The Republican party is at it again in the run-up to the November elections in the USA. Analysis of the last two Presidential elections make it clear that manipulation of voting laws and processes by the GOP caused...
"First Defamation Case Against an Egyptian Internet Blogger for Posting Information about Environmental PollutionJune 8, 2008 Cairo, EgyptFirst Defamation Case Against an Egyptian Internet Blogger for Posting Information about Environmental Pollution The Arabic Network for...
Here's a juicy blog that puts forth an interesting idea: will women who feel Hillary got a raw deal throw party loyalty out the window and vote McCain? A new poll suggests just that."The woman who shouted "McCain in...
As the trash crisis in Italy continues to worsen, the locals are starting to realize that the huge amounts of garbage littering their streets could be affecting some of their greatest and most lucrative exports -...
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This could get big:"CNN, citing a report by Xinhua, reports that Wei Wenhua (I think the Chinese name is 魏文华, but I’m not completely sure) was beaten to death by China city inspectors after trying to make photos of (or perhaps film) a protest with his mobile phone...
I guess I'll have to take down the "Autumn Greetings" sign on my front door."The biggest storm of the season transformed the South Coast of B.C. from a winter wonderland into a slushy mess overnight Sunday.More than...
Next time your cruising down South Beach and you see a mini
van next to you don’t be surprised if in that innocent looking van
there is more than your average family on their way to the beach. "t’s sex on...
"Is America going the way of Rome? David Walker, the comptroller general of the U.S., has issued a report that basically answers in the affirmative: "The U.S. government is on a 'burning platform' of unsustainable policies and practices," Walker avers, including "fiscal...
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The entire Fourth World marks the passing of a great leader. May he pass into the next life with the vigour he exemplified in this life. - The Angryindian---------------------------------"July 10, 2007...
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"When Robert Gates said on Friday that Marine Gen. Peter Pace would step down as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he said that congressional hearings on a new two-year tenure for Pace would be too "contentious."
Gates was not merely being diplomatic. The...
Josh Marshall is one the brightest and most influential bloggers on the net. He is one of the great pioneers. Now he's using his sizable and smart user base to overcome the attempts of the Bush...
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A huge revolt against wheelie-bin spy bugs is sweeping Britain, with
thousands of defiant households removing the electronic devices and
either dumping them or posting them back to their local town hall.
ONE of Britain's wealthiest men has been jailed for six months for hiring a crooked detective agency to spy on Northamptonshire County Council.
Businessman Adrian Kirby, who has made £65m from waste disposal, wanted to tap phones and hack into computers to stop complaints...
" Sep.27, 2006. 10:51AM OLIVER BULLOUGH REUTERS LONDON A scandal around the dumping of oil waste blamed for eight deaths in Ivory Coast has given rare insight into the world's murky trade in waste, much of it toxic, in defiance of global trade laws. Activists campaigned...