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Gunmen attack mosque near Pak military HQ; 27 killed

"Rawalpindi: Suspected militants fired on a mosque near military barracks in Pakistan's garrison city of Rawalpindi after Friday prayers and blasts were heard, a military spokesman said. "There have been...

Iran defies United Nations with plans for 10 new nuclear plants

Mr Stupid is sticking two fingers up and acting in a very childish way, hey dude how you going to afford to build 10 nuclear plants. Your going to get your nose bitten off because Russia and China think your stupid...

Multiple identities

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...

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...

SONA 2009 Phillippines- Arroyo hits critics

" 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...

Foreigners can’t join activist rallies in the Philippines!

" 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...

Barack Obama's Ten Commandments

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...

Obama Tells Fellow Blacks: ‘No Excuses’ for Any Failure

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. ...

The Evolution of Plant Minds

     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). ...

Should America Close Its Door To Immigrants?

     Boom! (shockwave, screeching, yells for my head), but do listen, first.      Over the past few hundred years, America has grown by leaps and bounds via...

Will Sotomayor's Judicial Nomination Validate Discrimination?

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...

The NEW GM !

     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,...

Sri Lanka asks aid agencies to scale down operations

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....

The Gay Boogie-Man Eats America!

     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...

Hey, Do 'Commoners' Have Any Say In Political Party Candidates?

     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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