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Hillary and the "Woman Thing."

Has Hillary finally put a leash on Bill.  Tina Brown of "The Daily Beast" seems to think so. Hillary seems to be holding her own with the Obama Administration and the other "Honchos" in the Cabinet.  But we women knew she would be awesome either as President or in...

Obama Facing Doubts Within His Own Party on Afghanistan

There is at that the moment a real healthy debate going on about Afghanistan, on both sides of the Atlantic. Though the war is unpopular, the loss of life in the last month has taken its toll on will and commitment for many. The faulty election has also not helped the...

Of Tolls and Rivers Chains –The New Robber Barons

For a number of centuries, roughly 800 AD to 1800 AD, feudal lords with land along the Rhine River in Germany, collected tolls from passing cargo ships. In an effective effort to back this control, large iron chains were laid across the river and raised high enough to block...

Iglesia ni Cristo holds worldwide religious assemblies

The Iglesia ni Cristo is the largest independent church in Asia. It was registered with the Philippine government on July 27, 1914 making this year the 95th year anniversary. In commemoration, it will hold...

The Day the Earth Stood Still, aftermath

In my post "The Day the Earth Stool still" I made a few predictions and alas, not all of them were fulfilled.  Yes, the sun and the moon continued to move across the sky, wars continued and those stars were...

US Congress Passes Historic Climate Change Bill

The United States Congress has passed the Climate Change Bill in a narrow 219-212 vote.Hailing the bill passage,US President Barack Obama described it as "a bold and necessary step".He looks forward to Senate...

Obama Condemns Iran's Rulers

US President Barack Obama has condemned Iran's rulers for last Saturday's bloody crackdown.He makes his stance clear and forceful that Iran's authoritative regime has done wrong against the people of Iran by taking...

"Train in Vain" by Ace Preston Washington D.C.

Washington D.C's Train in Vain.. no bells..no whistles. As I stood photographing the site earlier yesterday I recalled several other train wrecks. Did it resemble the June 4, 2003 train crash in southeastern Spain...

UPDATED: The Sins of MLB.. ..Why the Nats need a Catcher

Updated: June 19th, 2009 After watching the Nat's take two of three from the Yankees this week at the brand new House that George Built it occurred to me that... ...   And this is no knock on Nat's coach...

Jet Li Takes S$19.8M Leap

Kung fu great Jet Li has taken a big leap to Singapore from China investing S$19.8 million to buy a house there. The box-office martial art star is now a citizen of the island city-state. Li's latest prime property...

Nancy Pelosi's visit to China

The American bipartisan delegation led by Speaker Nancy Pesoli is touring China to discuss the global climatic changes. Since the international concerns on environmental protection has gained worldwide attentions, the leaders are toiling around to fix this hazardous problem...

US Government Should Not "Get Tough" on Israel

Former Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, Dr. Dore Gold, appeared on the Doha Debates, hosted at Georgetown University. The subject of the debates was Should the United States get tough on Israel? Dr. Gold...

The Modern Peace Movement: 'Peace is Practical' Conference Report

Given the current major economic downturn, it's impossible for one to imagine the U.S federal government engaging in establishing a new Cabinet portfolio of any type. Particularly one, that on the surface would seem...

State Eggs from The White House Easter Egg Roll

State Eggs from The White House Easter Egg Roll

DC National Marathon on Saturday, March 21

The Suntrust National Marathon and Half-Marathon will take place tomorrow starting at 7 a.m. in Washington, D.C. The Marathon starts at 7 a.m. at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium and ends at 1 p.m. at the stadium as...

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