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Election coverage - allvoices style

allvoices / contributed news — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:38:41 -0500

Is there a story, an issue, an election that you really want the world to talk about between now and the election? I don't mean just the big issues and elections, I mean anything local, statewide, or national.

If there is, then allvoices h

John McCain must Do or Die in the Last Presidential Debate

allvoices / contributed news — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:17:33 -0500

The last Presidential debate is the arena for decisive action by Senator John McCain. Otherwise he is out of the race for the White Hou

"Don't Vote!"

allvoices / contributed news — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:51:34 -0500

A string of actors and singers invite Americans...not to vote! Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Connolly, Courteney Cox, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, Dustin Hoffman, Ashton Kutcher, Eva Longoria, Tobey Maguire, Demi Moore, Natalie Portman ... The video i

Bomb threat grounds jetliner in Pakistan

allvoices / contributed news — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:51:55 -0500

Karachi: An Etihad Airlines passenger jet made an unscheduled landing at a Pakistani airport Wednesday after a note warning of a bomb on board was found in the toilet, officials said.

No explosives were found on the plane d

Madonna and Guy Richie Split - Will Divorce

allvoices / contributed news — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:26:43 -0500

Rumors have been swirling for months on the state of Madonna's marriage to Guy Ritchie. Today the couple confirmed the divorce speculation and announced they will end their nearly eight year marriage. Hollywood marriages always seem to

Blog Action Day 2008: Poverty

allvoices / contributed news — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:17:30 -0500

Thousands of bloggers around the world are participating today in Blog Action Day 2008. The subject this year is Poverty.

As part of the Blog Action Day efforts, allvoices will be marking stories relating to poverty with both the tag "pove

Motorola Q 11 Unlocked

allvoices / contributed news — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:07:48 -0500

Motorola has finally released the much-anticipated Q11, its latest smart phone with a full QWERTY thumb board. The Q11 allows fast messaging, easy access to email, location services and multimedia applications.

Welcome to the 'Third World,' America

allvoices / contributed news — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:48:02 -0500

The Bush administrations reaction (or lack thereof) to the disaster of hurricane Katrina is perfect culmination of George W. Bush's legacy of turning the US into a third-world

Will McCain or the Monster be at the Debate Tonight?

allvoices / contributed news — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:24:05 -0500

They created a monster. Whether John McCain agreed to the transformation or was forced into it after winning the primaries will probably not be known unless McCain decides to write a book about it, but there's no denying the change now. It's

President Bush was confused by what “Waterboarding” meant.

allvoices / contributed news — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:45:06 -0500

According to The Washington Post George W. Bush explicitly endorsed the CIA's use of GHALLANAI: Local Taliban of banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan

Ethiopia Appeals for Additional Food Aid

allvoices / contributed news — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:20:59 -0500

By Peter Heinlein
Addis Ababa
14 October 2008

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ELITE SCHOOL REFUSES POLIO VACCINATION OF 1000 CHILDREN.

allvoices / contributed news — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 06:47:08 -0500

Pakistan’s capital Islamabad has two five star hotels; Marriot which is non-operational since the

Obama Ads Appear in Video Game. What ?

allvoices / contributed news — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:29:48 -0500

Video gamers who have recently played the racing game Burnout Paradise may find it offers more than a high-speed driving simulation: advertisements for Senator Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, above, have begun appearing in the game. Pl

Are Republicans trying to steal your vote?

allvoices / contributed news — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:24:49 -0500

With rampant accusations about ACORN registration fraud, one has to wonder what has happened in America that fraud and "vote stealing" appears to be so rooted.

This isn't a problem that has bubbled up overnight, and clearly it is not

Indian author Aravind Adiga wins Man Booker Prize 2008

allvoices / contributed news — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:22:55 -0500