'The Economist' Scores the Debate for Obama!

IT HARDLY seems possible, but there have been no fewer than 20 televised debates in the long struggle to settle the Democratic nomination. The latest was in Cleveland, Ohio, on Tuesday February 26th. For Hillary Clinton it represented a final chance to unsettle Barack Obama ahead of the next round of primaries, and she failed.

Hollywood's Greatest On-Screen Pairs

When the right chemistry is in place, one plus one equals big box office hit.

Obama Crushing Hillary and McCain in New National Polls

Two new national polls show Barack Obama surging against Hillary Clinton in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. In a New York Times-CBS News poll, 54 percent of Democratic primary voters say they would prefer the party to nominate Barack Obama while 38 percent prefer Hillary Clinton.

A Sit-Down with Warren Buffett - Thoughts on Business

Noted from a Q & A at Emory's Goizueta Business School with (according to Forbes) the world's second richest man, Warren Buffet.

South Africa to allow elephant cull

South Africa says it will reverse a ban on elephant culls because the population now needs controlling.

How to turn white evangelicals into Democrats

Feb. 26, 2008 | Amy Sullivan is a senior editor at Time, a liberal Democrat, and an evangelical Christian. One of those things is not supposed to be like the others, but she argues in her new book that her fellow Democrats need to reach out to her fellow evangelicals if they hope to build an electoral majority. In "The Party Faithful: How and Why D

Fly First Class at Coach Prices

Learn how to get luxury treatment in the air while paying economy prices.

Dollar Sinks to All-Time Low Against Euro

Weak US economy to blame for dollar's woes worldwide.

In denial: Why file tax returns?

While we may sometimes fantasize about just not paying our income taxes, such wishful thinking has turned into actions of denial by some would-be filers. Big mistake.

Sports Authority Fools Customers with 20% Coupon

Sports Authority sends a 20% coupon to their customers. However, they can't use it on 68 of their named brands or any sports equipment! The only thing they could possibly buy is a pair of socks.

Nader Announces Presidential Bid

Ralph Nader has announced plans to run again for the US presidency.

16-yo has Sex w/13-yo, now registered sex offender for life

When Ricky was 16, he went to a teen club and met a girl named Amanda, who said she was the same age. They hit it off and were eventually having sex. Two years later, Ricky is a registered sex offender, and his life is destroyed. Amanda turned out to be 13. Ricky was arrested, tried as an adult, and pleaded guilty. Is Ricky really a sex offender?

10 Tips: Frugal Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day sure can pack an unexpected financial punch. Consider these tips for dreaming up an approach to this year’s celebration that is both meaningful and economical.

Early Voting Wave as Reaction to Systemic Disenfranchisement

Texas Republicans have worked overtime to make it harder for key Democratic voting groups to vote and be represented fairly. The redistricting games they’ve played are infamous. And for the Prairie View A&M University precincts, they put the early-polling place more than seven miles from the school. So what did the students in this video do?

How the Credit Card Industry Makes You Their Slave

In "Secret History of the Credit Card," Frontline and The New York Times join forces to investigate an industry few Americans fully understand. In this one-hour report, correspondent Lowell Bergman uncovers the techniques used by the industry to earn record profits and get consumers to take on more debt.

Rick Renzi Indicted: McCain Co-Chair Hit For Fraud, Etc.

Republican Rep. Rick Renzi (REN-zee) has been indicted for extortion, wire fraud, money laundering and other charges related to a land deal in Arizona. (Straight Talk express goes off a cliff & explodes in fiery wreck)

GOP congressman indicted for extortion, money laundering

Republican Rep. Rick Renzi has been indicted for extortion, wire fraud, money laundering and other charges related to a land deal in Arizona

Answer Desk: Tax rebate riddles

As readers sit down to the annual brain-teaser of filing their income tax returns, this year offers a new enigma. Will I get one of these tax rebates from the government?

Two Sleeping Pilots, One Plane?

The FAA is investigating if two pilots fell asleep on a Go! Airlines flight

Clinton's Texas Ground Game Plunges Into Chaos

"Who's running this campaign anyway?" the producer asks. "And now five hundred people have stomped away mad."

Dot-Com Dollars: Web Names Bring Riches

Many names sold for more than $100K in '07; an adult-themed name sold for $9.5M.

Fed Forecasts Slower Economy, Less Jobs

In documents released today, the Fed says it expects slower economic growth.

Getting Your Rebate Fast

The two steps you can take to ensure you get your payment as soon as possible.

