Archive for the ‘conservative’ Category

Lebanon on brink of civil war

Friday, May 9th, 2008

Lebanon stands on the brink of all-out civil war. A general strike by the leading trade union to protest rising prices and demand an increase in the minimum wage has led to armed conflict between the pro-Western Sunni and Druze-based government of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora and the Shia-based Hezbollah ...

Conservatives Happier Than Liberals

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Regardless of marital status, income or church attendance, right-wing individuals reported greater life satisfaction and well-being than left-wingers, the new study found. Conservatives also scored highest on measures of rationalization, which gauge a person's tendency to justify, or explain away, inequalities.Read the full story

Internet Archive’s NSL Challenge

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

FBI Withdraws Unconstitutional NSL Served on Internet Archive On November 26, 2007, the FBI served a National Security Letter NSL on the Internet Archive, a digital library. The letter sought personal information about one of the Archive s users, including the individual s NAME, address, and any electronic ...

Mayor rules out Cherbourg contraceptive implants

Monday, April 21st, 2008

The Cherbourg Aboriginal Council has met the town s health service providers to confirm no young girls are receiving contraceptive implants. Last week, reports emerged that girls as young as 12, some with disabilities, were being given contraceptive implants in the Indigenous community of Woorabinda west of Rockhampton.Read the ...

Randi Rhodes Suspended by Air America

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

New York - Air America has suspended on-air host Randi Rhodes for making inappropriate statements about prominent figures, including Senator Hillary Clinton, at a recent public appearance on behalf of Air America in San Francisco which was sponsored by an Air America affiliate station.Read the full story

Free Preview - WSJ.com

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. federal government ran a monthly budget deficit of $175.56 billion in February, a record for any month, the Treasury Department said Wednesday.Read the full story

Think Progress » 19 percent

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

19 percent: President Bush’s latest approval rating, according to an American Research Group poll, down from 34 percent just one month ago. Seventy-seven percent of Americans disapprove of the job he is doing, and 79 percent disapprove of his handling of the economy.Read the full story

Judge: Saudi threats apparently ‘rolled over’ British government

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

The British government appeared to have "rolled over" in response to pressure from Saudi Arabia to drop an investigation into alleged bribery in an arms deal with BAE Systems PLC, a High Court judge said Thursday.Read the full story

Campus shooters used same gun dealer - UPI.com

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

GREEN BAY, Wis., Feb. 16 (UPI) -- Authorities say a gunman accused of killing five students in Illinois and the shooter in killings last year at Virginia Tech used the same gun dealer. Read the full story

Child welfare spokesman charged with porn - UPI.com

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

TALLAHASSEE, Fla., Feb. 13 (UPI) -- A former Florida child welfare agency spokesman facing pornography charges allegedly held drinking parties for boys he photographed naked, it was reported.Read the full story