December 9, 2008
The President of Uruguay, Tabare Vazquez, officially broke with the Socialist Party over a move that attempts to legalize some abortions in the country. Last month, Vazquez vetoed legislation that would have legalized abortion in the first trimester due to hardship on the basis of economics, famil...
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We may not have a black president, but Chloé Mortaud, our newly elected Miss France, is as diverse as they come. She has an African-American mother and a white French father. She is also a dual citizen of France and the United States. Oh, and she speaks Chinese. “I want to incarnate … ...
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Sonal Shah is part of the Obama transition team. She has even been tipped by some for a cabinet position. However ennis at Sepia Mutiny has been doing an excellent job in reporting her links to the radical VHP. To be honest, I’m in two minds about this. On the one hand she’s got a stell...
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The current series of financial problems that are hitting many parts of national and international economic activities are bringing with them a series of hard questions that will be difficult to answer to every one's satisfaction. That is nothing new. But, when economic difficulties spread it is oft...
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Delving back into history a little, Barack Obama will not be the first President from Illinois to receive international moral support. In 1862 textile workers from Manchester, England, who were suffering economic hardship as a result of the Union blockade on Confederacy ports (from where they source...
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Could change really be coming with the Obama administration, especially in terms of U.S. - Cuba relations? Fidel Castro and his hermano, the actual president of Cuba Raul Castro seem to think so. Obama took alot of heat during his presidential campaign for saying that he would be wiling to sit dow...
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Today's question is what Muslim city can turn itself into an appropriate backdrop for theater of Barack Obama? When John Kennedy spoke in Berlin, his speech became an historic soundbite. It appears BHO is looking for a similar clip for his own story.The NYT's Helene Cooper writes that Obama has a sp...
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I have read this news in the New York Times , President elect Obama is planning to address the Islamic world with a speech in his first 100 days at the white house. Excellent move from Obama’s cabinet despite I doubt that it will have any effect after the announcement of his cabinet. For us there ...
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The conclusion of the line in the song’s lyric is “What it is ain’t exactly clear.” That pretty much sizes up what Barack Obama has in mind for his first 100 days regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Something’s happening. We don’t know exactly what i...
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That’s right - they’re expecting such huge crowds for the inauguration of Barack Obama that they’re extending the viewing area to the Mall in London, England! Wait. What? You mean there’s another Mall? “In keeping with its pledge to make the inauguration of President-el...
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