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United Nations Millennium Development Conference Set for September 20
On September 20, a meeting will convene at the United Nations Headquarters in New York to review progress made by member nations on...
Drug Money Props Up Banks During Recession
"The secret of grand fortunes without apparent cause is a crime forgotten, for it was properly done." These are the words of renowned...
Read moreNew Publication Reveals Story Behind Wikipedia Article
James Bridle, founder of a website called BookTwo, has turned his forensic focus on the history of edits, updates, and clarifications made to...
Read moreObama’s China Trade Solution: Give Them Our Hi-Tech
The China Daily US Edition reported on September 7 that "China will 'vigorously' expand its imports of key products as the nation strives...
Read moreJudge Rules “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Unconstitutional
U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips ruled that the military’s ban on openly homosexual military personnel is unconstitutional. Phillips declared the “don’t ask, don’t...
Read moreEddie Bernice Johnson Digs Scandal Hole Deeper
Nine-term incumbent Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson appears to be unwittingly sabotaging her own reelection campaign. Despite voters in the Republican primary choosing an...
Read moreBoehner Proposes Tax and Spending Freeze
John Boehner, Republican Minority House Leader and very possibly the next Speaker of the House, called Wednesday for a freeze on all current...
Read moreTrump’s Offer to Buy Location of Ground Zero Mosque Rejected
Billionaire entrepreneur Donald Trump offered to buy out the controlling investor of the controversial mosque proposed to be built at Ground Zero. According...
Read moreAustan Goolsbee Is Obamas New Top Economic Adviser
Few were surprised when President Obama replaced Christina Romer, chair of his Council of Economic Advisers, with another statist economist, Austan Goolsbee. Goolsbee...
Read morePentagon to Buy 10,000 Copies of Afghan War Memoir
The Koran isn’t the only book about to be burned. Officials at the Department of Defense, worried that a new memoir on the...
Read moreNorth Carolina Sheriffs Seek Access to Prescription Database
Like most other government programs, the War on Drugs started out small and has grown to immense proportions. ...
Read moreArthur Sulzberger Contemplates the Future of the New York Times
The New York Times will stop publishing its print edition sometime in the future. That's the word from Arthur Sulzberger, publisher of the...
Read morePeddling Flu Vaccines Despite Criticism
Despite a series of vaccine-related scandals and the recent admission from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that its flu-death estimates...
Read moreWelcome Back Gerald Ford: Obama Redirects Defense Funds for Vaccinations
For the first time since the administration of President Gerald R. Ford, in 1976, the White House is prioritizing an expansion of vaccinations...
Read moreCourt Favors Wolves, Endangers Elk, Moose and Humans
United States District Judge Donald Molloy's August 5 decision to restore full endangered species protection to the Canadian gray wolf in Idaho, Montana,...
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