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Hiroshima Survivor Remembers That Horrific Day

“If you cut off a piece of fingernail and burn it…that’s what burning human flesh smells like,” said Seiko Fujimoto, who was just three years old when the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.

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Is GOP Eric Cantor Sabotaging Obama’s Middle-East Peace Push?

Is GOP Eric Cantor Sabotaging Obama’s Middle-East Peace Push?

Today, in an interview he gave to Israeli public radio, he said that the world should stop pressuring Israel over the settlements issue, and instead concentrate on the threat from a nuclear Iran.

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Ahmadinejad’s Absurd Defiance: “Iran Will Resist Oppressive Power”

Today, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was sworn in for his 2ND term in office. His inaugural speech was  absurd, delusional, and peppered with remarks that would be comical if  it wasn’t taking place in the tragic context of the election aftermath. Ahmadinejad said that his re-election is “The start of major change in Iran & the world.” […]

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Could Votes Against Sotomayor Make The GOP A ‘Permanent Minority’ Party?

Could Votes Against Sotomayor Make The GOP A ‘Permanent Minority’ Party?

The Senate is currently in session to debate on the final confirmation of Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court. She will get the nomination considering that all Democrats are likely to vote for her, however it is expected that only 6 Republican Senators will vote in her favor.

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Niger: President Tandja Wants A Permanent Grip On Power

Niger: President Tandja Wants A Permanent Grip On Power

Today, Niger is voting in a referendum on a new and very controversial constitutional change. If  approves, it would give President Mamadou Tandja the right to run for re-election indefinitely without any kind of term limits. Last June, the 71 years old Tandja  dissolved both the country’s Parliament and its Constitutional Court (the equivalent of […]

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