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Tories to pull British forces out of Germany

" The Shadow Defence Secretary told The Daily Telegraph that ending Britain’s 25,000 strong military presence on the Rhine would be part of a fundamental reorganisation of Nato forces designed to free...

Melvin Blevins Jailed For Forcing 18-Month Niece To Smoke Weed

Melvin Blevins, 19 years old, has been arrested and sentenced to ten years in prison for video taping himself forcing his 18 month old niece to smoke marijana. The video tape was found inside a camera at a pawn shop in Ohio. Blevins is shown giving the little girl a glass...

Francis Holland Blog Files Complaint in Therapist/Client Sex Case

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAtty. Francis L. Holland francislholland@gmail.com 55 (73) 9123-2538September 1, 2009 Ms. Pamela MatthewsDirectorOffice of the Milwaukee Ombudsman for Child Welfare1442 North Farwell Avenue, Suite #300Milwaukee, WI...

St. Louis woman sentenced on federal sex trafficking charges

This was  a horrible violation against a young lady with a mental handicap who couldn't defend herself.  This happens all too many times in this world we live in today. Who looks out for the mentally...

China ramps up efforts to stop deadly ethnic violence

This is unusual in China.3o years ago there would have been tanks in the streets, mass arrests.  It seems China is slowly moving away from the past, while still using force at times.Uighurs are a Turkic ethnic group who follow Sunni Islamic religion.  They are the...

Sri Lankan military maintains fishing restrictions in the north

The Colombo media reported that Sri Lankan government had removed the wartime fishing restrictions. This had come after a fishermen's meeting organized as part of the government's campaign to boost its image.  This meeting was attended by several government officials,...

Mayoral Candidate Rossbach asks Maplewood Police to Remove Public

"   3-26-09 [Councilman]Will Rossbach asked Maplewood police to remove the public from the last Smoke Task Force.  Council Member Rossbach didn't get the group to vote his way tonight, so he then tried to...

Maersk Alabama Crew Returns Home

The crew of the hijacked cargo ship the Maersk Alabama arrived in Maryland from Kenya early this morning.  They had to fly home without their captain, who'd been held by pirates for five days last week....

Was Shell Oil Complicit in the Execution of a Nigerian Activist?

" A landmark human rights lawsuit, accusing Royal Dutch Shell of complicity in the execution of author and human rights activist Ken Saro-Wiwa some 14 years ago, will proceed to trial in a New York courtroom. The...

Love That Hate!

This article is a riveting and refreshing point of view that leaves us asking more questions then it answers."" By Paul Kengor We must teach our children to hate," Vladimir Lenin instructed his education commissars. The Bolshevik godfather declared that hatred was not only...

Sex trafficking coalition to educate public March 19th

" About 50 agencies and people across the Treasure Coast are teaming up to start a sex trafficking coalition. “I’m dumbfounded as to people’s response to sex trafficking,” said Terri Pettengill, who...

Obama Ponders Outreach to Elements of the Taliban

"WASHINGTON — President Obama declared in an interview that the United States was not winning the war in Afghanistan and opened the door to a reconciliation process in which the American military would reach out...

Gun battle in Bangladesh capital

A gun battle has broken out inside the headquarters of the Bangladesh border guards in the capital, Dhaka, police and TV reports say. " An intense gunbattle broke out Wednesday morning inside the headquarters of...

National Guard gears up for 2009 hurricane season

""One team, one fight" is the mantra for local, state and federal leaders preparing for a 2009 hurricane season that forecasters say could include nine major storms. "If that forecast is even close to being accurate, the timing of this [workshop] is vital to us being...

Heavy winds hit north-west France, airports shut down

Strong winds of up to 140 km/h (87mph) have severely hit northern and western France and shut down power supplies and transport services. Both main airports serving Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Orly - are closed...

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