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Poll: Most say Founding Fathers would be disappointed

TechnologyExpert — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:55:29 EDT

According to a new CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey, 69 percent of adult Americans who responded to a poll June 26-29 said the signers of the Declaration of Independence would be disappointed by the way the nation has turned out overall.

Channel: Politics Tags: America Fourth of July Survey Conservatives

AFA Launches Boycott Against McDonald's For 'Promoting The Homosexual Agenda'

TechnologyExpert — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:15:44 EDT

Today, the right-wing American Family Association (AFA) announced a boycott of McDonald's. According to AFA, Ronald McDonald and his gang are part of a "giant gay agenda."

Channel: Gay & Lesbian Tags: McCDonalds Boycott

If cellphones DID cause cancer, could you stop using them?

cactushair — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:35:59 EDT

What if some years from now it's shown that using a cellphone for 35 years doubles, triples or quadruples your risk for brain cancer. Is it possible to go back to landlines, or are cellphones so important now (already!) to our quality of life that we'd be willing to take enormous risks to continue to use them?

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: cellphones cancer cellphones cause cancer cellphones and cancer

Unfair and unbalanced: Fox News' coverage of Obama tops the bias scale

ybdogsct — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:51:21 EDT

Fox News, whose slogan is "Fair and Balanced," seems to have gone above and beyond in its anti-Obama rhetoric. Fox News seems to be the willing source of many of the smears and have displayed an unhealthy willingness to pass on as fact any unsourced or unfounded allegation that will put the Obamas in the worst light possible.

Channel: Television Tags: Fox News Barack Obama Michelle Obama

Lawsuit Filed To Carry Weapons In Atlanta Airport

TechnologyExpert — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:47:04 EDT

The nation's busiest airport dueled with gun rights advocates Tuesday over whether a new Georgia state law allows visitors to carry firearms at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Channel: News Tags: Gun Rights SUpreme Court Airport

House aims to stop price gouging at the gas pump

TechnologyExpert — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:08:33 EDT

House Democrats resurrecting a measure to punish price gouging and curb oil market speculation said Tuesday they will block Republican calls for expanded offshore drilling, an idea gaining popularity with gasoline costing $4 a gallon.

Channel: Money Tags: Gasoline Oil OPEC Fuel

Lightning sparks 800-plus fires in California

TechnologyExpert — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:30:35 EDT

Starcraft II was announced in May 2007, and Korea went wild. While it may just be coincidence that a number of etailers have posted ship dates for Starcraft II, and that they all picked the same date, is it also a coincidence that Blizzard's Worldwide Invitational Event takes place in Paris on June 28 and 29 this week?

Channel: Video Games Tags: Starcraft 2 Blizzard Best Buy Circuit City

Will offshore drilling lower oil prices? No.

TechnologyExpert — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:35:53 EDT

Q: How is increasing American production by 1 million barrels a day, which is about 1.5 percent of daily global oil consumption, going to bring about the 25 percent drop in oil prices that many proponents of increased Alaskan and offshore drilling have suggested? A: It won't.

Channel: Money Tags: Gasoline Oil OPEC Fuel Offshore Drilling

Military Gay Ban Targeting Lesbians more than Gay Men

david_nwpa — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:23:36 EDT

"'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' is often used as a weapon of vengeance against service members. Women in particular have been caught in the crosshairs of this counterproductive law."

Channel: Gay & Lesbian Tags: DADT Army Air Force Military

Employee Who Updated Tim Russert's Wiki Page Fired

TimALoftis — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:15:56 EDT

According to the New York Times the employee who updated Tim Russert's Wikipedia page, reporting his death perhaps before his family could be made aware of his death, has been fired.

Channel: Television Tags: tim russert wiki page nbc news nyt

Ford F-150 takes backseat to Honda Civic

TechnologyExpert — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:26:10 EDT

Ford's big, gas-hungry pickup truck, the best-selling vehicle in the United States for more than two decades and icon of an erstwhile robust American car culture, just lost its sales crown to a frugal little gas sipper.

