A few days ago the New York Daily News reported that a prostitute formerly employed by Eliot Spitzer claims also too have been employed by another governor. Also according to the News, her madam corroborated the story: picked by JoshSF49 3 months ago

On Aug. 5, General Mills, Hershey Co, Mars Inc., and Kraft Foods alerted Thomas J. Vilsak, the secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, of their combined forecast of low sugar supplies. These food companies warned that if the Agriculture Department does not allow them to import more tariff-free sugar, "our nation will virtually run out of sugar" and they will be forced to raise c... read full post picked by kakana 3 months ago

Very interesting read, and one that I would fully support. Maybe I should start shopping there. picked by JoshSF49 3 months ago

The topic of the conversation is about a pertinent contemporary issue, probably something to do with a group of people who fall outside your realm of experience and identity. They’re also probably fairly heavily discriminated against - or so they claim. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

11-year old reporting phenom goes one-on-one with Obama.

*Video in link picked by nateebiinature 3 months ago

A southern Utah newspaper has rejected a gay California couple's wedding announcement, saying its policy is to publish announcements only for marriages legal under Utah law. picked by muppet 3 months ago

Dick Cheney is going against two principles he held dear during his decades of public service — he's not keeping secrets, and he's no longer being careful not to undermine a former superior. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Both sides are lying about the house version of the health care act - or rather everyone is interpreting the act in their own way. Much is open. Many with strong opinions haven't even read it. (PDF). Here is one person's attempt to answer some of the concerns in a relatively bias-free way. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

The fact that the poster mentions the President's children has been the main point of contention, though neither the children's names nor their images appear. picked by cb__ 4 months ago

The census is used in part to determine the number of representatives each state sends to D.C. The problem is due to the census (illegally according to some) counting illegal aliens as citizens, states such as California will receive many more seats than they are entitled to picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

A large number of blacks are tired of the race card being played. The Project 21 black leadership network is condemning an article in the NYT and demanding Obama refute it because it makes the all too often claim that the only reason people don't like the health reform bill is because they are racists. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

they paid for goods with a worthless promise, now want sales taxes on said goods paid for with real money picked by shoestix 4 months ago

Whitehall officials discovered the science-fiction writer, who invented a religion now followed by celebrities such as Tom Cruise, awarded himself a PhD from a sham college he had acquired in California. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

In an effort to raise money to haul her family to Disneyland, 8-year-old Daniela Earnest and her stepmother decided to build a lemonade stand at an intersection in Tulare, where they would sell freshly-squeezed lemonade to passersby. A cop had another idea. picked by suebe 4 months ago

Incredibly, President George W. Bush told French President Jacques Chirac in early 2003 that Iraq must be invaded to thwart Gog and Magog, the Bible’s satanic agents of the Apocalypse. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

Soaring costs are pushing France's universal health-care system into crisis. The result: As Congress fights over whether the U.S. should be more like France, France is trying to borrow U.S. tactics. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

There are any number of alternative health reform plans some far simpler and far less potentially harmful to the economy. One option would combine tort reform and a change from the employer-provided health benefits that is the current model. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

Without Buffett's image, AIG doesn't get rescued, Goldman Sachs fails and the bank bailout looks very different. picked by 2longdogs 4 months ago

The voting is closed but here are the results. And they aren't good. picked by cb__ 4 months ago

What happens when you put a Catholic priest, Father Jonathan Morris, on FOXNews and let people ask him religious questions?

Entertainment. Puzzlement. Confusion.

Were you expecting anything different? picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

The cash-strapped University of California - forced to lay off employees, cut pay and offer fewer classes because of deep cuts in state funding - has now agreed to lend the state nearly $200 million.
*Seriously* picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

Mobile, Alabama city officials dismissed a public lewdness charge against an 81-year-old woman accused of urinating in a public park when she couldn't make it to a bathroom. picked by suebe 4 months ago

OYE! OYE! Get you OWN Kenyan Birth Certificate, you fill in the false information and BAM! You are Kenyan! picked by blurmore 4 months ago

Medical care in the United States is derided as miserable compared to health care systems in the rest of the developed world. Economists, government officials, insurers, and academics beat the drum for a far larger government role in health care. Much of the public assumes that their arguments are sound because the calls for change are so ubiquitous and the topic so complex. Before we turn to gove... read full post picked by shuallyo 4 months ago

North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has pardoned two jailed American journalists and ordered their release following an unannounced meeting with former President Bill Clinton picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago