Month May 2004

Poll: Support for war at new low Was the war worth it? No – 64%. Yes – 29% Bush’s poll numbers hitting the danger zone While President Bush remains essentially even with Democratic challenger John Kerry in new opinion polls,…

Equal marriage rights rally. LA. This Sat. ANSWER LA initiated this demo and march in support of equal marriage rights, and the response has been quite remarkable, with much support from all sorts of groups. Merchants in Silverlake have flyers…

Brazil president expels journalist for implying he’s a drunk Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ran into fierce criticism at home and abroad on Wednesday over his decision to expel a New York Times correspondent who wrote about his…

The new dark ages? “Globe grows darker as sunshine diminishes 10% to 37%. Defying easy explanation, hundreds of instruments around the world recorded a drop in sunshine reaching the surface of Earth from the late 1950’s to the early 90’s.”

Nick Berg beheading video online Via Information Clearing House, where this page contains a link to download the video.  Strong stomachs only. PS The mirror of this file I put online has been taken off. 6400 people downloaded it on…