tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8991515911571724262011-11-27T15:44:18.247-08:00Panda Mannoreply@blogger.comBlogger1461100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899151591157172426.post-1643005466966950182010-07-23T20:50:00.001-07:002010-07-23T20:51:27.234-07:00

Under-Secretary-General and UNEP Executive Director, has said that, “single use plastic bags which choke marine life, should be banned or phased-out rapidly everywhere,” noting that, “there is simply zero justification for manufacturing them anymore, anywhere.” The Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro has heeded that advice and beginning today, July 16, 2010, Rio will begin enforcing its

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Barack Obama tonight will end months of uncertainty over his Afghanistan policy when he announces a military escalation in an attempt to prevent the war from being lost. Main points so far.• Troops will start pulling out before the end of 2012* Extra troops will be deployed in six months• Obama will send about 30,000 more soldiers• US wants an extra 5,000 to 10,000 Nato troopsBarack Obama, the

Panda Mannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899151591157172426.post-17213924919885782482009-07-21T18:17:00.001-07:002009-07-21T18:22:05.358-07:00

Today was the longest lasting total eclipse of the 21st century, lasting over 6 minutes and 30 seconds in some areas.The event began just after dawn local time on India's east coast. Several cities including Bhopal and Varanasi will be plunged into complete darkness and the eclipse will passed over some of the most heavily populated places on earth, moving across India, towards China and

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Cuba has joined Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez in accusing the US of 'providing military support' to the de facto government in Honduras that removed the country's elected leader Manuel Zelaya in a coup.While speaking in Nicaragua, the Cuban Vice President Esteban Lazo said on Sunday that Havana demands that Washington 'cease its intervention' in Honduras' affairs."President Zelaya should be

WavesDreamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899151591157172426.post-66247257258251703652009-07-21T10:23:00.000-07:002009-07-21T10:32:28.796-07:00

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger joined legislative leaders Monday night to tell reporters that a budget compromise had finally been reached to patch up the current $26 billion dollar budget gap. The budget will provide temporary relief for California if it survives in the two houses of the State Legislature. "We are very happy to have a basic agreement," Schwarzenegger said outside his

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The Boston Globe is reporting that Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. was arrested Thursday afternoon at his home by Cambridge. Gates is one of the nation's pre-eminent African-American scholars and director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research at Harvard. Questions have been raised by some Harvard faculty that Gates was a victim of racial profiling after

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It is being reported that the Isfahan Kowsar Observatory in Iran will be providing live online coverage of the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century. Those people interested in watching the eclipse can register at universealive.com or isfahancht.ir, but it is recommended that you act fast, as their server can only accommodate a specific number of people."Technical limitations do not let

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British prime Minister, Gordon Brown, says that Iran, a signatory state of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, should be allowed to conduct a nuclear program aimed at peaceful civil purposes. He also said that in order to rid the world of nuclear weapons the international community must engage Iran with nuclear talks."We must work globally both to establish the security conditions that will

WavesDreamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899151591157172426.post-19422788906881141312009-07-15T15:15:00.000-07:002009-07-15T15:38:52.983-07:00

No your eyes are not deceiving you, a Maryland based company under contract to the Pentagon is currently working on a robot that will be able to consume dead bodies in order to power itself.The bot, made by Robotic Technology Inc.'s, is called an Energetically Autonomous Tactical Robot — that's right, "EATR". EATR "can find, ingest, and extract energy from biomass in the environment (and other

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Israeli troops are coming out to tell the world the horrors of the war zone within the Gaza Strip - and what is being said is haunting.Troops have been urged by their commanders to shoot first rather than worry about killing civilians, a document from an Israeli activist group shows. "Better hit an innocent than hesitate to target an enemy," one soldier is recorded as saying, speaking about

WavesDreamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899151591157172426.post-65722819260247017002009-07-14T16:13:00.000-07:002009-07-14T16:50:48.949-07:00

Can't say I didn't see this coming.Democratic Representative and Chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee, Bob Filner and former House Speaker and leading Republican hawk Newt Gingrich (who is a paid spokesman of the Israeli Zionist movement, by the way) have called for greater efforts to topple the Iranian government.They are suggesting greater support for so called "resistance groups"

WavesDreamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899151591157172426.post-88422987928199153262009-07-14T15:45:00.000-07:002009-07-14T16:04:50.664-07:00

