Ted Kennedy and the case to repeal the 17th Amendment

"Voters have elected their senators in the privacy of the voting booth since 1913. The framers of the Constitution, however, did not intend senators to be elected in this way, and included in Article I, section 3, "The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two...

Who Will Replace Ted Kennedy?

Senator Ted (Edward) M. Kennedy Kennedy, while suffering from brain cancer, announced his proposal on August 20 for how his seat in the US Senate would be filled if he resigned or could not perform his duties...

Hundreds Attend Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s Public Wake

Eunice Kennedy Shriver's 6-hour public wake saw an overwhelming turnout. Hundreds of Special Olympic athletes paid their respects to Shriver, the founder of the special Olympics, who died at 88. Family members...

Foetus of murdered mother found alive and well

Police have found the baby that was removed form a murdered mothers womb and police say the baby is in "fairly good health". Worcester police have arrested a woman, Julie Corey, 35, who was with the child when...

Baby Cut From Womb Found Alive: Julie Corey and Male in Custody

The baby that was cut from its murdered mother's womb in Massachusetts has been found alive in New Hampshire and appears to be in good health.  A woman named Julie A. Corey and a male companion have been...

Foetus from murdered Massachusetts woman cut from her body

Police Massachusetts  are hunting the person or persons who have murdered a pregnant woman and remoed her foetus from her womb. Doctors have said that with the correct medical care the baby may still be alive.  " A 23-year-old pregnant woman...

Dr. Henry Louis Gates: Interviewed Discussing Racial Profiling

Last week, after returning home from an overseas trip to China, world renowned African American Harvard scholar Dr. Henry Louis Gates, was arrested in Cambridge, Massachusetts by Cambridge police who...

Massachusetts Smoke Detector Laws Are Changing

Whenever a home is sold in Massachusetts, it is required that the home is inspected by the local fire department for properly working smoke detectors, as well as carbon monoxide detectors. Massachusetts has had their smoke detector law in place for decades and is designed to...

Robotic Therapy open new heights for cerebral palsy patients

This story will bring new hope for cerebral palsy and stroke patients. "Before, people suffering from cerebral palsy lose hope in life, seeing themselves as invalid and cannot lead a normal life. Now, MIT engineers successfully made and tested robotic devices to help patients...

Less Energy Consumption: Start it with your Gizmos

Today, cellphones and other handheld devices rule the market but sad to say, they are the top most things that consume energy the most. According to a recent study conducted by the International Energy Agency (IEA), devices such as cellphones, personal computers and other...

Boston Marathon: Africans Merga and Kosgei Run To Victory

Today, on Patriots’ Day, April 20, 2009, the annual Boston Marathon took place in Boston, Massachusetts. Kenyan Salina Kosgei placed first in the women's race with the time of 2:32:16, while Ethiopian Deriba...

Boston's Tax Day Tea Party - Where it all began

In Boston, the people have had enough and are not going to take it anymore. The gates leading to the front door of the Massachusetts State House were closed tight and padlocked on April 15, 2009 when citizens from...

Green Death team coach resigns from Youth Soccer

A coach who wanted to call his team of 6 and 7 year old girls 'Green Death' and who sent an e-mail to his players' parents telling them to feed their daughters 'undercooked red meat' and then also stated 'losing is for losers' has now resigned. He says that he was just joking...

What the "Tax Day Tea Parties" attendee's are saying - Update

A few weeks back I wrote about the need for We the People need to Re-Elect No One to take back our country from those in charge of our government and now more businesses.  So, lets Re-Elect No One from now on I wrote.  I said "Let's send people to...

Hamster-Powered Generator? Why Not

This might change the world of nanotechnology as a hamster can power a nanogenerator out of the hamster running on the treadmill."They are manufacturing generators out of piezoelectric nanowires. The latest model in fact consists of zinc-oxide nanowires connected to one...

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