Rudolph: the True Story Behind the Social Outcast of the Reindeer. (The Sixth Funny Day of Christmas)

In actuality, Rudolph was indeed ridiculed and persecuted for his red nose, and then he led the sleigh through the fog one night and saved Christmas, and then he was summarily assassinated by Blitzen, with the support of most of the other reindeer. Rudolph was not part of the  …

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Military Coup in Honduras: Pres. Zelaya removed from office.

Democratically elected President Zelaya has been ousted by the military and flown out of the country by the military.

video:Afghanistan becoming new Iraq - "Obama's War" (interview w/ Jeremy Scahill)

What we know for sure is that the fighting in Afghanistan is escalating. At least 21 thousand more American troops are going in and the number of private security contractors working for the military there jumped 29 percent in the last three months alone.

Wild dogs that commute on the subway

STRAY dogs are commuting to and from a city centre on underground trains in search of food scraps. The clever canines board the Tube each morning.

Terry McAuliffe's attempt to bribe Nader is product of Two-Party Tyranny

McAuliffe, who recently chaired Hillary Clinton's failed bid for the presidency, is trying to move from the back rooms of Democratic Party power politics to elected office, running for governor in Virginia.

US Bombing in Afghanistan Kills as Man as 120, Including Women and Children

"The deaths came to public attention this week after local people brought some 30 bodies to the provincial capital to show government officials.

video - Insani-Tea: Conservatives Rally Around "Teabagging"

"the teabagging of Congress." "who wouldn't want to teabag John McCain" ? etc..

Newseum | Today's Front Pages | Map View

map of US, when you rollover a dot the local newspaper pops up... and if you click again it shows you the cover, and if you click again it goes to the newspaper's website.

The Last 'Unknown' Tribe knows enough about us

No offer of Western medicine or technology can compensate for apocalyptic destruction

Who Watches While the US Invades Pakistan and Syria?

Has anyone in Washington noticed? The new US raids into Pakistan and Syria are, as was the invasion of Iraq, in blatant violation of international law.

Bush rejects pleas for more agents to investigate economic meltdown

"They are bogged down big-time or there would be some indictments by now," said a recently retired bureau official who played a pivotal role in setting FBI policy after 9/ 11.

American Politics Mash Up from Ninja Tune (music video)

Revolution '08 Dancefloor hooligans Coldcut join forces with America's leading audio-visual vigilante TV Sheriff to bring you an election vivisectionRevolution '08.

Wealth gap creating a social time bomb

Growing inequality in US cities could lead to widespread social unrest and increased mortality, says a new United Nations report on the urban environment. . . .

How the Republican and Democratic Parties Secretly Control the Presidential Debates

I want a real debate. The Obama and McCain campaigns jointly negotiated a detailed secret contract dictating the terms of all the 2008 debates. This includes who gets to participate, as well as the topics raised during the debates.

US 'casino' mentality blamed for planet's meltdown

Astounded by the U.S. government's failure to resolve the financial crisis threatening the foundations of the global free market, fingers of blame are pointing at America from around the planet.

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UN, US reports on civilian deaths in Afghan raid

A look at U.N. and U.S. reports on allegations of civilian deaths during American-led military raid Aug. 22 in Azizabad, Afghanistan:

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Ralph Nader on the Democrats' Corporate Ties, the Silencing of Third Parties, and Why Biden is the

Hear this man speak. "The point was, and why we did what almost nobody ever does at the presidential candidacy level, bringing on competitors, so to speak, third-party and independent candidates, is to try to break the grip of this corporation called the Commission on Presidenti …

Garbage Island - Vbs.tv

dumping tons of garbage in the Pacific Ocean that accumulates and makes a big trashy island north of Hawaii. This is episode 1 in the VBS (Vice Broadcasting System) web tv series.

Groups: Bush rushing to rewrite species rules

The Bush administration is providing insufficient time for public comment as it seeks to loosen rules protecting endangered species, representatives of more than 100 conservation groups charged Friday.

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Iraq contractors 'cost US $85bn'

The scale of the private contract business and the sums involved have prompted calls for greater scrutiny.

Giant ball in the trees is a designer eco-resort treehouse.

sleek interior, see pictures. Our Planet Retreats suspended spheres all around the world that you can stay in.

Inside Sudan - Intro - Vbs.tv

Shane Smith @ Vice doing some more 3rd world field research. He learns the conflict in Sudan is more complicated than you think. Or less complicated - a familiar natural resource that starts with an OI! and ends with an L . (ummm, that's OIL).

UN promotes sports and peace project in Kenya

someone has to seed something positive in the WORLD NEWS section. I'll do it.

Montreal's public bike system integrates Web, RFID

With gas prices climbing daily, many commuters are looking for a more economic (and ecologically responsible) way to travel. Treehugger reports that the City of Montreal has launched one possible solution: the Public Bike System.

Indians Find U.S. at Fault in Food Cost

read the article, peep the "multimedia" *graphic* chart on the left.

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