Finally a president who makes intelligent decisions based off of reasoning!US President Barack Obama said in a letter on Monday that he will veto a Senate defense spending bill for more F-22 fighters (which is the world's costliest fighter jet at $44,000 to operate for just one hour), urging lawmakers to redirect funding to maintain current wars.The proposed bill requests $680 billion in military

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Authorities in Myanmar (Burma) have announced that they are planning on releasing some political prisoners and allowing them to take part in the nations 2010 elections.The move comes after UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Myanmar's military rulers to free political prisoners to ensure a "free and fair" election in the country."The (Myanmar) government needs to deliver on the promise to make

WavesDreamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899151591157172426.post-26137132704483452242009-07-14T13:54:00.000-07:002009-07-14T14:13:07.627-07:00

Two Israeli warships have been spotted traversing the Egyptian owned Suez Canal en route to the Red Sea. This is fueling speculation that the waterway will play a part in a possible attack against Iran.The two ships, the Hanit and the Eilat, crossed from the Mediterranean Sea into the Red Sea on Tuesday. Israel's Yediot Aharonot said "Egypt and Israel wanted to show their coordination in the face

WavesDreamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899151591157172426.post-57903958987239063132009-07-13T12:01:00.000-07:002009-07-13T12:07:24.993-07:00

File this under random occurrences. In Italy a bride was throwing her bouquet to a group of single women when it got sucked into the turbines of a plane. The engine of the plane, which was hired by the couple to fly them out after the ceremony, caught fire and exploded.After the engine exploded the plane took a nosedive straight into a youth hostel. Thankfully none of the 50 hostel residents were

WavesDreamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899151591157172426.post-54677140505245575692009-07-13T11:34:00.000-07:002009-07-13T11:39:19.159-07:00

I hail from NorCal where earthquakes are pretty much a given. The earth shakes much less in SoCal, and generally living down here I can feel the slightest shake. But not today - I was too busy singing out loud in my car!There was a 4.0 magnitude earthquake off the San Diego coast this morning at 7:34am. It was centered 19 miles southwest of La Jolla and 22 miles west of the coastal town of

WavesDreamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899151591157172426.post-27019644223038416902009-07-11T18:39:00.000-07:002009-07-11T19:27:10.702-07:00

I was living in the San Francisco Bay Area when the COSCO Busan oil tanker ran right into the Bay Bridge spilling 53,500 gallons (200,000 litres) of bunker fuel into the San Francisco Bay. I remember the response it got - anger, disgust, sadness, and a reminder of the terrible effects oil spills present. In Iran it was just discovered that a crude oil pipe has been leaking for weeks, or even

WavesDreamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899151591157172426.post-81528785095323224332009-07-11T17:12:00.000-07:002009-07-11T17:17:12.476-07:00

According to a study published in Science, a diet that restricts calories by 30% delays the aging process, which in turn reduces the risk of death from age-related diseases such as cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and brain atrophy. Adopting a restricted calorie diet reduced age-related diseases by a factor of three.Animals on a restricted diet were also reported to have more brain volume

WavesDreamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899151591157172426.post-44368666497905169022009-07-11T17:00:00.000-07:002009-07-11T17:08:57.879-07:00

Individuals with superior language skills are placed at a lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease in the long run, a new study finds.According to the study published in Neurology, individuals with good language skills are less likely to develop memory problems even in the presence of signs pointing to dementia-related brain damage.Plaque formation in the brain leads to the development of

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US President Barack Obama made a historic visit to Ghana on the African continent. His choice to stop in Ghana reinforces his previous statements of praise for the nation that is trying to rebuild peacefully from the ground up towards a new future.Obama began his impassioned speech by telling Africans to battle tyranny and to understand that history takes the side of the brave who fight for

WavesDreamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899151591157172426.post-5412852304984829492009-07-11T16:09:00.000-07:002009-07-11T16:28:53.950-07:00

With hopes of ending the nuclear standoff between Iran and Western nations, Tehran is working out a new proposal package. The plan will address issues pertinent to politics, security and the economy. It is also expected to suggest ways in which Iran will prove that it does not pursue hostility with its nuclear program and foreign policy approach."We are formulating a new package, which covers a

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Hypocritical much? On the eve of a G8 summit that will focus on world hunger and food shortages, diplomats enjoyed a five course meal."A hunger emergency looms and the world must act," said British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, because having a five course meal surely helps the hunger emergency. The dinner, which was hosted by the Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, started with a warm tomato

WavesDreamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899151591157172426.post-317741093264879482009-07-10T11:55:00.000-07:002009-07-10T12:07:54.180-07:00

