In a surprise result on Sunday, the exit polls show that the Swiss will vote in favor of a ban on construction of minarets. The Muslim population has reached 4.5% of the population and the Swiss are worried about...
Two candidates in the Nassau County of New York state -- Democrat Thomas Suozzi and Republican Edward Mangano will have to wait until all the absentee, affidavit and emergency ballots are counted to call the winner in the Nassau County Executive race. Right now, Suozzi is in...
" As you recall, over a series of several articles in the past few months, I attempted to get property tax and budget information from my County of residence, Wright County in the State of Minnesota. I was motivated to research and analyze this information due to...
" A referendum on the smacking of children has just been held in New Zealand and 88 per cent of Kiwis who took part voted to re-legalize it. Two years ago the Labor Government made it illegal for parents to smack...
Thursday's presidential election in Afghanistan is likely to yield a low voter turnout, as Taliban has threatened to cut off the fingers, noses and ears of anyone who dares to enter a polling station. The Taliban are particularly strong in the Pashtun-areas of Afghanistan,...
" When I first started investigating this issue, I had no idea how difficult it would be. This has taken an enormous amount of time and patience. You would not know this was America. Was all the information we learned in High School Civics about "Public Servants", "Open...
Kurdistan is not perfect but it is the least violent area of Iraq.Many Kurds would like to have a fully independent nation but that is unlikely unless Iraq's government falls apart. For now Kurds mostly run...
"TO CUT TO THE CHASE, THE POINT OF THIS STORY IS THAT YOU NEED TO WRITE YOUR COUNTY AND CITY OFFICIALS AND ASK THEM ABOUT PAYROLL AND BENEFITS INFORMATION FOR THE LAST 5 YEARS. They apparently have something to...
Sonia Sotomayor is facing scrutiny over her possible appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. Supreme Court Judges serve life-time terms and never have to go up for reelection; therefore, they...
opinion by Mortal | 19 wks ago | updated 19 wks ago 169 views | 38 recommendations | 3 comments
LOOK, the news is abuzz about Sarah Palin, again! (Screeams! -- joy, -- rage...it depends on who is screaming.) Yep, Sarah, you've set the headlines and political world...
opinion by Mortal | 21 wks ago | updated 21 wks ago 146 views | 23 recommendations | 2 comments
Seen through the eyes of a Kung Fu Master (which I am not) the approach toopposing "Cap & Tax" is very flawed.The C&P legislation bound for the Senate is the result of decades ofyellow journalism, movies, tv, radio, and video games. This is a behemothamount of...
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is still a winner of Iran's Presidential Election after a partial vote recount on Monday, according to Iran’s Guardian Council. The results of June 12 election were disputed by...
created by Yuliya Talmazan | 22 wks ago | updated 22 wks ago 59 views | 20 recommendations | 2 comments
In a rare show of political awareness and unity, the Parliament of Scotland has united to cut emissions by 42% by 2020 –'the toughest target of any industrialised nation in the world' and, according to campaigners, this 'hugely significant' vote sets new 'moral' standard...
The long awaited 'green energy revolution' cap and trade bill 2009 vote was passed Friday June 26th in the U.S House of Representatives, and supporters hope that this bill will help fight climate change and make a...
created by Amy Judd | 22 wks ago | updated 22 wks ago 21709 views | 24 recommendations | 75 comments