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JULY 23, 2007, 1:00 am

Unprecedented Obstructionism

Last week in the Senate, conservatives denied the will of the American people by filibustering a measure to end the war in Iraq.Read more »
JULY 22, 2007, 1:00 am

Barbra's second night at the O2 in London: A Star-Studded Spectacular

Nicolas Cage, Pierce Brosnan, Dan Ackroyd, Bryan Adams, and more all came out to London's O2 Dome last night to catch Barbra's second-to-last concert of her first ever European Tour.Nicolas Cage, Pierce Brosnan, Dan Ackroyd, Bryan Adams, West Theatre favorite Elaine Paige, designer Julien Macdonald, Donna Karan and life-long fan Richard E. Grant (seeing the show for a second time!) all came out to London's O2 Dome last night to catch Barbra's second-to-last concert of her first ever European Tour. Barbra will perform her final show of the Tour this Wednesday at the O2.Read more »
JULY 22, 2007, 1:00 am

Vetoing Children's Health

President Bush is threatening to veto any substantial increase in spending for a highly successful children's health program on the bizarre theory that expanding it would be the "beginning salvo" in establishing a government-run health care system.Read more »
JULY 20, 2007, 1:00 am

All the President's Enablers

President Bush has plenty of enablers
JULY 20, 2007, 1:00 am

Bush Vetoes Kids

"America's children must also have a healthy start in life," President Bush declared on the campaign trail in 2004 while running for reelection.Read more »
JULY 19, 2007, 1:00 am

Barbra Streisand First London Show in 13 Years Is Spectacular

Barbra Streisand returned to London after 13 years to eight standing ovations at the 02 Arena - the seventh stop on her first ever, record-breaking European tour.

Streisand's voice excelled in London's newest state of the art arena, which made the most of the incredible vocal range Barbra naturally exudes, much to the appreciation of the 15,000 capacity audience.

The star-studded audience included Impressario Andrew Lloyd Webber, actress Joan Collins, actor Richard E Grant, designer Randolph Duke, novelist Kathy Lette and other luminaries.Read more »

JULY 19, 2007, 1:00 am

Barbra Returns to London after 13 Years and Plays Ireland for the First Time Ever!

Read the reviews from London!

"Streisand has Europe wanting more" (Reuters)

"And the voice, oh the voice. What an instrument of beauty and wonder it is, whether wrapping itself around a grief-stricken You Don't Bring Me Flowers, slipping into French during Ma Premiere Chanson or being fabulously sultry on Unusual Way. And when she hummed the first bars of The Way We Were, I had a genuine attack of goose-bumps."

- John Aizlewood, Evening Standard

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JULY 19, 2007, 1:00 am

A Cleaner Ride

With gas prices averaging $3.00 per gallon and greenhouse emissions passing the most extreme predictions, the United States needs a drastic shift in energy policies in order to aid families, combat global warming, and reduce reliance on oil.Read more »
JULY 19, 2007, 1:00 am

For Our Next Obstruction...

...let's deny kids health insurance! This time, the obstruction may not come from the Senate conservatives, but from Mr. Lame Duck himself, President Bush.Read more »
JULY 19, 2007, 1:00 am

When Infrastrcuture Attacks!!

When chasms in the earth open up near Grand Central the media tends to report it. Even Fox. But what you won't see in the media by and large is a discussion of why it is that these accidents take place.Read more »
JULY 18, 2007, 1:00 am

"Help Wanted: Peacemaker" by Thomas Friedman

The Iraqi Parliament is on vacation in August and our soldiers are fighting in the heat. Something is wrong with this picture.Read more »
JULY 18, 2007, 1:00 am

Barbra Streisand Performs First Ever Open-Air Concert at Castletown House in Ireland

Barbra Streisand tonight continued her box-office, record-breaking European tour at Ireland's Palladian Mansion, the State Historic Castletown House, which was once the ancestral (O Conghaile) home of the former Speaker of the Irish House of Commons William Conolly.

This is the sixth stop on Streisand's first ever European tour, and it was her first performance in Ireland, as part of her series of concerts. Read more »