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Max Blumental reports on The Daily Beast that Sarah Palin may have quit her job today because she was trying to avert a major, yet-to-be-disclosed corruption scandal....
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The crown of the famed New York Statue of Liberty will reopen tomorrow for the first time since September 11th, 2001, and what better day than the celebration of...
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American nuns could be said to have their habits in a twist in the face of two investigations by the Vatican into whether they have come to espouse lifestyles and views...
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The Jackson family has decided to hold a memorial for their late son at Los Angeles’ Staple Center. Jackson died last week from what was probably a strong...
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Alaska Governor and former Republican 2008 vice-president nominee Sarah Palin has decided to resign from her governorship.
The resignation will come at the end of the...
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A Philadelphia man’s accused of using Tarot cards and mysticism to lure three teenage girls into having sex with him.
“He was reading my cards and told me...
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Brad Pitt surely deserves to be there in the green celebs’ list. Well, you may or may not agree to it. Still his foundation, Make It Right, makes him proud in...
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While the onslaught of miserable June weather played havoc with people’s plans and psyches, it has also provided a quiet benefit to many city neighborhoods. Fatal and...
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Amidst the fireworks, the beer and the cookouts associated with the celebration of the 4th of July Independence holiday, it is common to forget why the founders of the...
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Despite about two trillion dollars pumped into banks and the general economy from the government, the United States’ economy continues to shed jobs.
The U.S....
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Gavin Newsom, the mayor of San Francisco, has an emergency button under his desk that was installed 30 years ago after former City Supervisor Dan White entered City...
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The King of Pop still had it.
In defiance of all the critics who called him Wacko Jacko and a has-been, Michael Jackson still put on a show that eluded most artists....
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California, one of the world’s largest economies, has reached the brink. It is a sad day for America for California always promised the “Golden Road”...
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President Obama promised a break from the old Washington ways of permanent campaigning and a president unaccountable to the people. Put aside the lack of...
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With respect to Gov. Mark Sanford, it’s probably always a mistake for a Puritan to visit Latin America. A handsome cardiologist’s son, he married money,...
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It has long been known that Michael Jackson had an inconsiderate stage-dad. Joe Jackson reportedly pushed his son excessively as a young star.
Jackson has long stated...
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For the first time since 1968, a party will command a filibuster proof majority in the Senate.
After several months of recounts and court battles, Democratic...
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Michael Jackson was so distraught over persistent insomnia in recent months that he pleaded for a powerful sedative despite warnings it could be harmful, says a...
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Dreaming of a house that is remarkably awesome? Designed by Touzet studio, the amazing North Bay Road Residence located in Miami Beach, Florida is one such example. The...
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As Iran stumbles deeper into political crisis, with scores of protestors murdered and likely more deaths coming after Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami declared them...
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Eco Factor: Fuel-efficient fuel-cell powered car.
A new hydrogen fuel cell-powered city car designed by students at Oxford and Cranfield Universities in England is...
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Eco Factor: The car runs on biodiesel-powered engine.
Jay Leno, who had promised to put his biodiesel-burning EcoJet concept on the road, made another appearance with...
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Coastal areas may present pleasant weather throughout the year for the natives as well as visitors, but marine life also brings various hardships, like transportation...
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Designer: Olof Claesson
In a futuristic attempt to make transportation in the underwater cities faster and more enjoyable, industrial designer Olof Claesson has...
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Eco Factor: Concept Vehicle runs on algae-powered fuel cell engine.
Designed by a bunch of designers, including Benjamin Cselley, Jupin Ghanbari, Jessica Covi and...
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Eco Factor: Car runs on zero emission electric engine.
The Navis car is another concept among many other urban transportation solutions trying to make space in the...
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AP, Springfield
Illinois has fired a transportation official who saw his salary nearly double in five years, including an 8 percent bump in the final days of ousted Gov. Rod...
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AP, Washington
It was an ironic start to legislative efforts to tackle the nation’s transportation woes.
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The Afghan ministry of transport has started making efforts in improving and standardizing the public transport system in Kabul.
Ministry officials say that they have,...
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Students from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette have designed a concept for an elevated and automated railway system that intends to do away with the congestions...
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The concept of airliner + cityloader Transport Efficiency 2020 offers the separation of long and short distance transportation freight traffic. Conceptualized by Aram...
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Designed especially to answer to the needs of a business traveler, the Triscele House concept aims to make the person feel more “at home” in a temporary...
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AP, Missoula
It looks like the Montana Department of Transportation will stick to fixing potholes instead of helping to grow pot.
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AP, Montgomery
The Alabama Department of Transportation is keeping the Interstate 10 welcome center in Baldwin County closed until it gets test results on a suspicious substance found...
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AP, Cambridge
Top minds at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are pulling together to tackle the world’s transportation problems.
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AP, Washington
President Barack Obama says the new road-building initiative in his economic recovery program will create or save 150,000 jobs by the end of next year.
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AP, Washington
President Barack Obama plans to drop by the Transportation Department to tell workers there how they will benefit from the economic stimulus package already signed into...
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AP, Washington
The agency responsible for transportation security has too few inspectors to make sure rail and mass transit employees are doing enough to guard against terrorists, a...
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AP, Washington
A plan to build a national network of high-speed passenger trains receives a $5 billion installment under President Barack Obama’s transportation budget.
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President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the Transportation Department in Washington, Tuesday, March 3, 2009.
