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`Frontline' finds news media under siege By FRAZIER MOORE, AP Television Writer 1 hour, 1 minute ago NEW YORK - The timing could hardly be better. "News War" is a "Frontline" probe into the modern Fourth Estate, embattled from many directions. And, by chance, it coincides with the imminent...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6323611.stm Russia has flown a team of chemical experts to a Siberian region to find out why smelly, coloured snow has been falling over several towns. Oily yellow and orange snowflakes fell over an area of more than 1,500sq km (570sq miles) in the Omsk region...

Israel mixes rhetoric with realism By Gareth Porter WASHINGTON - When Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert declared last week that his country could not risk another "existential threat" such as the Nazi Holocaust, he was repeating what has become the dominant theme in Israel's campaign against...

Why Nemesis is at the US's door By Chalmers Johnson History tells us that one of the most unstable political combinations is a country - like the United States today - that tries to be a domestic democracy and a foreign imperialist. Why this is so can be a very abstract subject. Perhaps the...

Pilgrims massacred in the 'battle' of Najaf By Dahr Jamail and Ali al-Fadhily NAJAF, Iraq - Iraqi government statements over the killing of hundreds of Shi'ites in an attack on Sunday stand exposed by independent investigations carried out by Inter Press Service (IPS). Conflicting reports...

Rare groove is the stuff that killer record collections are built on: obscure R&B, jazzy funk, and funky soul plucked from the deepest and dustiest of crates. Of course, not all listeners have the time, patience, or cashflow to go musical spelunking for old-skool gems. With that in mind, Rhino's...

Apparently there is a contest to vote for what should now be considered the 7 wonders of the world. I found out about it from this article The official site where you can cast your vote is here Here are the contestants: The statue of liberty - usa Chichen itza – mexico Machu picchu...

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Movie Review from Ain’t It Cool http://www.aintitcool.com/node/31350 Grib here with a review of "My Kid Could Paint That," a fascinating Sundance documentary: In what is shaping up to be my favorite Sundance, I saw a great documentary tonight, one that defined what the genre is all about...

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/IA23Ak01.html The Kuwait-based Arab Times has reported on a recent meeting among US administration officials to decide on a plan of action against Iran. [1] It quotes "reliable sources" dating the attack to April, a month before British Prime Minister...

Caracas, January 19, 2007 (venezuelanalysis.com)— During a briefing before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Intelligence, current CIA chief General Michael V. Hayden revealed President George W. Bush had requested his agency “pay more attention” to the activities of...

Venezuela’s Legislature Approves Emergency Sessions for “Mother of Laws” Wednesday, Jan 17, 2007 http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/news.php?newsno=2195 Caracas, January 17, 2007 (venezuelanalysis.com)— Venezuela’s National Assembly approved a resolution yesterday, according to which the...

It's rigged. It's all a way to smooth over Katrina. Why do you think Rice was going to take over as head of the NFL? The illuminati is everywhere!!!!!!!!

Excerpts from this article “Last weekend, canvassing support from the international community. Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad went on a tour of Venezuela, Nicaragua and Ecuador, the "red rain land" of Latin America” “The intimacy between Iranian Islamists and Latin...

The originality of Jesus Who was the Son of the highest God, and the biggest healer in Antiquity? He healed the sick and even raised the dead. Hear and behold: former paralysed walked again, the blind could miraculously see again, and the deaf could listen and the mute speak after the Master's...

I think I have to reset my iPod. There are a number of songs on it that I do not have on my computer. I would like to transfer them from my iPod to my PC so that once i reset the iPod i can put them back on there. How can I do this?

“Hip Hop is dead!” is a phrase that’s been thrown around for years now and has even found it’s way to album title status . . . assuming that it’s true then . . . If Nas and Jay-Z are the hip hop greats that many, including themselves, claim them to be and they are releasing albums, performing...

Independent Lens Public TV last night at 9pm featured,Revolucion: 5 Visions, 5 Cuban Photographers have very different perspectives This should be carried on most PBS stations, with some variance re times and days... See http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/revolucion/ for more info, feedback...

Year's Best Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight Robert Roy Britt Senior Science Writer SPACE.com The Geminid meteor shower, a reliable annual display, peaks tonight and into the pre-dawn. For skywatchers with dark, clear skies, this dazzling display should produce up to 120 meteors per hour. The...

American CEO’s make about 20 times as much as European CEO’s. My company is privately held so it is impossible to know how much the fat cats are making. I can guarantee that they haven’t taken a 9% decrease in salary and/or bonuses while these costs have gone up. I got the following e-mail...