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House Republicans Choose Rep. John Boehner as Minority Leader

Karina — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 09:39:12 EST

House Republicans picked John Boehner Friday to serve as minority leader when Democrats take control of Congress for the first time in 12 years in January.

Channel: Politics Tags: john boehner republicans house of representatives congress ohio

New Study: Middle Class in Turmoil - OpEd

jaxguy — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 12:30:55 EDT

America's middle class families are caught in an unprecedented crunch. Despite a growing economy, their incomes have remained stagnant or flat. And because prices for big ticket items such as housing and health care have gone through the roof, families are not able to put away a rainy day fund.

Channel: Politics Tags: Middle Class Politics Economy Money Democrat

Netscape Etiquette, Part 2: Comment Abuse Will Not Be Tolerated - The Netscape Blog

Karina — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:58:41 EDT

I'm going to try to be really clear here: this is not okay. We are not going to tolerate abusive comments.

Channel: News Tags: netscape netscape blog netscape etiquette comment abuse community

Clinton on the use of Torture

Mintyfunk — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 07:54:04 EDT

Several years ago, I provoked a storm of controversy by advocating "torture warrants" as a way of creating accountability for the use of torture in terrorism cases. I argued that if we were ever to encounter a "ticking bomb" situation in which the authorities believed that an impending terror attack could be prevented only by to

Channel: Politics Tags: Torture Clinton Dershowitz

Analysis of the YouTube Acquisition by Google

mrsolutions — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 10:38:15 EDT

The Criticisms of YouTube - What Google an Do For YouTube, The Threat of Video Search. Google now likely controls MORE INTERNET TRAFFIC than any other company.

Channel: News Tags: youtube google news dvr video

Torre will not be fired, has Steinbrenner's support

Stephen Johnson — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 15:49:16 EDT

NEW YORK -- Joe Torre will remain as manager of the New York Yankees, finally getting the word from owner George Steinbrenner after the team's surprise elimination from the playoffs Saturday. Torre didn't go into detail about his conversations with Steinbrenner. But Steinbrenner, in a statement issued through spokesman Howard Rubenstein, said

Channel: Sports Tags: New York Yankees Baseball Joe Torre

Steinbrenner labels Yanks 'sad failure'

capn_caveman — Sun, 08 Oct 2006 14:01:20 EDT

Yankees owner George Steinbrenner said he was "deeply disappointed" at his team's elimination in the first round of the AL playoffs, calling it a "sad failure."

Channel: Sports Tags: Yankees playoffs Steinbrenner baseball sports

3 Playoff Spots Still Undecided in NL

jeremytoday — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 10:59:54 EDT

With two days left in the regular season, a lot of excitement remained in the National League. Three playoff spots were still undecided, with St. Louis, San Diego and Los Angeles moving into good position to advance to the postseason and Houston, Philadelphia and Cincinnati hoping for dramatic comebacks during the final weekend.

Channel: Sports Tags: baseball playoffs

Congressman To Resign Over Sexually Explicit Messages to Minors

corey.spring — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 15:23:52 EDT

Congressman Mark Foley (R-FL) planned to resign today, hours after ABC questioned him about sexually explicit internet messages with current and former Congressional pages under the age of 18.

Channel: Politics Tags: resign messages sexually explicit mark foley

Pope 'sorry' for offence to Islam

pagey — Sat, 16 Sep 2006 07:57:46 EDT

Pope Benedict XVI has said he is sorry that a speech in which he mentioned Islam has offended Muslims.

Channel: News Tags: apology muslim Pope

How old is the average netscape user?

msaleem — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 11:43:52 EDT

Please enter your age if you haven't already done so. If you have, check out the stats on the other users. Thanks.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: age social bookmarking netscape user community

Ann Richards Passes Away

Ryan — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 22:52:18 EDT

Former Governor of Texas, Ann Richards, has passed away. She was 73.

Channel: Politics Tags: governor ann richards texas

Did 9-11 really change the economy?

sarahgilbert — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 14:24:18 EDT

Did the attacks change the nation's economy? Peter Cohan argues the underlying factors were already in place, and 9/11, while stunning, didn't really change market forces.

Channel: Money Tags: market terrorist september 11 economy 911

Samsung develops new memory chip

Ousama — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 09:56:22 EDT

Samsung Electronics on Monday unveiled a new type of memory chip that it said will allow digital devices to work faster by saving new data more quickly.The phase-change random access memory, or PRAM, chip is non-volatile, meaning it will retain data even when an electronic device is turned off, and is about 30 times faster than conventional flash m

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Memory PRAM Samsung Flash Memory

Al Qaeda releases 9-11 anniversary message

corey.spring — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 22:55:36 EDT

A lengthy statement from al Qaeda No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahiri on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington calls on Muslims to step up their resistance against the United States.

Channel: News Tags: 9 11 terrorism al qaeda