US Court shuts down whistleblower site Wikileaks

Wikileaks, the Web site that has revealed countless government secrets, has been forced offline by a California judge. The site, which allows whistleblowers to post documents anonymously, is being sued by a Swiss banking group implicated in money laundering in documents obtained by Wikileaks.

Clinton's attacks on Obama's oratory called into question?-

...some party strategists who have been involved in many presidential campaigns think the attack strategy is ineffective at best and self-defeating at worst because it seems to smack of a self-acknowledgement that Mr. Obama has better communications skills — a chief requisite for an effective presidency...

In Recessions, Doing the Job Is Not Enough

Career coach says no job is safe, and the workplace is no place for modesty.

In uncertain times, invest in the long-term

While Wall Street debates whether the U.S. is headed for recession, investors don't have to wait for an answer — they can take steps to limit their risks.

Airport Luxe: Terminals Spare No Expense

Virgin, British Airways fight for the sleekest, hippest terminal in London.

Skateboard-Hating Baltimore Cop At It Again

New video of Baltimore police officer Salvatore Rivieri in action at the Inner Harbor

Luxury Hotels Boom in the Middle East

Palace-style hotels combine ancient aesthetics with modern indulgences.

Serbs attack U.S. embassy after Kosovo breakaway (+Video)

"Kill and hang them until there's no Albanians left!" cried some of the protesters.The crowd damaged the Slovenian embassy, a McDonald’s restaurant and about a dozen shop windows."Protesters were smashing everything they came across before police stepped in."

Bush Claims Congress Is Caving to "Left-Wing Bloggers."

The White House claims Congress is caving to "left-wing bloggers" by opposing torture.

Wal-Mart drives another nail in HD-DVD coffin (AFP)

AFP - Top US retailer Wal-Mart on Friday drove another nail a coffin for Toshiba's HD DVD video disks by announcing it would shift to exclusively selling Japanese rival Sony's format Blu-ray.

REUTERS: 22k [Americans] Died Amid Delayed Bayer Drug Recall

"Dr. Dennis Mangano, the study's researcher, said during the program that 22,000 lives could have been saved if Trasylol had been taken off the market when he first published his study in January 2006."

In Pictures: Where the World's Oil Money Is Going

A photo gallery of where your energy dollars are going. Shocking. A giant indoor ski slope. The world's first underwater hotel. 300 artificial new islands at $30 million a pop. And more...

URGENT:Last chance to stop telecom immunity, take action now

Yesterday, the Senate passed a terrible surveillance bill granting immunity to lawbreaking telecoms, putting the House and Senate at the brink of a face-off. Show your support for the House to keep telecom immunity out of the final bill!

STOP POLICE BRUTALITY - JUSTICE FOR MICHAEL CHO

UCLA graduate Michael Cho was shot TEN times by La Habra police for HOLDING A TIRE IRON.

Senate Approves Surveillance Bill, Preserves Telecom Immunit

The Senate voted today to preserve retroactive immunity from lawsuits for telecommunications companies that cooperated with a government eavesdropping program, decisively rejecting an amendment that would have stripped the provision from a bill to modernize an electronic surveillance law.

Wife Cleared in CNBC Pundit's Death

Police find no foul play in the shady, scandalous death of Seth Tobias.

YouTube Censors the Criticism of Scientology!

YouTube users have found that their Scientology criticizing videos are being silently censored by YouTube administrators. What YouTube is doing is they're freezing the viewcount of these videos preventing them to reach popularity and making them unable to show up in the search. Send YouTube staff an email asking why! For the freedom of speech!

Scientology Raid Austin, Texas

Pictures from this morning's events in Austin, Texas.

Obscenity: In the Eyes of the Beholder?

Charges dropped against A&F for mall posters of scantily clad youth.

World bourses lost 5.2 trillion dlrs in January: credit rater (AFP)

AFP - World stockmarkets lost 5.2 trillion dollars (3.6 trillion euros) in January thanks to the fallout from the US subprime crisis and fears of a global economic slowdown, Standard & Poor's said Saturday.

Answer Desk: Not a win for tax dodgers

Actor Wesley Snipes' recent acquittal on tax fraud charges is being taken as a victory by a band of tax "protesters." But, they are overlooking a key fact: Snipes still faces jail time.

"We have brought to Iraq the worst of America" (Leaked Memo)

In a confidential memo, a long-time Republican, Manuel Miranda, who has served in the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad for the past year says the State Department's efforts in Iraq are so poorly managed they "would be considered willfully negligent if not criminal" if done in the private sector.

