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added 2007 Tue May 22 2:18:42 by gatitabonitasen
WASHINGTON - Senate leaders agreed Monday that they would wait until June to take final action on a bipartisan plan to give millions of unlawful immigrants legal statusThe measure, which also tightens border security and workplace enforcement measures, unites a group of influential liberals, centrists and conservatives and has White House backing,
added 2007 Wed May 16 19:08:10 by STONERS
Top scientists called on Wednesday for leaders of the world's rich nations to cease squabbling over global warming and take urgent action instead.
added 2007 Thu May 10 5:35:56 by populist
U.S. intelligence recently undertook a 'significant' covert action without notifying Congress, as required by law, the House Intelligence Committee disclosed in a new report on the 2008 intelligence authorization bill
added 2007 Fri May 4 22:47:51 by bubba2
Actor Don Cheadle traveled through the Darfur region in 2005. The trip changed him so much that it was difficult to come back to "my comfortable life & take stock in all the privileges... & do nothing". He teamed with John Prendergast to write "Not on Our Watch: The Mission to End Genocide in Darfur and Beyond", in books
added 2007 Tue Apr 17 20:19:28 by Neophile
At a time when so many resources are being pumped into improving consumer health through food, it is pitifully ironic that more and more people are getting sick or dying from what they eat because of safety slips.
added 2007 Mon Mar 26 7:04:11 by mntnman444
An interesting legal angle on the question of whether medical marijuana patients are being denied their rights under the Americans with Disabilities act.
added 2007 Tue Mar 20 20:23:24 by populist
A federal appeals court on Monday threw out the main multi-billion-dollar class-action lawsuit filed by Enron investors against the defunct energy company's banks and lawyers.
added 2007 Tue Mar 20 16:06:59 by Tenric
For many, the name G.I. Joe conjures up memories of Kung-Fu Grip, big bearded action figures, and even bigger adventures. For another generation, the name G.I. Joe brings up an entirely different set of memories involving much smaller scale G.I. Joes and their vile enemy, the terrorist organization known as Cobra. This generation of G.I. Joe is tur
added 2007 Tue Mar 6 2:41:19 by bhartzer
A poll of 508 persons attending the recent Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, D.C. found that Republicans experienced significant defeats in the 2006 elections because of illegal corruption; conservative leaders who kept silent while the Republican Party embraced Big Government; and President George W. Bush.

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added 2007 Sat Mar 3 13:39:47 by Spadecaller
Ann Coulter appeared as a featured speaker at the Conservative Political Action Conference -- the preeminent conservative event of the year...
added 2007 Sat Mar 3 7:07:12 by TechnologyExpert
A spokeswoman for the White House on environmental matters said Friday, "The Climate Action Report will show that the president's portfolio of actions addressing climate change and his unparalleled financial commitments are working." But when shown the report, an assortment of experts described the projected emissions as unacceptable give
added 2007 Sat Feb 24 18:47:11 by trojanhorse
Iran said Saturday that the United States was not in a position to take military action against it and urged Washington and its allies to engage in dialogue.
added 2007 Mon Feb 19 20:45:25 by unknown user
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added 2007 Sun Feb 11 10:39:14 by corey.spring
After a much-anticipated bidding war, Fox has snagged next fall's highest-profile comedy project: Action News, starring Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton as broadcast journalists who reunite at a local TV station.
added 2007 Mon Jan 29 19:11:06 by STONERS
Deeply distrustful of Iran,President Bush said Monday "we will respond firmly" if Tehran escalates its military actions in Iraq and threatens American forces or Iraqi citizens.
added 2007 Wed Jan 24 11:33:53 by Spadecaller
We've entered into Orwell's nightmare of a post-modern, post-Christian era of permanent war. Our war is universal--we make war on the poor, on children, on the earth, on humanity, on God. The best response to a "surge of war" is a counter surge of peace, a swell of peacemakers and nonviolent resisters. All of us need to stand up and ...
added 2007 Sat Jan 13 22:18:09 by ninjaboy
A new imaging study shows that when we learn a new action with associated sounds, the brain quickly makes links between regions responsible for performing the action and those associated with the sound.
added 2006 Sat Aug 5 2:03:13 by corey.spring
If the trailer is any indication, this movie is going to be pretty cool. I can't believe I'm saying it, but it could be the first decent movie with Ben Affleck in years.