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Tourists' flight to wrong country

idyll — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:57:36 EDT

A family who were bound for a week's holiday in Lanzarote are back home after a check-in desk mix-up meant they caught a flight to Turkey instead.

Channel: Travel Tags: tourist wrong country

Fineman: Bush is pushing for a McCain administration to 'cover over' the misdeeds of his presidency.

idyll — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:47:38 EDT

"If you're in this White House, you want another Republican administration to follow. You don't want a Democratic administration coming in there while the evidence is still fresh, so to speak."

Channel: Politics Tags: mccain bush coverup

Christian Band's Guitarist Fired for Losing His Faith

idyll — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 10:10:58 EDT

A Christian rock band, Haste the Day, has kicked out one of its guitarists, Jason Barnes. Why? Jason now says he's an atheist.

Channel: Religion Tags: christian band firing atheist

Pentagon asked to block Christian broadcast

Jayson — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:13:04 EDT

A foundation that has sued the military alleging widespread violations of religious freedom is asking the Pentagon to block a Christian cable TV broadcast featuring officers in uniform. The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has raised objections to 20 minutes of the two-hour broadcast of "Carman's Red, White and Blue Spectacular."

Channel: Religion Tags: pentagon military christian radio broadcast

Wolfman Jack Is Back, Rocking All Over Europe!

SusanKensington — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:58:40 EDT

The legendary 1960s DJ WOLFMAN JACK, immortalised in the film "American Graffiti," is now back on the air rocking all over Europe from a transmitter in Lithuania.

Channel: Celebrities Tags: Baby boomers 1960s 1960s music Pirate Radio radio

Katie Holmes Has Purple Hands Because of Scientology

JaneMay — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:19:11 EDT

It's official, Katie Holmes has been Scientologized! What the heck is up with her hands? If you hadn't noticed, the love of Tom Cruise has now been seen taking part of the popular ritual in Scientology, which some people know as the "Make My Hands Purple" ritual

Channel: Celebrities Tags: Katie Holmes Scientology Hollywood Gossip Tom Cruise Celebrity Gossip

Cern lab goes 'colder than space'

sadmovie — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:37:42 EDT

A giant physics lab on the Swiss-French border is being cooled to a temperature lower than that of outer space.

Channel: Science Tags: lab cold space physic temperature

Front group associated with Cheney calls for Bush to be dictator... for life...

idyll — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:37:52 EDT

Buckle up kiddies. I am cranky and this is not making things better

Channel: Politics Tags: bush dictator

Trying to Save by Increasing Doctors' Fees

idyll — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:35:21 EDT

The idea is that by paying family physicians, internists and pediatricians to devote more time and attention to their patients, insurers and patients can save thousands of dollars downstream on unnecessary tests, visits to expensive specialists and avoidable trips to the hospital.

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: preventive medicine cost effective

In Tijuana, a Market for Death in a Bottle - NYTimes.com

ChrisLang — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:07:05 EDT

The drug, pentobarbital, literally takes a person's breath away. It can kill by putting people to sleep, and it is tightly regulated in most countries. But aging and ailing people seeking a quick and painless way to end their lives say there is no easier place on earth than Mexico to obtain pentobarbital, a barbiturate commonly known as Nembutal.

Channel: Do-It-Yourself Tags: Mexico suicide barbiturate

Fish pedicures: Carp rid human feet of scaly skin

idyll — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:26:30 EDT

Fish pedicures are creating something of a splash in the D.C. area, where a northern Virginia spa has been offering them for the past four months. John Ho, who runs the Yvonne Hair and Nails salon with his wife, Yvonne Le, said 5,000 people have taken the plunge so far.

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: carp pedicures propeller weird news

Russians Get New, Fond Glimpse of the Last Czar

idyll — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:02:40 EDT

To many of the Russians who visited the new "Crown of the Czar" exhibition in Moscow last week, these pictures of the royal family were breathtaking. Older people who grew up versed in the canon of Marx and Lenin seemed particularly grateful to see documents and other items that had been locked away in archives for so many decades.

Channel: News Tags: russia czar family exhibit

Crime Story

idyll — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:55:13 EDT

After 15 novels that explore a Washington torn by mob shootouts, gang wars, serial killers and plenty of street vengeance, George Pelecanos may be ready for a little peace

Channel: Books Tags: george pelecanos crime novels

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac | End of illusions

idyll — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 14:54:33 EDT

The belief in the implicit government guarantee allowed the pair to borrow cheaply. This made their model work. They could earn more on the mortgages they bought than they paid to raise money in the markets. Had Fannie and Freddie been hedge funds, this strategy would have been known as a "carry trade".

Channel: Money Tags: fannie mae freddie mac illusions

Recession-Plagued Nation Demands New Bubble To Invest In

_kam0_ — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:42:31 EDT

A panel of top business leaders testified before Congress about the worsening recession Monday, demanding the government provide Americans with a new irresponsible and largely illusory economic bubble in which to invest.

Channel: Humor Tags: satire economy recession investment