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Review: 'Battle of Algiers' incredibly powerful 1965 film remains prescient By Barbara Keenlyside CNN (CNN) -- "The Battle of Algiers" -- the groundbreaking 1965 film about the uprising that led to the 1962 independence of Algeria -- is back in a new DVD edition, and it reaches across nearly...

I SAY LET HIM GO AND TAKE COLLINS WITH YOU. _______________________________________________ Disgruntled Rice wants out of Oakland Janie Mccauley / Associated Press Posted: 28 minutes ago ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) - Jerry Rice spent his 42nd birthday defending his ability to catch passes yet...

'Slacker' tour plays fairgrounds Michael Moore brings out 10,000 friends, 200 critics By Lisa Petrillo and Michael Burge UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITERS October 13, 2004 SEAN HAFFEY / Union-Tribune Michael Moore works his audience. DEL MAR – A crowd of 10,000 sang "America The Beautiful"...

U.S., Iraq to probe missing N-equipment BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Washington has said it will join Baghdad in a full investigation into missing machinery from Iraq's nuclear facilities, and Iraq's science minister has invited U.N. inspectors to the country. The United States and Iraq have...

Lennox woman cut and burned in alleged chain saw attack dies of injuries ASSOCIATED PRESS 9:00 p.m. October 11, 2004 LOS ANGELES – A 33-year-old woman whose ex-husband allegedly attacked her with a chain saw died Monday nearly two weeks after the assault in which she also suffered severe...

Swift Boat Donors Float Nader Some Money By Brian Faler Thursday, October 7, 2004; Page A07 Swift Boat Veterans for Nader? A handful of donors to the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, an organization that has run controversial ads attacking Democrat John F. Kerry, have also given money to...

interrogation Scavenger Hunt E. Howard Hunt talks about Guatemala, the Bay of Pigs, and what really happened to Che. By Ann Louise Bardach Updated Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2004, at 5:04 AM PT MIAMI, Aug. 25, 2004—E. Howard Hunt is one of the most notorious spies of the 20th century. The son of an...

U.S. payrolls grew modestly in Sept. Employers added 96,000 jobs, less than expected The Associated Press Updated: 10:44 a.m. ET Oct. 8, 2004 WASHINGTON - Companies added 96,000 jobs to their payrolls in September, fewer than economists forecast for the last employment report before Election...

Sosa fined $87,400 for bailing out on Cubs Posted: Thursday October 7, 2004 11:02AM; Updated: Thursday October 7, 2004 11:05AM CHICAGO (AP) -- Sammy Sosa was fined $87,400 -- one day's salary _ for arriving late and leaving early at the Cubs' regular-season finale at Wrigley Field. Sosa...

Aryan leader charged with sending e-mail threats RENO, Nevada (AP) -- The self-proclaimed leader of the Aryan Nation in Nevada was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury for allegedly sending threatening e-mails to newspapers in Reno and San Francisco. Steven Holten, 40, once described...

Renato shot during carjacking attempt Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- Soccer player Cleonicio dos Santos Silva was shot and killed by thieves apparently trying to steal his car. The 28-year-old striker for FC Zurich, also known as Renato, died Monday and was buried Tuesday...

I say halfway to getting his ass handed to him, Cheney keels over, shits out his heart and sputters "aww, go fuck yourself" while Edwards flashes his hollywood smile and gives a big thumbs up.

Fox News apologises for Kerry fabrication Oliver Burkeman in New York Monday October 4, 2004 The Guardian Fox News, the influential rightwing US television network, said yesterday it had "reprimanded" its chief politi cal correspondent after its website carried fabricated quotes attributed to...

That was a solid play, you have to give it up to the old man but I think this will sideline him for a couple of weeks.

Cop fired for beating teen will get wages Updated Sept. 29, 2004, 11:52 a.m. ET INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — A police officer fired for punching a black teenager and slamming him against a patrol car should not be reinstated, but should be compensated for lost wages and awarded a financial...

Border Patrol accused in immigrants' deaths Survivors: Officers drove Mexicans into river, where 3 drowned From Mike M. Ahlers and David de Sola CNN Washington Bureau WASHINGTON (CNN) -- U.S. officials are investigating allegations that Border Patrol officers threw rocks at several illegal...

'Daily Show' viewers ace political quiz Survey reveals late-night TV viewers better informed By Bryan Long CNN (CNN) -- So, three guys are watching TV. One turns on Jay Leno. One tunes into David Letterman. And the other watches Jon Stewart. Who's better informed politically? In a recent...

Schwarzenegger bans smoking in prisons Decision could save $280 million in related health care costs SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who set up a tent outside his smoke-free state office to accommodate his taste for a good cigar, signed a bill Monday...

A-list states are bit players in 2004 drama Toby Eckert COPLEY NEWS SERVICE September 27, 2004 Jennifer Douglas, a media consultant from Solana Beach, has been camped out in Arizona since late August. It wasn't the picturesque desert and mountain landscape that attracted her. It was John...

Anyone catch the ass-whipping the old James Lights Out Toney put on the previously 22-0 Booker, who is only 23? Toney did it all one-armed too, his left shoulder was dislocated form the first round on, although you wouldn't have known it until the later rounds. He almost knocked Booker out...