In Baghdad, the Iraqi political leaders and lawmakers are steering from dwindling American influence. So much that they will not be looking to the U.S for advice on forming a government.
Iraq instead is setting its sights on Iran for guidance and this is casting doubt in America’s role in the country after the U.S lost more than 4,000 U.S soldiers in the war.
Shiite lawmaker Sami al-Askari, stated that Iraqi politicians are no longer paying as much attention as they did in the past since the role America is playing has …

A debate has put the Obama administration in an awkward position ahead of the congressional election. The Republicans are expected to make big gains, as they are largely in favor of the ban.
President Obama insists in support of the end of the ban even though he has received strong backing from gay rights activists in the 2008 election.
His administration feels that, it is up to Congress, rather than the courts to impose the ban; stating the military needs to carry out their own investigations and find ways to serve homosexuals …

There is legal uncertainty over the future of the Military’s controls on banning homosexuals by the Pentagon.
The “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy keeps swaying between on and off has been revoked and reinstated by U.S courts, further fueling confusion within the military. Activists are working to legally ensure the ban ends, as Congress had failed to come up with its own.
After an arduous 8 days ending Wednesday, the ban ceased to exist. Promptly, veterans who had been discharged for being gay started to apply to re-enlist across the states, thanks …

Deanna Favre is holding onto her faith in light of her husband’s allegations. She states her outward focus is guiding her through this process and claims both her faith and her positive outlook will sustain her through this trying period. Directing her focus and energy to having a positive outlook and leaning towards the divine, she says, is helping her cope with this delicate situation.
Her husband, Brett Favre, is being investigated by the NFL. He allegedly sent suggestive text messages and vulgar photographs of a lady who once worked for …

On Thursday the Labor Department stated the number of people applying for jobless benefits fell from 475,000 in the previous week to 452,000 last week. Even with the 23,000 drop, it’s an indication unemployment was still at a high, and the figure still too high to reverse a major increase in the previous week.
This drop came after the revision of the previous week’s figures which depicted a 26,000 rise, nearly double the increase the department reported initially.
Applications have been stagnant at the 450,000 level for most of the year, showing …

Juan Williams, the National Public Radio news analysts faced the sack over comments he made on Fox news, which raised the debate over Americans attitude towards Muslims, post 9/11.
Ibrahim Hooper, a spokesperson on the council on American-Islamic relations stated that through such comments, Williams was legitimizing racial profiling of Muslims. That some Americans thought it was justified to single out Muslims, denying them rights every American was entitled to, a clear sign of bigotry and intolerance.
In a later statement issued by Juan Williams on Thursday via the Fox News website, …

Gregory Isaacs, the reggae music legend died today morning of lung cancer in London at his home. He was 59 years old. Isaacs became a legend while delivering an unending collection of international hits between the 70s and 80s. He became an instant hit with his seductive and slinky reggae subgenre lovers rock. He is better known for his love songs sung in an unusually smooth tone.
Isaacs started his career as a teenager on the Jamaican talent show circuit. In 1968 he released a duet with Winston Sinclair named “Another …

The weekend proved to be a very special one for Six Lemuere. Er, Jenna Von Oy.
The former Blossom star tied the knot with her fiancé Brad Bratcher, a computer consultant in a low key ceremony which took place only in the presence of her family and famous friends earlier in the month. The wedding took place in the hometown of the actress, Newtown, Connecticut.
The actress was dating Brad for the past two years and got engaged on New Year’s Eve. They also exchanged vows when they their relationship was made …

Lisa Marie Presley, the former wife of Michael Jackson, opened up for the first time on his death in an interview given to Oprah Winfrey which will be aired on Thursday. However the promos are out, and whoever has seen the preview will very well know that its a must watch for all viewers. She answered the questions asked by Oprah and expressed her disappointment at the pop sensation’s death which she felt she might have done something in order to save him from the jaws of death.
Presley married Jackson …

The wild and raunchy pictures of the cast members of “Glee”: Dianna Agron and Lea Michele and to a certain extent Corey Monteith has spread wildly across the viewers all over. It has raised many eyebrows and has been bombarded with criticism from fans all over the world.
Parents Television Council, a media watch group which looks over the television content of kids announced in a statement that its very disturbing to see characters playing the roles of teachers and school aged characters on “Glee” have shot for the magazine GQ …