"There's no denying the overwhelming force of the Democratic Party's Election Day victory at the national level. But will the blue wave that crashed down on Republicans at the presidential and U.S. House levels...
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More and more reports of bogus voter challenges in key states have surfaced this week, tens of thousands of eligible votes being removed or blocked from registering."The New York Times based its findings on reviews of state records and Social Security data.The Times said...
highlighted by Rob Walker | 5 wks ago 48 views | 5 comments | 17 recommendations
"The growing number of foreclosure homes in the nation has lead many non-profit groups such as the National Community Reinvestment Coalition to take the initiative in providing the millions of distressed homeowners with foreclosure help. With over 600 member organizations,...
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Pakistan is furious over a United States forces raid that violated the counties sovereignty. The helcopter raid out ground forces in a remote border villiage of Angor Adda.This was the first known U.S. Attack...
highlighted by politisite | 10 wks ago | updated 10 wks ago 197 views | 6 comments | 19 recommendations
Ohio's electronic voting machines, made by don't-call-them-Diebold, are broken, and won't be fixed by Election Day. Does that sound right to you? What do you think of a company that can't fix its software by...
highlighted by jordan | 12 wks ago | updated 12 wks ago 296 views | 6 comments | 14 recommendations
A very interesting editorial analysis from Harvard Magazine on the causes and consequences of the already wide and rapidly growing gap between the rich and the poor in the USA. " When Majid Ezzati thinks about...
highlighted by moonwolf | 19 wks ago | updated 19 wks ago 599 views | 25 comments | 44 recommendations
"Dozens of homosexual couples have married in California shortly after the US state was permitted to grant them marriage licences for the first time. Ceremonies were held in at least five counties after a Supreme...
highlighted by renovatio | 22 wks ago | updated 22 wks ago 225 views | 1 comment | 0 recommendations
At least nine people are dead after heavy weekend rainfall caused flooding in Indiana, Wisonsin and Iowa. Streams and rivers were overrun with torrential waters and President Bush declared 29 Indiana counties as...
highlighted by Rob Walker | 23 wks ago | updated 23 wks ago 864 views | 14 comments | 9 recommendations
UPDATE:Ireland's black community was embraced at the Africa Day festival in the grounds of Dublin Castle. Sinead O'Connor, Kila, Mundy, and Republic of Loose performed at the free family event alongside Ugandan...
highlighted by infomatique | 26 wks ago | updated 25 wks ago 6270 views | 5 comments | 25 recommendations
UPDATE May 23rd, 20081400 homes were called to evacuate. As of last night, only 15% of the fire had been contained and already 4 square miles have been charred. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a state...
highlighted by Stephanie Sobotka | 25 wks ago | updated 25 wks ago 995 views | 9 comments | 34 recommendations
UPDATE: 9:45PM EST - April 10" Storms moved away from Dallas-Fort Worth Thursday morning but left behind widespread damage to homes, trees and power lines. Field investigators from the National Weather Service...
highlighted by amyjudd | 31 wks ago | updated 31 wks ago 1483 views | 3 comments | 2 recommendations
"April 7, 2008, 5 p.m. CST, is the final deadline for individuals and families who suffered damage from the tornadoes and severe storms of early February to register for disaster assistance with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).The deadline for homeowners,...
highlighted by greg1usa | 32 wks ago 303 views | 0 comments | 0 recommendations
More mortgage reforms, but many will argue this is too little too late. "With foreclosures escalating at a record pace nationally, and several Chicago-area counties showing significant increases, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson on Thursday pointed a finger at the...
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