End of the Road for Polaroid Instant Film

Polaroid Corp. is dropping the technology it pioneered long before digital photography rendered instant film obsolete to all but a few nostalgia buffs. This year's closures will leave Polaroid with 150 employees at its Concord headquarters and a site in the nearby Boston suburb of Waltham, down from peak global employment of nearly 21,000 in 1978.

John Bolton: Kosovo independence to spark Islamic extremism

Former US Ambassador to the UN John Bolton says the independence of Kosovo, on which the US insists, will give a boost to Islamic extremism in whole Europe. Bolton going against his masters?

No More Trips to the Bank - Scan in checks to deposit them

Online banking service provider CheckFree Corp is rolling out technology that could mean consumers will no longer have to go to a bank branch to deposit checks. Called Remote Deposit Capture, people scan checks through their home computers and deposit them electronically. This has been around for several years for companies, but now is for everyone

Online petition ask Wikipedia to remove pictures of Muhammad

An article about the Prophet Muhammad in the English-language Wikipedia has become the subject of an online protest in the last few weeks because of its representations of Muhammad, taken from medieval manuscripts.

Oval Office Eats for Just $500

Enjoy dishes created for past presidents; plus recipes to cook them yourself.

Snipes 'win' doesn't let tax filers off the hook

Actor Wesley Snipes' recent acquittal on tax fraud charges is being taken as a victory by a band of tax "protesters." But, they are overlooking a key fact: Snipes still faces jail time.

Want a Mortgage? Now is Not the Time

Survey shows "significant numbers" of lenders have tightened credit standards.

She Voted For The War

That Is All That Needs To Be Said

Donor Beware: How to Spot a Fake Charity

Don't be fooled by swindlers looking to prey on your generosity.

What the Fuck Is Wrong With Fox News?

Fox News aired a segment that tried to link Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton with Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. Can these guys really stoop any lower?

Hillary's healthcare plan could have power to garnish wages

Clinton has not always specified the enforcement measures she would embrace, but when pressed during a television interview, she said: "I think there are a number of mechanisms" that are possible, including "going after people's wages, automatic enrollment."

What the Fed's big rate cut means to you

If you’ve been investing for a while, you’ve lived through the '87 crash and the tech-stock collapse , but that doesn’t make this year’s plunge easy to stomach. So, what’s it mean to you ?

Ka-Ching! $uper Bowl 'Tude Hits Phoenix

Jacked-up prices, star-studded parties, Hollywood bling accompany big game.

Stocks Trade Flat on Mixed Economic News

Steep job losses and Microsoft's bid for Yahoo influence stocks.

Next Michelin 3 Star: Cafe Le Delta?

Delta and other airlines bring in new celebrity chefs to improve their meals.

Grateful Dead to reunite for Obama concert

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters Life!) - "They have agreed to reunite for this one-time-only event in order to lend support to Senator Obama leading into the crucial 'Super-Tuesday' series of primaries held on Tuesday, February 5th," the band said in a statement.

Hillary Clinton: Every Nation Must Be With Us Or Against Us

Remarks from Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) on September 13, 2001. "Every nation has to either be with us, or against us. Those who harbor terrorists, or who finance them, are going to pay a price." Sounds awfully familiar doesn't it.. Do you want this warmonger to be your President?

REALLY Bad News Day for Hillary Clinton

Start with Hillary Clinton's inaction during her tenure with Wal-Mart, throw in her willingness to behave no differently than her Whitewater accusers if she can gain politically, a dash of Bill Clinton's quid pro quo favors and top it all off with Barack Obama raising a stunning $32 million in January.

NY Times - A Crooked Deal - Is this what "Experience" means?

The NY Times did an extensive investigative report of a crooked deal that Bill Clinton conducted in human rights abusing country Khazakstan that netted him and his foundation over $100M. This is front page on the NY Times. I guess this is what Hillary means by "experience."

US Military not ready for an attack on the Country

After the global retaliation to September 11th, it turns out that the US is in no shape ready for any sort of attack on the country

What Counts as an "Issue" In the Clinton-Obama Race?

To the editors of the New York Times, the quality of leadership seems not to be an "issue." The ability to unite the country is not an "issue." What Obama calls the empathy deficit -- attunement to the experience and needs of real people -- is not an "issue." Honesty is not an "issue." Trust is not an "issue." Moral judgment ...

John Edwards Quits Presidential Race

Democrat John Edwards is exiting the presidential race Wednesday, ending a scrappy underdog bid in which he steered his rivals toward progressive ideals while grappling with family hardship that roused voter's sympathies but never diverted his campaign, The Associated Press has learned.