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Are media stories about postpartum making you nuts? Marie Osmond and her Brother Donny are back singing together and they are all over the media of late. It reminds me when, about 12 years ago, when Marie Osmond came out with a story of her postpartum plight, which was the…
Well folks, the proverbial snowball is going to continue to keep rolling down the mountain. With the debt ceiling agreement deadline looming, it looks like the Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid along with Presient Barack Obama have finally caved, and have agreed, along with the Senate Republicans to raise the…
Osama Bin Laden's $50 million dollar reward
Now that Osama Bin Laden has been killed, what is going to happen to the $50 million dollar reward. Well, maybe nothing will happen with it. Jay Carney, a white House spokesman, said that no one took the proper steps to be eligible…
In May 2010 Charles Hendry was appointed as Minister of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and now presides over the biggest decisions that affect the renewable energy sector. Finn Langley talks to him about conflicting manifestos, coalition’s plans for renewable energy and his personal motivations. …
The economy of the US and many other area’s in the world is at a low. Often when strapped with hard times, its possible for some to reflect upon the finer things in life, things that money can’t buy: Having a family gathering, taking a trip to the river, fishing…
Not sure if you all heard the latest news, but Groupon has just announced that they are not going to allow The Donald to post Apprentice site ads on Groupon after a slew of customer complaints, and for a better word, an uprising.
Who blames them....
Well, not Jerry Seinfield.…
Our political arena could benefit with a massive research into finding a way to control its recent influx of tics. Two namely tics are; poli-tics and luni-tics, they're destroying our government and its professional operation that we used to be accustomed to.
Some might blame this awful epidemic of tics…
A former member of Sarah Palin’s staff and reportedly a close member of the inner circle is about to release a tell all book that has been called, by all accounts, controversial and scathing at best. That book, culled from a huge number of emails that were sent to and…
Every so often, we hear on the news or know someone that is a victim of bullycide. Well, recently, President Obama did a bullying speech and now has created an anti bullying campaign in effort to help stop bullying.
What is bullycide?
Bullycide is basically someone who comits sucide in…
I know that, just think of the World Trade Center disaster in 2001, gives us an uneasy feeling of insecurity and vulnerability. This was the first time they were attacked on our soil. But what if it is not terrorists, caused by attacks?
There are many theories out there as…
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarek, his wife Suzanne and their two sons as well as a business associate are likely to be facing a variety of charges including corruption as well as murder in the deaths of over eight hundred protesters. The Prosecutor General will likely seek the charges of…
Birth certificates give us important information and help us to prove without a doubt our lineage, our full names, place of birth, our birth date. They also prove our parents names and can also include the signature of a witness.
President Barrack Hussein Obama's place of birth has come into…
Clarence Darrow once said, "I have never killed anyone, but I have read some obituary notices with great satisfaction."
I am writing an obituary for Osama bin Laden. Osama bin Laden is dead and while I was not involved with his death, I have experienced remorse that he was not…
Boston Globe AP Article October 16, 2011
An interesting article published in the newspaper above had me chuckling. Mr. Axelrod one of President Obama's advisors stated in an interview on ABC's "This Week," "The GOP doesn't understand the Wall Street's protests show that American wants a fair shake".
They Understand…
Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, has been barely holding on to control of that nation for several months, despite wide spread calls for his removal. There had been some interludes toward Russia as the last hope for remaining in power. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has decried the NATO missions over Tripoli…
Should Donald Trump actually make a serious bid for the Republican Presidential nomination, or not? Trump will make his announcement sometime in June, however, according to the most recent poll numbers, he won’t be taken seriously, even among those in his own party. The CNN/Opinion Research poll showed that while…
Entitlement Programs: At what point does the helping hand become an enabling hand?
“If you give a man a fish, you will feed him for a day, if you teach a man how to fish you will feed him for a lifetime.” Working first hand in the legal field with…
You’ve got Credit. A Visa, a MasterCard, that Home Equity Line of Credit you’ve had for years.
Obama has credit too. His is called the debt ceiling.
You’ve got a perfect credit score of 800, although you know it doesn’t deserve to be that high
The USA has a triple…
The U.S. economy is still suffering in the recession. Job Losses are at an all time high in the last two years. Because of this, Americans are struggling more than ever. They are facing bankruptcy and foreclosure. As of now, the economy has still not fully recovered and we majorly…
Speaker of the House John Boehner, (R-Ohio) took to the Congressional floor for a speech, demanding that the Obama administration reverse its position on a birth control coverage rule that would require employers to provide that coverage without a copay to employees. Boehner also vowed in his speech that if…
By:
amie nogrady in
Politics
Feb 09, 2012
You do not need to live in Spain to see the problem, money, or the lack of it and a bureaucratic system incapable of doing anything useful or quickly. Tourism at least is showing signs of economic recovery but will this continue?
The State can not pay Pharmacist's for the…
When I was 16 years old I was living history and didn't understand it. I am 60 now and feel like I am living history again. When I was sixteen I was learning the power of a group of people registering their unhappiness with a political system that sent kids…
By:
Rachel Johnson in
Politics
Jun 28, 2015
Thousands of American families will get their greatest holiday gift this year, their loved ones home from Iraq in time to celebrate with them. President Obama announced the official end to the Iraqi war, one of the longest ongoing conflicts in US history, fulfilling one of his campaign promises and…
Nuclear terrorism is a small threat today. But the fact that it is a small threat makes it very serious. The consequences of a nuclear terror act could be devastating and cost thousands if not millions of lives. It is important to understand why the world is very concerned about…
Across the country fast food workers are still clamoring for the ridiculous $15 an hour minimum wage as opposed to the $7.25 an hour that is the current federal law. Even ignoring the fact that these protests and clamorings are paid for by large corporations who make it their job…
By:
Ethan Glover in
Politics
Dec 06, 2013
The Cato Institute was founded in 1977 by the Koch Brothers. According to it’s website it is a “public policy research organization — a think tank – dedicated to the principles of individual liberty, limited government, free markets and peace. Its scholars and analysts conduct independent, nonpartisan research on a…
By:
Jerry Gahan in
Politics
Aug 14, 2015
The Occupy Movement and pepper spray incident at UC Davis has sparked an increase in interest and attention to the Occupy Movement as a whole, especially with relation to police violence. I would like to say that this is not an isolated incident, nor is it a part of a…
By:
Pamela Haney in
Politics
Nov 28, 2011
Happy Day-After-Independence Day to all! Fireworks, barbeques, sparklers, Boston Pops and the Washington, D.C. and New York Harbor TV broadcasts…. O, what a wonderful celebration for the birth of our mighty nation. But that was yesterday—now it’s back to business as usual.
You know what’s out of place on the…
By:
Christopher Dunn in
Politics
Jul 04, 2012
The reluctance to change our internal condition in order to meet external conditions can be astonishing. Likewise, the ease with which some of us change our internal conditions to meet external conditions can also be astonishing. It can leave us reeling as we witness an almost suicidal defiance or suicidal…
What is 16 march in Latvia? It's day when former members of Latvian SS legion marches through the streets. But if we look on situation from different angle one couldn't even imagine Crimea would become Russian again last spring. The day of referendum was the 16th march. Interesting coincidence. The…
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