This merger could change how thingsare done in Eretrea " Following a two-day congress which was held on June 18 -19, 2009, the Red Sea Afar Democratic Organization (RSADO) and the Democratic Movement for the...
This can be resolvedpeacefully. Neither side wants a civil war. Thereseems to be room for compromise., " The head of the Organisation of American States (OAS) has arrived in Honduras to demand the reinstatement of Manuel Zelaya, its ousted president....
The Washington Post has cancelled a controversial plan to host a series of off the record 'salons' at the company CEO's home after word got out that sponsors can buy access to the meetings for 25 grand a...
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Who were the 8 Republicans who voted for this without reading it? (thankfully none from my state) " Friday's vote was 219-212. The legislation was supported by 211 Democrats and eight aisle-crossing GOP members: Reps. Mary Bono (Calif.), Michael Castle (Del.), Mark Kirk...
Cross-posted at the Public Option Health Care Now blog.As I read Ruth Marcus' absurd arguments in the Washington Post today against a public option for health care, and as I follow the debate in other articles doubting that a public option is politically feasible, I become...
Because of the cost in the United States of the medical care I need, and the medicines, I have discovered that I simply cannot afford to come back to the country of my birth. Fortunately, Brazil has a lot to offer, including free medical care and medicines.Every two...
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The first Executive Order signed by the new President was the order to close Guantanamo Bay within one year. The new Administration is realizing that this may be harder than thought. Congress has...
Washington DC - June 25, 2009 - No FEMA trailers here, just party tents, as the White House hosts a theme party for Congress. This year's theme is "Hawaiian Luau." Michelle O told reporters that Congress would be treated to "tiki torches" and "all sorts of...
By Bob McCarty at BobMcCarty.comSometimes, it’s difficult to understand why President Barack Obama and other liberal Democrat politicians behave the way they do. In order to offer what is perhaps an easier...
Rick Boardman can say all he wants to a reporter for the Enid (Okla.) News & Eagle — as he does in this video — in an attempt to justify the decision to strike that garnered support of 94 percent of the union members for whom he serves as president. What he...
Cross-posted in Francis L. Holland's Diary.Some Congressional Democrats simply don't seem to know how to make candy out of the sugar they have been given. Now in control of the House and the Senate, and with Obama in the White House, they want to tax employees' health...
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President Obama, as a candidate, promised that he would ensure that every American was covered by Health Care. He was particulary concerned about the 40 Million uninsured. There is also the fact that...
" Pardon my absence - Life intruded upon my intentions to do extensive research on the plans of the leadership of the TEA Party movement. And the research itself was more difficult than I expected. This article was...
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The world premiere of the play 'Anne and Emmett' by playwright Janet Langhart Cohen was meant to take place tonight at the Holocaust Museum, but it has now been cancelled due to the shooting at the museum by white supremacist James Wenneker Von Brunn.Janet Cohen was with her...
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