Allegiance

I like to keep you folks guessing about my political view. For some, I am clearly a liberal leftist. Others think that I am a part of the psyops campaign and that somehow I work for Anschutz, owners of NowPublic....

EU summit struggles to agree climate pledge

The problem is the state of debt EU countries have been placed into by the recession restricts much of the commitment of money by the poorer members. The question of pledging by the poorer members would also...

Sri Lanka Tamil refugee camps 'to be opened next month'

Good news from Sri Lanka... " Sri Lanka says people held in special camps since the end of the conflict with Tamil Tiger rebels will be allowed out for short periods from next month. An aide to the president also...

With Obama, what change for Mideast?

It is unlikely that Obamacan have any major impacton trhe middle east and Gazathis year, but maybe next year. "Indeed, the US will have to decide the approach it is going to take to Palestinian leadership before...

Church and police join forces to end binge drinking

A new campaign is being launched in Wales today with the aim of ending binge drinking. People are signing a pledge to stop the practice, which is very common in the UK."PEOPLE across Wales are today urged to pledge to stop binge drinking as an unprecedented coalition of...

Millions mark UN hand-washing day

Every  20 second a mother mourns a dead child lost to diarrhea - a completely preventable and utterly inexcusable cause of  death. Each year 1.5 million children under the age of five years die from...

Canada National Election - With Inflation at a High, Harper Says No Troubles

The financial disasters that have plagued the US lately are 'not a domestic problem' for Canada, said prime minister Stephen Harper in Saskatchewan on Tuesday. This comes despite a record high inflation rate...

How To Make Friends…

Seems the American media has found this fine piece of writing from Heather Mallick at the CBC… and it’s starting to really get coverage. Fox did a piece on it today (sorry we can’t watch Fox in Vancouver), and the story is starting to travel. The whole story is rated...

Palin White Trash according to CBC, Yeah Have a Beer aye

"I assume John McCain chose Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential partner in a fit of pique because the Republican money men refused to let him have the stuffed male shirt he really wanted. She added nothing to...

Saying No to the Pledge

The writer of this piece, James Mullin is a very interesting person indeed. His bio reads: Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa (1946), Vietnam Veteran (non-combatant), Bachelors in English, University of Iowa, Masters in...

Russia seizes Georgia base, opens second front

"Russia opened a second front of fighting in Georgia on Monday, sending armored vehicles beyond two breakaway provinces and seizing a military base and police stations in the country's west, officials said.The new...

Georgia says Russian aircraft bombed its air bases

"Russia sent columns of tanks and reportedly bombed Georgian air bases Friday after Georgia launched a major military offensive Friday to retake the breakaway province of South Ossetia, threatening to ignite a broader conflict. Hundreds of civilians...

McCain Pledges Balanced Budget by end of First term

PHOENIX – Senator John McCain is pledging once again to balance the budget by the end of his first term in 2013, his advisers said Monday, reverting to an earlier pledge he had abandoned in April when he...

Bush wins British backing over Iran sanctions, Iraq and Afghanistan

US President Bush and British Prime Minister made a number of announcements after their meeting in London on Monday. Bush was met by 2,500 protesters in London's Parliament Square on Sunday as  George W. Bush dined with Gordon Brown. Protesters blew whistles, banged...

Donors Pledge Over $21 Billion for Afghan Reconstruction

" French President Nicolas Sarkozy opened the conference by promising to more than double French aid to 107 million euros ($166 million) over three years, saying the aim of the donation was to "rid Afghanistan...

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