Further and new revelations are revealed in regards to the defection of Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter from being a Republican to a Democrat. This makes Specter’s political future even more uncertain.

Today is considered a historical day for Maine as it is now the fifth state to allow same-sex marriage. This is further proof that the same-sex marriage debate could transition from the West Coast to the Northeast Coast.

Even after the defection of Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter from the GOP to the Democrats, his political future still remains unclear. It makes his chances of getting reelected more uncertain.

With Pakistan continuing its offensive against the Taliban on its side of the border, the United States has issued an ultimatum: take out the Taliban within two weeks.

Fans of the anime series known as “Fate/Stay Night” can rejoice as a recent trailer shows the United States release of a fighting game known as “Fate/Unlimited Codes.”

While May 1 marks “May Day” a.k.a. “International Workers Day,” the people of Burma are by no means celebrating. Come May 2, it is the anniversary of Cyclone Nargis.

After the attempted crash into the Dutch Royal Family that had killed several people, Karst Tates the driver suffered several injuries. He recently died in the hospital.

As today is the start of May, it is also known as “May Day.” So far, many across the world have started to celebrate May Day in their own ways. Celebrates have taken place across the world as a result.

The defection from Republican to Democrat by Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter has placed the GOP between a rock and a hard place. However, Pennsylvania Democrats have their reservations.

With recent states on the Northeast coast of the United States aiming to legalize same-sex marriage, this debate could potentially transition from the West Coast to the East Coast. Thus, the East Coast could be the new battleground.

After the expulsion of two Russian diplomats over allegations of spying, tensions between Russia and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) could start brewing up. In a sense, it is reigniting a throw down since the Cold War.

In the wake of what has happened within the last few days, it has put the Republican Party at a crossroads. Now there is the heated internal debate on which direction to turn.

After steep opposition from the GOP in the U.S. House of Representatives, the bill known as the Matthew Shepard Act was passed.

The hot button topic of same-sex marriage could very well find itself transferring over onto the east coast. New Hampshire could be the fifth state to legalize gay marriage.

Over one hundred people were arrested on Monday, April 27 for protesting outside the Sudanese Embassy. Of those arrested, five of them are US Representatives. All five are Democrats.

On an interesting note, Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania is no longer a Republican. Now, he has changed his political affiliation to a Democrat. So far, Democrats are happy to have him.

Despite the problems that United States President Barack Obama is posed with, he continues to progress forward. Now, he is creating a council of advisors for science and technology.

In something that should be a complete shocker, the winner of TIME’s third annual 100 poll is not who you would think it is. It is a person one would least expect. The winner is “moot,” founder of 4chan.org.

The world should be paying attention to Pakistan right now as the military is continuing its “throw down” against the Taliban. According to the military, its offensive against the Taliban has expanded.

April 26, 2009 should be a historical day for Catholicism and the Vatican as Pope Benedict XVI has named five new saints. Of all five, only one is not Italian.