2008 Election Results

" 2008 Local Government Unofficial Election Results ( 9 of 9 Polls Counted) Darrell R. MUSSATTO is hereby declared to be elected by acclamation as Mayor.   HOLY TRINITY NSN HOUSE ST. JOHNS MEMORIAL RECENTRE CARSON GRAHAM ST. AGNES RIDGE-WAY...

Audit body: Bonus to dancing inmates illegal

"CEBU CITY -- Illegal bonuses to prisoners and the unregulated use of government phones were among the alleged lapses that state auditors found in the Cebu Provincial Government’s transactions last year. The Commission on Audit (COA), in its annual report released...

US quits Human Rights Council?

As human right is not my beat  - I'm more a casual observer - there isno context for me to use in interpreting what the hell this means. Butwhatever it means it doesn't sound good. Those of you who are smarter at this should feel free to comment yourbuns off on this one....

Live goldfish in unofficial Beijing Olympic keychains

I always comment on cute accessories if I see one but this one is taking pet-like accessories to a new level. "Waterfront traders in Qingdao, where Olympic sailing events will take place this summer, have been...

'Many killed' in Kashmir landslide

Huge Landslide has killed 12 construction workers in Kashmir in India.  Workers got buried under two lorries." Police in Indian-administered Kashmir say at least a dozen labourers are feared killed in a huge landslide. The men were trapped under rocks and earth in...

OBAMA 'ROBBED' IN NY

"February 16, 2008 -- Barack Obama's primary-night results were strikingly underrecorded in several districts around the city - in some cases leaving him with zero votes when, in fact, he had pulled in hundreds,...

Cheruiyot wins Houston Marathon in sprint finish

"Kenya's David Cheruiyot won the Houston Marathon in an unofficial time of 2:12:31, his third win in the race. Ethiopia's Dire Tune set a record — an unofficial time of 2:24:39 — in the women's event, breaking her own mark of 2:26:52, set last year. Cheruiyot pulled clear...

Buy Nothing Day - Adbusters

"Buy Nothing Day Press Release 2007 2007-11-02 14:22:41 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BUY NOTHING DAY IS COMING – NO PURCHASE NECESSARY (November 23 in the USA and Canada, November 24 internationally) STOP SHOPPING TO GO GREEN: This November, environmentalists, social activists and...

Ecuador's Correa celebrates 'win'

"Official results are slowly being tallied in Ecuador where President Rafael Correa is celebrating victory in constituent assembly elections. A final outcome could take days to determine given the complexity of the vote but unofficial results give Mr Correa's party a strong...

That Friday Feeling

I can relate but who in the blazes has time to goof-off?  Not me! Sheesh!"That Friday Feeling Reuters August 3, 2007 at 5:19 AM EDT LONDON — British businesses are losing more than £50-million...

Night brings unofficial ceasefire to Lebanese refugee camp

"Fighting in the Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon eased Monday evening after Palestinian militants and the Lebanese military appeared to have reached an unofficial ceasefire.The battle, which began as...

Caymans crack down on Cuban migrants

"Caymans crack down on Cuban migrants Cuban boat people who get stranded in the Caymans face detention -- or being sent back. BY SHURNA ROBBINS, Special to The Miami Herald Francisco Reyes Benitez, right, has become the Cuban detainees' unofficial representative to the...

Libraries, the new homeless shelters

Actual News Guy pointed me to this very interesting piece, written by a public librarian, about America's libraries increasingly becoming a daytime "homeless shelter" for people who live on the streets. The...

Chirac Leaves Behind A Questionable Legacy

"French President Jacques Chirac, who announced late Sunday that he will not be standing for a third term, leaves behind a legacy of largely unfulfilled promise and missed opportunities. ---- Perhaps a more...

RUSTY DEMS RELY ON SECRET WEAPON

"Jan 10 - WASHINGTON, DC - The Democrats vowed to pass much of the agenda that got them elected in the ‘first 100 legislative hours’ of Congress and it’s a steady dose of crank, crystal meth and ecstasy that just may let them do it. “When you're in control, the first...

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