Being black can mean being a suspect

Do black people have to look in the past?! This surely left a deep trauma for black people. Let gone be by gone!! Let the true color live in harmony." The 39-year-old former Marine said he's never had any trouble...

First iPhone owner hears his bed calling

He may be the first person in the world to own the new sought-after Apple iPhone, but all Jonny Gladwell wanted to do yesterday morning was go to bed. " The 22-year-old AUT physiotherapy student had camped outside...

Global Humanitarian Forum hears the human face of climate change

There have been a million posts on every website in the world about how climate change is affecting our lives on every level. Some people care, and some don't. I personally am very concerned about the environment and...

Is psychological turmoil deserving of a Purple Heart?

With no outward and discernable maladies, it is hard to figure out the true extent of psychological damage on the soldiers that have served. However, the numbers show that for every soldier killed or wounded in Iraq...

Debate went on without Kucinich - Nevada Supreme Court reversed decision 1 ho...

 Does the Media have the Power to Squelch a Candidates Voice?  " LAS VEGAS — Representative Dennis J. Kucinich of Ohio flew here on Tuesday, hoping to join the leading Democratic presidential candidates at a debate, but his wishes were dashed by the...

Islamophobia began with end of Cold War

"Islamophobia gathered pace in the West with the end of the Cold War, long before the September 11, 2001 attacks against the US, participants at a two-day OSCE conference that began in Spain Tuesday said. "After the...

Blind woman golfer is first female to hit hole-in-one

Sheila Drummond didn't need to see her hole-in-one. She heard it. Drummond, blinded by diabetes 26 years ago, experienced the highlight of her golfing career Sunday, recording an ace on the 144-yard, par-3 fourth...

Pope meets drug addicts in Brazil, warns traffickers

Former drug addicts told Pope Benedict moving stories of their hardships and recovery in Brazil on Saturday and he scolded traffickers for the damage they sow across Latin America.The Pope, on a five-day visit to Brazil in which he has railed against the slack...

Impeach Bush or Get Rid of the Impeachment Clause

"05/11/07 "Baltimore Chronicle" -- -- What is it about impeachment that has the Democratic Party leadership so frightened? Talking with members of Congress, one hears the same refrain: “I know Bush and Cheney have committed impeachable crimes, but impeachment is a bad...

Phishers Move into New Waters: Your Phone

Whenever my bank calls me, I call them back on a number that I have for them. this is due to paranoia, and it is evidently not misplaced: phishers have moved in on our phones."Victims are told to confirm their phone...

Pelosi hears boos at AIPAC

"Pelosi hears boos at AIPAC By Ian Swanson March 13, 2007 Members of the main pro-Israel lobbying group offered scattered boos to a statement by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) that the Iraq war has been a failure on several scores. The boos, mixed with some polite...

Internet Radio Rates Increase

"The Copyright Royalty Board decision on the royalties for to be paid by Internet Radio stations for streaming music during the years 2006-2010 was released to the participants in the proceeding today. And the rates are going up significantly over the next few years. More...

The Improbability of God

"By way of attacking his position, the atheist often hears the line from theists that, “You can’t prove there’s no such thing as god.” The wholly logical response, of course, is to admit the theist’s point. However, it is important to note that the...

Living With a Learning Disability

" Six-year-old David's favorite part of the day is story time. He loves it when Mom reads to him, and he has no trouble remembering what he hears. But David has a problem. He cannot read for himself. In fact, any task that requires visual skill frustrates him. Sarah is in her...

Supreme Court hears deportation arguments

Outcome could affect thousands of immigrants who are convicted of minor crimes

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