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Obama Claims Democratic Presidential Nomination
Jun 5th, 2008 | By Mick G | Category: US News

Just a few hours after making political history, Barack Obama returned to a hero’s welcome in Washington.





TWA. Up, Up and Away…. Eventually
Jun 5th, 2008 | By Mick G | Category: US News

Last year Americans wasted a total of 320 million hours waiting for their plane. And this year is predicted to be worse.





Taking the Piss
May 11th, 2008 | By Mick G | Category: South America News

Throughout Buenos Aires, thousands of graying women joyfully pee into plastic containers at all hours of the day. It isn’t exactly the picture postcard image that Argentina’s Secretariat of Tourism wants shared, but from these ladies comes the most profitable product for export in Argentina.





Rising Oil Prices: $1000 to Fill an 18-Wheeler
May 7th, 2008 | By Mick G | Category: US News

Rising fuel prices are causing transportation companies to shutter and pushing some tuckers to creative forms of protest.





U.S. Workforce Shedding Jobs as Prices Rise
May 7th, 2008 | By Mick G | Category: US News

For the fourth month in a row, the economy lost jobs in April… but President Bush is promising that those rebate checks will turn things around.





VA Official Caught Lying to Congress
May 3rd, 2008 | By Mick G | Category: US News

Email records reveal Veteran’s Administration Mental Health Director lied to Congress about troop mental health care.





The Magic Wand School of Economics
May 3rd, 2008 | By Mick G | Category: US News

President Bush and Congress are blaming each other for what you’re paying at the grocery story and the gas pump.





The Check is in the Mail… and Spent
May 3rd, 2008 | By Mick G | Category: US News

Beginning next week 7.7 million Americans will receive their recovery rebates, but will they be big enough to help struggling families?





Pope Benedict Addresses the U.N.
Apr 18th, 2008 | By Mick G | Category: US News

Everything about this Pope’s visit to the United States is turning heads. Many thought he would wag a finger at the President over Iraq… It didn’t happen. Additionally he has repeatedly reached out to the victims of pries sex abuse.





Cause of Airline Crisis Points to the FAA
Apr 11th, 2008 | By Mick G | Category: US News

First Southwest was forced to ground planes following revelations the company had skipped mandatory inspections. Then it happened with American Airlines as well. The stream of forced groundings has left hundreds of thousands of travelers stranded and with few options.