In the District of Columbia residents and businesses are required to recycle paper, bottles and cans. And recycling is very popular -- residents enthusiastically separate their recyclable material from their regular...
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Feel Tricolore as Bastille Day approaches. If you look forward to an afternoon of Pastis and Petanque, Bar Tabac in Brooklyn, New York holds its annual Petanque Tournament. Merguez, frites and Ricard are on the menu as well as music by the Baby Blue Orchids and the Francois...
American Government has finally removed Nelson Mandela from its list of Terrorists all over World. Mandela and members of his African National Congress were categorised as Terrorist during Apartheid regime and...
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WASHINGTON DC A new website campaign urging mothers to send their baby pictures to Barrack Obamas via mail for a virtual baby-kissing pictures with the Sen. Obama. The website...
Elder daughter, Shruti, was first in the family to participate in the contest, but it was her 13-year-old brother, Sameer, who spelled his way to the coveted first prize - worth more than $40,000 - in this year's...
The 81st Scripps National Spelling Bee is due to begin this Thursday and this year's competition has more international contestants than ever before.Contestants have travelled thousands of miles, from countries where...
A sign perhaps that the doom and gloom in the US housing market is finally starting to lift? "WASHINGTON (AFP) — US homebuilding showed a surprisingly strong jump in April, signaling a ray of hope amid the rubble...
Since I previously lamented the fact that some people drag their mother out of bed in order to beat the crowds on Mother's Day, I selected a couple of restaurants with civilized hours in and around Washington DC.I picked them from Washington Mother's Day Brunch Guide by...
DC United showed no signs that they had come into Saturday night's game with a two game losing streak. United controlled play throughout the contest, cruising to a 4-1 victory over Real Salt Lake.For more coverage of...
Soon after I posted this message about the loof lirpa that escaped from Washington, DC's National Zoo this morning, the Police Commander in the precinct where the zoo is located responded. The orignal alert and...
created by Bill Adler | 16 wks ago | updated 16 wks ago 2158 views | 1 comment
Long respected for his firm stance against torture John McCain has finally been broken."Has there ever been a more repugnant example of political pandering than John McCain's decision to vote against a bill banning...
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This past Thursday, Hillary Clinton spoke at a nearby highschool. Students wishing to attend had to arrive within a 15 minute window and undergo extensive security. Packed into the venue they...
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On February 4, 2007 the Institute for Public Dialogue (IPD) submitted a proposal on "Public Talks" to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Public Talks, originated by John Connolly, the founder...
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