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As the Bush presidency winds down (to the collective sigh of relief for 75% of Americans and 90% of the world), he is using this oppotunity to push through record amounts of legislation that will in all liklihood be binding for years to come. The from The New Yroker Bush has entered into...

I wonder if Obama will "stay the course" and keep the refernece in. He's already thrown a "fob" to the far right bible thumpers by having Warren do the swearing in... WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A number of atheists and non-religious organizations want Barack Obama's inauguration ceremony to leave...

There are some that surprised me. Oprah??? Oprah is more powerful than Stevie Harpoon (he's not even on there)? Where the Bush's (I know, I know, beside the house), Cheney and the rest of the bumbling thugs? Osama bin Laden is more powerful than the Dalai Lama? Barack Obama's buddies more...

Good 'ol boys jus havin a little fun? A freudian moment or is racism alive and well again in the Republican party? Republican Party reaction is divided over the decision of a candidate for party chairman to distribute a CD that features the parody tune "Barack the Magic Negro," with the...

Exxon Mobil to profit from the pain By hoarding its cash as oil prices soared, the company has positioned itself to take advantage of the coming shakeout in the energy sector. [Related content: stocks, oil, Jim Jubak, Exxon, Devon Energy] By Jim Jubak MSN Money What company -- and what stock...

Hmmm. In a vastly Muslim country (except for 200,000 American contractors and mercenaries), I wonder what Santa is doing? Has Iraq become the playground for expatriate Americans? Or are they just putting on a show for the "hired help" From a distance, it looks like an apparition: a huge...

This from theat hotbed of "objective and impartial" journalism TownHall.com If Harper is the new "king" of Conservatism, the Conservative movement is in a heap of trouble!!! The world needs a new conservative leader. Almost unfathomably, its best hope is now a quiet, steely Canadian. And...

Could this have anything to do with Coleman being under suspicion for corruption? Democrat Al Franken has pulled ahead of incumbent Republican Sen. Norm Coleman in Minnesota's still unresolved U.S. Senate race, according to a running tally on the Minneapolis Star Tribune's Web site...

Recession? What recession? Let's party! Despite the economic downturn and bleak employment picture, many companies are still celebrating with year-end holiday bashes. By Elizabeth Strott, MSN Money Party on, colleagues. Though the economic downturn has caused many companies to...

In his first TV interview since the presidential election, Vice President Dick Cheney once again staunchly defended the Bush administration's record in the war on terror and, more specifically, the decision to go to war in Iraq. Vice President Dick Cheney brushes aside ex-colleagues' assertions...

The media has seemed to have morphed into the far right or far left depending upon your perspective and personal viewpoint. How far does it go and does it actually affect our daily lives - what we buy, how we vote, how we react to certain viewpoints in the media Possibly the largest range of...

We as a society seem to have forgotten that there are ~22,000 nuclear weapons out there and pointed at... us With the current India/Pakistan situation are we any closer to a nuclear holocaust? IF not, why haven't we gotten rid of the stockpile - or at least reduced it (Click on the...

I'm really getting to like this Obama fella. A scientist for a scientific post - who'd of thunk it!!!! WASHINGTON (CNN) -- President-elect Barack Obama is likely to name Steven Chu, a physicist who runs the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, as his energy secretary, three Democratic...

Charleton Heston must be rolling in his grave A program to exchange guns for gifts has brought in a record number of weapons this year as residents hit hard by the economy look under the bed and in closets to find items to trade for groceries. The annual Gifts for Guns program wound down...

CHICAGO - President-elect Barack Obama said Saturday he's asked his economic team for a recovery plan that saves or creates more than 2 million jobs, makes public buildings more energy-efficient and invests in the country's roads and schools. "We won't just throw money at the problem," Obama...

Barack Obama is still more than six weeks from White House, and the next Iowa caucuses are more than three years away — so naturally, it’s time to start talking 2012, as a new national poll suggests that Sarah Palin and Mike Huckabee top the list of potential 2012 Republican presidential...

Company tries to get gun classed as medical device Updated 19:01 05 December 2008 by Ewen Callaway For similar stories, visit the Weapons Technology Topic Guide A US company claims to have received federal approval to market a 9-mm handgun as a medical device and hopes the US government will...

Today's job loss data is but the beginning of a long and painful depression. Once data comes in for December/January, 71,000 will seem insignificant. It's past time for our gov't to get its act together and come up with a "real" stimulus package that focuses on the economy and not petty...

DURING the midterm elections, a question nagged at Republicans who agreed to follow the White House script on the Iraq war: Does the president care more about his legacy than the party’s in pushing his course? By last week, many Republicans on Capitol Hill had come to believe that their...

Canada's economy "usually" follows whatever happens in the US marketplace by approx 3 months. Are people prepared for mass unemployment? or are they still thinking thatwe will come out of this fiscal abyss intact? The job market was dealt a savage blow on Thursday: AT&T Inc., DuPont Co...