Jaime Escalante, Teacher Who Inspired Stand and Deliver Dies

Jaime Escalante, the Math Teacher From an East Los Angeles High School Who Inspried the Film Stand and Deliver Has Died Jaime Escalante passed away on Tuesday March 30th at the age of 79 in Reno, Nevada. Mr....

Jaime Escalante From Stand and Deliver: No Money for Medical Bill

Inspirational Teacher Has No Money Left to Pay His Medical Bills Jaime Escalante, the real-life inspiration for the 1988 movie Stand and Deliver is battling cancer, but he has run out of money to pay his medical...

Haggling begins at UN climate talks

Its been  a collecting of pledges, wishes and differing opinion. The problem that is worrying me is the fact that there will be many third world governments. Holding out their hand in the effort to take a...

Pakistan PM reveals terrorists channeling funds through Sri Lanka

The terrorists active in Pakistan are channelling funds through Sri Lanka, Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has disclosed, quoting the Sri Lankan president. He said that Pakistani interior ministry would contact the Sri Lankan government to  get further...

Mutual Fund value is expected to reach 20% of GDP by year-end

Investing into mutual funds is growing drastically as the Thailand's public understanding of the subject grows.  "The industry has continued to grow steadily over the past several years. In 1993, when the industry started, assets under management were 205.99 billion...

AIG shares bounces with their new CEO

Bloomberg reports: "Shares of AIG jumped 21% on Thursday after new CEO Robert Benmosche said he expects to repay government bailout money." Also check out the historical returns S&P 500 Benmosche, who is originally from Croatia, hopes that AIG will be able to repay all...

Tourist Holidays being spoiled by Master Card

It has been impossible for tourists and ex-pats to access there bank accounts at home in United Kingdom for a week now. Where as its been advised that tourist should not carry to much cash and its best to use...

Rally Calls for SC Governor Sanford to Resign over Affair

By Albert N. Milliron, Editor Politisite.com Columbia, SC – (IMNS) – A group of about 50 people gathered at the South Carolina State House calling for Governor Mark Sanford to be Impeached or Resign. At first...

New Aristocracy in Tibet: CCP loyalists

After last year's massive demonstrations inside Tibet, the Chinese government, yet again brutally used barrel guns and tanks to crush the non-violent demonstrators who were raising their grievances to the Chinese Government to grant more human rights and freedom for the...

Gov. Sarah Palin Lies about Rejecting Obama Stimulus Funds

On March 19,2009, Sarah Palin said she would reject most of the Obama stimulus plan money.  She boasted, "Will we chart our own course, or will Washington engineer it for us?” Looks like She's gonna let...

Naomi Campbell walks the runway for Mumbai attack victims

Supermodel Naomi Campbell, infamous for physically and verbally abusing her personnel on numerous occasions, is now fueling her unbridled energy into helping out a good cause.  Campbell walked the runway in...

Understanding FATA 2008

Attitudes Towards Governance, Religion & Society in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) lie at the top of the global security agenda. Pakistan and the international community are actively...

Budget cuts force Bronx Zoo to 'fire' some animals

In yet another round of layoffs, budget cuts at the Bronx Zoo means that they are losing vital state funding for their exhibits - about $9.1 million to all the New York area zoos, aquariums and botanical gardens,...

Rhododendrons 'should be culled to save UK gardens'

Rhododendrons are loved by the British public but plant experts from the UK National Trust are calling for the plants to be 'culled'. They fear that the rhododendron, which is an alien plant species to Britain, is...

1987 Stock Market Crash Shows How Short Selling In 2008 Is Crushing America

"The stock market crash of 1987 seemingly taught America how to protect its markets. We have forgotten. Laws were enacted to protect America from a recurrence of such an event, but the laws that protect us the...

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