Segolene Royale Mesure May Get French Youngsters Out Of Bed Frustrated by recent polls giving her right-wing opponent Nicolas Sarkozy a lead in the presidential election campaign, Segolene Royale, the socialist candidate this week launched her election program, a presidential “Pacte” containing 100 mesures. A key mesure which immediately boosted Royale’s standing in the polls was the announcement of a monthly state payment to young people on the sole condition that… they are young...>>>
Bush Still Coy About “Operation Legacy” Washington, DC - During a brief press conference today held to refute persistent rumours about imminent plans to bomb Iran, a visibly exasperated US President Bush brusquely brushed aside any such speculation. “This idea is totally ridiculous,” he smirked, yanking yet another petal off a daisy he was holding...>>>
SCIENCE: Free Radicals’ Lost Liberty Public health bosses came under fire yesterday after revealing plans to impose further restrictions on free radicals. Campaigners from a pressure group calling themselves the “Radicals” were reported to be “reacting badly”. Several arrests were made following a ruckus outside the Department of Health in London. >>>
Hollywood Gaga Over Obama Los Angeles - "We will be hosting a fund-raising reception for U.S. Senator Barack Obama," the invitation stated. "We hope you will be able to join us and meet Senator Obama in person." The invitation was signed: Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and David Geffen....>>> Rule Putinia - Tea Leaves Threaten Anti-Missile Defense System Moscow – Enraged over US plans to install a missile shield in Russia’s former bordering slave states, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned the US not to go ahead with “this foolhardy plan”... >>>
The early polls have come in and show that Rudolph Giuliani barely leads Hillary Clinton, John McCain, and Barak Obama among the 50% of U.S. citizens who ultimately won't care enough to vote come election day. Alisa Manheim, 37, said, "I would never vote for Hillary. I think she's despicable. But I like this Obama guy. He seems like he genuinely cares about America and has a plan for our future. So come election day in November 2008, I'll be most disappointed I didn't vote for him." When asked why should wouldn't end up voting, she said, "I imagine I'll consider it and then realize that if I go vote, I won't have time to go tanning."...>>>
