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Incoming NRA President Calls Civil War The "War Of Northern Aggression"

In a 2012 speech to the New York Rifle & Pistol Association, where he also refers to President Obama as a “fake president” and calls Attorney General Eric Holder “rabidly unAmerican,” incoming National Rifle Association President Jim Porter applied an odd label to the wa

Anti-EU group beats British PM's party into third place in vote

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's opposition Labour party won an election for a single parliamentary seat in northern England on Friday, but the anti-European Union UK Independence Party (UKIP) came second, pushing Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives into third place.

Barack Obama discusses business and the drug war with Mexican president

US president plays down war on drugs and praises Enrique Peña Nieto for his boldness over economic reforms

US president Barack Obama and his Mexican counterpart Enrique Peña Nieto appeared determined to refocus the rhetoric of the bilateral relations away from drugs and violence and on to t

The New NRA President Fantasizes About "Whipping" Anti-Gun Opponents

Just in time for its wingnut-filled annual meeting tomorrow, the National Rifle Association is set to install a new president: an Alabama lawyer who laments "the war of Northern Aggression," calls Barack Obama "this fake president," and fantasizes about "whipping" opponents o

Commercial Goes Hilariously Wrong When Ram Gets Swept Out To Sea

A crew shooting a Ram truck commercial had a very bad day on Wednesday when the Power Wagon they were filming on a Northern California beach ended up stuck in the ocean for a bit.

Analysis: Nigeria faces long, bumpy road to making the lights work

ABUJA (Reuters) - In an unwanted daily routine lasting 17 years, Phillip Cleatus sits in the dark doorway of his shoe-making shop in Nigeria's northern city of Kaduna, waiting for the lights to come back on.

Intrepid Travel Offering 20 Percent Off All Food-Centric Trips Through August 31

Melbourne-based Intrepid Travel - known for its cultural and food-focused trips to remote corners of the planet - is now offering 20 percent off over 350 of their trips, including the newly-launched Food Adventures. The discount is good for all trips departing before August 31, 2013.

Obama's visit to Mexico: a chance to be a better neighbour Stephen Kinzer

Rather than fund the disastrous war on drug cartels, US aid can atone for Mexico's human rights atrocities of the Calderón era

President Obama's visit to Mexico this week provides a wonderful chance to reverse American policies that have helped destabilize the vibrant country with which it

Oslo Needs Your Garbage

lister king of smeg writes in with news that Oslo is running out of garbage which it burns to generate heat and electricity.

What Are the Odds Tom Ricketts Actually Moves the Cubs out of Wrigley Field?

Team owner Tom Ricketts would have everyone believe it could happen. All it would take is for him to not get his way with his proposed renovations to the Friendly Confines.