The scientists behind the Mars Phoenix Lander project announced that the soil on Mars was more alkaline than expected and could sustain life. Scientists at NASA or the National Aeronautics and Space Administration claimed that they were “flabbergasted” by their discovery on the possibility that life could grow on Martian soil. “It is the...
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Gunmen today opened fire in a Mexico City restaurant, killing a top police official in charge of monitoring the country’s illegal drug trade, as well as one of his bodyguards, Mexican officials said. The attack is the latest waged against authorities attempting to fight Mexico’s powerful drug cartels. Security officials in Mexico City say...
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5 to 4 Decision Saves Gun Rights In America D.C. Gun Ban Is Unconstitutional and Overturned Second Amendment Protects an Individual Right Unconnected with Militia Service, and is preserved by a single vote Use of firearms for traditional lawful purposes such as self defense at home is a protected right The history, precedents, scholarship...
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To give this book a fair review, it is necessary to discuss some history because a generation has been born and reached middle age since the events that catapulted the subject of “The Manson File†into worldwide infamy. On the evening of August 9, 1969, five people were murdered at the Bel Air, California...
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A grocer in Bristol has been told that, under regulations brought in by the European Union, he is not allowed to sell a recently imported batch of kiwi fruit because they are too small. A spokesperson for the UK’s Rural Payments Agency said that they failed the EU standards for fruit. Tim Down, the...
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Two days before the actual slug out between US-born fighter David Diaz (34-1-1, 17 KOs) and challenger, a three title holder Filipino boxing champion, Emmanuel “Pacman” Pacquiao (46-3-2, 34 KOs) occurs in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 28, 2008 the two trades verbal punches at each other during a meeting with members of sports...
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The day before Zimbabwe’s presidential runoff is to be held, President Robert Mugabe says he is open to discussion with the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), the opposition party that has decided to boycott what they and other African leaders have called a “sham election”. On Wednesday, MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai had called for...
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The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a 5-4 decision that a Washington, D.C. ban of personal firearms possession is unconstitutional. In a majority opinion written by Antonin Scalia, the court found that “he Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that...
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The president of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Chakib Khelil predicts that prices of world crude oil could reach the $150 to $170 level per barrel before this year’s summer ends. In an interview on the French news channel France24, Khelil who is also Algeria’s energy minister, also stated that prices won’t...
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Fulfilling a pledge of fairness, United States president George W. Bush announced Thursday that the United States will soon remove North Korea from a list of countries seen as ‘sponsoring terrorism’ in the world. The announcement was made as a ‘reward’ to North Korea for turning over all documents related to its controversial nuclear...
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On Wednesday, a United States federal appeals court upheld convictions of fraud and obstruction of justice against media mogul Conrad Black, along with three other executives from his former press corporation Hollinger International. Black, a Canadian-born who holds the title Baron Black of Crossharbour in the United Kingdom, was found guilty in July 2007...
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The Philippines and other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are becoming alarmed over the rapid increase of global oil prices and are seriously looking into prospects of building nuclear powered plants to energize the electric needs of the 10 member nations of ASEAN. The heads of Asean Power Utilities/Authorities (Hapua)...
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Chicago’s Father Michael Pfleger made a triumphant appearance Sunday at St. Sabina’s Catholic Church. Returning from a two-week suspension, the priest delivered his “Ain’t nothing like a comeback” sermon to an adoring congregation. He could as aptly have used “I will survive” as his theme. Like him or love him, Father Pfleger is the...
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