I find La Liga so much more exciting than the EPL. Sure it's dominated by Barcelona and Real Madrid but the next tier of teams are strong too....
Story from AP: In reply to: [hr]DENVER – A Colorado sheriff's online database mistakenly revealed the identities of confidential drug informants...
In the Asian Games starting this Friday, there are separate competitions for men and women chess. Why? It's not a physical sport so body...
From the New York Times:In reply to: [hr]JERUSALEM — The Israeli Navy attacked a flotilla carrying thousands of tons of supplies for Gaza on...
Has anyone seen this woman play soccer? He is the Wayne Gretzky or Joe Montana of women's soccer. Her stats are incredible: 111 goals in 103...
Protesters in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan overthrew the corrupt, authoritarian government today. They had to fight hundreds of riot police and suffered...
I have a government internship overseas this summer. I'm waiting on my security clearance which should come in sometime in May but could be as...
This is awesome, it makes me so proud to be a Longhorn. [IMG] In reply to: [hr]Two Dallas men, freed Friday after serving 12½ years in prison...
In reply to: [hr]Meir Dagan, chief of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency, told a closed Knesset committee hearing that Mr. Ahmadinejad's...
I've found two airlines, Swiss International and Lufthansa, that have considerably cheaper round-trip tickets than one-way tickets. Like less...
The prevailing view among media and foreign policy heavyweights in this country is that with regards to the Georgian War this summer, Russia was...
[IMG] Obama drew a crowd of 100,000 in St. Louis today, his largest ever in the US by far. The edge of that crowd must be half a mile away!...
Students aren't considered alumni because they haven't completed their education. Do you consider someone who leaves UT or any university without...
Israel is about to swap a prisoner and the bodies of prisoners, with Hezbollah. It is for the two Israelis, presumed dead by the IDF, captured by...
No, not Cuba. Vietnam, the same nation John went to in 2000! Where are the sanctions and polemics about basic rights and democracy? Such...
A long, in-depth article with lots of statistics and opposing viewpoints from academics that mentions a lot things debated on this board. I...
New York Times In reply to: [hr]When Specialist Jeremy Hall held a meeting last July for atheists and freethinkers at Camp Speicher in Iraq, he...
Hillary Clinton said she could "totally obliterate Iran" is it attached Israel with atomic weapons. Not much subtlety in that. It means kill...
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Israel pulled out of the Gaza Strip unilaterally but are still building in East Jerusalem and the West Bank. Why are they still expanding the...