Out of Africa
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Jake Tapper and Sunlen Miller report: ACCRA, Ghana -- In a robust speech at the Kotoka International Airport shortly before departing Ghana after a whirlwind...
Wall Street fights regulation of derivatives
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Apparently regulating the casino culture will squash "innovation" in their
industry. When they say "innovation" what they really mean is the modern
innovat...
The Post-IOU World
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Today is the first day that most large banks stop taking IOUs from
individuals and small businesses. For those left holding them, the options
are limited. ...
Woodstock: The Memories Live On for These Two
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Love It: Everyone quoted in the story sounds like they're still trippin'!Mariann Wizard / The Rag BlogIconic Woodstock Couple Keeps Festival Spirit AliveFort...
‘New’ GM looks a lot like ‘old’ GM II
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Beyond making global warming denialist Bob Lutz a centerpiece of its
executive team, beyond not being like to actually come out of bankruptcy for
a full ye...
Saturday Morning Observations
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That is kind of the point, isnt't it? Schwarzenegger is California's
version of hurricane Katrina. Get rid of the poor, elderly and disabled by
any means...
Saturday Rumor Wrap Up with your Uncle Gryphen.
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After a week of playing phone tag, and having appointments made and broken
repeatedly, I finally had a face to face with my favorite source. And it
proved ...
Radall Terry was in town
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FORTY FORT -Terry, the 50-year-old founder of the anti-abortion organization
Operation Rescue – known for promoting civil disobedience – was at The Beer
D...
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*Visiting America's "Mini-Me": Palestine on $5 a day*
(Photo is of my son Joe and my granddaughter Mena asleep in the
drive-through line of In-N-Out Bu...
PALIN RESIGNS!
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The news hit, and the servers at themudflats.net crashed immediately with
all the traffic. Sarah Palin has announced that she will be stepping down in
two ...
50
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Fruits and vegetables are scattered at the site where a car bomb exploded in
2006. At least 62 people were killed by a bomb in a crowded market in
Baghd...
Finally back!
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I went to visit my parents for a week to attend my nephew's high school
graduation and to be exploited for free child care. For some reason, the
entire wee...
Why Employers Hate Unions
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I have mixed feelings about Unions. On one hand, they do serve a good
purpose in making sure its members earn decent and livable salaries
(usually), get d...
Weird and Wonderful Weekly
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Bizarre Incidents, Quotes and People From Around the World By GABRIEL O'RORKE, ABC News London Quotes of the Week "Super-balanced make-up. All over again, li...
Daily Photo: Obama Jokes Around at G-20
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ABC News' Kirit Radia Reports: There was at least one lighter moment as President Obama joined other world leaders for the G20 meeting in London this week to...
YES WE DID!
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"Tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not
from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring
p...
Stay Tuned
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First of all, my apologies for not doing more with this blog. Our hotel had
a business center, but there were sometimes lines of folks waiting for a
comput...
Gladio: Nato-sponsored State Terrorism in Europe
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On August 4, 1974, while I was travelling around Italy on an Interrail ticket, a bomb exploded in car 5 of the Italicus Express running from Rome to Brennero...
Please go to BagNewsNotes
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Michael Shaw's outstanding blog, BagNewsNotes, is featuring the work of
photojournalist Lori Grinker.
Michael writes:
In response to an inattentive domest...
U.S. Diplomat and Sudanese Driver Killed in Khartoum
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On January 1, 2008, a USAID diplomat and his Sudanese driver were shot and
killed in Khartoum, happening just one day after peacekeeping duties were
transf...
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