" CNN ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- There are more new cases of Americans infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, than previously believed, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday. ...
"The news was barely noticed by the big non-specialised media: the World Bank admitted in December 2007 that it overestimated the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of China for a number of years. This is what happened."
"Barack Obama has surged past Hillary Clinton to open a big national lead in the Democratic presidential race, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday. The poll showed Obama with a 14-point edge over Clinton, 52 percent to 38 percent, after being in a...
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When I first moved to the UK (1994), I had to "register with the police", which involved fingerprinting and a brief bit of paperwork. What now, do long-term residents have to give a mouth swab? What about short-term visitors, are they next? This is what they call "the thin...
"Let's face it - Time's Person of the Year has been neither satisfying nor particularly daring since Newt Gingrich was named Person of the Year in 1995. Since then, Time has been more concerned with picking a...
created by killfile | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago 351 views | 10 recommendations | 3 comments
The memory cards used in Diebold touchscreen voting systems could carry computer viruses that would infect voting machines and steal votes on the infected machines.
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