Beijing and the Dalai Lama: Machiavellian Strategy or Driving Off a Cliff?

"Beijing is apparently ignoring the Dalai Lama's comments about giving up on making a breakthrough and Chinese officials said yesterday that the next round of talks between the two sides would go ahead as planned. This is in accordance with their apparent long-term game plan,...

Brazil poll result mixed for Lula

" Brazil's local elections have brought mixed results for President Luiz Ignacio da Silva's Workers' Party. Almost 130 million Brazilian voters went to the polls on Sunday to elect mayors and councillors. ...

Pakistan Coalition government under pressure over Zardari Presidency

Cracked have surfaced in the ruling Pakistani establishment after Asif Zardari, widower of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has thrown his hat into Presidential race. Asif Zardari has been a controversial figure during his wife's tenure as Pakistani Prime minister. With...

Protest Rally of United Trade Union Is Being Held outside of Checkpoint of Ru...

"A protest rally of about 100 representatives of Georgian United Trade Union is being held at Igoeti village, where the first checkpoint of Russian occupation armies is located. ‘You cannot make Georgia to bring to its knees with bombing’; ‘There is no place for...

Video: Protesters Accuse Obama of Ignoring Black Issues

Protesters Accuse Obama of Ignoring Black Issues in St. Petersburg, Florida.  See the Video  The Tampa bay area is avast of protestors.  Obama is not the only candidate that has been heckled here.  During the...

Clinton Cherry Picking Polls

"Hillary Clinton continues to make her case to the undeclared superdelegates. The problem is, her arguments are misleading at best and dishonest at worst. Claim #1: “I am the better general election...

Behind the Scenes at Clinton's 'SNL' Debut

"ABC News' Eloise Harper and Rick Klein report:  It was one of Hillary Clinton’s most secretive missions of the campaign. Suddenly, just days before perhaps the most anticipated round of voting, she...

No 10 accused of ignoring MP bugging warning

"Jack Straw, the Justice Secretary, has launched a formal inquiry into claims a senior Labour Muslim MP had been bugged during private meetings with a constituent. Scotland Yard is alleged to have eavesdropped on meetings between Sadiq Khan, a Government whip, and a...

Beckham Ignores Sick Child Fans

This creep ignores sick kids. So if England would have won the kids would get their autograph’s? England’s embarrassing 3-2 loss to Croatia started when Beckham was benched for the first half, one of the...

Argentina's first lady - Shades of Hillary

"Argentina's first lady Sep 27th 2007 From the Economist Intelligence Unit ViewsWire Cristina Fernández de Kirchner aims for the presidency Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, Argentina’s first lady, a popular...

Ignoring Hispanic vote shortsighted and insightful

So, the Latino Vote is just incidental spillage to the GOP and taken for granted by the Dems. This is just more proof of how useless the Latino community is without a central voice or agenda. Until Latinos get a united direction they will yield no political power. "What's the...

Gay Rights Protests in Latvian Capital

According to teh Riga City Council, the government is really afraid of homosexuality: the Riga Pride 2006 parade permit application was denied due to "national security". The rally was held anyway, as Latvian...

G. Kofi Annan on Mainstream Advertisers Ignoring the African Markets

"G. Kofi Annan on Advertisers Ignoring Africa. Posted by beninmwangi on April 29th, 2007 A few minutes ago I came across a post on Kofi’s blog entitled, “African’s Aren’t Affluent Enough” this post challenged me personally to do more to help “update” public...

British Scavenge Booty from Stricken Vessel

I found this link on boingboing.net."Ignoring health warnings and threats of prosecution, hundreds of people foraged among containers washed from a stricken cargo vessel on the southern English coast on Monday, hauling off booty that included BMW motorcycles, shoes, diapers,...

Iran test-fires 3 new missiles in Gulf

"TEHRAN, Iran - Iran test-fired three new sea missiles in the Persian Gulf Friday, indicating that the maneuvers should send a clear message to the U.S. not to conduct any more military exercises in the...

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