" NEW YORK - There's a secret buzzing around the rooftops and backyard gardens of New York. Despite city regulations prohibiting it, hundreds of New Yorkers have kept beehives on rooftops and backyard gardens...
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While not exactly breaking news, I ran into this story (word for word and un credited) as news in a local publication, and went looking for further information and substantiation on the internet. "In his first...
"WASHINGTON, DC -- The Local Radio Freedom Act, introduced in late October by Reps. Gene Green (D-TX) and Mike Conaway (R-TX), is now backed by 148 members of the House of Representatives. "Congress should not impose any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge...
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Transport Minister John Baird apologized to Toronto Major David Miller for cussing at Toronto. ""I was speaking out of frustration, and I certainly expressed that," John Baird said in the House of Commons on...
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President Barack Obama is inviting members of Congress to the White House for a June 8 meeting to highlight immigration reform, an administration official confirmed to POLITICO Wednesday.
"The...
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USA, the land of opportunities, keeps on proving the great values which form basis of it's greatness. It's true that United States of America isn't great in all respects, only Guantanamo Bay is enough to validate...
"Mexico's Senate approved a bill on Tuesday decriminalizing possession of small amounts of narcotics for personal use, in order to free resources to fight violent drug cartels. The bill, proposed by conservative President Felipe Calderon, would make it legal to carry up to 5...
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Opinion-Editorial By Albert N. Milliron, Editor Politisite.com When Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi took the Gavel to become the first woman Speaker of the House she stated that in her first one hundred days she would,...
The instant glory of slumdog success didnnot stoped the Mumbai Muncipal Authorities from demolising the house of junior artist of Slundog Millionare.Unfortunately the movie earned millions but the junior actor is...
Clayton Homes, who make modular homes in the U.S, have unveiled their new i-house, which looks like it could be bought at IKEA, but is the most energy efficient home on the market today. It is 30% more energy...
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"Year after year in Congress, Rep. Ron Paul [R, TX-14] has introduced a bill to abolish the Fed (H.R. 833). Though the bill has a dedicated network of citizen supporters – see the End the Fed network – it has...
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A Bill Before Congress would prohibit ownership of handguns by those who have not obtained firearm licenses. See it on Snopes . BLAIR HOLT BILL AKA GUN CONTROL! Snopes won't allow HIGHLIGHTing but it is a good...
By 2030, some 5 billion people around the world will live in cities. Next year, 2008, is predicted to be the tipping point, when urban dwellers (3.3 billion people) will outnumber rural residents for the first...
We've got a problem, and it's time to make some targeted phone calls.
Lots of them, preferably. So, please, get out your phones, and let me back up for a moment.
Representatives David Dill and Tony Cornish had a good idea, all in all. Right now, state law requires that...
Kal Penn is not dead. Seriously. Dr. Kutner, played by Kal Penn, committed suicide on last night's episode, surprising everyone, even the eponymous/cantankerous Dr. House. Apparently, the move was made because Penn...
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