By Albert N. Milliron Republicans will tell you that the 2010 election was a referendum on the Democrats handling of legislation by pushing unpopular bills through the House and Senate like a Freight train. ...
opinion by Albert Milliron | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago 130 views | 2 recommendations | 3 comments
New Delhi Dec 31: Former Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid, popularly known as Gus Dur, who passed away on Wednesday evening in a Jakarta hospital. Thousands of people have lined the streets of Jombang, East...
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Lets hope all Islamic states follow Uganda's lead, it is a barbaric practice that has nothing to do with Islamic teaching. Glad to see its now banned in Uganda. " The Ugandan parliament unanimously passed a bill...
Having captivated the news media and the lives of hundreds of thousands of observers for over two hours, do the “Balloon Boy’s” parents, Richard and Mayumi Heene, deserve a “pass”? Yesterday, October...
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" A highly controversial crackdown on immigrants accused of abusing welfare handouts is to be unveiled by Home Secretary Alan Johnson this week. He plans to ban wives brought here, mainly from India and...
Militants have attacked a tribal area inside Pakistan, destroying a highway bridge used for the passage of NATO supplies to Afghanistan.Militants have destroyed a key 30-meter iron bridge in the Kata Kashta area of the Jamrud Tehsil in Khyber Agency of Pakistan's Federally...
" Eighty-Six Tamil civilians who were able to escape LTTE's grip have reached to the security forces in Jaffna seeking safety for their lives this morning, 13 January. According to the available information, civilians have arrived at security forces controlled area...
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.A good win for USC. It will not getthem to #1 but it is a good way to endthe season and should rank them inthe top 5.. " The fifth-ranked Trojans burnished their reputation as big-game players by...
"I don’t want to shortchange the defensive effort by the Patriots, especially the play of the front seven, but the Bills offense continued to be anemic in a 20-10 loss to New England. That makes three straight...
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" WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congressional leaders said that adding tax breaks and increasing federal deposit insurance should improve chances a $700 billion financial rescue plan will pass the Senate Wednesday...
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The $700 billion bailout bill failed to get enough votes, leaving markets in disarray Monday afternoon. 205 have voted Yea and 228 have voted Nay. At least 218 votes are required to pass the bill. The House has...
"This Congress hasn't accomplished all that much, so you'd think they'd be eager to pass a no-brainer such as bipartisan legislation to protect kids from online predators. You'd be wrong. Last December, the House passed the Securing Adolescents from Exploitation Online Act by...
The Nebraska Cornhuskers did something on Saturday that they haven't done all year - run the ball effectively. Behind Marlon Lucky's 103 rushing yards, the Huskers steamrolled past the New Mexico St. Aggies,...
I found this article written in May of 2007. I thought it might be interesting to revisit when we talk about the war, and it's impact on our economy. Money that could have been spent on things like developement of alternative fuels,both in government and private sectors ...
"England’s selectors have named a 15-man squad for the Stanford Super Series and the seven-match one-day tour of India that gets underway in November, with Ryan Sidebottom earning a recall after an injury disrupted season. He comes in to replace Tim Bresnan, although will...