September 2008 on the campaign trail was a month full of surprise and calls for unity despite a growing negativity. The Republican national convention was held and the start of the economic crisis threatened to plague the first presidential debate. Republicans * At the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, some notable moments included...
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The long-lost tomb of Marcus Nonius Macrinus, the inspiration of the character Maximus Decimus Meridius in Ridley Scott’s popular film ‘Gladiator’, was discovered off the ancient Via Flaminia road in Rome this Thursday. Pieces of the tomb first began to emerge from the ground during construction for a residential complex along the Tiber River’s...
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From Ohio and Florida to Wisconsin and Nevada, there are reports of fraudulent voter registration forms being submitted by the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), a liberal group that is dedicating its resources to electing the Obama-Biden Democrats. Now, the FBI is investigating whether ACORN helped foster voter registration fraud around...
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The saying “As goes California, so goes the Nation,†never has been more true than for Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2008. On October 14, the California courts led the nation in bringing public awareness to a previously hidden Domestic Violence issue — that of battered men — and subsequently ruled that battered men deserve...
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Obama’s “tax cut” will actually be a payment to a rather large number of “taxpayers”. That is, anyone who sends in an income tax form is considered a taxpayer; but about 40% of those pay nothing. Some number of that 40% actually receive a “refund” although they didn’t actually have taxes withheld; it’s called...
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is preparing a series of loans to both Hungary and Ukraine as financial problems are hitting the two countries. Hungary has already received a €5 billion credit line from the European Central Bank (ECB). Ukraine is seeking a loan of up to US$14 billion. The credit line to Hungary...
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Muslim Somali workers at a meat packing plant in Grand Island, Nebraska wanted to pray. Their colleagues from Latin America wanted to work. A dispute over the company’s break schedule led to formal discrimination claims, mass job walk-offs and public protests by both sides last month, and a reported 200 firings. Tensions at the...
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A judge in Nebraska has dismissed a lawsuit that was filed against ‘God’ saying that no address can be located to serve the higher power the court papers. “Given that this court finds that there can never be service effectuated on the named defendant this action will be dismissed with prejudice,” said Judge Marlon...
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Today in Dawson Creek, Canada, at 9:15 a.m. local time, police reported that two gas pipeline bombs have now hit the area. As a result of these incidents, local residents are now concerned for their safety. The two explosions were targeting gas pipelines operated by EnCana near the British Columbia – Alberta border. The...
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