Read a little. Learn a lot. • Tightly-written news, views and stuff • Follow us on Twitter • Be a Facebook Fan • Tumble us!

15 Mar 2009 11:25

tags

World: Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers conflict takes a huge toll

  • 36,000 civilians have been displaced during the conflict’s recent flare-up, the Red Cross says
  • 2,800 civilians may have been killed in the fighting between Sri Lanka and the separatist group source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

15 Mar 2009 11:19

tags

Sports: A quick catch-up on college basketball action

Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

15 Mar 2009 11:05

tags

Biz, U.S.: Rep. Barney Frank wants to try to take back the AIG bonuses

  • Good for him! He’s a cool guy. Frank, a Democrat, said he’ll look into taking the roughly $1 billion in bonuses, which the company says it’s legally obligated to give out, away from the company. “We need to find out whether these bonuses are legally recoverable,” Frank said. AIG Financial Products is receiving half of the bonuses – they’re the part of the company that made the credit default swaps that screwed up the economy. source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

15 Mar 2009 10:58

tags

World: Pakistan’s government couldn’t stop the protesters

It wasn’t for lack of trying – a clash between police and protesters later turned into a rally for supporters of Nawaz Sharif. source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

15 Mar 2009 10:13

tags

World: Who’s upsetting the peace in Northern Ireland?

  • 300 sepratists and “a few nutters and idiots,” police say source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

15 Mar 2009 10:09

tags

U.S., World: Dick Cheney says the Bush succeeded with Iraq

  • We have succeeded in creating in the heart of the Middle East a democratically-governed Iraq, and it is in fact what we set out to do.
  • Dick Cheney • Ex-Veep under the Bush administration, on their success with the War in Iraq. It was disruptive and worthy of shoe-throwing incidents, but yeah, they did it. • source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink

15 Mar 2009 10:03

tags

Culture: A hockey game broke out at an “America’s Next Top Model” tryout

  • It was beauty and bedlam. Officers don’t know what caused it, but chaos ensued at a tryout for “Top Model,” the Tyra Banks-helmed reality show, in New York yesterday. Six people were injured. Two sought medical treatment. Three others were arrested. For the love of God, someone involved with the show better have gotten that on tape, because that sounds like perfect reality show fodder. source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 0 Comments • Permalink
 
 
<< newer 
top tags