London buses may advertise ?there?s probably no God?

London’s iconic red buses could be plastered with the slogan “There’s probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life,” in an atheist advertising campaign responding to a set of Christian ads. Comedy writer Ariane Sherine, 28, objected to the Christian adverts on some London buses, which carried an Internet address warning that people who [...] "eliotcobb.com"

Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama are heading into the final week of the presidential campaign planning to spend nearly all their time in states that President George W. Bush won last time, testimony to the increasingly dire position of McCain and his party as Election Day approaches. With optimism brimming in Democratic circles, Obama [...] "eliotcobb.com"

Autumn’s market mayhem has left the world’s financial institutions nursing losses of $2.8tn, the Bank of England said today, as it called for fundamental reform of the global banking system to prevent a repeat of turmoil “arguably” unprecedented since the outbreak of the first world war.A worker walks past a screen displaying stock market movements [...] "eliotcobb.com"

Prince Charles urged the world Tuesday to fight climate change, saying that while the global credit crunch will be temporary, the effects of the “climate crunch” were irreversible. The heir to the throne issued his appeal on a visit to Tokyo, where he and his wife Camilla are marking the 150th anniversary of diplomatic relations between [...] "eliotcobb.com"

OPEC cannot be expected to bail out the world over the current global financial crisis, the secretary general of the oil producers’ cartel said on Tuesday. The United States must take the lead in resolving the crisis, which stemmed from a US-based credit crunch last year, said Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Secretary General [...] "eliotcobb.com"