a parallel corporate army, an army so loyal to far right causes it constitutes nothing...

There Were Orders to Follow You can often tell if someone understands how wrong their actions are by the lengths to which they go to rationalize them. It took 81 pages of twisted legal reasoning to justify President Bush’s decision to ignore federal law and international treaties and authorize...

Bullying by Alexandra Galvis As I make my way to school each day To see the girls who break my soul I wish I could tell the bullies in my school Can you be kind and not so cruel? And it starts and lasts all day I cannot stand it, go away Just close your eyes and you will see All...

Malaysia plans women travel curbs Women's groups in Malaysia have reacted angrily to proposed government restrictions on women traveling abroad on their own. State media say the plan would require women to obtain written consent from their families or employers. The Malaysian foreign...

I had the pleasure of reading someone's dissertation on politics. The expression "democratic dictatorship" surfaced, and I wondered if I was seeing right! That evoked such a paradoxical image in my mind.that I have to ask you: What is a democratic dictatorship? I'm going to bed now, but I hope...

Children Hurt and Hospital Is Hit in Baghdad Clashes BAGHDAD — The ugly daily fight for ground in the poor Shiite neighborhood of Sadr City unfolded Saturday at a small mosque next door to a hospital, damaging the hospital and many of its ambulances, and near a group of children who were...

Canadian Olympic gear made in China, MPs cry foul Federal Opposition members are questioning why the Canadian Olympic team's uniforms and gear are being made mostly in China -- especially during a time when Canada's textile industry is struggling. The teams' official supplier, the Hudson's...