Click on Photo for a Piece of Family History * Cross-posted at the Francis L. Holland's Diary.Since I learned yesterday that Terry McCauliffe was trounced in his Democratic gubernatorial primary in Virginia, by a large margin, I've been thinking that the biggest...
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"Egypt- the country that has been on the top of my "places to see" list since I started writing a list (since I was in primary school). Over time the list has changed a bit, but Egypt has always held it's top place. "To explore Egypt, I did a 15 day budget tour with 23...
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Politisite Exit Polling Data from the Potomac Primary, Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Beginning at 7:00 pm Eastern / 0:00 GMT (UTC). Real Time Election Results from VA, MD, and DC. This is part...
"- Medical marijuana became legal in Michigan on Thursday, but smoking a joint could still get a patient arrested because the regulations needed to protect them won't be ready for months. The law approved by...
According to CNN senior political analyst Bill Schneider, it is. "Turkeys are foolish creatures -- overstuffed, noisy and self-important. A lot like the politicians on our list of Turkeys of the Year."Schneider's...
A primary school in the town of Shepparton, Victoria was shut down on Friday when intruders broke into the school at 5:30am.Two men were arrested at Guthrie St Primary School early into the morning. They told police that there was another two men inside the school armed...
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"I’ve got to take my hat off to The Economist for publishing an excellent article about Catalonia called “The party’s over” last week. It has caused great concern here in Catalonia and there’s been much calling for public apologies, articles being banned etc etc. In...
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"WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 18 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — National Loan Audits (www.nationalloanaudits.com) announced today that since only a fraction of distressed homeowners needing a loan modification are getting the help they need, borrowers should obtain a Forensic Loan...
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" A day after landing India’s first probe instrument on the surface of the moon, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was on Saturday getting ready to activate eight other scientific instruments on board the country’s first unmanned lunar spacecraft,...
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Spiralling petrol prices in the uk and economic slowdown caused by the credit crunch is having some unexpected beneficial side effects on the uks roads. People are getting from A to B quicker with less stressful journeys as a result of an ...
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The Scout Association in UK issued a new guidelines for the Scouts to be given sexual health advice to prevent unprotected sex last week. And now British government is likely to make sexual education mandatory in primary and secondary schools. British...
When someone decides to kill themselves at work all kinds of questions around emotional health and wellbeing are raised. This is a tragic story of a dinner lady who appears to have taken her own life by consuming...
Barry Artiste Op/EdRegardless that Canada's Official Languages are English and French, Media reports of frustrated parents who are tired of long lineups trying to enroll their kids into French immersion in...
"Sen. John McCain on Thursday called for President Bush to fire the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, while he and his campaign charged that Sen. Barack Obama is using the current economic crisis...
"Whining and whimpering her way through the questions posed by NBC’s Brian Williams and Tim Russert, Hillary Clinton played the victim card throughout the the ninety minute debate held on MSNBC. This may very...