Today's Feature Story: The White House's Final Folly by Eric Margolis - The Smirking Chimp After invading Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, turning the Muslim world against America, alienating our allies, authoring the fiasco in Georgia, and presiding over the meltdown of Wall Street and America's banks, it would seem impossible the Bush administration could produce another epic disaster. But it has. In its final days in office, the White House has engineered an historic nuclear deal with India... Read Full Story
Today's Feature Story: Legislative Panel Finds Palin Abused Her Power in Firing of Public Safety Commissioner By MATT APUZZO , Associated Press / Minneapolis Tribune ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A legislative committee investigating Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has found she unlawfully abused her authority in firing the state's public safety commissioner. The investigative report concludes that a family grudge wasn't the sole reason for firing Public Safety Commissioner Walter Monegan but says it likely... Read Full Story
Do You Treat Your Pet Better Than Yourself? by Dr. Richard Glick My dental assistant tuned me into the Pet Channel on cable TV. She was as astonished as I was about the care that is afforded our pets. What especially intrigued her was the amount of information on pet dental health. They cover simple brushing of your pet's teeth to serious illnesses and diseases. The information we provide for our patients isn't as clear and concise as what these pet programs inform pet lovers about. Here is... Read Full Story
3 Pet Businesses You Can Start For Under $10,000 by Cash Miller Business should be about doing what you love to do. And if you love being around animals then there are business opportunities that can allow you to do just that. And really what more can a person ask for except to make a good living while doing something you enjoy. Besides they say people that have pets live a longer life. So what else could you possibly ask for in a business? Here are three businesses that you can start for... Read Full Story
Today's Feature Story: ABC: NSA Agents Admit Spying on Americans' Private Calls David Edwards and Muriel Kane - ABC News / Raw Story The Bush administration has repeatedly defended its warrantless surveillance of Americans as being directed only against "people with known links to al Qaeda and related terrorist organizations." Now two intercept operators who worked for the National Security Agency at Fort Gordon in Georgia have come forward to tell ABC News that isn't true. David Murfee... Read Full Story
Help Improve Our Cats Life by Doris Canova Outside cats lead fast paced and complicated lives. They have very large territories that often contain a variety of things to see and do, including woods, and gardens. They hunt for prey, and they love to explore and hunt, and they may even interact with other cats. Our inside cats can only explore the house and basically have little to do. Without a mother there to teach them what to do, and how to do it boredom may set in, especially with indoors... Read Full Story
Today's Feature Story: McCain's Recent History The Argus Leader Why is the distant history of John McCain as a prisoner of war always part of his resume, but his more recent history in the savings and loan failings of the 1980s and 1990s is never mentioned? McCain was one of the senators in the Keating 5 who took $1.3 million in campaign contributions from Michael Keating. Those five senators then used their influence to get regulators to back off their investigations of Lincoln Savings and... Read Full Story
Richard Clarke: Al Qaeda Might Try To Swing Election To McCain By Greg Sargent - Talking Points Memo Counter-terrorism expert Richard Clarke dares to broach publicly the scenario that most will only discuss in private: The possibility of a terror attack, or the release of another Bin Laden tape, right on the eve of the election: U.S. intelligence and security officials are worried. They admit that there is nothing concrete that suggests another attack, but they fear that al Qaeda may try... Read Full Story
Keeping a Pet Raises Your Health Risk By Sue Mueller Monday October 6, 2008 (foodconsumer.org) -- A new report by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) warns that exposing children to nontraditional pets such as rodents, reptiles, and monkeys may increase risk of infections and injuries such as salmonella and E coli infections. Nontraditional pets considered in the review include exotic animals, indigenous wildlife and wildlife hybrids including amphibians, fish, mammals: wildlife... Read Full Story
Coping with Separation Anxiety by Sharda Baker Welcome! Do you have problems with your dog missing you too much when you must be away due to work or other activities? It is actually not that uncommon of a problem, although it can certainly be distressing for both dogs as well as their owners. This issue is known as separation anxiety and there are ways to effectively cope with it and make it easier for your dog to deal with those times when you must be away. Signs of Separation Anxiety... Read Full Story
