University students in London are taking to the streets to protest tuition rate increases which, according to an AFP report, will result in students being charged fees of up to 9,000 pounds — or the equivalent of $14,200 or 10,700 Euros — a year. After reading a recently-released report about costs at a number of [...]
How Long Until U.S Students Launch Protests?
December 9th, 2010 · 2 Comments
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President Tasks Postal Service to Distribute Countermeasures in Case of BioWeapon Attack
December 30th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Though the always-transparent (NOT!) White House web site contains no news of it, President Barack Obama has reportedly signed an executive order — yes, another one. This time, he’s tasked the United States Postal Service to help distribute countermeasures in the event of a biological weapons attack within the United States. Why the Postal Service? [...]
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It’s Not Too Late to Fight ‘Economic Stimulus’
February 9th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Only $107 billion of the soon-to-be-approved $827 billion so-called “economic stimulus package” will be spent this year, according to a recent Washington Post report, leaving taxpayers time to take action toward rescinding the remaining 88 percent of the money. One way for taxpayers to fight back against this near-trillion-dollar example of “generational theft” can be [...]
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‘Blago-Gate’ Captures Nation’s Interest
December 16th, 2008 · No Comments
In an article published today, the folks at the Pew Research Center report today that the scandal surrounding Illinois Democrat Gov. Rod Blagojevich (a.k.a., “Blago-gate”) filled more than a quarter of the news hole from Dec. 8-14, as measured by the News Coverage Index from the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism. Mark [...]
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Is Establishment of One World Religion in Works?
November 15th, 2008 · 7 Comments
“The chief task of our time is to build a global society where people of all persuasions can live together in peace and harmony,” said religious scholar Karen Armstrong, quoted in an AFP report published Friday. Based on Armstrong’s comment above, I’m inclined to wonder whether the project in which she is involved is really [...]
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FIRE IN ‘THE CHUNNEL!”
September 11th, 2008 · No Comments
“FIRE IN ‘THE CHUNNEL!’” That’s what’s being reported in the British and French press about the undersea Channel Tunnel that connects England and France: All freight and passenger services were suspended after a “serious incident” on French side of the tunnel. — The (UK) Telegraph Some 32 truck drivers have been evacuated from a freight [...]
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Update on Suez Canal Shooting Incident Offered
March 25th, 2008 · No Comments
Yesterday, we reported on an incident in the Suez Canal that involved a U.S.-flagged ship and a shooting. AFP reported that the ship involved was a U.S. military ship, while the International Herald Tribune reported that a cargo ship was involved. Today, we learned that the ship involved — the Global Patriot — is a [...]
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