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The North American Union, an increasingly popular conspiracy theory about a group of shadowy international "elites" who are planning to "replace the United States" with a transnational government, is a manifestation of xenophobia that would do the John Birch Society proud. Just what is the...

US: New polls reveal mass opposition to Democrats and Republicans By Joe Kay New opinion polls released this week show mounting discontent within the American population over the war in Iraq and the policies of both political parties. They reflect deep and bitter opposition to the Bush...

Former two-time heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko will begin his comeback against three-time title challenger Jameel McCline on September 22 in Munich, Germany. For Klitschko (35-2, 34 KOs), it will be his first fight since his December 2004 KO against Danny Williams. Vitali retired in...

Woman jailed for testicle attack A woman who ripped off her ex-boyfriend's testicle with her bare hands has been sent to prison. Amanda Monti, 24, flew into a rage when Geoffrey Jones, 37, rejected her advances at the end of a house party, Liverpool Crown Court heard. She pulled off his left...

“The Army now admits that it secretly dumped 64 million pounds of nerve and mustard agents into the sea, along with 400,000 chemical-filled bombs, land mines and rockets and more than 500 tons of radioactive waste - either tossed overboard or packed into the holds of scuttled vessels.” t is...

Italian police have arrested a Russian "ninja" who had been spreading fear across farmlands in the north of the country. The man, camouflaged in an all black suit, had robbed several farmers and their families at knife point, police say. Police had been searching for him for several weeks...

Last update: 06-11-2007 BILOXI, Miss. - A judge sentenced boxer Hector Luis "Macho" Camacho to the maximum seven years in prison Monday for burglary. But the 8-time world champion could avoid spending time in a jail cell. Harrison County Circuit Judge Steve Simpson suspended six years...

This is a fight I'm really looking forward too. I wonder what mental state Pacman is currently under considering the embarrassing election loss and all the bullshit surrounding him caused obviously by a number of people out to take advantage of him. If theres ever a good time for an upset, its...

By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) Most people have had deja vu -- that eerie sense of having experienced something before -- but U.S. researchers have identified the part of the brain responsible for this sensation, and they think it may lead to new treatments for memory-related problems...

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Just like I said, since Calzaghe signed to fight Kessler, there is really no where else to go for Taylor but to fight Pavlik. ::: ::: Jermain Taylor vs. Kelly Pavlik is Close For 9/29 By Mark Vester It appears that WBC/WBO middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (27-0-1, 17 KOs) may actually...

A team of Canadian surgeons got a shock when the patient they were operating on began shedding dark greenish-black blood, the Lancet reports. The man emulated Star Trek's Mr Spock - the Enterprise's science officer who supposedly had green Vulcan blood. In this case, the unusual colour of the...

A wheelchair user has been taken for a high-speed ride along a US highway after his handlebars became tangled up in the front grille of a lorry. The back of the 21-year-old man's wheelchair was scooped up as he passed in front of a lorry leaving a petrol station, Michigan state police said...

(June 4, 2007) -- Tank Johnson of the Chicago Bears has been suspended without pay for the first eight games of the regular season for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy, the NFL announced. Johnson is eligible to participate in the Bears' offseason workout program, training camp and...

One more good read for the day... ::: ::: Watching the Detectives By ROCK and RAP CONFIDENTIAL On April 19, rapper Wise Intelligent sent out an email which included the following: "It has always been my position that the black rapper is NOT allowed to address or lend his voice to any...

Interesting read.... ::: ::: June 1, 2007 The FBI and the Godfather (of Soul) By DAVE MARSH I don't know what anti-censorship activist (and longtime CounterPunch contributor) Phyllis Pollack expected when she filed a request for James Brown's FBI file under the Freedom of Information Act. I...

LOL. This fight must happen... Manny Pacquiao is not running away from Juan Manuel Marquez. He never did. He never will. The Filipino superstar, branded a coward for declining the position as mandatory challenger to the Mexican champion, said he’s willing to face Marquez in September but in...

I was getting worried this fight would never happen. Since Calzaghe will face Kessler, this should mean Jermain Taylor will fight Pavlik, unless he is a complete douchebag ____________ Promoter Frank Warren was on BBC Radio Five Live and revealed that a bout between WBO super middleweight...

By ANNE GEARAN, AP Diplomatic Writer Sat May 19, 7:27 PM ET WASHINGTON - The new U.S. Embassy in Baghdad will be the world's largest and most expensive foreign mission, though it may not be large enough or secure enough to cope with the chaos in Iraq. A portion of the new U.S. embassy under...