PARIS, Nov. 29 -- The knocks on his door came at 6:40 a.m., Vittorio de Filippis recalled, when Paris was still dark and he was fast asleep. Three police officers -- a pair of men and a woman, all wearing armbands -- had come to take him in.
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OTTAWA - Canada's two largest airlines must give disabled and morbidly obese passengers an extra free seat on domestic flights, beginning in January, after the Supreme Court of Canada refused Thursday to consider the carriers' appeal to a federal order.(Read more...)
I don't think I need to comment on today's news out of India. Please do be aware that we have a member and sometimes poster Jerry "Ergo Sum" out of Mumbai, India. Follow the link above to check out his excellent and inspirational website.(Read more...)
The page has links to a three-part article. The page will likely change in the future, so the links for each part are given below along with some excerpts and my comments. The picks Obama has made so far do not score very well. Part 1: Obama has already picked Timothy Geithner for Secretary of Treasury...(Read more...)
Blogger beware? Washington State regulators are wondering whether online political activism amounts to lobbying, which could force Web-based activists to file public reports detailing their finances. Both left and right political bloggers are campaigning against this idea!(Read more...)
Obama's is the largest ever post-election stock drop, the market down 20% since that day. Yet a one day rally of 400 pts after his treasury nomination has been called an Obama "Rally." Now, Fox News reports "Massive Economic Recovery Eyed." The question is, is this USSR circa 1920, or New Zion, circa the Milennium?(Read more...)