Egyptian officials announced that they will destroy a large shipment of humanitarian aid that has expired while awaiting permits to enter Gaza. The shipments included food items, pesticide and medicine all of which expired while the shipment awaited Israel's permission at the al-Quja border crossing.Authorities also announced Friday that they uncovered four tunnels Egypt and Gaza in the Salah

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Richard Falk, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories, called on Israeli leaders cease construction of the 7-year old Apartheid Wall in the West Bank. He requested that Israelis tear down the wall because it is illegal under international law."Tear down that wall, Mr. Netanyahu," said Falk on Thursday addressing the Israeli prime minister. "There will be no peace

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who has been very vocal about his disapproval over the military coup in Honduras, is pointing a finger at the US for not taking swift action over the ousting of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya."The United States is supporting it," said Chavez, "I'm not saying it's Obama [the coup in Honduras]. It's a challenge to Obama," the Venezuelan President reiterated.

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In an amazing, and somewhat bizarre, medical procedure Martin Jones, who lost his sight 12 years ago when a vat of molten aluminum exploded on his face, got his first glimpse of his wife of four years."When I found out there was a chance I would get my sight back the first person I wanted to see was her," he said. And that is exactly what he did, "The doctors took the bandages off and it was like

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Imagine that... Top law makers in nations throughout Europe are recanting their harsh criticism on Iran after the June 12 presidential elections and the ensuing riots.Alaeddin Boroujerdi, head of the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, said that British Foreign Secretary David Miliband recently phoned his Iranian counterpart, Manouchehr Mottaki and apologized for

WavesDreamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899151591157172426.post-50571277427767215652009-07-03T18:28:00.000-07:002009-07-03T18:48:47.065-07:00

Surprise, surprise. The International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) incoming Director - General Yukiya Amano announced today that there is no evidence of Iran possessing nuclear capabilities or enriching nuclear bomb grade uranium. He did go on to say that Iran should follow the guidelines set out for them by the UN Security Council. 'Iran and other countries are under obligation to implement

WavesDreamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899151591157172426.post-59890269545169665162009-07-02T08:21:00.000-07:002009-07-02T09:03:55.775-07:00

After the post-election riots in Iran many nations sternly criticized the actions of the Iranian security forces. But early this week it was revealed that the rioters emotional flames were stoked by outside terrorists.I really am convinced that the UK and the US had a hand in stirring up the emotions of the Iranian people - not that the Iranians didn't have a reason to feel upset - and

WavesDreamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899151591157172426.post-62950099005085741632009-07-01T22:51:00.000-07:002009-07-02T08:16:04.263-07:00

The Iranian government announced Wednesday that it will be supporting the families that were effected by the post-election riots in Terhan via the Martyrs Foundation. At least 20 people were killed in the riots.The news was announced after officials in Iran were informed that terrorists had infiltrated among protesters to provoke unrest. I wonder what their definition of a "terrorist" is. I'm

WavesDreamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899151591157172426.post-10758696485501615932009-06-30T21:55:00.000-07:002009-07-01T14:20:51.412-07:00

The US began pulling troops out of Iraq yesterday. Today Iraq held its first oil and gas field auction. The field up for grabs was for the biggest field al-Rumaila, which presently produces 950,000 barrels per day and has 17.8 billion barrels in crude reserves. The giant UK company BP won the auction and will increase its output production to 2,850,000 barrels per day.Saddam Hussein's removal was

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There is still debating going on to decide if a cap and trade system will benefit the environment at the cost to the economy. Soon, though, debates will be finalized with a vote by the US House of Representatives to either accept or reject the bill, which was endorsed by President Barack Obama.Lawmakers are expected to vote on the bill between 3:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. EST today, and the Democratic

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There have been movies and books dedicated to the topic of, and quest for, the Ark of the Covenant. Although theologians have never been able to agree on the Ark’s fate, many believe Menelik I, son of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba and first Jewish emperor of Ethiopia, brought it to Ethiopia.The Ark of the Covenant is a sacred container that was written about in the Old Testament of the

WavesDreamnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899151591157172426.post-61820477282869175412009-06-25T12:07:00.000-07:002009-06-25T12:10:56.118-07:00

We don't know where the order came from within the White House, but the order has in fact been made to include gay marriages in the 2010 US Census, which is conducted every 10 years. This is the first time gay marriages will be included in the census count. In my opinion, this is a great move on the part of the Obama administration. It gives the gay community some much needed acknowledgment from

WavesDreamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899151591157172426.post-68439236521881865332009-06-23T14:41:00.000-07:002009-06-23T14:48:25.761-07:00

A tape was released today that was recorded in the Oval Office by President Nixon after the Supreme Court's 1973 decision legalizing abortion. The tape details his private reaction to the decision. In it he stated that he believed some abortions were necessary, as in cases of rape or interracial mating.The tape was released 36 years after it was made and it really shows you how the times have

WavesDreamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899151591157172426.post-5915971968991785942009-06-23T14:16:00.000-07:002009-06-23T14:35:48.049-07:00

Welcome friends! Solano and San Diego Counties will soon be joining the majority of California counties by adopting a medical marijuana card system after years of hold-out.In 1996 Proposition 215, the Compassionate Use Act, passed in California allowing seriously ill people access to medical marijuana. In 2005 medical marijuana cards started to be issued throughout the state but in 2006 Solano

WavesDreamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899151591157172426.post-7073198900759968252009-06-22T15:49:00.000-07:002009-06-22T16:00:19.894-07:00

Monday has been quite a wild ride for the folks over in Alaska where there have been a series of earthquakes since this afternoon. The first earthquake was at 11:28 a.m local time 88km outside of Anchorage. "This event was felt widely in the Anchorage area and as far away as Fairbanks," the Alaska Earthquake Information Center said in a statement.Several aftershocks followed the main 5.4 quake,

WavesDreamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899151591157172426.post-23356149759829319232009-06-10T17:33:00.000-07:002009-06-10T17:47:25.781-07:00

This time of the year in Botswana it is very dry, but something extremely rare happened - a June thunderstorm.This time of the year (which has opposite seasons from the Northern hemisphere) Botswana goes through a long winter drought until the summer life-giving rains arrive. This week, however, the weather went a bit crazy as clouds appeared and mounted into thunderstorms, drenching the dry

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Today an early morning earthquake shook the people of Seattle and the Puget Sound area awake. The earthquake, reported by the US Geological Society as a 4.5, occurred at 5:25am Friday morning. There were no reported injuries or structural damage.

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Already, as I have mentioned, the White House website has gotten a makeover. Now President Obama (how good does that sound?) has frozen the pay of White House employees that make over $100,000. He is also cracking the whip on lobbyists that work in government. As for his promise to close Guantanamo Bay? Well there is already an unsigned draft for the executive order to close Guantanamo

WavesDreamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899151591157172426.post-24644047649398014432009-01-20T20:18:00.000-08:002009-01-20T20:47:51.843-08:00

While the outgoing George Dubbya was enjoying his last hour as President, change was occurring at the White House. At 11am today, Inauguration Day, the White house website got a makeover. Out went to old, boring Bush site and in came an advanced and good-looking site.The new Obama White House website is easy to navigate and full of information about the new administration's policies and plans, as

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Michelle Obama made a splash in the fashin world today. The First Lady wore a yellow dress and matching overcoat made by Cuban-born Isabel Toledo with a crystal necklace and green leather gloves and shoes. Yellow, which symbolizes optimism, was a bold choice but Michelle made it work and I think it went well with the overall theme for the day. Today the minute I stepped out into the sun I felt

WavesDreamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899151591157172426.post-7164443509509888522009-01-19T21:11:00.000-08:002009-01-19T21:14:46.326-08:00

The UN (United Nations) announced Monday that an estimated 50.8 thousand people were homeless in the Gaza Strip due to Israeli offensive the past three weeks.According to estimates, some 400 thousand people are without access to piped water.The government of Israel, which announced a ceasefire on Saturday, continues withdrawing troops from the territory and announced it will allow the entry of

Panda Mannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899151591157172426.post-15449271221470308802008-12-23T14:27:00.000-08:002008-12-24T12:11:27.658-08:00

Today I was discussing whether the Iraqi journalist, Muntazer al-Zaidi, was correct in throwing a shoe at Bush. As these last days of the Bush era press on, the world needs to be discussing whether the U.S. president should be tried by an international court for committing war crimes, rather than putting on pajamas and enjoying his retirement tour.We should talk about the one hundred thousand

Panda Mannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899151591157172426.post-71719230520461215142008-12-16T19:50:00.000-08:002008-12-16T20:25:27.072-08:00

