Perhaps the politicians would rather the masses skip The Daily Show starring Jon Stewart. Those viewers tend to be the most informed about current events even though they watch a fake news show, according to a study by the Pew Research Center.

Forty-five years ago today, Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and gave one of the greatest speeches of all time.

The recent Coronation by the Democrats of Lord Barack Obama as their choice for President of the United States has prompted a new candidate to take the field.

Congressman Dennis Kucinich gave a speech at the Democratic National Convention where he urged his fellow Americans to “wake up” before it is too late.

Each year, the number of children who die in America is staggeringly high when compared to military operations intended to help other countries. What makes the home loss worse is that the intent is based upon true selfish control, power and greed.

Israeli scientists are taking digital photographs of the Dead Sea Scrolls and unveiling it online to preserve the 2,000-year-old documents, in order to make them available for the public and researchers.

In her speech tonight New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton issued a passionate call for party unity at the Democratic National Convention, offering unequivocal and undeniable support for Barack Obama. The Obama camp was hoping for exactly that speech.

When a man offered an undercover officer two cents for sex he was arrested during an undercover prostitution sting in Bonita Springs, Florida.

After Michelle Obama spoke at the Democratic Convention last night, evidently one person in Pasco County Florida was extremely displeased. His negative reaction led to a six-hour standoff with police.

An investigation by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has found that some 90 civilians, including 60 children, were among those killed during military operations.

Despite an ex-principal's witch hunt for homosexuals after a peaceful student protest, the small community of Ponce de Leon is upset by a judges decision. The ACLU filed suit against the district following protests that ignited over gay rights.

Jon Stewart attacked the cable news networks, including Fox, CNN, MSNBC, calling them a “brutish, slow-witted beast” and labelling Fox News as “an appendage of the Republican Party”.

At least 4,146 members of the U.S. military have died in the Iraq war since it began in March of 2003 according to an Associated Press count.

The United Nations International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has received a coveted Emmy Award for its part in coming up with a means to allow high-quality video to reach devices ranging from mobile phones to High Definition Televisions.

Recent studies have found that the city of New Orleans, which bore the brunt of the hurricane Katrina, hasn't learned anything yet and is repeating the same policy mistakes it did in building levees after the deadly storm Betsy in 1965.

John McCain doesn't know how many houses he owns and he also doesn't know what kind of car he owns either, according to a National Review interview he gave last December.

Electronic media vs. literacy is a subject in which the arguments have never really resolved anything. TV was considered the enemy of literacy, once. During the Golden Age of TV, book sales boomed. Now the Internet is responsible for the world's woes.

Barack Obama’s toughest call is currently on hold, but not forever. The economy is the real issue. It’s a collect call, and it’s not going away any time soon. Obama himself may be the world’s greatest salesman, but this is a pure management issue.

Affordable health care has become a consistent struggle for Americans, a new study reveals. More than 79 million Americans admit to having problems paying for their medical bills. Also, 61 per cent of those with medical debt are insured.

Barack Obama has chosen Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. as his running mate and brings to the table an experienced veteran in international relations.