next disaster, have China do the rebuilding

The U.S. Congress should re-evaluate the wisdom of dumping billions of dollars into the hands of private companies sucking money from the rebuilding of New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina. For a mere$3.5 billion, Chinese contractors are building a completely new town in the...

Deadly bombings hit Algerian town

"Twelve people have been killed and 42 injured by twin car bombs that hit a barracks and a bus in Bouira, south-east of the Algerian capital. The government said the blasts went off 15 minutes apart early on Wednesday. The attacks come one day after a car bomb killed 48...

New Orleans to be theme of Demo's Big Bash in Denver

"Convention party to focus on recoveryFriday, June 06, 2008By Bruce AlpertWASHINGTON -- New Orleans and its hurricane recovery efforts will get star billing at the Democratic National Convention in Denver.Denver's 2008 Host Committee and Democratic National Committee...

Danamon Peduli Foundation Supports Rebuilding of Schools and Houses In Afterm...

""Having identified that there are numerous schools damaged by the quake, we will focus our effort to revitalize these buildings. Some of them have been destroyed or severely damaged and student activities have therefore come to a halt," said Risa Bhinekawati, Executive...

Rebuilt Iraq Projects Found Crumbling

"In a troubling sign for the American-financed rebuilding program in Iraq, inspectors for a federal oversight agency have found that in a sampling of eight projects that the United States had declared successes, seven were no longer operating as designed because of plumbing...

Rebuilding Trust in the Aftermath of an Affair

"The task of restoring a marriage is multi-faceted. For us, healing began at our church door. The carcass of the plane lay strewn across the ground, gnarled sections spread around like a jigsaw puzzle. This scene played through my mind as I thought about the destruction that...