Today Dick Cheney admitted to committing war crimes (water boarding - a form of torture)According to US CODE: Title 18,2441. War Crimes, Dick Cheney should face life in prison:Offense.— Whoever, whether inside or outside the United States, commits a war crime, in any of the circumstances described in subsection (b), shall be fined under this title or imprisoned for life or any term of years, or

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Many people believe in the war against terror. McCain and Obama both spoke about it during their campaigns. In my opinion we, the Americans, are terrorists. President Bush sent troops into Iraq and Afganistan to fight terror, but many innocent lives have been lost - this is what terrorism is. "American should take its army out of the country," Khan said. "They are considered terrorists," said

WavesDreamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899151591157172426.post-2384607019728597922008-11-14T16:13:00.000-08:002008-11-14T16:43:49.497-08:00

Barack Obama has already introduced a new White House position, chief technology officer, and is planning on introducing even more technology to the White House. It is already being seen on his transition web site - for the first time ever, a YouTube version of President-elect Obama's weekly radio address will be posted online. This is the first visible step in Obama's attempt to speak more

WavesDreamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899151591157172426.post-22311431741676650302008-11-13T10:24:00.000-08:002008-11-13T10:26:33.338-08:00

For decades, Soviets and Americans are faced in a complex board which threatened to trigger an unprecedented conflict. During the Cold War, capitalism and communism duels engaged in the ideological and armed field. With the collapse of the Soviet Union at the end of the'80s, the Cold War left the scene. But the tension between Washington and Moscow never disappeared entirely. Years later, the

Panda Mannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899151591157172426.post-26012112839259215012008-11-12T17:05:00.000-08:002008-11-12T17:13:53.189-08:00

The liberal group the Yes Men handed out 1.2 million copies of a fake New York Times. The fake paper was dated 4 July 2009 and had the slogan, "all the news we hope to print." It included headlines such as: Universities to be free! Bike paths to be expanded! Thomas Friedman to resign, praise the Unitarian Jesus!Although it is not funny like "The Onion" it did make people think, and more

WavesDreamnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-899151591157172426.post-72494613819142865962008-11-10T19:39:00.000-08:002008-11-10T20:01:25.541-08:00

A terminally ill, 13 year old girl, has won the right to die after a hospital ended its bid to force her to have a heart operation.The girl, Hannah Jones, has a hole in her heart due to medications she has been taking since the age of five when she had leukemia. "Hannah had been through enough already and to have the added stress of a possible court hearing or being forcibly taken into hospital

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The whole nation is eagerly waiting for President-elect Barack Obama to drop some hints about who he will include in his Cabinet. At this point we know more about what factors will dictate the all-important decision of first puppy.As Valerie Jarrett, co-chair of Obama's transition team, put it on "Meet the Press" Sunday: "I think one of the real strengths of Sen. Obama's campaign and now

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When Barack Obama moves into the White House on January 20th, the highest qualification that he will bring with him is having been the U.S. Senator representing Illinois, since 2005.Despite his good oratory and ability to lead, many Americans - including his own followers - believe that Obama is still a "bet".For many analysts, Obama's lack of experience (a subject that was widely exploited by

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Head of equality watchdog, Trevor Philips, say the United Kingdom is not ready for its own Barack Obama."If Barack Obama had lived here I would be very surprised if even somebody as brilliant as him would have been able to break through the institutional stranglehold that there is on power within the Labour party," Philips tole the Times. And although 13 of the 15 ethnic minority MPs (Members of

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Same-sex weddings have been pulling many businesses out of the economic slump. A week before Election Day, Christopher Burnett’s floral shop filled with orders from many of the same-sex weddings. But now, since Proposition 8 passed on Tuesday, his sales have had a drastic drop off. “I have done a gay wedding every week,” he said. “And so it’s very disheartening, because other business is very

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I received this email from Michael Moore. In tears, and joy, i share with all of you. He has certainly made a big difference in fighting for a better America. Thank you too Mr. Moore.Wednesday, November 5th, 2008Friends,Who among us is not at a loss for words? Tears pour out. Tears of joy. Tears of relief. A stunning, whopping landslide of hope in a time of deep despair.In a nation that was

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It is now mathematically impossible for John McCain to win. Our prayers have been answered!Now we just have to wait and see how much he wins by. A landslide victory will make quite a statement.As you can see in the above CNN Prediction map, Obama is in the lead and there is no possible way he will loose California (55), Oregon (7), and Washington (11) - do the math 207 + 55 + 7 +11 = 280And

