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submitted by Julia Leigh 150 weeks 5 days 4 hours ago
Many detainees locked up at Guantanamo were innocent men swept up by U.S. forces unable to distinguish enemies from noncombatants, a former Bush administration official said Thursday. "There are still innocent people there," Lawrence B. Wilkerson, a Republican who was chief of staff to then-Secretary of...(more)
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submitted by GG92 197 weeks 1 day 4 hours 16 minutes ago
Both Sen. John McCain and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton have called for a "gas tax holiday" this summer to offer commuters and vacationers some relief from spiraling gasoline prices. They have urged Congress to suspend the 18.4-cent-a-gallon federal tax and 24.4-cent diesel tax between Memorial Day...(more)
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submitted by Julia Leigh 173 weeks 3 days 9 hours 49 minutes ago
After a turbulent week that included new disclosures about Gov. Sarah Palin and signs that Senator John McCain was struggling to strike the right tone for his campaign, Republican leaders said Saturday they were worried that Mr. McCain was heading for defeat unless he brought stability...(more)
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submitted by Jazz 202 weeks 6 days 12 hours 27 minutes ago
DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden threatened the European Union with grave punishment on Wednesday over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad.
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submitted by Grace for team Iraq news 196 weeks 2 days 9 hours 42 minutes ago
Iraq's first lady escaped unharmed Sunday from a bomb attack in downtown Baghdad that struck her motorcade, injuring four body guards.
President Jalal Talabani's wife, Hiro Ibrahim Ahmed, was headed to the city's central National Theater to attend a cultural festival when her motorcade was hit in...(more)
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submitted by Gretchen Wright 197 weeks 6 days 4 hours 44 minutes ago
Daniel Escobedo was driving to school when he stopped for what he thought was a security check at a roadblock in the Mexican city of Juarez , across the border from El Paso, Texas .
Worried about being late for class, he hurriedly handed his driver's license...(more)
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submitted by JKM for team Green Living 156 weeks 3 days 15 hours 56 minutes ago
Four out of five people say they are still buying green products and services
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submitted by Grace 115 weeks 2 days 17 hours 51 minutes ago
The Dalai Lama defended President Barack Obama from criticism that he has been too soft on China, saying Sunday that the U.S. leader just has a different approach to dealing with the Asian giant.
Obama made his first trip to China as president last week and has...(more)
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submitted by Gretchen Wright 209 weeks 4 hours 32 minutes ago
Tornadoes across four Southern states tore through homes, ripped the roof off a shopping mall and blew apart warehouses in a rare spasm of violent winter weather that killed at least 22 people and injured dozens more.
The twisters that slammed Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky were...(more)
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submitted by Ari for team Bicyclism 136 weeks 4 days 18 hours 18 minutes ago
As expected, the San Francisco Planning Commission certified the Environmental Impact Report for the city's far-reaching bike plan. Thursday night's unanimous vote was needed to move the plan forward. The proposal now goes before the San Francisco Municipal...
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submitted by Robert Cauthorn 166 weeks 4 days 2 hours 27 minutes ago
AFP - Commandos Saturday killed the last remaining gunmen in Mumbai's Taj Hotel to end a devastating attack by Islamic militants on India's financial capital that left 195 dead, including 22 foreigners .
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submitted by owen for team Batboy's revenge! 219 weeks 2 days 7 hours 5 minutes ago
A mysterious box of letters, memos and legal documents pertaining to the White Sox team accused of throwing the 1919 World Series -- some of the papers thought to be lost since the middle of the last century -- is bound for the auction block this...(more)
