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Pvt. Bill in shipping must've had a bad day Those helicopter batteries the Pentagon thought it had shipped to Taiwan back in 2006? In March, seven months after the Air Force lost track of six nuclear warheads that were inadvertently flown over the U.S., the Defense Department was informed...

Have the fringe posturing of the religious right lost its momentum? Are people of faith becoming "reasonable"? For decades leaders like Jim Wallis, Tony Campolo and Ron Sider have pressed their movement to extend its concern beyond classic issues of individual sin to questions like economic...

Drinking and driving is up as is unemployment and bankruptcy. Is there a correlation? Ontario Provincial police saw a "disturbing increase" in motor vehicle accidents in December and January, particularly during winter storms, OPP Commissioner Julian Fantino said in a news release. OPP...

Now that's bitter!!! A spurned lover ambushed his ex-girlfriend and tried to cut out the breast implants he paid for by stabbing her, prosecutors say. San Bernardino County prosecutor David Foy said 28-year-old Thomas Lee Rowley attacked his ex in July 2006 outside her mother's home in...

More reasons for mandatory birth control 'I thought it was a joke,' says doc; Canadian got IVF treatments in India CALGARY, Alberta - A 60-year-old woman gave birth to twin boys after undergoing fertility treatments, Canadian national media reported Thursday. Ranjit Hayer became a mother...

It's actually not that crazy of an idea. If you can make it to 4th yr Physics, your intelligence has already been proven and a "grade" for all intents should not carry a lot of weight. Memorizing a texbook does not prepare you very well for "real" life situations and some of the "dumbest"...

One person's poop is another treasure... A British university has apologized to a Ph.D. student for throwing away his treasured collection of lizard excrement. Daniel Bennett has told Times Higher Education magazine that he had collected the dung in the Philippines while studying the rare...

The moral "majority" is up in arms President Obama's mention of "nonbelievers" in his inaugural address represents an important broadening of the circle of acceptability in American life, an acknowledgement of our growing diversity and a fuller embrace of the principles articulated in our...

Why not... Everything's for sale lately. Morals, ethics, Senate seats.... I wonder what it'll average out to per kid? Is it taxable? Does she get a "bulk" deal or is it per kid? The mother of the world's longest-living octuplets is being deluged with offers for book deals, TV shows and other...

The CNN Wire What's going on? All of the "neat" things Dubya put in place to make a few people extraordinarily wealthy and trash the planet are being reversed? In a sharp departure from Bush Administration policy, the Obama Justice Department Friday informed the Supreme Court it is...

A chopper carrying Santa Claus was shot down over the Nova Mare slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday, according to a Reuters report. It was en route to a children's party when it was fired on from below. No one was hurt, according to the Reuters report. Rio's Nova Mare section, one of...

600) this.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode.parentNode.className = 'topfeaturewidget_02';" border=0> The Canadian economy lost a startling 129,000 jobs in January, almost all full-time positions and a record single-month total, Statistics Canada reported Friday. For Karrie : Source - CanadaCom

If you reeeealy want something to be true and lie about it enough times, in your own mind.... it is true :roll: Both scientists cited by conservative pundit James Dobson in a recent Time magazine column are publicly rejecting his use of their research--and are demanding that he cease to use...

Whatever happened to the seperation of Church and State? Or is the Bush evangelism still alive and kicking in some dark backroom? When is the pandering to religious groups going to end? President Obama's newly revamped Office of Faith Based Initiatives is reigniting a contentious debate...

We haven't heard dear Sarah's incohernat rambling for a few months...so Alaska governor Sarah Palin’s support for aerial wolf-hunting has sparked a heated cross-country war of words between the governor and an environmental ad campaign fronted by the actress Ashley Judd, with Palin calling the...

Thank God for Obama. Maybe the "rape" of the environment will not happen as the Republicans planned. Environment over the almighty dollar - what a concept! In its first action to overturn Bush administration policies on energy, the Obama administration on Wednesday said it will cancel oil...

Methinks The Dickster needs a very loooong rest and some sunshine after being holed up in the super blast proof, top secret, underground bunker for the past 4 yrs From CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney Cheney said the Obama administration's policies are making the country less safe...

Either I'm totally misreading this as so much Jewish student Association(and Vancouver Hillel Foundation) CYA for vandalism or there is a definite Jewish bias going on at UBC. The Arab student objected to posters being illegally torn down from HIS door. The B.C. Hate Crime Team has been...

I guess desperation (maybve reality?) has finally set in to the GM exec's. Any worker with half a functional mind will jump at this. General Motors Corp. (NYSE:GM) has confirmed that it will offer buyouts to all of its hourly employees as the troubled automaker continues to slash costs...

One of the dumbest policy decisions to come out of the US in a very long time. Do you think we can throw up an oil embargo? In a sharply worded letter to Democratic and Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate, the Canadian government warned Monday the United States will "lose the moral...