Top US War Contractor Skirts Taxes Offshore through Shell Companies in Cayman Islands

Kellogg Brown & Root, the nation's top Iraq war contractor and until last year a subsidiary of Halliburton Corp., has avoided paying hundreds of millions of dollars in federal Medicare and Social Security taxes by hiring workers through shell companies based in this tropical tax  …

28

16

Humanity Lobotomy - Save the Internet

A ten-minute video explaining the issue of net neutrality and why it's important to take action now in order to save the internet as we know it.

3

1

Clinton Says She and McCain Offer Experience, Obama Offers Speeches

"I think you'll be able to imagine many things Senator McCain will be able to say," she said. "He's never been the president, but he will put forth his lifetime of experience. I will put forth my lifetime of experience.

1

1

The Gaza Bombshell - The White House's Plan to Provoke a Palestinian Civil War

Vanity Fair has obtained confidential documents, since corroborated by sources in the U.S.

14

44

Civil Rights Icon Lewis Officially Switches From Clinton To Obama

Civil rights leader John Lewis dropped his support for Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential bid Wednesday in favor of Barack Obama.

2

1

Secret Service Orders Police to Stop Security Screening at Obama Rally

Security details at Barack Obama's rally Wednesday stopped screening people for weapons at the front gates more than an hour before the Democratic presidential candidate took the stage at Reunion Arena.

72

60

Why I Switched from Clinton to Obama

Former President of Chicago NOW, Lorna Brett Howard, tells the story of why she switched from supporting Hillary Clinton to suppor Former President of Chicago NOW, Lorna Brett Howard, tells the story of why she switched from supporting Hillary Clinton to supporting Barack Obama.

7

5

British ex-army chief criticises U.S. over Iraq

The head of the British army during the Iraq invasion has launched a scathing attack on U.S. post-war policy, a newspaper reported on Saturday, underlining growing transatlantic strains over Iraq.

1

2

'No Sun link' to climate change

A new scientific study concludes that changes in the Sun's output cannot be causing modern-day climate change. It shows that for the last 20 years, the Sun's output has declined, yet temperatures on Earth have risen.

14

26

The Global Climate Change Consensus: My Experiment

Peter Norvig, Director of Research at Google, on the different assessment of the scientific results on climate change in two studies by Naomi Oreskes and Benny Peiser, respectively: When faced with a controversy like this, the great thing is that you can do your own research.

1

1

C. Hagel: Administration Requested Authorization For War Outside Iraq

It's incredible that you had to ask for that. It is incredible. That's what I said to Andy Card. Said it to Powell, said it to Rice. Might have even said it to the president. And finally, begrudgingly, they sent over a resolution for Congress to approve.

0

0

Feinstein Speaks out on U.S. Atty Firings

Recently, it came to my attention that the Department of Justice has asked several U.S. Attorneys from around the country to resign their positions -- some by the end of this month -- prior to the end of their terms not based on any allegation of misconduct.

2

0

How to handle chronic complainers

Got any chronic complainers where you work? It seems like every workplace has them - the people for whom the weather is always too warm or too cold, the boss is a jerk, the food is lousy, work sucks and … you fill out the list. No matter how good things get they still only s …

0

0

President Bush's Denomination against War in Iraq

Though this isn't news, I seeded it because I don't know if it got the attention it deserves.

26

20

Francis Fukuyama: "A Model Democracy is not Emerging in Iraq"

A clear and rational analysis of the ongoing effort for democratization in the middle east.

1

0

Opinion: Democracy in a Cartoon

1

0