Articles written by Frank W. Hardy
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American Slavery, Harry Reid, Republican Beliefs
In a controversial statement on the senate floor, the senior senator from Nevada compared opposition to healthcare reform with resistance to the abolition of slavery.
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American Exchange Student Amanda Knox - Guilty
Friday following a controversial trial, an Italian court found the 22-year-old overseas student Amanda Knox guilty of the first degree murder of roommate Meredith Kercher
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American Troops, Bukhara Uzbekistan & Afghan War
After expulsions from K2, Uzbekistan and Manas, Kyrgyzstan the new American foreign policy may be regaining the support of necessary silent partners north of Afghanistan.
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USA Swaps Outsourcing Offshore with Prison Labor
An ingenious method used by businesses to maximize profits, while keeping work inside American boarders, is to pay low wages and forego benefits by utilizing prisoners.
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Afghanistan Is Now President Obama's War
After 8 years of George Bush's Operation Enduring Freedom the war in Afghanistan has turned. Now Barack Obama must avert the same resentment from a conflict-weary nation.
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Airline Travel Tips Over Christmas
Lost luggage, airport security, over booked flights, missed connections, airport delays & flight cancellations need not be a Xmas holiday flying nightmare for travelers.
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American & Chinese Discussions Tempered by Debt
The US & Chinese Presidents' chat included Climate Control, North Korea & Iran; however, an ever present underlying theme was the Sino - American symbiotic relationship.
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Dubai's 2009 Airshow Features Military Aircraft
The world's economic downturn forces American and European military aircraft defense contract manufacturers to focus on oil rich Persian Gulf and North African nations.
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Laila Ali to Box at 2010 Dubai Shopping Festival
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali's offspring will defend her perfect 24-0 boxing record during the Dubai International Shopping Festival from January 28 - February 28, 2010.
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Pac-Man Winner of Paquiao vs Cotto Prize Fight
Boxer Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao scores 12th round TKO of Miguel Cotto in last night's WBO welterweight title prize fight in Las Vegas, Nevada
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Copenhagen Climate Conference vs. Kyoto Protocol
Failing to agree on revised Kyoto Protocol emission limits for China & India, President Obama chose Oslo & the Nobel Peace Prize over Copenhagen & global climate control.
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Blue Dog Senators Back GOP & Assault Healthcare
Nine Senate Democrats hinder health reform - Max Baucus, Evan Bayh, Tom Carper, Kent Conrad, Mary Landrieu, Blanche Lincoln, Ben Nelson, Bill Nelson & Joe Lieberman (I).
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America's South Korean Trade Policy Falters
Amid the current global economic downturn the U.S. is emphasizing social issues, climate conditions & displaced American workers in a reworked KORUS free trade agreement.
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America's Lower House Passes Healthcare Bill
With last minute pressure from President Obama the Democrats, and a lone Republican, the House passed the 1 trillion dollar Affordable Healthcare for America Act of 2009.
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First-Time Home Buyers' Tax Credit Extended
The highly successful tax credit used to entice first-time home buyers was not only extended but also widened in scope by President Obama on Friday, Nov. 6, 2009.
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Black Friday Ad Deals Prior To Thanksgiving 2009
Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving when major retailers discount products to help kick off the Christmas shopping season - this year they're promoting very early.
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Angela Merkel Talks to Joint Session of Congress
Not since 1957, when Konrad Adenauer lectured the U.S. Congress, has a German leader discussed world advents with America - and never in a Joint Session of Congress.
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America's Republican Party Is Self Destructing
Republican Dede Scozzafava's challenges did not come from her Democratic opponent Bill Owens but from neocons within her own party supporting conservative Doug Hoffman.
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American Drug Companies' Political Influence
Fresh from their victories over reform of Medicare Part D, the major drug companies are using proven tactics, on the US Congress, that were so successful - Lobbyists!
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Mining the Straits of Hormuz
Military analysts fear one of the first exercises Iran would undertake, should America invade, would be the mining of the vital Straits of Hormuz waterway.
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A USA Led Invasion of Iran
Iran is Arizona on steroids. 5.6 times larger than the Grand Canyon State, she has a sprinkling of CA beaches and Louisiana rain forests. Any fight would be tough.
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Arlington Nat'l Cemetery Is Kennedy Burial Site
Across the Potomac, in sight of the Great Emancipator's Memorial, abeam the Pentagon is America's Arlington National Cemetery where JFK, Bobby & Teddy Kennedy will lie.
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Senator Edward M. Kennedy Dies Peacefully at 77
Two weeks after his sister's death, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the liberal lion of the US Senate lost his greatest fight - not over healthcare or world peace but over death.
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California's Mother of All Garage Sales
From surfboards and sunglasses to dental chairs and drill bits, the world's eight largest economy is selling everything she can to get her financial house in order.
