Anti-U.S. Parties Gain in Pakistan
by Religious zealots look to be winning substantially more of Pakistan’s equivalent of Congress. Read about it on NSMBC.com. Obviously this is bad news. President Gen. …
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Carter Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Former President Jimmy Carter has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Read about it on MSNBC.com. For a man marked by a terrible presidency, Carter …
Convicts Voting Rights
Should ex-cons be allowed to vote? On such Floridian thinks so. Read the Washington Post story. Those interested in law and order must necessarily shudder …
NASA’s Glory Days
Dave Scott recently re-capped his Apollo 15 space flight on-line. Read the CollectSpace.com article. One has to wonder where the can-do, American spirit has been …
High Court Allows NJ Senate Sleight of Hand
The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to hear the case regarding the Democratic candidate swap in the New Jersey Senate rate. Read about in on …
Songwriter Decries MP3s
Songwriter Diane Warren penned a different ditty this week: an impassioned indictment of music “piracy” via MP3 downloads. If anyone is entitled to an opionion, …
Falwell Outbursts Inflammatory
Jerry Falwell’s stirring the pot of religious zealotry again, calling the founder of Islam a terrorist. Read the AP story on Yahoo.com. Luckily, one doubts …
New Jersey Ballot Muddle
New Jersey’s Supreme Court unanimously decided that Democrats could replace Robert Torricelli on the Nov. 5 ballot. Read about it in the Star-Tribune. This despite …
Kids Murder Adult
A gang of children and teenagers beat a man to death in Milwaukee earlier this week. Read about it in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. As …
CD Pricing Fixing Found
Universal Music Group, Sony Music, BMG Music Group, Warner Music Group, EMI Group, Musicland Stores, Trans World Entertainment and Tower Records settled a lawsuit alledging …