New Zealand is regularly ranked in the top four teams in limited-overs cricket but has never made the final of the World Cup, the showpiece event in the 50-over format, despite making the semifinals in five of the nine editions. " New Zealand has begun...
Given the growing pains that are occuring in my family right now and difficulties finding a job, I decided it would be prudent to go back to my psychiatrist and have routine maintenance done on my psyche. As I was...
"Thousands of Venezuelans protested in the capital on Saturday to demand the Supreme Court overturn a "blacklist" blocking key opponents of President Hugo Chavez from running in upcoming elections.Chanting "freedom!"...
"Reforming the nation's health care system will be the topic of a town-hall meeting Sunday afternoon, with representatives from the McCain and Obama campaigns participating. “There is something very wrong out there in the system when you have Latinos not only working one...
Despite critics saying that his resignation and standing for a by-election was a waste of taxpayers money and would generate little turnout, British MP David Davis actually generated a fairly high turnout in the...
The Economist featured a rather poignant article about the demographic distribution of voters in America. The Article is entitled "White Men Can Vote" and is located here. What is missing from this article is a historical comparative assessment of which party...
"A leading Hispanic organization is demanding assurances from the two major presidential candidates that they'll push for comprehensive immigration revisions and dramatically increase Hispanic representation in the federal government. ...
There comes a time in every politician's life where the only way to win is to master one tricky maneuver and use it effectively against your opponent, the tricky U-turn. Now they have all past the theory of their political driving test but how are they doing on their...
¿Cuando llegara el dia de mi suerte? As I walk in the darkness the light of my lantern barely lights a path. When will real leadership guide the Latino community?"Once the most powerful and feared patronage army in Mayor Richard Daley's political organization, the...
Following temporary unrest in the country's capital after a disputed election result, Mongolia's opposition leader is demanding a recount."Mongolia's opposition leader demanded on Friday a vote recount in 12 areas, in a challenge to preliminary election results that showed...
When Canada's Space Agency months ago put out a call for astronaut applicants, Canadians responded -- 5,352 of them, to be precise. Tragically, only two people will be selected as astronauts, and nothing I can think of -- not astronaut ice-cream, not even a career as a...
By the time of the election there may only be a thin blue tissue between McCain and Obama?"A handgun ban. The death penalty. U.S. wiretaps. Iran and Israel. Trade. On all of those issues, he has recently staked more...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorI have been writing Opinion pieces of Vancouver as the Crime Capital of Canada. Criminals seeking Mecca, choose Vancouver as the Holy Grail in which to Rob, Steal,...
Equality minister Harriet Harman has set out a plan to allow British firms to discriminate in favour of female and ethnic minority job applicants. The new plan would not require firms to do so, but would allow them...