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Hucabee drops out, Paul blocks nomination 2008-03-05 18:46:37
Last Night, John McCain swept Texas, Ohio, Vermont, and Rhode Island clean, increasing his gigantic lead over Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul. John McCain wins prompted Huckabee to finally drop out of the presidential bid, but John McCain hasn’t officially won the republican nomination due to Ron Paul refusal to drop out of a [...]
Hillary survives dropout 2008-03-05 18:15:52 Last night, Hillary
Clinton gave Senator Obama a big jab by winning the Texas and Ohio primaries. The wins were essential for Senator Clinton in order to continue to run and competitive race. Clinton was expect to win Ohio due to the blue-collar workers being a large percentage of the Democratic base. Despite Senator Clinton [...]
Chavez fortifies on Columbia’s border 2008-03-02 21:13:59 Today President Chavez
closed the Columbia
n embassies and ordered 10 battalions and thousands of troops to fortify on the Columbian border. This comes after Columbia violated Ecuador’s sovereignty by invading its borders in order to carry out operations against FARC which lead to the death of Raul Reyes, a top FARC Commander.
Ecuador took immediate [...]
Ahmadinejad due to visit Iraq 2008-03-01 17:40:51
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
will be visit
ing Iraq
on Sunday, the first diplomatic visit by any Iranian President. Many Sunni leaders believe President Ahmadinejad is the primary funder of Shia militants and is turning his visit to Iraq into an opportunity to organize additional terrorist organizations to rebel against American troops and the Iraqi government.
This visit is [...]
Hillary juggles America’s fears 2008-02-29 19:52:00 “It’s 3 a.m. and your children are safe and asleep. But there’s a phone in the White House, and it’s ringing. Something’s happened in the world.
Your vote will decide who answers the call. Whether it’s someone who already knows the world’s leaders, knows the military. Someone tested and ready to lead in a dangerous world.
It’s [...] Read more:America
, Hillary
Prince Harry withdrawn from Afghanistan 2008-02-29 19:07:13 Prince Harry
, who has been secretly serving in Afghanistan
for the last 10 weeks, was withdrawn immediately by the British Ministry of Defence after a worldwide media leak. Chief of the Defence Staff said that the worldwide media coverage of Prince Harry
deployment could put him and his fellow soldiers life at risk.
Prince Harry [...] Read more:Prince
U.S. sends warship off Lebanon coast 2008-02-28 17:50:58 According to a top US Official,today the USS Cole warship was sent off the coast of Lebanon
. It is believed that the deployment was meant to intimidate Syria or Iran, foes of the Lebanese government. But, according to the anonymous official, the deployment was a show of support for regional stability.
However, this is a [...]
U.S. - Czech close to missile agreement 2008-02-27 12:53:25 The Prime Minister of Czech
, Mirek Topolanek, has stated that he is close to reaching an agreement with the United States on the installation of a U.S. missile defense system. This comes days after the declaration of independance by Kosova and the deploying of NATO troops to defend them despite Russian opposition towards the independence of [...]
Clinton aide resigns 2008-03-12 19:45:42 A Hillary Clinton
adviser, Geraldine Ferraro, resigned after making a comment stating that the only reason Barack Obama has a led is because he is black. According to her, the Obama Campaign spun her comments and made them out to be racist, although they were not. She refused to apologize for the comments [...]
Obama speech on racial divide. 2008-03-20 14:33:38 Presidential Candidate, Barack Obama
, recently made a speech regarding comments made by his former pastor at Trinity United Church of Christ. Videos of Rev. Wright racist and anti-American rethoric were leaked onto Youtube and played in an on going cycle by Media Networks not only in the United States, but around the world.
— [...]
Obama Refining, Not Flopping 2008-07-04 03:30:22 Today Barack Obama
announced that he could possibly refine his policy on Iraqi withdrawal once he visited Baghdad and had an opportunity to talk with ground troops and commanders. The mainstream media quickly accused Barack Obama of backing off of his promise of withdrawal which was made during the primaries and served as a platform [...] Read more:Refining
US Terrorist List = Joke 2008-07-01 21:17:41 Today President George W Bush signed a bill removing Nelson Mandela from US terrorist watch list. Nelson Mandela being on US terrorist list shows how much of a joke it really is. US citizens simply can not take the terrorist list seriously because it honestly has hurt its creditability. Who will be placed [...] Read more:Terrorist
Democratic Monarchy of Zimbabwe 2008-07-01 00:03:58 I have to say, I believe Mugabe is thrilled with all the attention he is receiving. Who would of thought that the President of the poor nation of Zimbabwe
could have become just as famous and hated as George Bush. It seems like ruining your country and making it hard for your people is the [...] Read more:Democratic
Lieberman: Barack Obama Was Prepared To Lose In Iraq 2008-07-20 20:35:53 Lieberman: If BarackObama
’s policy in Iraq
had been implemented, he couldn’t be able to be in Iraq today. It’s because he was prepared to accept “retreat and defeat” and that would mean today, al Qaeda would be in charge of parts of Iraq, Iranian-backed extremists would be in charge of other parts of Iraq, [...] Read more:Barack Obama
, Lieberman
9 Iranians set to be stoned 2008-07-20 19:46:44 According to Shadi Sadr, a lawyer and women’s activist, eight women and one man convicted of adultery are set to be stoned
to death in Iran.
