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Vancouver Olympics to feature US-style "free speech zones"

" Vancouver Olympics to feature US-style "free speech zones" Posted by Cory Doctorow, July 8, 2009 5:51 PM | permalink Craig sez, "Looks like Vancouver is getting free speech areas just like the RNC! Yipee! It's so nice of them to set...

Miss Plano crowned Saturday, receives new car Tuesday

"Miss Plano crowned Saturday, receives new car Tuesday By Kim Nguyen, Staff Writer (Created: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 12:26 PM CST) ...

CareToLive Writ to Supreme Court Fighting FDA for Prostate Cancer Immunotherapy

"CareToLive Sends Writ to Supreme Court of the United States October 24th, 2008 | Posted by CTL Share This While the FDA continues to tow the untenable line they have chosen and while they continue...

The Myth of the Undecided Voter

" You’ve seen them in interactive focus groups, and most recently in the Town hall debate: The Undecideds. It makes a normal voter wonder, “Where in the heck to they find these people?” The answer was...

Millions mark UN hand-washing day

Every  20 second a mother mourns a dead child lost to diarrhea - a completely preventable and utterly inexcusable cause of  death. Each year 1.5 million children under the age of five years die from...

Bangladesh bans ICL rebels

"The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday have announced a ten-year ban for 13 of its top cricketers for joining the unauthorised Indian Cricket League (ICL), and is now hoping that the BCCI’s Indian Premier League (IPL) and the Champions Twenty20 League will help...

No international cricket instead of Champions Trophy: BCCI

"The BCCI has ruled out the possibility of playing an international ODI series in either Pakistan or South Africa in place of the Champions Trophy in the gap created in the international calendar created by the postponement of the ICC Champions Trophy. Instead they want to...

Fast Forward Podcast: The 2008 Legatum Pioneers of Prosperity Africa Award

"Show Notes:This podcast was recorded on Sunday, August 17, 2008.  The participants in the podcast were Alan McCormick, Managing Director of Legatum and Eric Kacou,  the OTF Group's Regional Director for Africa.  Here are a few points that I think highlight the...

Dyslexic doctor has overseen 40 executions

A 50 cent bullet to the back of the head is actually a more humane way to be executed, the condemed won't even feel the bullet enter, like they would various needles used in lethal injection. It's cheaper, totally painless and instant, unlike those botched executions you hear...

Presidential Candidate Debate Shelved Due To Asia's longest serving leader - ...

"A flagship presidential candidate debate planned for broadcast across the nation on Monday evening was scrapped due to a refusal by President Gayoom to participate. His ruling Dhivehi Raiyyithunge Party (DRP)...

26 Egyptian Women Athletes head for Beijing 2008 Olympics

Overcoming cultural, financial and religious obstacles, 26 women athletes from Egypt qualified and headed for the Beijing 2008 Olympics."Twenty-six Egyptian women are now preparing for this August’s Beijing Olympics, including the country’s first female wrestler and a...

Rice acknowledges US policy shift on Iran

I think its high time people start talking with one another, online talking, not committing anything. I think this is the right step forward. "Rice acknowledges US policy shift on Iran 6 hours ago WASHINGTON...

Malawi Expo 2008 Marked as a Success

"SAN BERNARDINO, July 11, 2008 (Cheetah Index)-The Malawi Expo says it is overwhelmingly impressed with the turn out at Malawi Expo 2008 which commenced from Tuesday July 1-3, 2008 at the Hilton Hotel in San...

Widodo opens APG meeting on money laundering in Bali

" "Our challange is the increasing rate of worldwide crime as a result of globalization ," Widodo said, adding that Indonesia was committed to waging war against money laundering and terrorist financing. The APG will this year accept two new member countries, namely...

Oldtimers keep coming back for run/walk

"Oldtimers keep coming back for run/walk By Photo by Steve Gerace Gene Moyer, left, and Harry Daniell enjoy a laugh before climbing the Castle Street stage stairs to be recognized for their top finishes in the 2007 Mount Shasta...

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