"A FEW years ago, I accepted a Golden Globe award by barking out an expletive. One imagines President Obama did the same when he heard about his Nobel, and not out of excitement"........ see link below for the rest of the story
MANILA, Philippines --
Search-and-rescue teams
combed the waters of
Manila Bay on Thursday
for at least 27 people
missing after a passenger
ferry collided with a
fishing boat, the coast
guard said. At least 46
people have been plucked
alive from the w...
WYTHEVILLE, Va. --
Negotiators were trying
to coax an armed man to
release five hostages
that had been held for
hours Wednesday in a post
office in a rural,
mountain town in western
Virginia.
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A
Florida pastor ignored
warnings that he was
breaking the law when he
housed a runaway teenage
girl who converted from
Islam to Christianity, a
former colleague said.
WASHINGTON -- Democrats
pushed sweeping health
care legislation to the
brink of Senate passage
Wednesday, crushing a
year-end Republican
filibuster against
President Barack Obama's
call to remake the
nation's health care
system.
Wednesday, December 23,
2009 7:24 PM
Greetings and happy
holidays. I hope
this letter finds you all
enjoying the spirit of
the season with family
and friends. My
August parole denial was
appealed in short order.
We are expecting a
respon...
NEW YORK -- Major League
Baseball ensured its
first decade of labor
peace since the 1960s by
agreeing to a five-year
contract with umpires
that runs through 2014.
Here it is. Almost
Christmas!It's Christmas
Eve in Australia. And
here is a message,
from my heart to yours:
Have a... (Downunder
perspective)And
remember...the most
important gift you can
give is a smile and
the most important gift
you...
Henry A. Giroux,
Truthout: "This is a
difficult time in
American history. The
American people have
every right to demand to
live in peace, enjoy the
comforts of economic
security, have access to
decent health care, be
able to send their
children to qu...