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'Octomom' faces eviction from Southern Calif. home
Los Angeles — The man who sold his Southern California home to "Octomom" Nadya Suleman said Sunday that he’s going ahead with Eviction proceedings because she hasn’t made a long overdue $450,000 payment. Amer Haddadin said he’ll evict Suleman if she and her lawyer Jeff Czech don’t pay the balance on the house by Friday. A balloon payment was due Oct. 9. "I think they have money, but they are hiding the money," Haddadin said. Suleman and Czech were served notice...

Man Fined $500 for Cursing on Bus
A Milwaukee man said he thinks it's pretty darn ridiculous that he got fined $500 for swearing on a county bus. Terry Duncan said that he considers it un-American to get slapped with a $500 disorderly conduct fine for saying two words. You must login to comment. The Fox Nation is for those opposed to intolerance, excessive government control of our lives, and attempts to monopolize opinion or suppress freedom of thought, expression, and worship. Read more... We invite all Americans who share the...

Octomom Outta the House?
The man who sold his Southern California home to "Octomom" Nadya Suleman said Sunday that he's going ahead with Eviction proceedings because she hasn't made a long overdue $450,000 payment. Amer Haddadin said he'll evict Suleman if she and her lawyer Jeff Czech don't pay the balance on the house by Friday. A balloon payment was due Oct. 9. You must login to comment. The Fox Nation is for those opposed to intolerance, excessive government control of our lives, and attempts to monopolize opinion o...

Op-Ed: Don't Spin the Civil War
The Civil War is about to loom very large in the popular memory. We would do well to be candid about its causes and not allow the distortions of contemporary politics or long-standing myths to cloud our understanding of why the nation fell apart. You must login to comment. The Fox Nation is for those opposed to intolerance, excessive government control of our lives, and attempts to monopolize opinion or suppress freedom of thought, expression, and worship. Read more... We invite all Americans wh...

Investors Sought for LeBron's Birthday Party
LeBron James has hired a marketing firm to find backers willing to help fund his 26th birthday party on Dec. 30. The event has been dubbed the "Full Court Birthday Celebration." You must login to comment. The Fox Nation is for those opposed to intolerance, excessive government control of our lives, and attempts to monopolize opinion or suppress freedom of thought, expression, and worship. Read more... We invite all Americans who share these values to join us here at Fox Nation. I hear Obama tryi...

Octomum facing eviction from home
Nadya Suleman, the American woman known as "Octomum," faces Eviction from her home in the New Year....

Octomom And Her 14 Kids Face Eviction
Suleman and Czech were served notice on Dec. 2 by mail and by hand, Haddadin said. He expects the Eviction to be speedy. Suleman and her 14 Children have lived in the 4-bedroom house for nearly two years, ever since she brought her octuplets home to the quiet cul-de-sac in La Habra, about 25 miles east of Los Angeles. Her father purchased the home for $565,000, including a $130,000 down payment. Suleman couldn’t get a traditional bank loan because she is unemployed and has no income. Her f...

'Octomom' Faces Eviction From Southern California Home
Monday, December 27, 2010 By Shaya Tayefe Mohajer, Associated Press Los Angeles (AP) - The man who sold his Southern California home to "Octomom" Nadya Suleman said Sunday that he's going ahead with Eviction proceedings because she hasn't made a long overdue $450,000 payment. Amer Haddadin said he'll evict Suleman if she and her lawyer Jeff Czech don't pay the balance on the house by Friday. A balloon payment was due Oct. 9. "I think they have money, but they are hiding the money," Haddadin...

Surprise: Obamacare Face-plants Out of the Gate
One of the first parts of the new Health Care law ready for consumers - special health plans devoted to the Insurance Industry's rejects - is attracting only a fraction of the predicted customers, prompting the Obama Administration and states to step up their strategies to motivate people to buy them. At the same time, since the plans opened for business in the late summer and early fall, the medical bills so far are, in at least a few states, much higher than anticipated, raising the question o...

EPA, Texas Go to War Over Carbon-Emission Rules
And so it begins, and on the most fertile red-state territory in the nation. Texas, which got four more seats in the House through the 2010 Census reapportionment, has had its air-quality rules superceded by the EPA as part of its aggressive new action on Carbon Emissions. Governor Rick Perry promises a fight. You must login to comment. The Fox Nation is for those opposed to intolerance, excessive government control of our lives, and attempts to monopolize opinion or suppress freedom of thought,...

The First 11 State Pension Funds That Will Run Out of Money
Here's a shocker: The most immediate State Pension crises aren't in New York or California. They're in Middle America. You must login to comment. The Fox Nation is for those opposed to intolerance, excessive government control of our lives, and attempts to monopolize opinion or suppress freedom of thought, expression, and worship. Read more... We invite all Americans who share these values to join us here at Fox Nation. ppppolls: One of our first 2011 polls will be in Nevada...who should we test...

$290,000 a Year to Move a Musician's Chair
Columnist James Ahearn of New Jersey's Bergen Record has a great column today on, of all things, the stagehands at New York City's top Performing Arts venues such as Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. These are not highly skilled or technical jobs but take a gander at how much they are paid: At Avery Fisher Hall and Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center, the average stagehand Salary and benefits package is $290,000 a year. You must login to comment. The Fox Nation is for those opposed to intolerance...

THREAT: Obama Must Convert to Islam or Attacks on U.S. Will Come
A leader of Somalia's Islamist Insurgency threatened to attack America during a Speech broadcast Monday. "We tell the American President Barack Obama to embrace Islam before we come to his country," said Fuad Mohamed "Shongole" Qalaf. Al-Shabab has not yet launched an attack outside Africa but Western intelligence has long been worried because the group targeted young Somali-Americans for recruitment. About 20 have traveled to Somalia for training and at least three were used as Suicide Bombers ...

