Afghans Incensed by Air Attack on Village

This is starting to sound like the line about having to destroy the town to save the town…

Accusations and denials are swirling in Kabul as the Afghan government and the international military forces try to unravel the facts surrounding an August 21 air strike in the village of Azizabad, in the [...]

“We’re coming for you McCain!!”

I love that Biden was brought in as the muscle, like a third string hockey line.

Source: flickr.com via mtippett

Did he really say that?
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Excessive Dredging Threatens Florida Marine Life

This is becoming a problem in many coastal areas.

Bulldozers are burying famous pompano beaches of Martin County. The wonderful snorkeling reef at Phipps Park in Palm Beach County is doomed. Dredges are on the way to Sanibel and Captiva islands’ legendary snook beaches, among many others.

Meanwhile, marine scientists, environmental groups, [...]

News Bits: Veoh Wins DMCA Case

This is good news for all of us

Good news for video sites that rely on user-submitted video — Veoh Networks Inc. was found not guilty of copyright infringement for content uploaded by its users.
The decision from U.S. District Court judge Howard Lloyd ruled against adult entertainment company IO Group, [...]

Wacky Business Idea #9: Stockpiling Garbage

Last week I was getting bummed out about the impending ecological collapse that seems more assured with each passing day.  Then I had an idea that gave me reason for optimism.  What if, as the cost of petroleum and other resources skyrockets, our garbage dumps become new mines.  Think about it.  Plastic is really an [...]

Feisty puppy scares off 3 bears in NJ back yard

As the proud owner of a cockapoo (pictured here) I can attest to the surprising (and often impolite) fiestiness of the beast.  Petunia knows no fear and neither, it seems, does this courageous lapdog. 

A 15-pound cocker spaniel-poodle mix named Pawlee scared off a mother bear and her two cubs Sunday morning [...]

Forget Hillary, Kucinich electrifies convention arena

Hillary delivered a luke warm endorsement of Obama while Dennis Kucinich moved from obscurity to center stage with a barenuckled attack on the Republicans.

Rep. Dennis Kucinich, erstwhile presidential candidate and strident opponent of the Bush administration, gave the most spirited speech of the session Tuesday condemning the war, the economy and [...]

Biltmore owner fights city with Facebook

Zak Pashak, entrepreneur and owner of the Biltmore nightclub in Vancouver, is using Facebook to fight what he views as an unfair targeting of his business by local regulators.  Here is the letter he published on Facebook today.
See previous NowPublic coverage on this story here – and follow our ongoing updates on the NowPublic Biltmore [...]

Who is Randy Scheunemann and what is he telling John McCain?

Now here is an interesting character…

While the foreign affairs advisor to Republican presidential candidate John McCain, Scheunemann was also a registered foreign agent (lobbyist) for the Republic of Georgia[5] [6]
On April 17, 2008, McCain spoke on the phone with Georgia President Mikheil Saakashvili about Russian efforts to gain leverage over two [...]

Protesters confront Fox News reporter

STATE CAPITOL – Security at an anti-war rally outside the state Capitol this morning allegedly had to break up a confrontation between a Fox News reporter and Ward Churchill, a former University of Colorado professor who caused an uproar when he called victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks “little Eichmanns.” [...]