Making Levada the point man in responding to media criticism of the pope was a dicey move. Pope Benedict chose Levada in 2005 to succeed him as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith,But choosing Levada to bring justice to the Vatican was always ...
"There are incorrigible Pakistan ‘bashers’ They are well known and have become stereo typed as such. Their speculation and criticism is loaded with hearsay with zero facts—a lot of conjecture to create misperceptions. They have difficulty in ever saying anything good...
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" Republicans have used a filibuster to block President Barack Obama's health overhaul effort with just 41 of the Senate's 100 votes. To overcome that, Democrats may use the reconciliation process to end the...
Coming again to the forefront of Canadian news, is Vancouver's Insite facility, which is known as North America's only safe, supervised injection site for illegal drug users. A facility located in the...
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Few have heard of Nobel Prize winning author for Literature, Jose Saramago, (86). But he’s in the literary and theological news today with comments he made concerning the Bible.
The author of The...
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" President Barack Obama, under growing criticism for not seeking to end the ban on openly gay men and women in the military, is extending benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees. Obama plans to announce his decision on Wednesday in the Oval Office, a White House...
“The slave woman is at the mercy of the fathers, sons, or brothers of her master!”
Fredrick Douglass
“You know what we’ve got? We’ve got trash in the White House!”
Tammy Bruce, The Laura Inghram Show (‘Listen’)
March...
opinion by taschenge | 2 years ago 101 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Discussions about the effect colonialism has had on non-western and specifically Asian art dominated at ‘The Anxious Century: Discourses Waiting to be Born’, a two day regional seminar on art that took place...
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There has been increasing alarm over the past week over the hateful rhetoric being used by attendees at McCain/Palin rallies. Attendees have been heard to scream out "terrorist!" and "kill him!" at Sarah...
created by Dave Keating | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 217 views | 2 recommendations | 4 comments
Geraldo Rivera lost two vintage 1954 Jaguars he kept the garage, to a fire at his North Shore home. "He said the garage, which is attached to his house, was owned by a resident who lives across the street". (bite...
opinion by RoryKearney | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 747 views | 3 recommendations | 0 comments
After mounting criticism from Bazaari political forces and business men, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called for the suspension a new value added tax mechanism for two months. "Under the new VAT policy...
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"Newcastle United striker Michael Owen has admitted that he and his team-mates are still feeling the effects of Kevin Keegan’s departure. The Tyneside outfit remain without a manager after Keegan parted company with the club at the beginning of September. The Magpies have...
"tired of all of the criticism that is brought down on them, the corn refiners association (cra) has gone on the offensive and have started an ad campaign to debunk the myths about high fructose corn syrup. seems that some of the bad press that the substance received,...
US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice has dramatically ramped up the rhetoric condeming Russia, saying the country has taken a "dark turn." The new harsh words come at the same time that the Bush administration has cancelled a nuclear deal wth the country."Secretary of State...
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