Shady Sadr: “Six of the nine were convicted based solely on judges’ decisions with no witnesses or the presence of their lawyers during their confessions. Most of the nine come [...] Read more:Iranians
NATO strikes kill nine Afghan police 2008-07-20 18:25:10 Today NATO and Afghan
police clashed after mistaking each other as taliban insurgents. After airstrike was called in, nine Afghan police were killed. The police chief of Farah’s Anar Dara district was amongst those wounded and is currently in serious condition. NATO & local security forces have been accused of not coordinating their operations properly. [...]
US forces kill Iraqi governor’s son 2008-07-20 17:03:10 US troops have shot dead the son, Husam, and nephew of Hamid Hummud al-Shakti, the governor of Iraq’s northern Salaheddin province. According to Iraqi
police, the killings occurred during a raid on Sunday in the town of Baiji. The first thing I could think of is…just another reason to blame US troops and the United [...]
Should We Drill? 2008-08-04 04:28:16 Should we drill is a question that is currently being debated. Republicans are demanding that we drill, while some Democrats are rejecting the idea. One of these Democrats is House Speaker, Nanci Pelosi. Recent, she appeared on “This Week” where she was asked about Obama change of mind regarding offshore drilling and why she continue [...] Read more:Drill
Iraqi President Thanks Bush the “Hero of Liberation of Iraq” 2008-09-13 19:10:27 President George W. Bush welcomed Iraq
i President Jalal Talabani to the Oval Office, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2008, where the two leaders heralded the improved security situation and quality of life for the citizens of Iraq. The Iraqi
President praised US lead “Iraqi Freedom” and referred to George Bush as the “Hero of Liberation
of Iraq”. [...] Read more:President
, Thanks
McCain takes the low route 2008-09-11 07:31:54 John McCain
has stoops to a new low in this presidential campaign and has begun a smear campaign, attacking Obama on multiple fronts. The new attack ads go as far as accusing Obama of being sexist, supporting sex education for Kindergartens, and reawaking the words of Rev.Wright. These are the same Karl Rove tactics that [...] Read more:route
Palin: Gas pipeline “God’s will” 2008-09-09 22:42:00 In an address last June, the Republican vice presidential candidate urged ministry students to pray for a plan to build a $30 billion natural gas pipeline in the state, calling it “God’s will.” Do we really want someone in the White House who uses God as a scapegoat in politics? What will she do about [...]
Palin’s church endorses “Pray Gays Straight” 2008-09-08 07:29:37 Religion has played a very vital role in this campaign. There has been controversy concerning Obama’s religious leaders, also, there has been controversy regarding McCain’s religious affliations with John Hagee. Is it possible the Sarah Palin will become the next individual involved in this campaign to have religion negatively effect the campaign? The gay republicans [...] Read more:Straight
McCain/Palin leading Gallup 2008-09-08 00:22:58 The latest Gallup
poll shows McCain
leading Obama by 3%. McCain is shown to have 48% with Obama at 45%. This comes as a shock due to McCain’s recent Vice Presidential pick who was considered an “inexperienced soccer mom”. This could possibly be blow back for Obama, and Clinton supporters could be starting to weight [...]
Obama slips again 2008-09-07 23:58:49 During an interview with ABC’s George Stephanopoulos, Barack Obama
was discussing his Christian faith and accidentally said, “my Muslim faith”. He instantly corrected the statement. Senator Barack Obama continued by accusing the Republican party of attempting to portray him as a closet Muslim to scare citizens into believing that he is not a Christian.
Its “deeply [...] Read more:slips
McCain’s wealthy administration 2008-09-07 17:18:16 According to CNN, John McCain
claimed that he would ask members of his Cabinet “to work for a dollar a year. They’ve made enough money. Huh? They have made enough money? It seems to me that McCain is hinting at a Cabinet full of lobbyist. Maybe a Cabinet full of CEO’s of big cooperation. McCain [...]
Sarah Palin stands for Israel 2008-09-06 12:03:04 Israeli Flag in Palin’s office
While U.S. Vice Presidential candidate Sarah
Palin gave a video tour of her Alaskan Governor’s office, a small Israeli flag was spotted near the left end of the window pane. Where is the American flag you ask? It was no where to be found. Is absolutely inappropriate for an Vice Presidential [...] Read more:Israel
, stands
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