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Voice of Reason: Sex trafficking in Iraq a tragedy

I've never understood how anyone could sell or give their child away.  How anyone could prostitute their child  or sell a child for the means of prostitution. What I can't understand is when the Iraqi...

Fighting the child sex trade

" Tulsa churches are being recruited for a national campaign to fight child sex trafficking. Lynette Lewis, who lived in Tulsa for 25 years and was president of Leadership Tulsa, launched the campaign from her...

Children raped for profit!

" Author, Connie McLeodDoes this headline make you angry…it should. And if you are righteously angry about children being raped over and over, night after night, for a profit of 9.5 billion a year, making human...

M.D. quits day job to Blog

"y Son, the Blogger: An M.D. Trades Medicine for Apple Rumors Sign In to E-Mail or Save This Print Reprints ShareDiggFacebookMixxYahoo! BuzzPermalink By BRIAN STELTER Published: July 21, 2008...

McCain's divorce strained relationship with Reagans

Nancy Reagan gave a half-hearted endorsement of John McCain recently. She has known McCain for three decades, but their relationship was strained in the late 70's by his divorcing his first wife, Carol, who was...

Rush Limbaugh: Worth $400 Million?

Let's see if Drudge Report is right on this breaking news." The American broadcast industry is rocked, realigned and blasted into a new orbit, yet again, by Rush Limbaugh, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned. In what is being described as an unprecedented radio contract,...

Lucrative College Majors

           It used to be the case that obtaining a university degree could guarantee some form of financial security. Unfortunately, this does not hold true for a...

French hostages released in Niger

Red Cross have been able to secure release of 4 French hostages. French workers have been abducted from a Uranium mine in Niger."Rebels in Niger have freed four French workers they kidnapped from a uranium mine, handing them to the Red Cross. The aid organisation said it...

Deals With Iraq Are Set to Bring Oil Giants Back

I remember 2002..."It's not about the oil...it's not about the oil...it's not about the oil." No of course, the war in Iraq had nothing to do with access to massive amounts of oil, it was all about finding weapons...

Paris tackles rat problem again

Paris has a lot of rats. Having been there numerous times, I know this for a fact. So every year they have to do something about the pesky rodents. They have now launched their annual effort to reduce the...

BC bud still strong and plentiful: RCMP report

Ninety per cent of Canada's marijuana is said to come from BC and Quebec, and the THC level is getting stronger each year.  Should we be scared?  Proud?  Disgusted?  Awkward?"OTTAWA -- The...

World 'snowman capital' plans unveiled

"A small town in Norway's far north hopes to become the 'snowman capital of the world' as it seeks a share of the lucrative tourism boom in the Arctic. The project is still in the early stages but will likely...

Facebook Denies Offering To Buy For Chinese Social Net Zhanzuo

"Updated: Facebook PR writes in to us and says the Times UK report is false, and says: ”no offer has been made and no acquisition in China is being considered by Facebook.” That sets the record...

Former broadcaster wins Canada's top literary prize

It's nice to see prestigious prizes like this go to Canadians who live in fringe areas. Whether it's writers from the Arctic or musicians from Cape Breton and Newfoundland, it stands as a testament to...

Another High-Flying Quarter for Google

While the Dow is zigging, tech stocks are zagging.  Google's earnings defied the broader market trend:"Google had another quarter of robust growth, with profit climbing 46% in third quarter, vs. the same period in 2006, driven mostly by its continued dominance of the...

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