[New players challenge world order Brazil, Russia, India and China, the so-called Brics, are predicted to emerge as major world players by 2050. In this,...
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Amazingly, a pilot in the UK who lost his sight while flying a light aircraft was able to be safely guided back to earth by the Royal Air Force. The sudden blindness was caused by a stroke."A pilot who lost his...
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"The traditional ballad Danny Boy is not known for being controversial, but this St Patrick's day a New York bar has decided to ban it while a Michigan cafe will sing it 1000 times.
It is depressing, it is not usually sung in Ireland for St Patrick's Day, and its lyrics were...
"Kenya's David Cheruiyot won the Houston Marathon in an unofficial time of 2:12:31, his third win in the race.
Ethiopia's Dire Tune set a record — an unofficial time of 2:24:39 — in the women's event, breaking her own mark of 2:26:52, set last year.
Cheruiyot pulled clear...
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I'm amazed that a two-year-old girl could make it through something like this; I hope she recovers. "A shooting inside a home killed six people, and a toddler was found in a nearby vehicle with a gunshot to the chest, the police chief said Sunday.
Police found the bodies...
Alberto Gonzalez's coup d'etatThe
Constitution be damned, the attorney general has seized control of U.S. attorney
appointments for partisan purposes.By Joe ConasonFeb. 9,
2007Under any circumstances, the...
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"The new House Speaker tried to assert her authority in backing John Murtha for Majority Leader. But Murtha's loss and Steny Hoyer's victory have taught her a hard lesson.
Nancy Pelosi showed us something important about herself this week. If Tip O'Neill thought that all...
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"In the wake of the Foley scandal, some House members are calling for the suspension, if not the end, of Congress' venerable study program
If former Speaker Tip O'Neill still led the House of Representatives today, the Congressional page program might be shut down once and...
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