The Shanaakht (Identity) Festival returned to Karachi on Monday. It is a three day festival organized by the Citizen's Archives of Pakistan. Each morning of the festival is reserved for visiting school children...
"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...
" Arroyo also defended her record during her turbulent 8 1/2 years in power and assured lawmakers she will not lift term limits set by the Constitution. “I have never expressed the desire to extend myself beyond...
" THE Bureau of Immigration (BI) warned foreign nationals to refrain from participating in mass actions on Monday when President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo delivers her last State of the Nation Address (Sona). In a...
According to The Patriot Update, A Free Press for the Conservative Revolution, President Barack Obama '...lives and governs according to his own set of "Ten Commandments."'; not to be confused with the Ten...
This is a good message for all parents, black, white, other. Parents will be the main and earliest influence on children and the standards they set will get the children off to a good or bad start. ...
I was listening this past weekend to an NPR story about the history of chewing gum (see http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106439600&ft=1&f=1032). ...
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Sonia Sotomayor is facing scrutiny over her possible appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. Supreme Court Judges serve life-time terms and never have to go up for reelection; therefore, they...
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Allll riiiigght! America's heavyweight automaker has reentered the fray, "leaner and meaner", we hope! At least, that's what's been reported by the Associated Press. So,...
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Sri Lanka asked International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and other aid agencies to scale down their operation amid increasing pressure from international community to ease the restrictions on aid agencies....
You and I can see loads of evidence in the news these days about the problem President Barak Obama has been having with gays. They are not happy with him, we keep hearing. In...
opinion by Mortal | 20 wks ago | updated 20 wks ago 348 views | 10 recommendations | 5 comments
LOOK, the news is abuzz about Sarah Palin, again! (Screeams! -- joy, -- rage...it depends on who is screaming.) Yep, Sarah, you've set the headlines and political world...
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Ten Percent of Americans think George Washington Signed the Declaration of Independence First. He wasn't even there. One might conclude that Government eduction is a bit lacking in American schools "...
Since taking office, President Barak Obama and his allies in Congress have careened into the headlines and pummelled Republicans still reeling from defeat and dissent within their own...
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