Emergency Rate Cut

The Federal Reserve cut U.S. interest rates by three quarters of a percent. That is the federal funds rate or the interest rate that banks charge each other on overnight loans. The new rate is 3.5% down from 4.25%. This is the first emergency rate cut by the Fed since September 11, 2001.
International markets over [...]

Osama Bin Laden’s Son Omar Bin Laden

Osama Bin Laden’s son, Omar, says he has not spoken to his father since early 2001. He said there is a better way to defend Islam than with a gun, and he wishes to be a peace envoy. “It’s about changing the ideas of the Western mind. A lot of people think Arabs – especially [...]

Department of Homeland Security Canadian Border Crossing

Until now, Canadian and American Citizens need only use any number of 8000 documents to cross that border, sometimes only a verbal declaration of citizenship was all that was required. That ends on January 31, 2008.
What will be required now are government approved documents. If you don’t have what they want you will be “detained”
you [...]

Free Sex at the Big Sister Brothel in Prague

No kidding. If you go to the Big sister Brothel in Prague, you are presented with a touch screen of blondes brunettes and redheads for your perusal. After you have made your decision on the right one for you, you go to a room where your partner is waiting. No Charge.
There is a catch however. [...]

Saudi blogger Fouad Al-Farhan detained without Writ

If you live in Saudia Arabia, and you are going to say something controversial slightly off-beat about anything, you might be well advised to be wearing a futon poncho while you speak. In a report by CNN correspondent Mohammed Jamjoom explained that Fouad Al-Farhan was detained without reason for questioning by the Saudi government. Jamjoom [...]

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