Channel: Autos Tags: Gasoline OPEC Oil Ford Honda

Gay marriage backers want ban issue off ballot

TechnologyExpert — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:18:39 EDT

Gay-rights advocates asked the California Supreme Court on Friday to remove a proposed state constitutional ban on same-sex marriage from the November ballot, saying it would destroy fundamental rights that cannot be legally altered by a voter initiative.

Channel: Gay & Lesbian Tags: Same Sex Marriage California Gay Marriage

Premium gas sales tank as fuel prices rise

TechnologyExpert — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:55:28 EDT

Ernesto Evangelista prefers to pump premium gas into his seven-month-old Nissan Titan, thinking it makes the truck run better. But at a BP station just a few blocks from the sand of Miami Beach, the 33-year-old painter grabbed the handle for the regular, 87-octane gas to fill his tank on a recent Friday.

Channel: Money Tags: Gasoline Oil OPEC Fuel

Pesticides and Wildlife Don't Mix

hurr1 — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:14:37 EDT

Your tax money is funding the use of highly toxic, deadly poisons to "control" predators, and these poisons often kill other wildlife - including endangered species - and pets, too. Every animal on this earth has a purpose,like the gorillas and dolphins.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: pesticides wildlife wildlife management poisons animals

Beaten-down dog from Vick case has his day

TechnologyExpert — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 21:04:30 EDT

It's a dog's life. And for Leo it couldn't be better. Leo - rescued from former NFL QB Michael Vick's dogfighting ring - is a lover, not a fighter. He now happily frolics in a clown collar as he makes the rounds at the Camino Infusion Center, where he brings comfort to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

Channel: Pets Tags: Pit Bull Michael Vick Dogfighting

Official firefox 3 released yet before the launch by the company

vin5 — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:39:37 EDT

Although officially Firefox 3 version is not yet out until few hours from now. There are websites that have already started revealing the exact official download. So now you can download the file before it is officially released in the next few hours.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: firefox 3 firefox official version 3

Honda rolls out new zero-emission car

dshamsham — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:55:08 EDT

Honda's new zero-emission, hydrogen fuel cell car rolled off a Japanese production line Monday and is headed to Southern California, where Hollywood is already abuzz over the latest splash in green motoring.

Channel: Autos Tags: honda fcx clarity

Williams Calls Hume and Kristol 'Out Of Touch' for Supporting Tax Cuts for Wealthy

TechnologyExpert — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:47:58 EDT

Earlier this week, the non-partisan Tax Policy Center released a paper showing that Sen. Barack Obama's (D-IL) tax plan "offers three times the break for middle class families" than the proposals of Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), which "would steer the bulk of the benefits to the wealthiest families."

Channel: Politics Tags: 2008 Presidential Race Obama McCain Class War

The housing bubble, in four chapters

TechnologyExpert — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 12:50:56 EDT

How homeowners, speculators and Wall Street rode a wave of easy money.

Channel: Money Tags: SUbprime Lending HUD Mortgage Crisis

Obama wants payroll tax on incomes above $250,000

engineer — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 13:27:14 EDT

Democrat Barack Obama said Friday he would apply the Social Security payroll tax to all annual incomes above $250,000, which would affect the wealthiest 3 percent of Americans.

Channel: Politics Tags: Social Security tax 250 thousand 3 percent wealthiest

Why won't Congress consider impeaching Pres. Bush?

TechnologyExpert — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:21:29 EDT

"Here's my question to you: What does it mean when Congress refuses to even consider 35 articles of impeachment against President Bush?"

Channel: Politics Tags: Bush Impeachment Poll

Today's high oil prices could be here to stay

TechnologyExpert — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:22:54 EDT

While consumers and governments struggle with steep oil prices, one of the biggest questions looming over the global economy is this: Will costs ever come down? Unlike the energy crisis of the 1970s, when the world assumed the spike was temporary, high energy prices could be here to stay, according to oil experts.

Channel: Money Tags: Gasoline OPEC Oil Bush

Will predjudice derail Obama's campaign?

TechnologyExpert — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:59:00 EDT

Joyce Susick is the type of voter who might carry Barack Obama to the White House - or keep him out. A registered Democrat in a highly competitive state, she is eager to replace George W. Bush, whom she ranks among the worst presidents ever. There's just one problem.

Channel: Politics Tags: 2008 Presidential Race Barack Obama Racism