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North Korean Charm Offensive Toward the West
Recent New Mexico & South Korean visits by high-level DPRK delegations, renewed anticipation about North Korean nuclear proliferation reduction & bilateral American talks
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Bipartisan Health Care Reform May Be Dead
Taking the offensive, liberal Democrats have turned to partisan politics and indicated there's no need for Republican support to pass a comprehensive health care bill.
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Kim Dae-jung - South Korea's Nelson Mandela Dies
South Korea's most famous dissident & first liberal president since Gen. Park Chung-hee took power in a 1962 Coup d' etat, quietly passed away from pneumonia in Seoul.
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Private Insurance Cos. Reject Healthcare Reform
UnitedHealth, Wellpoint, Aetna, Humana, Cigna & Health Net insure 104 million Americans, made $191 billion in revenue, wasted $32 billion on admin & profited $10 billion.
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American Versus Japanese Healthcare Costs
Japan's vastly dissimilar approach to healthcare allows her to significantly control costs. What is so unique to her system when compared to America's?
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Defining Healthcare Costs
Rising American health care spending is considered unsustainable. What exactly compromises these costs?
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Cash for Clunkers Is Left Cashless
Stuck with hopes of fuel efficient car sales, US auto retailers are in a quandary over America's CARS program. Will they get their rebate checks or haunted by bad deals?
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Chris Dodd, Kent Conrad & Countrywide Mortgages
Russian mafia, Chinese bribery, Indian casteism & British expenses are integral to business in those societies. Now American favoritism is found in the Halls of Congress.
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President Obama Entwined in Racial Row
President Obama's politically divisive remarks about Harvard Professor Henry Gates' Cambridge arrest highlighted the subliminal problems of racial tension within the USA.
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Is American Policy in Afghanistan Flawed?
American policy in Afghanistan focuses on a unified central government, while residents identify with their autonomous cultural, ancestral or linguistic group.
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A Success story: Barack Obama & Sonia Sotomayor
Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee tracks a rags to riches path rivaling his. The first Hispanic candidate, Judge Sotomayor, is nominated by the first Black President.
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A Triumph for Latinos, Women & Type 1 Diabetics
President Barack Obama's nomination of the first Hispanic to the US Supreme Court has raised the hopes of generations of Latinos, women, diabetics & American immigrants.
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History of Recent Hutu and Tutsi Ethnic Hatred
On June 22, 1994, French troops righted a wrong. They entered Rwanda from Zaire,* set up humanitarian zones and saved tens of thousands of Tutsis from ethnic cleansing.
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Kim Jong Il's North Korea Tests Obama Doctrine
Police state and axis of evil member, the DPRK, has once again used the American Memorial Day holiday to defy the world and successfully test a small nuclear device.
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Pink Panties, Boxer Shorts and Underwire Bras
Right out of the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie Total Recall, the TSA's new screening machines disrobe passengers faster than a Mars bound tourist.
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Air Arabia, the World's Most Profitable Airline
Defying the economic downturn and unpredictable fuel prices, the Sharjah based airline has staged a performance unrivaled since Herb Kelleher launched Southwest Airlines.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Arrives in Beijing
Following Secretary Clinton's lead, Speaker Pelosi upholds President Obama's Charm China Offensive 11 days prior to the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre.
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How to Retire Early by Living Abroad
With world economic conditions deteriorating to levels not seen since the Great Depression; adventurous North Americans are capitalizing by retiring early overseas.
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Chrysler Bankruptcy Forces Retirement Evaluation
An American social paradigm is being forced upon the nation by the untimely filing of Chapter 11 Protection by Chrysler. Should retirement plans be privately held?
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Dangers for Dogs Living in the Desert
Walking, running or swimming with a dog in the desert can be fatal for the pet. Here are some important points to remember when playing with or leaving Fido alone.
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How to Care for Big Dogs in the Desert
Wondrous Dubai has indoor ski resorts, twisting skyscrapers, the world's tallest building and Earth's only 7-star hotel; however, man's best friend is often forgotten.
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Senator Arlen Specter Switches Party Affiliation
By giving President Barack Obama a virtual filibuster proof Senate, PA Senator Arlen Specter has presented fundamental problems within the Republican Party.
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American Policy for South-Central Afghanistan
Washington is to set stringent benchmarks on the Kabul government that will be necessary for the successful continuation of the war on terror.
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Obama's Surge Policy for Afghan-Pakistan Border
A haven for Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters, the Pakistan Northwestern Frontier has been the most difficult region for coalition troops and Pakistan Army forces to control.
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AIG Executives Supercede US Airways Hero Pilot
Is it a slap in the face of the Hero on the Hudson, when Congress and the Obama administration argue in favor of maintaining contracts for disgraced AIG superiors?
