"Mexico City: Mexico City's legislature has approved gay marriage, an aide to a city lawmaker told agency, in the first such law passed anywhere in Latin America. "It was approved overall by 39 votes in favour...
A missile strike, as gift from the new US administration on first Valentine's Day since Barack Obama took over as the president, on Saturday killed at least 32 persons, including foreigners mostly Uzbeks, and injured many others in Pakistan's troubled South Waziristan tribal...
I am very worried about the state of things in the Middle East. Please, stop firing and start talking and treat everyone equally. "Israel on Monday banned Arab political parties from running in next month's parliamentary elections, drawing accusations of racism by an Arab...
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"Article 1, Section 6 of the Constitution says the following: “No Senator or Representative shall, during the time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil office under the authority of the United States, which shall have been created, or the emoluments...
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A senior Iraqi lawmaker was killed by a roadside bomb blast in Baghdad, Thursday morning. Saleh al-Ageili, three bodyguards, and two civilian bystanders were killed when a bomb went off near the government motorcade. The incident is being called an assassination...
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"ANCHORAGE, Alaska (CNN) -- Alaska lawmakers voted Friday to subpoena Gov. Sarah Palin's husband, several aides and phone records in their investigation into Palin's firing of her public safety commissioner, setting up what one senator called a "branch-versus-branch...
"Homosexuality is a bigger threat to the U.S. than terrorism"...That what Sally Kern said in her controversy audio clip which was posted on You Tube. Not long after that she received death threatens, but...
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Two in Congress want to Nationalize Oil Companies By Albert N. Milliron, OP-ED The latest talking points memo for the Democrats is to complain that the oil companies don't drill on all of the leased land that...
"Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was accused by a government colleague Thursday of applying a sexist double standard by insisting that a woman lawmaker seek anger management counseling when male politicians'...
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Jack Wilson, the University of Massachusetts President has recommended to the Board of Trustees that they revoke an honorary degree awarded 20 years ago to Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe."Wilson said Monday that...
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"An Inland lawmaker's bill to prohibit sex offenders from operating ice-cream trucks is in doubt after a contentious committee hearing Tuesday.The bill by Assemblyman Paul Cook, R-Yucca Valley, was inspired by the July 2007 discovery of a sex offender driving an ice-cream...
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California is making a bold move to spend up to $7 billion on health care in state prisons, even as the American economy faces an impending downturn, and as the state faces a budget gap for the next...
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An amazing story, from the Jonestown Massacre to this."Jackie Speier, who as a Congressional aide nearly 30 years ago was shot and left for dead on a Guyana airstrip, won a special election Tuesday for the...
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The Netherlands continues to be a hotbed of secular-religious conflict between the native population and Muslim immigrants. The addition of a far right party from Eastern Europe into the mix promises to shake things up a bit. It is important to note that unlike most of its...
"LONDON - Twins who were separated at birth got married without realizing they were brother and sister, a lawmaker said, urging more information be provided on birth certificates for adopted children. A court annulled the British couple's union after they discovered their...
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