Nessie displaces Robert Burns as top Scot 
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Nov. 29 (UPI) — The honor of being Scotland’s top Scot goes to Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster, who bumped poet Robert Burns into second place, a survey said.

Man Pleads Not Guilty to Foot Kissing 
A former Roman Catholic school principal accused of kissing three male students’ feet has pleaded not guilty to charges of sexual imposition. Robert Holloway, 50, the former principal at St. Anthony of Padua School in Lorain entered the plea Monday in…

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation seems to reject HD
Shiny Media, UK - 21 hours ago… after we reported about a potential loss of Canadian heritage due to HDTV, president of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Robert Rabinovich has said that …

Macquarie Telecom predicts H1 growth
NEWS.com.au, Australia - 11 hours agoMacquarie Telecom chairman Robert Kaye told shareholders today the build phase of the telco’s infrastructure upgrade had been completed, laying the foundations …

Trash Talk by Robert Gussin Named Award-Winning Finalist in Humor Category of the ‘Best Books 2006′ Book Awards 
Trash Talk by Robert Gussin has been named a finalist in the Humor category of the “Best Books 2006″ Book Awards. Sponsored by USA Book News, the Best Books 2006 Award covers books from both mainstream and independent presses. (PRWeb Nov 27, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/zingpr.php/U2luZy1TcXVhLVByb2YtSGFsZi1NYWduLVplcm8=

Memo shows hard-line Gates 
WASHINGTON | Robert Gates, President Bushs nominee to lead the Pentagon, advocated a bombing campaign against Nicaragua in 1984 to bring down the leftist government, according to a declassified memo.

Corporate ladder 
Paula K. Barrett, Pennsylvania Sen. Robert J. Mellow and Francis (Frank) J. Pearn have been elected to three-year terms on the Board of Trustees.

Robert J. Elisberg: Four Quiet Things to Be Thankful For 
1. James Inhofe (R-OK) will no longer be chairman of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Last week, Senator Inhofe explained that global warming is merely “due to the sun,” and the world needn’t be concerned because “God’s still up there.” After you’re done twitching from the utter senselessness of his comments, remember that the problem is not that Mr. Inhofe is on

MacBEAN, Robert Irvine – Passed away peacefully, at his . . .
Waterloo Record, Canada - 12 hours ago(Nov 23, 2006) — MacBEAN, Robert Irvine – Passed away … Robert was predeceased by his loving wife, Connie on October 11, 2006 after 65 years of marriage. …

Japantown murders suspect linked to earlier slaying
San Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 3 hours ago… 27 killing of 21-year-old Robert Stanford, who was shot to death as he was in a car with a friend on the 2600 block of San Bruno Avenue. …