The American Issues Project is a conservative outside group and is launching a $2.8 million ad campaign against Barack Obama which highlights Obama's ties with a former member of the Weatherman group, William Ayers.

The Toronto Blue Jays were due for a butt-kicking. David Purcey vs. Andy Pettitte was really a no-contest from the get go. Purcey struggled, Pettitte was effective, and the Jays bats were eerily silent yet again.

Pundits theorize that "the Bush effect" is good for Barack Obama, and bad for John McCain, but Americans are feeling a bit better about their President's job performance. Increased numbers believe "the surge" worked, and Dems disapprove of Dems.

Conservative radio talk show host Jennifer Horn won the endorsement of the coveted Manchester Union-Leader newspaper in her battle to win the September 9 Republican primary. Even renown Jewish comedian Jackie Mason is throwing his weight behind Horn.

In a case of making an attempted uppercut to McCain, team Obama has released a new ad linking the Republican to high level wrong-doing in his past. Perhaps the Obama people should have realized that their own chickens would come home to roost, as well.

Hillary Clinton's staff has been assigned to create a "whip team" for the Democratic National Committee Convention later this month, The team is being created to stop any floor protests from Clinton supporters against Barack Obama.

For voting against the proposed Dem state budget, Rep. Nicole M. Parra (D) was not only evicted by vindictive Democrats from her office in the capitol, but from the capitol itself. Parra is now the only state rep without such an office. This is America?

The Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court confirmed today that his Office is analysing information related to alleged crimes committed in Georgia.

The MD-82 that crashed in Madrid Wednesday is known for accidents. In fact just prior to taking off Spanair Flight 5022 had been delayed for an hour due to technical problems.

Fewer teens in Canada are sexually active than a decade ago. There's even more good news though as those who have teenage sex also use a condom when they do.

On August 29th, Barack Obama is slated to give his acceptance speech at Invesco Field. Controversy has been surrounding the tickets to that speech and the latest news, via CBS4, is that the Obama website had a secret page which sold those "free" tickets.

Michael Phelps’ amazing performance at this year's Beijing Summer Olympics has many calling it the greatest Olympic performance in history. However the 2012 London Olympics will mark the centennial of the great performance Jim Thorpe gave in Stockholm.

A 2 1/2 kilogram goldeye was caught in Lake Athabasca last week the fish has two mouths one below the other, information about the fish has been forwarded to a joint government-industry group.

CNN's AC360 titles their piece "Is The Tide Turning" and they proceed to show that they believe it is turning in the Republicans favor as well as McCain taking a slight lead in three battleground states now.

Some Texas teachers are finding interesting ways to make ends meet, which for some could mean taking on a second job. However, for Laurie Ann Lewis, a 38-year-old highschool theater teacher, it meant selling herself.

Orange county deputies will no longer use Tasers on inmates that are handcuffed or restrainted. The new policy has been adopted after the department was criticised on the use of stun guns in the jail setting.

MSNBC is reporting that according to insiders, Joe Biden is the "clear frontrunner for Veep," yet questions about former Biden statements regarding Barack Obama crop up.

In Italian prisons, godfathers and their foot soldiers often control other inmates and outsiders by sending messages via their songs. The Italian government wants to put a stop to it and has banned inmates from singing inside prison.

Scottish schoolgirls are set to get the HPV vaccine next month but additional information about safe sex that generally goes hand in hand with the shot will be denied to them because of the Catholic Church.

The Greenies are blocking the very transmission network needed for renewable electricity to move throughout the economy.