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Obama Sending 13,000 More Troops to Afghanistan

The Washington Post reported on October 13 that the U.S. military is deploying 13,000 additional troops to Afghanistan — in addition to the...

October 13, 2009

Wilders Wins Appeal In Britain

R. Cort Kirkwood October 13, 2009

An immigration panel in Britain has overturned a decision by the country's Home Office that denied Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders entry into the...

McCaffrey: 10 More Years of War in Afghanistan

Thomas R. Eddlem October 12, 2009

Retired General Barry McCaffrey told MSNBC's Meet the Press Sunday that the United States faces 10 more years of war in Afghanistan. ...

French Minister Admits Paying for Sex With Young Boys, Refuses to Resign

Alex Newman October 12, 2009

After coming out with strong support for admitted child rapist Roman Polanski, French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand is once again in the spotlight...

Bangkok Climate Talks End on “Rich-Poor” Note

October 9, 2009

A two-week-long series of UN climate-change talks in Bangkok attended by delegates from 180 countries ended on October 9, with their most notable...

President Obama Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Steven J. DuBord October 9, 2009

U.S. President Barack Obama has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize worth 10 million Swedish crowns ($1.4 million). ...

Israel’s Foreign Minister Pessimistic About Palestine Peace

October 8, 2009

Speaking in a radio interview reported by the BBC on October 8, Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said that those who think Israel...

Skiing While the Earth Burns

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. October 8, 2009

In a sure sign that the Earth is, as predicted, warming to the point of human extinction, snowfall in the West has come...

Obama as Latter Day Joseph?

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. October 8, 2009

Yes, say African bishops attending a meeting at the Vatican on Wednesday, Obama may be the one to save God's peoples. According to...

Saving the Planet, One Empty Bladder at a Time

Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. October 8, 2009

All Nippon Airways declares that empty bladders will lead to cleaner air. According to their algorithm, an empty bladder means a lighter passenger...

Normal Flu Shot May Counter H1N1

Steven J. DuBord October 7, 2009

Researchers in Mexico have gathered evidence that the normal flu vaccine offers some degree of protection versus the H1N1 swine flu, Reuters reported...

Irish Voters Approve EU’s Lisbon Treaty

October 5, 2009

Ireland’s voters went to the polls on October 2 and approved the controversial Lisbon Treaty by an overwhelming 67 percent to 33 percent...

Communist China at 60

October 1, 2009

On October 1, the Beijing government celebrates the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, declared formally through a...