(2005-02-28) — As the Prime Minister of Lebanon announced the resignation of his government, the United Nations warned that crowds of protestors in Beirut have generated “dangerously high levels of carbon dioxide — a deadly greenhouse gas.”
“All of this mob chanting, shouting and incessant breathing in and out poses a threat to the environment in [...]

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(2005-02-26) — In another setback for the Bush administration, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak told a national TV audience Saturday that he would impose democratic presidential elections on this tranquil Arab dictatorship.
Mr. Mubarak — who has run unopposed every six years since becoming president in 1981 after the assassination of Anwar Sadat — called for “more [...]

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(2005-02-25) — Radio talkshow host Mike Gallagher today announced he had inked a marketing deal with the so-called “blogosphere” to provide advertising and promotion for his national program.
Under the terms of the deal, Mr. Gallagher, who has been hailed as “America’s second-string talk radio host,” will provide the blogosphere with “derision and ridicule in exchange [...]

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(2005-02-25) — Democrat National Committee Chairman Howard Dean today launched a tour of states that President George Bush won in November, with planned stops at what he called the “red-state trinity” — churches, gun shops and Wal-Mart stores.
“The president has done a good job of throwing red meat to conservatives,” said Mr. Dean during the [...]

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(2005-02-25) — In response to international pressure, Syria again announced today that it would begin to comply with the 1989 Arab-brokered Taif accord, this time by reducing Syrian military “boots on the ground” in Lebanon by 50 percent.
“Starting today, our troops stationed in Lebanon will never have more than one boot on the ground at [...]

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(2005-02-24) — After the recent discovery of two ancient crocodile skulls which closely resemble modern crocodiles despite 40 million years of evolution, the National Science Foundation (NSF) today issued a grant of $56 million to fund the new ‘No Croc Left Behind’ (NCLB) program.
The program, administered by the American Institute of Biological Science (AIBS) [...]

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(2005-02-24) — In another move designed to show his love and compassion for his wife, Michael Schiavo today announced he would auction off his guardianship of Terri Schiavo on eBay.
The winner of the auction will be named legal guardian for Mrs. Schiavo, who suffered brain damage during a heart attack in 1990. Under Florida law, [...]

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