http://www.megite.com Megite is the newspaper for anyone interested in what's happening right now by intelligently uncovering the most relevant items from auto discovered news sites and weblogs. Copyright 2009, Megite 30 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:43:24 -0500 http://www.megite.com/politics/1258774842/1#item_1 3cb5bad3f71bb9051d9a2fa2bedb10fe What was with last night's Season 6 finale of Project Runway? It was as if a bolt of bad news had been delivered backstage to which the audience wasn't privy but which left the judges lachrymose and shaken. First Coach Ryan weeping in the Jets locker room, and now this. The finale was teased as the episode when we would see Tim Gunn "lose it," ... (Read on Source) ]]> 20 Nov 2009 11:58EDT http://www.megite.com/politics/1258774842/1#item_2 8739bf0fef82cb7c11f90f5c87fc8e75 UTICA, New York - In a potential 2010 election match-up Republican Governor John Hoeven leads Democratic Senator Byron Dorgan 55% to 36% with 9% undecided.  Senator Dorgan, however, leads another possible challenger, Republican Duane Sand, by a similar margin, 60% to 28% with 10% undecided.  (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:51:47 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1258774842/1#item_3 7768e01c2b6f2125eec100cc48db446b Tina Feytook a shot at her bosses Wednesday night, saying: "NBC is sadly the fourth-place network; actually, we're in ninth place if you count the radio stations ahead of us right now." The 1,200 guests at the Ad Council gala at the Waldorf laughed raucously as Fey continued, "I really believe that if everyone in this room would watch NBC for one ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:30:03 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1258774842/1#item_4 c3ee55d141372b83fdb6fb8a58808b36 Physicians for Social Responsibility has released a groundbreaking medical report, “Coal’s Assault on Human Health,” which takes a new look at the devastating impacts of coal on the human body. Coal combustion releases mercury, particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, and dozens of other substances known to be ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:07:15 EST http://www.megite.com/politics/1258774842/1#item_5 f2318d30039131825318bb93b411981c NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Here's a Black Friday reality check: Of the hordes of pre-dawn shoppers who line up for hours outside stores on the day after Thanksgiving, most will not bag the best bargains that appear in merchants' circulars. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:51:47 GMT http://www.megite.com/politics/1258774842/1#item_6 40c5bf962ab92ee1d9e6fe5d47d69e09 The French Football Federation turns down the Republic of Ireland's request for a replay of their controversial World Cup play-off game. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:30:24 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1258774842/1#item_7 fad0c7e5f4491f7bd79eb4727b973005 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:30:24 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1258774842/1#item_8 897ba89518f287da4f10126e25af7398 Also, it's safe to assume that Jefferson County sent the most military ballots out because of Fort Drum. Jerry Eaton, the county Republican elections commissioner, said 605 military ballots were sent, but 51 were returned. Military voters aren't the majority of absentee voters. Furthermore, it is unlikely that military voters will decide this ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:37:53 EST http://www.megite.com/politics/1258774842/1#item_9 0ec52b7154eb279e33311c04bf5560d1 Opinion about which political party is responsible for the recession is shifting, according to a new poll. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:04:03 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1258774842/1#item_10 1227b340129a300526c97082ac2b42be Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:04:03 +0000 http://www.megite.com/politics/1258774842/1#item_11 aa13bdabd49faaf4901155f931efb55d According to Watts Up With That website, the CRU has been hacked and what appears to be genuine documents and emails exposing the shabby treatment of science by these so-called climatologists is appalling. Emails expressing joy that a scientist who disagreed with their research has died. Documents describing how they are covering up the ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:37:53 EST http://www.megite.com/politics/1258774842/1#item_12 ded11ee7df7b6ab697e753cae52ea4b8 Event notice: New York University's Center for Law and Security is hosting an all-day conference today in New York City on "Counterinsurgency: America's Strategic Burden." Click here for more details. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:07:56 -0800 http://www.megite.com/politics/1258774842/1#item_13 32bf0799a74eff50312a55c5befd5bc8 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:07:56 -0800 http://www.megite.com/politics/1258774842/1#item_14 22d828d22da79aecb8fcf6c7113d9d31 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:37:53 EST http://www.megite.com/politics/1258774842/1#item_15 15dce28267738ff3ec4774d82db3fb95 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:37:53 EST http://www.megite.com/politics/1258774842/1#item_16 0ec66a609bfac8e42afd37fc33eb8926 Rep. Peter DeFazio, one of the most outspoken Democratic critics of the White House economic team, said he plans to press the 27-member Congressional Populist Caucus to back his call for their ouster. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:07:56 -0800 http://www.megite.com/politics/1258774842/1#item_17 8e96ac4d477d0da762763d64bbb442d6 An exclusive interview he gave to Southern Weekend -- a weekly supplement to the Southern Metropolis Daily newspaper -- was published in Thursday's editions, but the page that carried the interview was removed from many copies. And the official online edition of the newspaper had no coverage of the event. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:07:56 -0800 http://www.megite.com/politics/1258774842/1#item_18 711102884623e8a5d51811c7b068ff54 Colombians walk next to a bridge that crosses into Colombia which was blown up by Venezuelan soldiers Photograph: Stringer/colombia/Reuters Venezuela has blown up two pedestrian bridges on its border with Colombia in the latest sign of deteriorating relations between the Andean neighbours. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:07:56 -0800 http://www.megite.com/politics/1258774842/1#item_19 89e34449967b971b290dc5fcee1ea3af Russia has agreed to ease the terms under which it supplies gas to Ukraine, in a deal which Moscow says should prevent disruption in coming months. The deal was announced after talks between Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Yulia Tymoshenko. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:14:27 -0500 http://www.megite.com/politics/1258774842/1#item_20 d2893442df556326d9253fdfcf647b3b Christina Ambers, once dubbed the "Heidi Klum of foot models," says a romance with her porter-turned-husband, Angel Rotger, turned her into a pariah among workers at 340 E. 74th St., who made her hail taxis and retrieve packages on her own. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:14:27 -0500 http://www.megite.com/politics/1258774842/21#item_1 9048f1c8bd5aa1b4b3d139971e52daf8 Nurses, dentists and other professionals with addictions will be subject to more drug tests, and any restrictions to their licenses will be listed on public websites. (Read on Source) ]]>