Comic says sorry for 9/11 comments

By Calvin Palmer
Freedom fries look likely to remain on the menu in the United States for some time to come following recent remarks by a French comedian about the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
 
Jean-Marie Bigard, who is a member of French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s circle of show business friends, said on radio that it was “absolutely sure [...]

Obama gets kiss of death

By Calvin Palmer
Barack Obama’s chances of becoming the next President of the United States were delivered a severe blow yesterday when the British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, broke with protocol and backed him.
 
Such an endorsement can only be viewed as the kiss of death.  Since taking over the leadership of the country from Tony Blair in [...]