Will Obama Help Christians in Iraq?
Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill are fervently pressing the White House to stem mounting attacks on Christians in Iraq. You must login to comment. The Fox Nation is for those opposed to intolerance, excessive government control of our lives, and attempts to monopolize opinion or suppress freedom of thought, expression, and worship. Read more... We invite all Americans who share these values to join us here at Fox Nation. I hear Obama trying to convince the American People that if we giv...

'Octomom' Nadya Suleman faces eviction
Los Angeles — The man who sold his Southern California home to "Octomom" Nadya Suleman said Sunday that he’s going ahead with Eviction proceedings because she hasn’t made a long overdue $450,000 payment. Amer Haddadin said he’ll evict Suleman if she and her lawyer Jeff Czech don’t pay the balance on the house by Friday. A balloon payment was due Oct. 9. "I think they have money, but they are hiding the money," Haddadin said. Suleman and Czech were served notice...

Local Gas Prices Climb 8 Cents In Week
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Gas Prices in the Greenville area have climbed 8 cents during the past week, according to GasBuddy.com. The website said that the average price for a gallon of Gasoline is at $2.86 as of Monday, but that price is below the national average of $3.03 per gallon -- up 4.3 cents over last week. Monday's prices were 44.2 cents higher than the same day last year and 26.2 cents higher than a month ago, the website reported. Nationally, GasBuddy.com said, the average price for a gall...

Jenny Craig adds Metabolic Max exercise option, armband
The Jenny Craig weight-loss program, known for its pre-packaged food and high-profile success stories, including actress Valerie Bertinelli, is stepping up the exercise portion of its diet plan this year. Beginning today, dieters who join the program will be offered a new option called Metabolic Max, which — in addition to the company's food and lifestyle counseling services — includes a BodyMedia FIT Armband, a lightweight device that's used to track people's physical activity and c...

Exercise Calories: 10 Winter Exercises That Burn The Most Calories
Everyone knows how important routine exercise is, but many of us don't realize the importance of a varied routine. Some of us are bogged down doing the same routine day after day, satisfied that at least we are getting some exercise. But regularly engaging in the same exercise routine is not mentally stimulating or physically effective. It's important to change your Workout routine and engage different muscles to ensure your body is constantly developing and improving instead of adapting to a ...

Stuffed! The 30,000-calorie Christmas feast eaten by the world's fattest mom...
A New Jersey woman who hopes to become the fattest woman in the world got 30,000 Calories closer to her 1,000lb goal with a festive feast that could have fed dozens of revellers. 46-stone Donna Simpson, sitting in a reinforced metal chair, chowed down on the world's biggest Christmas dinner as she ate for two straight hours on Saturday. The Single Mother-of-two tucked into two 25lb turkeys, two maple-glazed hams, 15lbs of potatoes (10lbs roast, 5lbs mashed), five loaves of bread, five pounds of...

Woman Eats 30,000 Calories for Christmas Meal
This holiday, Donna Simpson, our favorite overachieving fat lady, has continued in her quest to be the heaviest woman in the world. The New Jersey resident ate a whopping 30,000 Calories for her Christmas meal, according to the Australian Daily Telegraph. (For some reason, the British and Australian papers are all over this story in a way that not even our own NYC Tabloids can match. Has the New York Post finally discovered ... shame?) When last we met her, back in March, she weighed 600 pounds....

Mass. gas prices up another 3 cents
BOSTON — Massachusetts Gas Prices have continued their recent upward trend, climbing another three cents in the past week. AAA Southern New England said Monday that it’s weekly survey found self-serve regular averaging $3.03 per gallon, the fourth consecutive week of higher prices. The price is a penny below the national average, but 44 cents more than at the same time last year. AAA found self-serve regular as l0ow as $2.94 and as high as $3.21. ...

Syracuse Gas Prices Up Nearly 20 Percent Since September
Gas Prices in the Syracuse, NY area have gone up nearly 20% since September, according to the Post Standard. Gas Prices have risen on average 18 percent this fall with some of the Most Expensive stations in Syracuse now selling gas for as much as $3.29 per gallon, according to GasBuddy.com.So far in this month alone, gas prices have risen a little more than 3 percent, according to the website that tracks gas prices entered in by consumers. I blame President Obama, and I don’t expect th...

$5-a-gallon gas could be here by 2012
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The former president of Shell Oil, John Hofmeister, says Americans could be paying $5 for a gallon of Gasoline by 2012. In an interview with Platt's Energy Week television, Hofmeister predicted Gasoline prices will spike as the global demand for oil increases. Email Print Comment "I'm predicting actually the worst outcome over the next two years which takes us to 2012 with higher Gasoline prices," he said. Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst with Oil Price Informat...

Former Shell CEO says gas headed for 5 bucks per gallon
The former head of the Shell Oil Company stated Monday that with the current market price for a barrel of oil nearing $92 and headed for over $100, the price for a gallon of gas in the U.S. could hit $5 per gallon in the not-too-distant future.  Others have estimated an even worse scenario. As speculators began to note that the future price of oil was headed through the roof due to increased competition from developing nations such as China and India, and as a result of Obama Administration...

Divided we stand: the tragedy of Egyptian opposition | Roberto Roccu
Most of Mohamed ElBaradei's support comes from the affluent and educated urban bourgeoisie. Photograph: Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images The final results of the recent parliamentary Elections in Egypt promise five years of political irrelevance for the institutional opposition. With only 16 seats out of 504, opposition parties achieved the worst electoral result since 1990, when Egypt was experiencing a severe balance of payments crisis combined with widespread discontent over its alignment ...