As if its not odd enough to have an American musical icon and Grammy winner running for president of the earthquake-ravaged island nation of Haiti, the fact that Wyclef Jean has all but predicted his own death in that position should at least raise a few eyebrows.

Tancredo, who announced on July 26 that he is stabbing the Republican Party in the back and running for governor under something called the American Constitution Party, has indeed peeled off a pretty good chunk of the states right-wingers and Teabaggers.

If you're tempted to cheer BP for removing Hayward from the helm, dont. BP could and should have gotten rid of him back in April when he first opened his mouth and proved he didnt give a shit about his employees deaths or the oil spill. The fact that they didnt proves that a lot of people high up in the company likewise didnt give a shit.

Arizona may be paying an unexpected price for SB 1070, the new law that enables racial profiling in an effort to apprehend and deport undocumented immigrants. According to The Guardian UK, Latinos are fleeing the state in anticipation of the racial hostility they fear may be just around the corner.

He also threatens to fire the person whos helping Grigorieva with childcare for their 9-month-old daughter Lucia. Ill report her to the fucking people that take fucking money from the wetbacks, OK? At one point, he tells Grigorieva that she should fucking smile and blow him.

On Tuesday, Private Bradley Manning, an Army intelligence analyst, was formally charged under U.S. military law for allegedly leaking a video to Wikileaks.org that shows personnel in a U.S. military helicopter callously killing a group of 12 people, including two employees of the Reuters news service.

Unlike previous attempts at a male contraceptive, the injection doesnt have the side effects of mood swings and loss of libido that men on hormonal birth control have experienced. And thats a really good thing because who wants men with PMS? Besides, whats the point of contraception if it leaves you limp?.

(Quipped NPRs blog, The Two- Way: Thats supposed to be @God, isnt it?) Its tempting to think that Shurtleff tweeted about this because having the power to choose life or death for another human being bothered him and he sought redemption through public confession.

The cutting edge when it comes to marijuana is full legalization and taxation. Medical marijuana amounts to partial legalization to enable those who need it to take advantage of the plants medicinal benefits. Its an interim step and one that other communities in Colorado have been savvy enough to embrace.

There are so many reasons to loathe BP that theyre getting hard to count. If you havent been sickened by oil sludge on beaches, the sight of suffering and dying wildlife or the news that BP met survivors of their oil rig explosion at the shore...