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White House Sharply Increases Deficit Projection to $1.6 Trillion
"The federal deficit will soar to nearly $1.6 trillion this year, miring the nation in the deepest pool of red ink since the end of World War II, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office and the White House reported Tuesday. " This is a major problem. This huge...
Afghanistan a Lost Cause??
Afghanistan is bad and getting worse. By the next election it will likely be a bigger problem for president Obama than Iraq. "We and our friends in Kandahar are thunderstruck at recent suggestions that the... Latin Women More Likely to Be Unhappy With Breast Cancer Treatment Decisions
"Latina women are almost six times more likely than white women to report great dissatisfaction and regret about their choice of breast cancer treatment, a new report says." Israel: Livni 'to call' for early polls
Unable to form a coalition after ultra-Orthodox Shas party decided to walk off negotiations, Israeli Foreign Minister, Tzipi Livni, is now pondering over a call for early national elections in February 2009.... Labrador Dumps Raided for Groceries - Canada's Shame
"Health authorities in Labrador issued a warning to people scavenging in municipal dumps for food. To augment their diets, people have been gleaning food disposed of by the food stores. The high price...
created by Barbara McPherson | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Congress OKs Greater Broadband Access
"By JOHN DUNBAR The Associated Press Tuesday, September 30, 2008; 7:18 PM WASHINGTON -- Congress has passed legislation that will require the government to keep closer tabs on who has access to the Internet and who does not. Supporters hope the Broadband Data... A More Perfect Union: The Creation of the U.S. Constitution
Today, Wednesday, the 17th day of September 2008, marks the 221st anniversary of the signing of the Constitution for the United States of America by the nation's founders, and with the hope of forming a more...
created by Rhonda J Mangus | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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994 views | 85 recommendations | 32 comments
Israel's Kadima to elect new head
After Ehud Olmert resignation from the premiership Kadima primary will elect a new Premier but it now appears increasingly unlikely that new leader will be able to form a new coalition. There is possibility that current Premier might continue as a caretaker...Thaksin's Brother-in-Law Elected as New Thai Prime Minister
After weeks of turmoil Thailand lawmakers have finally elected a new Prime Minister and deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra had managed to retain his control. He had managed to get Somchai Wongsawat his brother-in-law elected as new Prime Minister of Thiland.... Obama and the Palin Effect - a Mirror on the US Psyche
"Sometimes politics has the uncanny effect of mirroring the national psyche even when nobody intended to do that. This is perfectly illustrated by the rousing effect that Gov. Sarah Palin had on the Republican convention in Minneapolis this week. On the surface, she outdoes... School Boycott in Chicago
A citywide boycott of public schools is happening today in Chicago, as religious figures urge paretns to keep their children home to protest disparities in how the state funds public schools. Today is the first day of school in for much of the US. School officials have... The pros and cons of touring a dead president
The idea of touring a dead president around the country to bring in sympathy votes for the present governing party might work in Zambia but US Presidential Candidate McCain might be well advised to keep the person... United States Arms-Control Specialist Charles Norton Van Doren Dies
United States arms-control specialist Charles Norton Van Doren, whose life's work was to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons, died August 23 at Sibley Memorial Hospital."After the United States dropped...
created by Rhonda J Mangus | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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300 views | 36 recommendations | 14 comments
