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When police spotted a gun-wielding suspect lurking in the shadows of a suburban front room, their response was swift. Armed officers burst into the house, shouted at the owner to lie on the floor, and ordered him to surrender his weapon. But efficiency turned to embarrassment when the...

Jermain Taylor vs Cory Spinks (big fight night this saturday) Taylor | Spinks May 19 At Memphis (HBO): Jermain Taylor vs. Cory Spinks, 12 rounds, for Taylor's Ring/WBC/WBO middleweight titles; Kelly Pavlik vs. Edison Miranda, 12 rounds, WBC middleweight eliminator; Andre Berto vs...

After careful thought and consideration, I've decided to run as a Socialist candidate for president of the United States of America. I believe global capitalism is the root cause of terrorism, war, poverty, discrimination, and environmental destruction. As capitalism continues to decay, a new...

AIDS!!!!!!! By Mark Vester It was reported in the Arizona Republic , that former WBO heavyweight champion Tommy Morrison (48-3, 42KOs) is ready to make his debut in mixed martial arts, with a goal in mind of eventually landing a fight with UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck "Iceman" Liddell...

ABC to air debate on God online May 3 01:04 PM US/Eastern NEW YORK, May 3 (UPI) -- Actor Kirk Cameron and author Ray Comfort will square off in New York with two atheists to debate the existence of God live on ABC.com. The debate will be Wednesday after the network rescheduled it from...

'Black Death' Found in Denver Squirrels By Patrick O'Driscoll, USA TODAY USA Today (May 11) - A rash of squirrel deaths from plague in the middle of Colorado's largest city has heightened surveillance for the deadly but curable disease. No humans here have been infected with plague, the "Black...

Source: University Of Sheffield Date: May 14, 2007 Science Daily — Scientists from the University of Sheffield are developing an artificial 'plastic blood´, which could act as a substitute for real blood in emergency situations. The 'plastic blood´ could have a huge impact on military...

Listen to this lil bitch call 911, he thinks he's going to die ("I'm having an overdose!" "We made brownies and I think we're dead!"). (link to audio at bottom) Dearborn lets cop quit without a drug charge in marijuana brownie case May 10, 2007 BY JENNIFER DIXON FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER...

US talk show host Rush Limbaugh has come under fire for airing a racially charged song about the Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. Limbaugh has been playing a song called Barack the Magic Negro, to the tune of Puff the Magic Dragon. The right-wing talk show host defended himself...

If you've ever wondered why we so rarely hear of drug trials going awry in the United States, it is because we "offshore" the drug trials to developing nations who can't afford to say no. If you've ever wondered why we so rarely hear of drug trials going awry in the United States, Sonia Shah...

Just another reminder of the costs of war. I bolded interesting facts/points for those that do not want to read the entire article. ::: ::: 9 May 2007 The infant mortality rate in Iraq has increased by a shocking 150 percent since 1990—the highest such increase recorded for any country in...

Not that there was any doubt but at least there is now absolute proof.... ::: ::: :: Departments National Issues The lethal media silence on Kent State's smoking guns by Bob Fitrakis & Harvey Wasserman May 6, 2007 The 1970 killings by National Guardsmen of four students during a...

Venezuela Criticizes DEA As 'New Cartel' Tuesday May 8, 2007 12:46 AM AP Photo XLM103 By FABIOLA SANCHEZ Associated Press Writer CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela on Monday said it will not allow U.S. agents to carry out counter-drug operations in the country, accusing the U.S. Drug...

People on the island of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea have found their own solution to high energy prices - the humble coconut. They are developing mini-refineries that produce a coconut oil that can replace diesel. From police officers to priests, the locals are powering up their vehicles...

Good read for those interested.... ::: ::: Scores of Haitian refugees killed in shark-infested waters By Bill Van Auken 7 May 2007 Use this version to print | Send this link by email | Email the author The deaths of over 75 Haitian refugees, whose boat capsized in shark-infested Caribbean...

Nicolas Sarkozy will succeed Jacques Chirac as president of France on May 16. The leader of the right-wing Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), the party founded by Chirac, won yesterday’s presidential election with 53 percent of the vote. His opponent, Socialist Party candidate Ségolène Royal...

A woman is campaigning to raise awareness of a rare condition which has left her with 11 stone (70kg) legs. Mandy Sellars, 32, from Lancashire, suffers from Proteus syndrome, a condition also thought to have affected the "Elephant Man", Joseph Merrick. Although she was born with abnormally...

Should make for an entertaining night of boxing... ::: If you like welterweight fights, circle July 14 on the calendar, when HBO will televise a rare split-site tripleheader. Plans for the complicated broadcast came together Wednesday evening, when HBO and promoter Main Events finally came to...

Documents Reveal: Cops Planted Pot on 92-Year Old Woman They Killed in Botched Drug Raid By Rhonda Cook, Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Posted April 30, 2007. Atlanta resident Kathryn Johnston's death has finally been exposed to be a case of police coverup in clear example of the insanity of...

The US Senate has voted to approve a bill which requires US troops to be withdrawn from Iraq within 11 months. It follows a vote in the US House of Representatives which makes further funding of the war in Iraq conditional on a timetable for a US troop pullout. The Democrat-sponsored bill will...