Pakistani diplomat Miangul Akbar Zeb was recently declined accreditation as his nation's ambassador to Saudi Arabia. The problem, it seems, is that his name means "biggest male genitals" in Arabic. read more
White House officials have told the Justice Department to consider other venues for the 9/11 terror trial that was to be held in lower Manhattan, the Daily News has learned.
Chinese legal experts are proposing a ban on eating dogs and cats, a culinary tradition dating back thousands of years that has been increasingly criticized by an affluent, pet-loving, urban middle class. read more
With no clear path forward on major health care legislation, Democratic leaders in Congress effectively slammed the brakes on President Obama's top domestic priority on Tuesday, saying they no longer felt pressure to move quickly on a health bill after eight months of setting deadlines and missing them. read more
After weeks of denials from the White House that the health care reform effort failed to exhibit the transparency President Barack Obama promised on the campaign trail, Obama is conceding that locking the public out of key discussions was a "mistake."
Gee, Cookie, maybe if I spent as much time as you do here I'd know about all the posts, too.
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