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Here are the predictor states to watch tonight (in order of poll station closing time):-Virginia, Indiana and Georgia close. If Barack Obama takes two of these, it could be all over.-Ohio; this swing state has voted with the winner in every presidential election since 1948 except for 1960, and polls indicate the state is on a knife edge. North Carolina, normally a Red state has been targeted by

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I work with adults with developmental disabilities. Today is an exciting day for them. This is when they feel like they really are part of the system. Most days they get stared at when they walk down the street and they have a hard time getting jobs. But today is the day when they are just like everyone else - hoping to change the world!Here is the problem I encountered yesterday. My client, we

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Free Starbucks coffee - just one more reason to get ride of George W. on Nov. 4th

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The story concerning Barack Obama's aunt and her illegal status was broken with perfect timing. With just days before the election many believe it may be a disgusting ploy by the McCain campaign.The Associated Press cited two unnamed sources - one a federal agent - when they broke the story of an Obama aunt living illegally in the US, after being denied asylum from her native Kenya. Now, the

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To avoid Florida being the focus of attention of the presidential election - just as in 2000 - a week ago, thousands of voters facing the sun and heat waited in long lines in order to ensure that their vote is counted.Eight years ago, the state was the scene of a controversial recount of votes, which ended up giving the victory to George W. Bush, in a process that involved accusations of

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Two decades ago, Douglas Wilder saw his 9% advantage in the polls for government elections in the State of Virginia drop to only 0.1% when the votes were counted.Still, he won the elections, becoming the first black man to be elected governor of a U.S. state. But the tight victory meant that analysts had speculate that he had been a victim of the hesitation of whites vote for a black candidate -

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On the last weekend of campaigning before the US elections this Tuesday, the strategy of the two Presidential candidates are quite different. The Democratic nominee, Barack Obama, continues investing in states that traditionally vote Republican, while his opponent, John McCain, fights to ensure victory in states that George W. Bush won in 2004.The two have commitments in South Carolina on Sunday,

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Americans are already going to the polls to choose whether it will be the Democrat, Barack Obama, or Republican, John McCain, as the new president of the United States, replacing George W. Bush - who leaves office on January 20, 2009.The process of choosing candidates formally began on January 3, with the completion of the Iowa Caucus.Since then, Americans witnessed one of the most intense

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This year the early voting is changing the campaign strategies behavior of the electorate more than any other time in U.S. history, according to analysts cited by the CNN network. Both Barack Obama and John McCain are investing these last days of campaigning in states that are still a toss-up.So far early voting trends show the Democrats in the lead, 58% to 42%. Paul Gronke, of the Information

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The Republican candidate for vice president of the United States, Sarah Palin, admitted on Friday that many Americans do not feel comfortable with her because of their different political origin, but said that this will be overcome.The governor of Alaska said that, if elected on Tuesday in the plate of John McCain, will be devoted to issues on which has experience - government reform, energy

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Israelis Analysts and Palestinians heard by Newsnight believe that if elected, the Democrat candidate for president, Barack Obama, should be stronger than his Republican rival John McCain in resolving the conflict between the two peoples.The political analyst of the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, Akiva Eldar, told Newsnight that believes Obama could bring a "significant change" in attitude of the

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The U.S. state of Indiana does not vote in a Democratic presidential candidate since 1964 but this year, the Democrat Barack Obama is threatening the local domain of rival Republicans.Four years ago, the then Democratic challenger for the U.S. presidency, John Kerry, not even set up a single office in Indiana. Now, Barack Obama has 40 HQs in the state.

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Disapproval of the Republican candidate for the vice president of the United States, Sarah Palin, rose nine points this month, according to research released this Friday by the newspaper "New York Times. The survey also indicates that the vice is decisive for at least a third of American voters, making it more difficult to the Republican John McCain to reverse the advantage on Democratic opponent

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Today at a rally, McCain criticized a bill that he, himself voted for. At the rally, McCain said that he didn't want to spend our tax dollars, "to study the DNA of bears in Montana."The presidential wannabe scoffs at pouring millions into studying grizzly bear DNA, but scientists say it's key to preserving the species. "I don't know if it was a paternity issue or criminal, but it was a waste of

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Early voting is at record highs this election year. Experts are predicting long, snaking lines on election day. And with what is predicted to be a record breaking voter turnout, will come a lot of legal challenges.If the race is close, and with a huge turnout, lawyers from both parties will undoubtedly be filing challenges related to provisional and absentee voting, the expertise of poll workers,

