Sony's PS3, which will come in two versions, boasts the best technical specs and plays Blu-ray discs (one of the two formats battling to be the successor to DVD).
Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Gold may rise for a sixth straight week on speculation a slowing U.S. economy will erode the value of the dollar, increasing the appeal of the precious metal as an alternative investment.
Frustrated with not being able to meet its annual target of revenue collection, city authorities have employed the incomparably colourful services of eunuchs to embarrass habitual defaulters into coughing up.
Non-voters swept all national, state, and local races, garnering a nationwide non-vote landslide of 59.6% among registered voters. In addition, about 30% of Americans eligible to vote remain unregistered.
(seems like an oxymoron with talks of tarrifs against China) Senior officials from the major economies in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation met here Sunday to complete the agenda for its annual meeting this week, with the focus firmly
Undercover American agents are staging secret 'sting' operations in Britian against criminal and terrorist suspects they want to extradite to the US In a recent operation, agents from the Dept of Homeland Security set up a suspect by posing
Junior surgeons are walking out halfway through operations because of rules over the hours they work. They are routinely downing scalpels before procedures are complete, to comply with the EU's controversial Working Time Directive.
The Pakistani authorities had little choice but to bomb the Bajaur school site after they received 'overwhelming proof' from US intelligence sources that it was being used as a training centre for insurgents, the Washington Post reported on S
We have been told for months that the next interest rate move by the Fed is dependent upon what the data tell us prior to each meeting. If the data tells us that inflation is too high and/or the economy too strong, the Fed will continue in its pause
On Monday, November 6, 2006, “V” visited security check points at the White House, the main Treasury, IRS and Justice Department Buildings and the Capitol. “V’s” purpose was to deliver the People’s Petitions for Redress of Grievances relating to t
Our Constitution is under a series of incremental attacks much like the proverbial frog in the boiling pot. As the temperature of the pot incrementally increases, the frog does not realize that it is in mortal danger, until it is too late.
El reciente proceso electoral de los EU, contiene sabias lecciones que los mexicanos debemos de aprovechar. En Noviembre de 1994, después de cuatro décadas, el partido Republicano arrebataba el control del congreso a los demócratas, con el ejecutivo
New legal documents, to be filed next week with Germany's top prosecutor, will seek a criminal investigation and prosecution of Rumseld, along with Attorney General Alberto Gonzaless, former CIA director George Tenet and other
The Pentagon is conducting a major review of the military's Iraq strategy to determine "what is going wrong and should be changed" to attain US objectives in the war-torn country, the nation's top general said yesterday. (How about
Most professionals involved in bankruptcy restructuring expect a rise in bankruptcies with the next 12 to 18 months, according to a survey. Over 70 percent of the 90 restructuring pros in the survey by the American Bankruptcy Institute
The US armed services have requested a $160 billion supplemental appropriation to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in the remainder of fiscal year 2007 -- a staggering amount that, if approved by the Defense Dept, may hasten the showdown
Intel Corp., the world's largest computer chipmaker, announced Friday it will more than triple its initial investment in Vietnam to $1 billion, dramatically expanding the size of a chip assembly and testing plant that it's building in the cou
A county attorney is asking the Kaua‘i County Council for up to $200,000 for specialized legalized services to defend Kaua‘i Police officer Sgt. Danilo Abadilla who allegedly had an informant plant drugs and drug paraphernalia in people’s homes and a
A federal judge has refused to throw out the guilty plea of a convicted al-Qaeda supporter who argued that he was illegally spied on through President Bush's controversial warrantless eavesdropping program.
Two fraternity boys from a South Carolina university want to make lawsuit against "Borat" over their drunken appearance in the hit movie. Claims they were duped in which they made racist and sexist comments on camera.
We take a look at Gates' role at the CIA in connection to the Iran-Contra scandal and the secret arming of Saddam Hussein with former CIA analyst Mel Goodman, and investigative journalist Bob Parry who helped expose Iran-Contra.
The wild, drunken neocon joyride is over. After running as the candidate of national restraint and humility, George Bush metamorphosed into a modern Alexander the Great, promising to bring civilization and democracy to both the known and unknown worl
Gates was accused by former CIA colleagues Mel Goodman and Harold Ford of pressuring "CIA analysts to exaggerate Soviet involvement in the plot to kill Pope John Paul II and in international terrorism and … suppress[ing] and ignor[ing] 'sign
"This book is clear, crisp and compelling. After reading it you will wonder what is holding up the process. Holtzman's expertise and experience shows. The historical perspective is enlightening and the legal arguments are airtight."
A stunning new death count emerged, as Iraq's health minister estimated at least 150,000 civilians have been killed in the war _ about three times previously accepted estimates.
... there are 2 reasons why he didn’t get many votes. ... it's difficult for candidates who aren’t Democrats and Republicans to win elections. The primary reason is that he is a Libertarian, which means ... he doesn’t promise free stuff to peop
[WWII veterans] You won a long, hard, painful battle. But when you came home, you lost the war. You lost the Bill of Rights and freedom. And so we all lost. America is becoming a lot like the countries you fought against.