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Wikipedia, iPhone Among Decade’s Top 10 Internet MomentsNEW YORK (Reuters) - The launch of Wikipedia, emergence of the iPhone and the election of President Barack Obama were among the 10 most influential moments on the Internet in the past decade, according to the annual Webby awards. Other events singled out by the New York-based International... |
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Army Now Allowing Media To Cover Palin Event At Fort BraggRALEIGH, N.C. — The U.S. Army said Friday it would open Sarah Palin's appearance on Fort Bragg to media, a reversal from earlier in the week when the military wanted the event closed out of fears it would prompt political grandstanding against President Barack Obama. The attempt to ban media at ... |
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Nationwide Vigils Planned for Slain Gay Puerto Rican Teen as Officials Mull Application of Federal Hate Crimes LawThe AP catches up with the story of slain Puerto Rican gay teen Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado. Over the weekend the decapitated, dismembered, and partially charred body of gay teen Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado was found by the side of a road in Puerto Rico. The police investigator suggested that he de... |
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Barack Obama is a Starving Starlet: How the President's Weight Became an International Fascination [Thinspiration] (via Gawker)Posted 4h ago via Gawker --- Accused of skipping meals and wasting away, the leader of the free world protested: Am not, I have naturally fine bones, and I'm under ... |
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Muslim countries trying again to criminalize criticism of Islam at the UNThey're doing it, of course, under the cover of criminalizing "blasphemy," but the real agenda here is to compel the West to adopt Sharia norms forbidding criticism of Islam, including analysis of the jihad terrorists' motives and goals. This, of course, would leave us mute and defensel... |
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Yoani Sanchez: Presidemt Obama's Answers to My QuestionsAs I reported yesterday, I submitted seven questions to the American president, Barack Obama. He kindly took the time to respond; following are the answers I received from the White House. President Obama's Responses to Yoani Sanchez's Questions Thank you for this opportunity to exchan... |

