2008 is shaping up to be the election year that we finally get to have the Great American Healthcare Debate again. And, as usual, Canada is again getting dragged into the fracas and, along the way, getting coated with the obfuscating dust of so many willful misconceptions that the actual facts about How Canada Does It are completely lost in the melee. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

$500, $1000, all the way to $100,000. These bills were printed in the 1920s and 1930s and all were recalled in 1969. You'll (probably) never own one but at least you can see what they looked like. picked by tigertony 3 months ago

As well as to grant legal protection to phone companies that cooperated in President Bush’s program of eavesdropping without warrants.

Hooray for freedom! picked by mahler87 3 months ago

They say they wanted to show their commitment to freedom of speech after an alleged plot to kill one of the cartoonists behind the drawings.

These guys have big cajones. And I respect them. picked by mahler87 3 months ago

A beaten and abused dog in Iraq tracked a soldier who had befriended him 70 miles across the Iraqi desert. picked by dollyllama 3 months ago

University of Exeter archaeologists have discovered a Roman fort in South East Cornwall, England. Dating back to the first century AD, this is only the third Roman fort ever to have been found in the county. The team believes its location, close to a silver mine, may be significant in shedding light on the history of the Romans in Cornwall. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

Following the news of the decision of the UK's Dep of Education to pull out the Holocaust from school manuals in order not to offend the Islamic comunity, and after receiving a chain email concerning this very subject. “General Eisenhower understood that many people would be unable to comprehend the full scope of this horror. He also understood that any human deeds that were so utterly e... read full post picked by palmieres 3 months ago

At just 2ft 9in, Indian muscleman Aditya 'Romeo' Dev is the world's smallest bodybuilder. Pint-sized Romeo is well-known in his hometown of Phagwara, India - for his ability to lift 1.5kg dumbbells - despite his overall 9kg body weight. picked by MissWinkle 3 months ago

Suspected attack on 14-year-old by a US Marine has echoes of 1995 case that hurt the US-Japan alliance

*Photo not of alleged rapist picked by juaner899 3 months ago

Italian scientists say they have proved Napoleon was not poisoned, scotching the legend the French emperor was murdered by his British jailors. picked by MandolinOrange 3 months ago

"As Muslims we shouldn't celebrate a non-Muslim celebration, especially this one that encourages immoral relations between unmarried men and women, " Sheikh Khaled Al-Dossari, a scholar in Islamic studies, told the Saudi Gazette, an English-language newspaper. picked by dollyllama 3 months ago

They've got amazing hotels, artificial islands, even an indoor ski mountain. And now, to add to the list, Dubai will become home to largest arch bridge in world when the constructions of this monster is finished in 2012. Seriously, what can'tthey do over there? picked by leopoldogolba 3 months ago

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday threatened to cut off oil sales to the United States if Exxon Mobil wins court judgments to seize billions of dollars in Venezuelan assets.

"If you end up freezing (Venezuelan assets) and it harms us, we're going to harm you," Chavez said. picked by Marli 3 months ago

This Russian calendar gives a light hearted but interesting look at some Russian stereotypes of other nations.

Now that I've posted it, I'm going back to drinking tea and living football. picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

For the third consecutive year, Chicago-area Muslims have made one of the Food Depository’s single largest annual meat donations. More than 21,000 pounds of Halal beef was donated in January picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

Where would we be without the bard?

Well for one, we'd be forced to call an alligator a 'Chompapottamus.' picked by SparklyEyedGal181 3 months ago

Devil’s Pool is a natural rock pool at the very top of the Victoria Falls, at Zimbabwe, with a height of about 100 metres, where you can swim safely and take pictures. picked by wildminou 3 months ago

Two rescuers came upon what they thought was a doll lying in a muddy field among the debris. Then he moved. picked by cb__ 3 months ago

The youngster's mother Alison Pettigrew said: "We couldn't quite believe it when Oliver ran into the bank.
A spokesman for HSBC blamed the security lapse on a fault
with the electronic door, and rewarded Oliver by putting £10 in his own bank account. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

My first post here on Plime. Thought I'd go with something easy. Praying to deities this isn't a dupe. picked by Blankspace73 3 months ago

Two feet, 9 inches tall, Christianne Ray found love and gave birth to a daughter. picked by DemureArt 3 months ago

The final resting place of three German U-boats, nicknamed "Hitler's lost fleet", has been found at the bottom of the Black Sea. The submarines had been carried 2,000 miles overland from Germany to attack Russian shipping during the Second World War, but were scuttled as the war neared its end. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

Photo Essay - A toddler is hurled from a burning building. The girl's parents tossed her to members of the fire brigade, not seen, during a fire in an apartment building in Germany. Nine people, including five children, died in the blaze. picked by bevissimo 3 months ago

..with a full scholarship to a $34,000-a-year private college. picked by cb__ 3 months ago

It looks like a couple of suburban St. Louis purse snatchers picked the wrong women to attack. The victims fought back _ with a snow shovel. picked by dollyllama 3 months ago