This past week the Democratic controlled Congress sent six pieces of legislation to President Bush for his signature. The bills include a minimum wage increase, more money for children’s health care, natural disaster relief, and veterans’ medical care.

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One thing that Rosie O’Donnell’s early departure from the view proves is that the school yard lessons we all learned about bullies still ring true today. From her very first day on the job as co-host on the view Rosie made her presence known. Her voice thundered over her co-hosts and left little doubt in [...]

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Those who want a “mini lesson” on how to rebuild a civil society after years of oppression need to look at East Timor, where 200 000 people were killed since Indonesia annexed it in 1975. Finally, with the help of the UN an election was held, and people voted for independence. Alas, after the vote, [...]

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By Carol Bogart While it’s long been known that married men live longer than those who live solo, a new study finds that being lonely may literally break your heart. Researchers at the Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience and Department of Psychology at the University of Chicago found that lonely people are more at [...]

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Breaking News:Two NIA Agents, Custom official Arrested-Accused of allowing Rebel advance party! Two NIA Agents, Custom official Arrested-Accused of allowing Rebels “Loyal” to Colonel Ndure Cham to enter in Gambia! NIA Says there is an imminent threat from Senegal Kuyateh, Kebbeh and Sanneh Detained At The NIA!! By Our Western Division Correspondent Wise Man, Paid [...]

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Breaking News:Common Wealth Expresses Concern over the murder of about 50 Africans in Gambia!! Public Agenda (Accra) 28 May 2007 Posted to the web 28 May 2007 Accra The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) has raised stakes once more on the death and disappearance of approximately 50 immigrants, 44 of whom were Ghanaians in The [...]

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By Muahammed Jawara, New York City The Land Issue In Zimbabwe The wide margins of inequality that existed between blacks and whites, often referred to as natives and settlers, was only going to be temporary. However, as in many countries such as South Africa, settlers were contented to play their game for as long as [...]

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Freedom Newspaper Mail Bag:What Our readers say today? By Seedy Darboe Dear Editor, I am a keen reader of Freedomnewspaper; but if I may hit the nail on the head, I was flabbergasted beyond doubt by reasons advanced by Lamarana to back his allegations that BB leaked some secrets. Is Lamarana trying to imply that [...]

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In Vancouver you will find sailing, hiking, skiing. And fighting. Vancouverites are fighting over preparations for the 2010 Winter Olympics, preparations that involve efforts to curb aggressive panhandling, sleeping, crack smoking, pissing and even shitting on the streets by Vancouver’s underclass. On the right is Mayor Sam Sullivan. Sullivan introduced “Project Civil City” earlier this [...]

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Anyone who disagrees upon the fact that fame and fortune does not corrupt the teen celebrities of our time is pretty much wrong. I mean, there are a few exceptions; and the key word there is few. Don’t believe me? Take a look at Lindsay Lohan, once an adorable child star, who’s innocence seemed to [...]

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Some years ago, in his book You Cannot Be Serious, John McEnroe appended his thoughts for the future of tennis.  Remember that he spoke from the viewpoint of a perfectionist and that his artistry in the game makes him among the best competitors on earth even yet.  Among other recommendations made in his despair about [...]

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After the badly-decomposed body of former New York City firefighter Salvatore Princiotta was discovered in his Arizona apartment, it was initially assumed that he had died from complications of lung problems that developed as a result of working at Ground Zero around the clock. His health problems prompted him to move to a drier climate. [...]

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— OffStumped For All Things Right of Center, Bringing a Right of Centre Reality Check to Indian Politics, News Media Reporting and Opinion now in Hindi अब आप के लिये हिंदी मे. —      Goa’s liquor stocks have begun drying up as distributors, wholesalers and retailers have resorted to an indefinite strike. In the run-up to [...]

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Compared to a firing squad or electric chair, receiving a lethal injection as a death sentence seems pretty good. After all, it’s a painless, twenty-minute procedure that takes place while the inmate is asleep. However, a recent execution in Lucasville, Ohio in which it took 10 tries and two hours to successfully kill a man [...]

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When there is a school shooting or a bomb threat, the obvious thing to do is evacuate the building and get everyone out, but what do you do when you find a body in the air conditioning duct on the school’s roof. This was the situation on Friday at the Sierra Vista Elementary School in [...]

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Japan has joined America in struggling with a national weight problem. Younger men in their 20’s and 30’s are most affected by the nation’s current fetish for bigger portions, more meat, and fried foods in place of their traditional fish and rice meals. For women, about 20 percent of those between 40 to 70 years [...]

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Many of the 3 million Americans who are diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes merely live with the problem. One boy, 13-year-old Kamaal Washington decided to educate others about his illness and show them that they are not powerless against the disease. Inspired by their interest for Japanese anime stories like Naruto, Washington, along with his [...]

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A team of archaeologists from Berlin’s Free University made a stunning discovery over the weekend, dusting off or “unearthing” several intact specimens of what had up until then believed to have been the extinct West-Berlin SO 36 (South-East 36) vegatarian humanoid. They were discovered loudly protesting the construction of McDonald’s first restaurant in Berlin’s Kreuzberg district. [...]

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From The Gathering Storm Blog. It never ceases to amazes me how Muslims, no matter where they are located, find something to be offended by and why we should care. On the negative side they are a constant source of irritation. On the positive side they are a constant source of morbid entertainment. It seems [...]

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“Maailma Kylässä”, Finnish Festival for All Races     Amin George Forji         “Maailma Kylässä”,  the Finnish version of Business Forum, dubed the World Village Festival has come of age. Because one of its primary motive of the 12-years old annual festival is to make the world a better place through the promotion of [...]

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