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Staying home: US Congress, United Nations close due to snow
2 hours ago
by Ellen Wallace
A major snowstorm battered the US East Coast late Tuesday 9 February, the second in less than a week, forcing Congress in Washington, DC and the United Nations in New York to remain closed Wednesday. Reuters reports that keeping Washington federal workers at home for a third straight day is costly: ...
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PRESIDENTIAL JIHAD: CONTROL OF CLIMATE DATA
3 hours ago
by nopoliticallemmings
In President Obama’s continuing efforts to financially break America, we find he wants to add yet one more agency to our already bloated federal government. This latest example of Obama’s Jihad, or striving* is the creation of the NOAA Climate Service. On Monday, February 8, Commerce Secretary, Mr. ...
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Israel lied in the report they submitted to the United Nations
4 hours ago
by believeinsomething
…I’m not surprised. They’ve directly contradicted themselves. They insisted that they never hit the ONLY OPERATIONAL FLOUR MILL IN GAZA with an air strike, but they’ve found the remains of a 500lb bomb in the rubble of the mill. Only one example of a laundry list of lies that we’re being fed about t ...
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Iran to “punch” the West on Thursday
5 hours ago
by bingbing
Tomorrow, Thursday, will be the 31st anniversary of Iran’s Islamic revolution (oxymoron, anyone?). And they reckon they will “punch” West “ in a way that will leave [us] stunned“. What exactly this “punch” will entail, no one really knows, but it probably won’t amount to much, as is the norm when Ir ...
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Now, A Fashion Week To Support The Cause Of Tiger
6 hours ago
by Ezquara
A fashion week in Kolkata has come to the rescue of the dwindling population of tigers in theWith a theme of eco-fashion, the five-day ‘Kolkata Fashion and Lifestyle Week’ (KFLW), beginning February 24, is in support of the ‘Save our Tigers’ campaign launched by WWF India.”This is a fashion week wit ...
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Spotlight on US soldiers in Haiti
7 hours ago
by Rob Reynolds
Demonstrators from a women's group rallied outside Haiti's ruined National Palace on Tuesday. They said they are angry with their government, and with the United Nations, which they believe isn't doing enough to provide shelter. "We don't have any tents! We haven't gotten help from anyone," one of t ...
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“I won’t be made useless, I won’t be idle with despair.” – Jewel
8 hours ago
by Julia
This post is in response to the question, “How do you get to do so much cool stuff?” On World AIDS Day in 2007, I attended the conference Profiles in Courage: Health and Human Rights in Action. The event had been mentioned somewhere and looked interesting so I sent a quick e-mail and RSVP’ed. I woke ...
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Former President Clinton’s Role in Haiti
8 hours ago
by still4hill
Well, I dunno, you might have had some questions. Former President Clinton’s Role in Haiti Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC February 9, 2010 Question Taken at the February 9, 2010 Telephone Conference Call Question: How does the U.S. Government view former President Clinton’s role in Haiti? An ...
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Welcome to the New and Improved Expat Insight Blog!
8 hours ago
by catchild03
Welcome to the new and improved Expat Insight You’re here because you’re interested in living and working abroad. Go for it! If you’re convinced that you’re ready to leave your familiar surroundings and brave unknown paths, this is the place to get the real scoop on what you should expect. I’m a ‘li ...
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A new approach to aid
9 hours ago
by Teresa Bo
We need to strengthen the South-South approach to help Haiti. The North-South approach has failed. It creates dependency, and when a tragedy occurs, developed nations run to send aid that is generally mismanaged, inappropriate and brought into a country through NGOs. President [Rene] Preval tells me ...
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