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Should Banks, Too Big to Fail, Be Nationalized?
All forms of financial institutions have dominated the US economy the last 8 months. Should free market capitalism continue or Federal interactions dominate businesses?
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Spring Break Holidays in Dubai
Springtime in the Arabian Gulf is a marvelous harvester of feeding birds, budding flowers, lush grass, gleaming beaches and nightlife designed for young tourists.
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Persian Gulf Arabs Help USA With Iran
Iran's continued saber rattling may make unlikely allies of Arab Gulf countries and the United States of America.
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What Caused Continental Flight 3407 to Crash?
Ice accumulation on flight controls cause many airline accidents. Buffalo's wx. conditions had other airline pilots concerned during their approaches before the accident.
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Official Inaugural Ball – Persons, Places, Price
Ten Inaugural ceremonies President Obama will go to on Tuesday January 20, 2009. Who can get in, where are the events and what are the ticket prices?
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Senator Al Franken Wins Minnesota Election
Minnesota Canvassing Board certified election results favoring Democrat Franken by 225 votes. Republicans Limbaugh, O'Reilly & Cornyn vow to block seating the Senator.
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Worst Presidential Mistakes - Says U of L Study
Historians and political scientists announced the Top 10 Mistakes of American Presidents. In all cases conflict, conceit, concealment or promiscuity are evident.
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2009 After Christmas Airline Sales from the USA
Major airlines like Delta, ANA, American Airlines & TACA have introduced hefty after Christmas sales. Up to 75% off, money back, credit card & internet specials abound.
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How Modern Banks Shaped the Housing Crisis
Thirty-five years of philosophical changes in the banking industry, accepted by society, guided the current monetary disaster.
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Surviving Christmas Spirit when Unemployed
Spreading holiday cheer when jobless requires mental adjustments while stretching shopping dollars. Augment traditional spirit with a special Christmas gift - a job.
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Holiday Recipe for a Corporate Bailout
Government rescue of financial corporations is becoming so common that the American style of capitalism is hardly recognizable. Seething for decades, the recipe is easy.
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What are Tim Russert's Red or Blue States?
Winning more electoral votes than any President since Bill Clinton's 1996 trouncing of Bob Dole, Barack Obama's win initiated a philosophical change in America.
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2008 Presidential Election Ending USA Apartheid
When America elected Barack Obama, its first black president, emotion was rampant. Not because of political ideology but for the realization that the nation changed.
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What Is an American President; a Prime Minister?
Often called "the most powerful person in the world", America's President gains that title based upon a unique form of government - trilateral separation of powers.
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Obama Gets Early New Hampshire Wins
Presidential election polls that closed in the Granite State communities of Dixville Notch and Hart's Location minutes after midnight, gave a solid win to Democrat Obama.
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Iran or Pakistan; Who's the Elephant in the Room
The latent crisis of Democracy's collapse, Islamic fundamentalism & fiscal failure in an atomic Pakistan is ignored as America politicizes Iranian meeting preconditions.
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What are Credit Default Swaps?
The credit crisis, fueled by the housing collapse, has something far more sinister twisted around the core of world financial markets - unfettered, opaque credit swaps.
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Housing and the Credit Crisis
As shell-shocked Americans struggle with corporate bankruptcies, bank bailouts, tight credit & economic insecurity; home foreclosures maintain the negative fiscal cycle.
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The Bush Paulson $700 Billion Bailout Plan
Amid the hype of Washington's plan to rescue Wall Street bankers, congress and their political minions have failed to explain how the costly financials will be valued.
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What Are the Swing States in the 2008 Election?
Having secured their political base during the Democratic and Republican Conventions, presidential candidates will now focus on several powerful battleground states.
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Who Is Republican Sarah Louise Heath Palin?
Risking it all, 72 year old John McCain picked a 44 year old Alaska governor as running mate. Who is the woman that's a heartbeat away from becoming President of the USA?
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Fatal Crash of Spanair Flight 5022
A critical examination of the facts surrounding the Spanair JK5022 accident will eliminate most wild speculation that does not aid the investigation or family comfort.
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Obama Picks Democrat Joe Biden As Vice President
The First State's senior senator will run for vice president together with the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.
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History of the Tuskegee Airmen, Revised
The Schwarze Vogelmenschen or Black Birdmen regained their wings and flew from the pages of history; reigniting debate in America as vitriolic as any 1941 disagreement.
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How to Understand the US Presidential Elections
The method for selecting US Presidents is difficult to comprehend. Primaries, caucuses, delegates, conventions and the daunting Electoral College are intimidating events.
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Open State Primaries Affect General Elections
Crossover voting, allowed in 19 USA open state primaries and caucuses, has emerged as an insidious legal procedure affecting governmental aspirants and national politics.