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It is now the closing days of the 2008 presidential election and John McCain still has one big problem. The name of that problem: George W. Bush.Seven in 10 American's disapprove of the job performance of Bush. This number is close to the 70 year record for low presidential job performance ratings - a record held by George W.What does Bush's low rating have to do with John McCain? Well, 50% of

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It may already be too late to the much discussed "October surprise", but the Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain need to be attentive to the fateful "the last weekend."The straight end of the last two presidential elections was unexpected events, which apparently influenced the outcome of disputes.Five days from the election of Nov. 4, the chance for a fact that could turn the game

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The image of the Democratic candidate for president, Barack Obama, will be on a beach in Barcelona next week. A sculpture of 10 thousand square meters will appear in front of the Mediterranean Sea.The design of plastic Cuban (exile in the United States) Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada is called Expectation.According to the author is only a reflection of the overall impact of the U.S. elections. Gerada

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The lack of experience in electronic ballot boxes with votes is putting at risk the outcome of American elections. In this video you can see the damage that an electronic touch-sensitive (touchscreen) ballot box in the state of Virginia would make to Barack Obama. In the demonstration, the votes for the Democratic challenger are erroneously transferred to other candidates, including John McCain.

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More than 15 million of the 213 million registered voters have voted in U.S. presidential elections, according to calculations of political scientist Michael McDonald of George Mason University in Virginia.The estimate of McDonald is based on official data of the 32 states that allow Americans to vote for early elections on November 4.The turnout of voters in early voting system recorded so far

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The North American manufacturer of computers Dell faces a collective action for alleged discriminatory practices towards women and officials from more than 40 years, claiming $ 500 million."Talk that there is no ceiling for women in Dell is a euphemism. Actually, there is, yes, a roof and cement" said the lawyer Steven Wittels, who represents the parties in dispute in this matter."When Dell

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In the midst of a global crisis, with governments and markets worried about a possible global recession, the British New Scientist magazine, was out this week with a cover in which argues that the search for economic growth is killing the planet and needs to be revised.In a series of interviews and articles from experts on sustainable development, the magazine paints a picture in which all

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Exxon Mobil, the largest U.S. oil company, announced Thursday that an advance of 58% in its profit in the third quarter of 2008, to $ 14.83 billion, the highest result ever obtained for this period in the history of United States. From July to September, the company's total revenue was U.S. $ 137.7 billion.Driven by high oil prices, which offset disruptions in production caused by hurricanes in

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Here is the funniest presidential video I have seen throughout the entire election season. It is a dance-off between Barack Obama, John McCain, and surprise guest Sarah Palin.Although it is fake, the video is very well done.Which candidate do you think won?

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A survey released here Wednesday, 29, shows the Democrat candidate for president, Barack Obama, ahead of Republican rival John McCain in key states of Ohio and Pennsylvania, and the two tied in a rough competition by Florida.According to research conducted by the Office of Qunnipiac University, Obama leads with 51% of intentions to vote in Ohio, while McCain is with 42%. In Pennsylvania, Obama

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Everyone knows that Oprah Winfrey is Barack Obama's long time friend and biggest supporter. She believes he stands for change:“I think that what he stands for, what he has proven that he can stand for, what he has shown was worth me going out on a limb for – and I haven’t done it in the past because I haven’t felt that anybody, I didn’t know anybody well enough to be able to say, I believe in

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The candidates for U.S. presidency, John McCain and Barack Obama, this week presented new proposals for economic recovery in the United States, while the authorities try to control the current government a financial crisis that is spreading across the planet. Below is a summary of their projects.The Republican John McCain proposed a plan with expenditures of $ 52.5 billion, which provides:- Use $

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Barack Obama recorded its first fully advertisement in Spanish. It sounds as real as a note of three dollars, but worth it to stay in Florida.

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Barack Obama was elected the most influential man in the world in 2008 in a poll whose results were published online this Tuesday. In the survey, men had to choose who most influenced their behavior, their shopping and their thoughts.The Democratic candidate for president came first in voting by site askmen.com, before the president of Apple, Steve Jobs, and swimmer Michael Phelps, who finished

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Tomorrow Barack Obama will be everywhere - first in a half hour advertisement he is planning to use for "closing arguments," then later the same night on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. This will be the Democratic presidential nominee's fourth time on The Daily Show. He first appeared in November, 2005, and again in August, 2007. His most recent appearance was on April 21, 2008 which was the eve

