This is the opinion of Marcus Cleaver and is copied with his express permission from his blog for the purposes of nowpublic.com "A Dead-Man's Revolution For all intents and purposes, Guatemala is a failed state and this is of no surprise given its chequered past. Until...
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MANCHESTER, UK—Volunteers from the Foundation for a Drug-Free World in the North West took their drug-free message to the streets on Sunday afternoon as they distributed free booklets, entitled 'The Truth About...
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SENATOR Barack Obama has promised to stop evictions of defaulting homeowners. The pledge comes two weeks before the elections, whilst speaking at Florida. " US Democrat presidential candidate Barack...
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The emergence of Obama as a political force in the United States has notably contrasted with Brown’s slow demise over here. Will Obama win the presidency? Will Brown even make it to the next...
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Gallup Daily Tracking poll takes issue with the 8 percentage point spread related by other polls this week. This poll was taken prior to John McCain suspending his campaign. It shows a tie between Obama and McCain."PRINCETON, NJ -- John McCain has gained ground...
"Polling this week in Florida and Ohio shows little net change from the previous week with McCain holding a very modest advantage in each state. McCain and Obama both increased their level of support slightly in each as the number of undecided/third party voters declined by...
The first parliamentary election in 16 years is taking place in Angola today, pitting a contest between the ruling party and the opposition party." Although 14 parties are taking part, the contest is primarily between long-term rivals, the ruling MPLA party and opposition...
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A 6-foot-tall, 250-pound mailman is lobbying to wear a kilt on the job, but so far with little success. The National Letter Carriers' Association rejected his idea in July despite impassioned claims of chafing,...
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Former Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt has been awarded with one of the top French civilian award. She hold dual nationality of Colombia and France. "France has honoured the former...
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Violence has erupted in Pakistan as the top Taliban leader there has called off all peace talks with the government in the tribal area along the Pakistan-Afghan border."Pakistani forces blew up the house of a...
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"The standard-bearer for Zimbabwe's opposition was twice detained by the police on Thursday, and one of his most important deputies was arrested to face treason charges. The events underscored the daunting obstacles to campaigning against President Robert Mugabe in the two...
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Morgan Tsvangirai rejected a call today for a national unity government in Zimbabwe, as he said his party was sure to win the election despite the continuing violence and problems his campaign has been...
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UPDATE: 5:39PM ESTMorgan Tsvangirai has now been released, after being detained for eight hours. "He was released without charge. Spokesman George Sibotshiwe said police had taken an armoured car from the Movement...
A british artist has submerged in the sand for last 48 hours and plan to continue for more time. What a weired idea." A performance artist planning to stay buried in the sand on a Kent beach for the best part of 48 hours has said his stunt is going well. Mark McGowan...
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The fortunes of British prime minister Gordon Brown continue to slide as news comes that Tony Blair reportedly doesn't think Brown can beat David Cameron. With the London mayor elections coming up on Thursday,...
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Truemors
Community group tackles drug abuse in Trafford
