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'Comedian and rapper Katt Williams remained jailed in suburban Atlanta on Monday after police said they arrested the entertainer for breaking into a home. Yarbrough (police officer)said the Sunday night incident happened at a home in Newnan, about 38 miles southwest of Atlanta. Yarbrough said...

Amid the ongoing financial regulation overhaul, the banking industry is hoping to pull off a quiet power grab that has eluded its grasp since the Great Depression, by stripping the independence of the board that sets financial accounting standards. The move could effectively let banks set...

The man, a civilian joyriding with his air force pilot friend, accidentally grabbed the eject lever while trying to brace himself. He was instantly fired through the aircraft's perspex canopy and blasted 320ft (100m) into the sky by the rocket-powered chair

...said Mack Reed, 50, of Silver Lake. "It's appalling how brash that is." Technically, it's not a tax increase, even though it may feel like one when your next paycheck arrives. As part of a bundle of budget patches adopted in the summer, the state is taking more money now in withholding...

Or even what "we're" teaching them even nowadays. "Police believe as many as 10 people ranging in age from 15 to mid-20s attacked the girl for more than two hours at a dimly lit area near benches Saturday night. As many as two dozen people saw the rape without notifying police." So, I...

First, two of the largest auto makers in the world. Now this. "The Obama administration will soon make public a new approach to dealing with so-called 'too big to fail' financial firms that would make it easier for the government to seize control of them and make major changes, an...

"The comedian acquired a cult-like following among adults with a show ostensibly meant for children. His signature routine, which he elevated to an art form, was pie-throwing." An icon of my youth. Anyone else remember him?

Truly, a country that cannot be taken at it's word. "President Obama’s policy of diplomatic engagement with Iran is close to collapse as Tehran backtracks on a crucial deal aimed at cutting its stockpiles of nuclear fuel. The framework deal, along with an offer to allow international...

Do you know where the drywall came from? Better hope it's not China. "This is like the small wave that's out on the horizon that's going to continue to grow and grow until it becomes a tsunami," said Florida attorney David Durkee, who represents hundreds of homeowners who are suing builders...

Anyway, at the end of the day, it is what it is.

A group of Somali pirates has been captured after attacking a French navy ship by mistake, apparently thinking it was a harmless cargo vessel. Seriously, I don't understand the last sentence : "Although the international naval forces have stepped up patrols in the Gulf of Aden this year...

"In the folk boom of the 1960s, no group had more success than Peter, Paul and Mary, in part because of their dramatic look: two serious gents in jackets and matching goatees and, between them, a strong-featured young woman with long blond hair in bangs and a supple, powerful voice. That was...

"The House has voted to deny all federal funding for ACORN, the community-organizing group that has been caught up in several scandals. The House action came several days after the Senate took a similar vote to block the Housing and Urban Development Department from giving grants to ACORN...

Talk about a bunch of A-holes. I sure hope she's got a pit bull of a lawyer, and I'll rarely ever say that. "A New Jersey pharmacy technician who says she was traumatized when a masked gunman burst into her store demanding OxyContin is suing her employers for arranging the mock holdup...

Say what you will, Glenn Beck sure seems to have found a chink in their armour. "The Census Director has sent a letter to the National Headquarters of ACORN notifying the group that the Census Bureau is severing all ties with the community organizing group for all work having to do with the...

I would post some juicy teaser text (there's a lot!), but the site doesn't allow it. It certainly points out some startling (and suspicious) coincidences in the decision-making process. :rolleyes: http://sbynews.blogspot.com/2009/09/obama-crookedness-at-chrysler.html I do hope something...

IIRC, someone asked what would happen if Republicans tried this school talk thing? Well, look no further. It has. Sherman, set the wayback machine to 1991. If you'll note, the big difference here is that today, it was the public doing the protesting, not our elected officials whining and...

"It was just too much, having to return to court twice on the same day to contest yet another traffic ticket, and Fire Chief Don Payne didn't hesitate to tell the judge what he thought of the police and their speed traps. The response from cops? They shot him. Right there in court. It's...

Interesting movie with a not-so-subtle political undertones, uckin ' fugly creatures, and the worst fargin' ending I think I've ever seen! :mad:

I really find it disturbing that this guy is dragging impressionable children into his battle. Is this really the type of person you want running this country? "Another task, recommended for younger students immediately after listening to the speech, is to engage in a discussion about what...