AN OPEN LETTER TO SENATOR GEORGE MITCHELL

I thought that this open letter by Professor Elihu D Richter MD MPH (Emeritus) Head of the Genocide Prevention Program at Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Public Health and Community Medicine and Associate Director, Institute on the Holocaust and Genocide, Jerusalem and...

Puppy Bowl V, February 1 2009; part of Super Bowl action

Puppy Bowl V 2009 takes place this Sunday February 1 to accompany all the Super Bowl 2009 action.  Hosted by Animal Planet, this years Puppy Bowl has once again earned the American Humane Association's 'No...

It's Not Just About Getting High - Seven Marijuana Stocks

"On Thursday, January 22, CNBC will be presenting a program called Marijuana Inc., which goes into depth about the big business of marijuana. But besides the illegal uses of marijuana, there are many medical uses....

Mounting Damage From Southern California Storm

Fire is a real problem, especially if it rains right after wards. Read about the mounting fire damage in California."December 15, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) According to reports the powerful storm that struck the area is responsible for vehicle accidents in which two people have...

Report Blames Rumsfeld for Detainee Abuses

"Report Blames Rumsfeld for Detainee Abuses By SCOTT SHANE and MARK MAZZETTI Published: December 11, 2008 WASHINGTON — A report released Thursday by leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee said top Bush...

Value of Wall Street C.E.O

What's the value of a Wall Street C.E.O now in this economy crisis. Could they get away with tax payers money to compensate them to stay in their top position or would they perhaps bail out too? The pay is not...

Ontario Police Launch Holiday R.I.D.E. Blitz

Ontario Provincial Police have kicked off their annual five-week holiday RIDE program on Ontario highways and roads.Here's a little trivia:  The R.I.D.E. program was first started in 1977, and originally...

Government to aid credit issuers with $7.76 trillion

UPDATE 2:38 EST: The US treasury department has revealed it is going to provide an unprecedented $7.76 trillion for guaranteeing Citigroup's debt in a bid to rescue the frozen credit markets for consumers."The...

The Housing Crisis and a Fight-Back Program

"The current economic crisis has been building for years. At its root is the massive elimination of decent-paying jobs and lowering of wages in the U.S. and worldwide, a phenomenon explained and analyzed so well in the party’s newest book, “Low-Wage Capitalism.”The...

The foreclosure freeze tide

"WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline)--As Capitol Hill remains under siege from all sides of America's faltering economy, pressure to stem the tide of foreclosures continued to make inroads as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac became the latest to join the foreclosure freeze movement.The...

Investors Hit BofA Loan Modifications

Bank of America Corp.'s decision to embark on an $8.4 billion home-loan-modification program to settle charges brought by state attorneys general against Countrywide Financial Corp. was hailed as a milestone when the deal was announced this fall. But apparently nobody...

NASA Successfully Tests ‘Interplanetary Internet’

" Although the crew of the spacecraft Endeavour experienced a glitch in the first space walk when an astronaut accidentally let her tool bag float away, NASA had a lot to celebrate as it announced success with a high-tech space program. NASA, along with Vinton Cerf, a...

'Iran already has enough nuclear material for one atomic weapon'

What is the rest of the world going to do to prevent Iran from following up on her threat to bomb Israel. "Iran has produced approximately enough nuclear material to assemble an atomic weapon, according to several...

Obama, to Meet McCain in Chicago

With the election over, U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and John McCain, his presidential election opponent is scheduled for a friendly meeting at Obama's transition headquarters in Chicago on Monday. The...

Regulators nix credit card debt forgiveness plan

Personal responsibility is still a pillar of Conservatism, believe it or not. So, they forgive the mortgage companies, AIG, all the Big Banks, hedge funds, Ford, GMC, and Chevy, but not the college girl with her...

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