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World Cup 2010: The Ugly Side Of The Beautiful Game

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The world cup will kick off in just three days, and it is the first time that the biggest sporting event worldwide is being held on the African continent. Since the end of apartheid, 21 years ago, South Africa has apparently come a long way, and the mega sporting event is supposed to showcase the [...]

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June 8th, 2010 | Posted in Headlines,Photo Gallery,World News | Read More »

Pelosi Shouted Down At Progressive Conference

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was drowned out by disability activists at her speech at a progressive gathering.  The activists stood up and began shouting shortly after Pelosi took the stage, and they did not stop until she completed her speech more than 30 minutes later. At the America’s Future Now! Conference, an annual gathering of [...]

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June 8th, 2010 | Posted in Politics | Read More »

Helen Thomas: No Apologies Necessary

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Helen’s opinions were apparently wrong simply because they didn’t reflect the opinion of the majority. There was no hate speech, just an opinion about a nations foreign policy. Unfortunately, it did not agree with the majority, or, according to Gibbs, the administration. Therefore, a valuable, veteran, White House journalist of nearly sixty years and ten presidents, must be resigned and have her name smeared.

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June 7th, 2010 | Posted in Opinion | Read More »

Bhopal’s Verdict: A Parody Of Justice 25 Years Later

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On Monday, an Indian court sentenced eight former Union Carbide executives to two years in jail over the 1984′s Bhopal gas leak that poisoned ten of thousands of people. More than 25 years after the world’s worst industrial disaster the former executives, including Keshub Mahindra who was the chairman of the Indian division of US [...]

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June 7th, 2010 | Posted in Headlines,History,Justice,Photo Gallery,World News | Read More »

Another Small Earthquake Shakes Los Angeles On Monday

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Another 3.7 magnitude earthquake shook downtown Los Angeles on Monday at 4:59 pm PST. A 2.8 magnitude light quake followed a 5:17 p.m. PST. The epicenter was at the Santa Monica Bay, five miles west of Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach in the southern part of Los Angeles. At 2:17 a.m. on Monday, another earthquake [...]

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June 7th, 2010 | Posted in California,US News | Read More »

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