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Foreign Contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan
Among the torture, death and carnage of war ravaged Iraq and Afghanistan, there lies a foul tinge of profiteering; acutely responsible for America's Middle East crisis.
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Vladimir Putin's Strategic Plan for Russia
Vladimir Putin came to office on December 31st 1999, purportedly with a vision for Russia - end the Yeltsin Chaos, restore Russian pride & regain Russian prominence.
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Russia Fights for Peace in Georgia
With war in Georgia & divergent world opinions; America & the West forgot about rebuffing Russia's UN request for a nonviolent solution to the South Ossetia problem.
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Soviet Style Aggression By Russia Worries West
Russian expansion into South Ossetia is the latest example of Soviet style aggression. 4 decades after the Prague Spring, Georgians feel today what Czechs felt in 1968.
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America and EU Unable to Help Georgian Ally
While Vladimir Putin left China and returned to Moscow to direct the war in Georgia; America's President George Bush remained in Beijing able only to condemn the Russians
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Assassination Threat to Barack Obama
Secret Service agents arrested Raymond Geisel for threatening presidential candidate Barack Obama. What did he do wrong, was there a crime?
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McCain, Obama and Paris Hilton Celeb Ads
Politicians are no longer simply endorsed by personalities. John McCain's negative comparison of Barack Obama to media celebrities Spears and Hilton may have backfired.
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2008 Hurricane Season Exceeding Expectations
Hanna, the 8th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, aims at the Bahamas; while Gustav, a Category 4 Hurricane, has forecasters scrambling to check their data.
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August 21, 1968; Soviet Invasion of Czechoslovak
Reformer Alexander Dubcek & the Czech Communist Party declared "democratic socialism" in August 1968; but Warsaw Pact nations & Moscow hard liners were not listening.
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Beijing Olympics Gag Media and Internet
Smog, earthquakes, Africa, Dalai Lama, human rights, finance and now Internet & media censorship are headlines that have become synonymous with the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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Beijing Olympics Arouse National Anxiety
With U S President George Bush & some world leaders refusing to fully boycott the Olympic Games, Friday's statement by President Hu Jintao hinted China remains concerned.
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Cuil Search Engine, Series of Unfortunate Events
The heralded new search engine Cuil, designed by Anna Patterson and her all-star team of experts, is ending its first week of operation with poor reviews.
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Solar Eclipse & Fear, Superstition, Violence
In spite of the Internet, satellite TV, world-wide education and advances in science, millions of people globally still fear the natural phenomenon of a solar eclipse.
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Best Place to View the August 2008 Solar Eclipse
The Danes of Greenland, the Arctic's Nenet Indians, the Russians, the Mongols and Chinese may all claim the title: the best place to view the August 1st solar eclipse.
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California Earthquake Gives the Media Headlines
Yesterday's earthquake in Shaky Town, California receive much attention and while small on the Richter scale, did Hollywood and the media make it exceedingly newsworthy?
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Gerald R Ford America's Only Unelected President
When the Nation's only unelected President died in 2006, few felt it would effect the elections of 2008. None the less Obama-Ford & McCain-Ford comparisons are surfacing.
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The Adventures of Captain Underpants
Alice in Wonderland, Wizard of Oz, Dr. Seuss, Barney and Sponge Bob don't stand a chance. Getting tech savvy kids to read today requires the magic of Captain Underpants!
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Legacy of President Bush
Regional wars, housing and credit crises, international policies, global warming and climate change will determine history's view of The Bush Doctrine.
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Media's Influence in Afghanistan
Since Vietnam the media genie has been out of the bottle. By reporting on the war, are journalists in fact shaping the events of Afghanistan's war?
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7 Years in Afghanistan, Is the Millitary Winning
Inept planning, partisan politics and insufficient military support places American troops in harms way. Not losing a battle does not mean you are winning the war!
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Three Years After Hurricane Katrina
Ex-FEMA director Michael Brown & the Army Corp of Engineers fell to widespread criticism & governmental investigation after the costliest natural disaster in US history.
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Do Journalists Report the News or Create It?
Editor's determinations of what constitutes a newsworthy story, have sufficient power to influence public opinion; thereby increasing the importance of any single event.
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NY Press, Reckless Goading or Political Satire?
Does the behavior of the New Yorker Magazine conform to proper journalistic etiquette or is it slipshod, satirical agitation?
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The Economy, Jobs and Trade
Free versus fair trade; productivity and outsourcing; good or bad jobs; minimum wage vs. unemployment are opposing concepts indicative of American political principles.
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How to Tour Europe on Dollars/Day
Four star Western or European hotels, personal drivers, great entertainment and fine dining in Andorra, Barcelona, Bulgaria, Toulouse & Vienna at Wal-Mart bargain prices.
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