Walmart Gives Up: No Stores For New York City

Although the major opposition to Walmart has come from blue-collar workers and union organizers who fear competition from non-union Walmart will force other stores to cut benefits and lower wages, Walmart's CEO blames New York snobbery for the defeat.



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Jon Stewart Slams Gonzales for Blatant Contradiction

how does this guy still have a job ??? how???



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North Korea's nuclear test a failure: CIA report

North Korea's nuclear test last October was a failure and gives no credence to Pyongyang's claim to being a nuclear weapons state, U.S. CIA Director Michael Hayden was quoted as saying by a South Korean newspaper on Wednesday.



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China and Russia plan a mission to Mars

China announced Wednesday it will launch a joint mission with Russia to Mars in 2009, marking "an important milestone" in space cooperation between the two countries. The trip to the Red Planet could be a case of Chinese money mixing with Russian science, according to observers.



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Breaking: Senate signals support for Iraq timeline

"Defying a veto threat, the Democratic-controlled Senate narrowly signaled support Tuesday for the withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq by next March. Republican attempts to scuttle the non-binding timeline failed on a vote of 50-48, largely along party lines..."



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San Francisco officially bans plastic grocery bags.

".. city lawmakers today approved a ban on plastic grocery bags, a first for a U.S. city. The law adopted on a 10-1 vote requires large markets and drug stores to give customers only the choice of bags made of paper that can be recycled, plastic that breaks down easily..."



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Russian intelligence sees U.S. military buildup on Iran border.

Russian military intelligence services are reporting a flurry of activity by U.S. Armed Forces near Iran's borders, a high-ranking security source said Tuesday. Get ready for some very high gas prices!!!



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“I dont know what part of Neverland Senator McCain is talking about…”

According to McCain, the surge is working! and the streets of Baghdad are safe for Americans to go strolling down. The only problem? Michael Ware, who is, ya know, in Baghdad, says McCain hasn't a clue…



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Hip Hop Isn't Dying, It Just Sucks

Hip hop sales are down. But why? Countless articles have said the problems with hip hop stem solely from its content. Not true. Hip hop first and foremost is a musical art-form. Right now, hip hop just isn’t living up to musical standards. It’s just plain bad.



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Military Responds To McCain’s Escalation Remark w/ ‘Laughter Down The Line'

CNN's Baghdad correspondent Michael Ware rebutted Sen. John McCain's statement that Bush's escalation is working. "To suggest that there’s any neighborhood in this city where an American can walk freely is beyond ludicrous. I’d love Sen. McCain to tell me where that neighborhood is and he and I can go for a stroll."



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Senators question FBI's Patriot Act powers & warn FBI could lose power

A Senate panel wants to know if the Patriot Act needs to be revised to keep the FBI from illegally or improperly gathering telephone, e-mail and financial records of Americans and foreigners while pursuing terrorists.



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The Pentagon’s Power to Jail Americans Indefinitely

The presiding judge in the José Padilla case has held that the Sixth Amendment’s guarantee of a speedy trial does not protect American citizens from being indefinitely incarcerated by the Pentagon.



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With Just Wind, Generate 10,000 kW Electrical Power in Your Backyard

The QR5, from U.K.-based Quietrevolution, is a residential-scale wind turbine that generates enough electricity to power a standard U.S. home or a small office. It also looks like a piece of wind-powered sculpture.



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Quote From Republican President Theodore Roosevelt - Criticism of President

"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public."-- Theodore Roosevelt



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Clinton Promises Universal Healthcare If Elected President

Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton is promising a universal health care system if she's elected president. How can we afford to provide health insurance for the entire UNIVERSE? You know how many illegal aliens will be coming to this planet?

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Drug Dealer Claims Sean Bell Shot Him In Turf War Last Summer

A new twist has emerged in the Sean Bell case, as a Queens drug dealer accuses Bell of shooting him last summer in a turf war. What does this have to do with THIS case at all? Throw those pork chops in JAIL.

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Con Ed To Spend Billions On Upgrades

Some business owners in northwest Queens say while they support Con Edison's plan to upgrade its power system, they want some guarantees from the utility and more compensation stemming from July's outage that left them in the dark for nine days.

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Banned UN Speech:

Wow. This is a must see clip from March 23, 2007, in which UN Watch director Hillel Neuer really unloads on the blatantly corrupt UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva
—and then is denounced by furious council president Luis Alfonso De Alba, who threatens to remove Neuer’s statement from the record.

The United Nations at work.
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Diebold Loses Massachusetts Contract

Diebold has lost their $9 million polling machine contact with the state of Massachusetts



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Gonzales aide to invoke Fifth Amendment

Monica Goodling, a Justice Department official involved in the firings of federal prosecutors, will refuse to answer questions at upcoming Senate hearings, citing Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination, her lawyer said Monday.



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