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By Alastair Sharp - Analysis Fri Jul 4, 2008 LONDON (Reuters) - Oil's meteoric rise since the start of the year to nearly $150 has distressed consumers and policy makers the world over, but the stark reality is prices are likely to rise higher still. For two decades, prices were relatively stable, but then they rose seven-fold from a trough below $20 in 2001. Since breaching the $100 mark on the first trading day of this year they have risen around 45 percent. Given such momentum, politicians… Continue

The author of "Stuff White People Like" skewers the sacred cows of lefty Caucasian culture, from the Prius to David Sedaris.By Katharine Mieszkowski July 5, 2008 | Stuff White People Like is a satirical blog about a particular segment of Caucasian culture. It's like an extended "you might be a redneck if" joke recast for a more upscale set. It gently mocks the habits and pretensions of urbane, educated, left-leaning whites, skewering their passion for Barack Obama and public transportat… Continue

By WHITNEY WOODWARD and DAVID ESPO, Associated Press Writers RALEIGH, N.C. - Former Sen. Jesse Helms, who built a career along the fault lines of racial politics and battled liberals, Communists and the occasional fellow Republican during 30 conservative years in Congress, died on the Fourth of July. … Continue

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US government is developing a "long-range plan" to empty its war-on-terror prison at its naval base in Guantanamo, Cuba, and seeking help on what to do with inmates who won't be tried, The Washington Post reported Friday. … Continue

I was shocked to learn that John McCain is computer illiterate. Well, I have just the ticket: Some Friendly Advice For McCain’s Veep Vetting Team By Madeleine Begun Kane McCain doesn’t use a PC Or a Mac, so he needs a VP Who can act as his tutor In using a ‘puter And help with the phone and TV.