Silent DC sniper mastermind Muhammad executed

Nov 11, 2009 - JARRATT, Va. – Sniper John Allen Muhammad refused to utter any last words as he was executed, taking to the grave answers about why and how he plotted the killings of 10 people that terrorized the Washington, D.C., area for three weeks in October 2002. The 48-year-old died by injection at 9:11 p.m. - 10 Comments

10 Suicides a Month at Ft. Hood -- War Stress Is Taking Soldiers to the Brink

Nov 10, 2009 - Editor's Note: This Tuesday, President Obama will attend a memorial service for the shootings at Ft. Hood last Friday. He would do well to consider that the war policies he's continuing, extending the occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan, are the underlying cause of acts of madness and desperation by soldiers at Ft. - 14 Comments

Fat Pride Community Angry with Health Care Debate

Nov 08, 2009 - Wow. Here's an angle that's out of outer space with the health care debate. The fat pride movement is pissed off at the language of the debate. - 42 Comments

Film Targets Celebrity Journalism

Oct 27, 2009 - LONDON — What do Amy Winehouse's flaming beehive and Guy Ritchie's self-inflicted black eye have in common? Both stories appeared in the pages of Britain's tabloid press. Neither is true. - 9 Comments

Bush Confidant in His Presidential Decisions

Oct 26, 2009 - Former President George W. Bush told more than 11,000 people at the Fort Worth Convention Center that he was confident he made the right decisions as president, even if it hurt his popularity. “Every single day I was honored to be your president by bringing honor and dignity to the office,” Bush said Monday afternoon, during his first foray into motivational speaking, at the day-long "Get Motivated" seminar. - 98 Comments

President Obama’s Nobel Reaction

Oct 09, 2009 - Following is a transcript of President Obama’s remarks in response to receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions. PRESIDENT OBAMA: Good morning. Well, this is not how I expected to wake up this morning. - 14 Comments

Signs of the Times

Sep 29, 2009 - Sydney woman Jennifer dumped via sign on telegraph pole By Chelsea WhiteThe Daily TelegraphSeptember 30, 2009 12:01am+-PrintEmailShare -Man asks woman to marry him on sign -Next sign says they are breaking up -Locals not sure if it is a stunt IT could be one of the most embarrassing public break-ups of all time. A woman named Jennifer has become the talk of Sydney's northern beaches after she was unceremoniously dumped via telegraph pole on the area's busiest road yesterday. In the early hours her supposed lover erected five separate signs on what is known as the Bilgola bends on Barrenjoey Rd, Avalon, the main arterial access to the rest of Sydney for those living in Avalon and Palm Beach, The Daily Telegraph reports. - 3 Comments

Let pandas die out, says noted naturalist

Sep 23, 2009 - LONDON - Conservationists should "pull the plug" on giant pandas and let them die out, according to BBC presenter and naturalist Chris Packham. "Here's a species that, of its own accord, has gone down an evolutionary cul-de-sac," Packham told Radio Times magazine. Packham believes that money spent on conserving the panda would be better invested in other animals as the species is not strong enough to survive alone. - 57 Comments