Archive for November, 2007
Saturday, November 24th, 2007
The 72-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate indicated that he and his aides were considering several methods that could replace the tradition of searching for a reincarnation of the Dalai Lama among Tibetan boys whose birth coincides with the previous incumbent's death.Read the full story
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Saturday, November 24th, 2007
Conservative Prime Minister John Howard suffered a humiliating defeat Saturday at the hands of the left-leaning opposition, whose leader has promised to immediately sign the Kyoto Protocol on global warming and withdraw Australia's combat troops from Iraq.
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Thursday, November 22nd, 2007
Today as millions of Americans sit down to their turkey dinners with all the trimmings, the safety net of hundreds of food banks and pantries that put food on the table of the nation's poor is creaking and torn as a result of sharply reduced donations. From New England to ...
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Wednesday, November 21st, 2007
Canada rocks! The land — which is within Canada's boreal forest and covers as much land as 11 Yellowstone National Parks — is teeming with wildlife like bears, wolves, waterfowl and migratory songbirds.
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Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
"I had unknowingly passed along false information. And five of the highest ranking officials in the administration were involved in my doing so: Rove, Libby, the vice President, the President's chief of staff, and the president himself."Read the full story
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Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
We've put together a collection of ten free open-source applications that will potentially save you hundreds of pounds. We've outlined their pros and cons and compared them to the nearest commercial alternative.Read the full story
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Monday, November 19th, 2007
The 80-year-old leader of a suburban Atlanta megachurch is at the center of a sex scandal of biblical dimensions: He slept with his brother\\\\\\\'s wife and fathered a child by her. ... Perhaps the drought facing Atlanta is just God's punishment...Read the full story
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Monday, November 19th, 2007
Last year, Chinese officials celebrated the completion of the Three Gorges Dam by releasing a list of 10 world records. As in: The Three Gorges is the world’s biggest dam, biggest power plant and biggest consumer of dirt, stone, concrete and steel. Ever. Even the project’s official tally of 1.13 ...
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Monday, November 19th, 2007
Japan's oft-criticized "scientific" whaling fleet will be extra busy this season as it aims to land up to 1,035 whales in what could be the country's largest whale hunt in modern times. Included in the toll: up to 50 humpback whales, the first time they've been targeted in some 40 ...
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Sunday, November 18th, 2007
Also, read the New York Times Editorial.Read the full story
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