" Critics of Florida's self-defense law object to its recognition of a right to "stand your ground" in public places, which eliminated the duty to retreat from an assailant. Yet many of these critics seem to believe they have a duty to stand their ground and never retreat,...
Unlike Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who joined a long list of critics of Obama's Nobel Peace prize, and the three out of five members of the Norwegian Nobel Peace Committee who were not in favor of awarding...
Do we first have to ask does the WND [WorldNetDaily] have any credibility outside the ultra-conservative spectrum of politics?The simple answer to that is, no.So why do so many right-wing and ultra right-wing conservatives take what it says at face value? That is a matter...
opinion by The_Cynic | 3 years ago 820 views | 64 recommendations | 1 comment
" Senior Iranian political figures appear to have snubbed the formal endorsement of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as president by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Influential former President Akbar Hashemi...
" Arroyo also defended her record during her turbulent 8 1/2 years in power and assured lawmakers she will not lift term limits set by the Constitution. “I have never expressed the desire to extend myself beyond...
Hectic ten days were spent in Dubai, with our contemporary art magazine from Pakistan, NuktaArt, as Art Dubai - the art fair's media partner. It was good to experience this well organised major international...
created by rumana husain | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 787 views | 34 recommendations | 9 comments
The World Trade Center tower name change is causing some critics to call it unpatriotic. The original Freedom Tower design, a response to the September 11 attacks on the WTC was a twisting design imitating the...
created by Amy Judd | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 145 views | 12 recommendations | 1 comment
The Canadian government released their budget yesterday, and it contained, according to the govenment, the largest 'green' plan in Canada's budget history. However, elements of the budget fell short of...
created by Amy Judd | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 292 views | 20 recommendations | 2 comments
More indigenous people rightsis certainly good but t lookslike Morales may be trying to become a dictator for life. "something more is happening: This is a victory for Latin American indigenous groups marginalized...
Famous British Director Danny Boyle's latest blockbuster Slumdog Millionaire is being billed as the movie of the year gone by, and has catapulted its protagonists Dev Patel and Freida Pinto into competing...
created by Sanjay Jha | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 795 views | 3 recommendations | 1 comment
Pixar has done it again. Their latest animated epic "Wall-E" has become an instant classic and, "for the first time in movie history", has been named "Best Picture" of 2008 by the Los Angelees Film Critics...
"(New York, December 3, 2008) - The Sri Lankan government should immediately drop charges and free J.S. Tissainayagam, a prominent Tamil journalist on trial for his writings, Human Rights Watch said today. A Tamil...
created by IRTAG Media | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 190 views | 9 recommendations | 3 comments
The opposition is concerned that the Harper conservatives will use the current economic crisis to cut public services.Here's a frank assessment -- from a former top aide -- of the prime minister's approach to taxes and govenrment spending.""I'm hopeful there will be...
created by mike_yvr | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 141 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment
Asia's longest serving political leader is facing the prospect of losing his job as the President of the Maldives. The Indian Ocean tourist paradise is having its first taste of democracy with multi-party elections being held to choose a president for the next five years. The...
" The Spanish Health Ministry is expected to give its blessing to a Catalonian plan to allow doctors to prescribe marijuana to patients in need. The London Independent on Sunday reported on Feb. 6, 2005 ( "Spain's Health Ministry To Allow Doctors To Prescribe ...
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