Number of new houses being built plummets nearly 60%

UK: Until mortgages become more affordable and available there will be less houses being built even with the Governments target of 2m new homes by 2016. Thousands of builders are being laid off as the housing slump starts to bite in earnest..."The number of new houses being...

UN celebrates 60 years of peacekeeping

The blue hats have been keeping the peace for 60 years now, and the United Nations is marking the occasion with a series of ceremonies around the world.But while 60 is an impressive number, there continues to be...

60 Minutes puts Justice Antonin Scalia on the Record

60 Minutes Interviews Justice Antonin Scalia , Public And Private LifeHere is an inside look at the Social Conservative, first Itailian Justice to the Supreme Court.  Who is his Best Friend on the...

The Forgotten Holocaust

Taiwanese commemorate 60th Anniversary of massacreToday marks the 60th Anniversary of the 228 Incident, a large-scale protest against Chinese Nationalist rule that led to the deaths of nearly 28 000 people on...

Top 25 Censored Stories of 2007

"#1 Future of Internet Debate Ignored by Media Sources: Buzzflash.com, July 18, 2005 Title: “Web of Deceit: How Internet Freedom Got the Federal Ax, and Why Corporate News Censored the Story” Author: Elliot D....

New Years Eve Fire In East Orange Displaces 65

"New Jersey - A four alarm fire tore through a four story apartment building on New Years Eve, leaving two people hospitalized, many injured, and sixty five residents without a place to live on New Years Day. At...

The Minutemen Hit the Wall

"As about sixty supporters of Democratic Congressional candidate and businesswoman Gabrielle Giffords gathered in late September for a wine and guacamole fundraiser at a local hillside home, their mood was nothing...

Sixty percent of Americans oppose Iraq war: poll

 But what do AMERICANS really want "Sixty percent of Americans oppose the U.S. war in Iraq and a majority would support a partial withdrawal of troops by year's end, a CNN poll said on Wednesday. It was the CNN poll's highest number opposing the war since fighting began...

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