A mouse species, which was thought to have been extinct in New South Wales for 150 years, has been found living in a drought-ravaged national park in the state's far west. It is the first time anyone has seen the desert mouse in the Sturt National Park

The government is making efforts to strengthen women economically and for this it is vital to explore foreign markets in order to export items manufactured by skilled women, stated Tauqeer Fatima Bhutto, Minister for Women Development.

There's rigging elections with illegal tactics, (e.g. the NH phone jamming effort that I can speak to), and there's the rigging by use of responsive cord messages that are effective in getting voters to even vote contrary to their self interest.

Marx, of course, has been largely hooted at by all those supposedly in the know. However, every so often, just as he suggested, the capitalist system insists on proving Karl right...irregardless of what the capitalist themselves think. Now is such a time.

The War On Terror has been cheaper than diplomacy in terms of money, because the rich and powerful can profit by brokering oil, services and mercenaries, and by selling consumer goods with infotainment of war, bombings mayhem, and torture.

Endosulfan is a dangerous pesticide in the same family of chemicals as DDT, the notorious pesticide that was banned in 1972 because it poisoned people, wildlife, and the environment. Like DDT, endosulfan is a serious threat to

BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - Evidence is mounting day by day that mankind is to blame for climate change, and the financial crisis is a temporary setback in the hunt for solutions, the head of the U.N. Climate Panel said on Tuesday.

On average, tap water costs U.S. taxpayers 0.2 cents per gallon - which is roughly 750-2,700 times cheaper than bottled water on a per gallon basis, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. It's also just as safe, if not safer.

An FCC spokesman confirmed Monday that the commission has asked for information from TV military analysts concerning their possible role in a Department of Defense program to recruit ex-military officers to express support for the Iraq war and other Bush

Verizon Wireless says it is moving forward with plans to acquire Alltel Corp. for $28.1 billion, although the country's financial climate has worsened since the companies reached an agreement four months ago.