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Tomorrow the Phillies and the Tampa Bay Rays will be playing ball again after Game 5 was suspended due to severe rain. The game was tied at 2 in the sixth inning, with the Phillies leading the series 3-1.But baseball fans will have to wait a half hour longer. This is thanks to Democratic presidential candidate, Barack Obama, airing a 30-minute uninterrupted advertisement.At Fox's request, Major

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Tomorrow is the day folks. Barack Obama will be making an appearance in millions of homes across America. He used his financial muscles to buy 30 minutes of uninterrupted advertisement time with NBC, CBS, FOX, and a another more surprising network - Univision.Although the Obama campaign won't disclose the contents of the commercial, the Democratic presidential nominee is using the commercial to

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"John McCain has ridden shotgun as George Bush has driven our economy toward a cliff, and now he wants to take the wheel and step on the gas. When it comes to the issue of taxes, saying that John McCain is running for a third Bush term isn’t being fair to George Bush."This is what Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama said at a rally today in Chester, Pa. to a cheering crowd, gathered in

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Breaking news: Sarah Palin asks Sen. Stevens to resign from the senate seat for the state of Alaska. Just as Palin was found guilty by the Alaskan commission on ethics, Stevens was also found guilty of corruption in 7 counts.Sen. Ted Stevens, Alaska's powerful benefactor in Washington for four decades, was indicted on public corruption charges -- a development that threatens to uproot the

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All other issues between Democratic candidate Barack Obama and Republican candidate John McCain aside, the two actually have general similarities when it comes to energy this election. They both support "energy independence" as well as a large-scale reorganization of the U.S. economy in the name of climate change. So you could say that the candidates are just different shades of green.The Issues:

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US Army intelligence has released a draft report indicating the popular micro-blogging service Twitter as a potential terrorist tool. Although it has not actually been used in this way, the report says that, "Twitter is already used by some members to post and/or support extremist ideologies and perspectives."Twitter has already been used by activists at the Republican National Convention:"

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Barack Obama for President.For those that support a healthy and safe America, make sure you vote on November 4th.I will respect your decision on who you vote for, but this page and its creators support 100% Barack Obama. We are afraid of what the republican ticket can bring to this land.No matter what the weather is, how long it takes, or how difficult it is to get out and vote, we are committed

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A Newsweek poll showed Obama ahead by 13 points nationally, and also holding a lead in key swing states. In Iowa, John McCain dismissed these polls saying that his campaign is "doing fine.""This is going to be a very close race, and I believe I'm going to win it," McCain said.McCain has also switched campaign tactics for the 1,154th time, warning his "friends" of the terrors of a SuperMajority,

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The United States military is currently investigating claims out of Syria saying that US helicopters based in Iraq killed eight people Sunday in Syrian territory.SANA, Syria's state news agency, reported that five US military helicopters struck a civilian building on a farm five miles within the Syrian boarder, killing three men, the wife of a guard, and four children, before returning to Iraqi

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In a fun twist of fate, Alaska's largest newspaper, the Anchorage Daily News, has endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.The paper said Sunday that Obama "brings far more promise to the office. In a time of grave economic crisis, he displays thoughtful analysis, enlists wise counsel and operates with a cool, steady hand."This is just one more blow for the McCain campaign, whose

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A contract to build a 1,715 mile long natural gas pipeline came out of flawed bidding process. The contract, which was signed by Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin, was won by a bidding process that limited the bidding field to a company that has ties to the Palin administration.The flawed bidding process slanted the terms away from an important group - the global energy giants that own the rights to the

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With 10 days until the election, a crevice the size of the grand canyon is growing between McCain and Palin. Tensions between the two are growing so intense, in fact, that key aides to McCain are spilling out the details. One even went as far as to tell CNN that Palin is "going rogue."A second McCain advisor said that she has complete disregard for the campaign McCain is trying to run and is

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Cost Plus contract: the more you spend, the more you earn. That is how Iraq has been managed by the Bu$h administration. How does it work? For example, Parsons Corporation will make 3% profit for the amount spent on their rebuilding Iraq efforts. The problem on this approach is that Parsons instructed their managers to spend as much as they needed, to hire as much they could. As to no surprise to

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1. Voters could be turned away.In the last election, there were reports of voters getting turned away at election sites. In the 2004 elections, electoral problems prevented many thousands of Ohioans from voting. In Columbus, bipartisan estimates say that 5,000 to 15,000 frustrated voters turned away without casting ballots.It is recommended that you do not wear any Obama paraphernalia to your

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