AMERICA

When a lot of people think of America (which stands for "the United States of America" in the English-speaking world), they think of sports.  Even with all the blogging statisticians out there, America's athletes earn worldwide attention.  Hollywood is another side of America, no less popular in real life than in the blogosphere.

Every 4th of July, Americans celebrate their independence from Great Britain.  A little more than 300 million people call the USA home as of 2009, about 5% of the world's total population.

American bloggers often drive gossip, technology, social trends and inspiration.  Although lacking the great history of French or Chinese cuisines, American food is popular worldwide.  Americana, public education, sci/tech innovation, free speech and a strong nonprofit sector are some strengths of America.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “AMERICA”

• A few headlines

  
  Tokyo Five — Authority: 421
  A few of the major news headlines in Japan right now: Tatsuya Ichihashi, who was a fugitive in Japan on accused of murdering a British English-language teacher named Lindsay Hawker near Tokyo in 2007, was finally arrested today in Osaka. He has had plastic surgery done in an obvious attempt to alter his appearance ...
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• Buenos Aires, where the tourist route

  
  Blog of Travel, webblogs of Tourism, Blogs Travel - Vacation - Villadeayora.com — Authority: 135
  Buenos Aires is the capital of Argentina, is one of the major cities of Latin America, is a modern and cosmopolitan city. It is the largest city in South America and is the most important cultural center in Argentina. Located on the right bank of the Rio de la Plata, on a vast pampas, its climate is temperate humid ...
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• >>Republican Study Committee Newsletter. UPDATE Nov. 10, 2009

  
  And So I Go: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow — Authority: 441
  RSC Update: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 From the Chairman As you’re probably aware, the House of Representatives narrowly passed Speaker Pelosi’s disastrous 2,000-page takeover of health care on Saturday.  The 215 votes against the Pelosi plan came from Republicans and 39 Democrats who realize that ...
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• Too Sad...

  
  Family Matters — Authority: 132
  Im praying for the people who are affected by this tragedy. I can only hope that when this traumatic time has pasted, these people can move on without the burden of the memories. This is a very sad time for all of us, and we have a hard time understanding this action. To the American people, its something from a ...
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• >>The Electromagnetic Threat is the war of the future.

  
  And So I Go: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow — Authority: 441
  The deadly attack a rogue state could unleash against us. via The Electromagnetic Threat – by Jamie Glazov . This is a very interesting article (actually an interview) that I feel everyone should read because this is exactly how  our nation will be attacked.  It would take only one nuclear warhead to  ...
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• Americas Most Stylish Blogger Week #3: The mini skirt

  
  Style Sophisticate — Authority: 112
  (All photographs by the amazingly talented John Erick Pabalan) No color really speaks to me more than a lovely shade of pink. Theres something so fun and deliciously girly about it, so I was delighted to find that Bluefly.com had sent over a Necessary Objects mini pencil skirt in just that color! I scoured my ...
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• Robbie Robertson Twofer

  
  Eclecticity — Authority: 511
  Both from Songs for the Native Americans , 1994 Hope you enjoy them like I do. Ghost Dance MP3 File Akua Tuta MP3 File
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• Voting Widget + Video for Americas Most Stylish Blogger Challenge #3

  
  Chic Steals — Authority: 129
  Another week, another miserable ranking for me.:-( (*shakes self and becomes perky again*) (My photo is on the far right if youre not sure!;-) Its time to vote on our outfits again! Watch the video below to see what designer Nicole Miller has to say about the outfits: And then vote below! Im dead LAST and I ...
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  Prostituted Thoughts. — Authority: 507
  “Glenn Beck who you mentioned has called Barack Obama a racist, and he helped organize a protest against him and others on Fox have likened him (Obama) to Stalin is that… ” “ No, no, no, not Stalin, I don’t think, not one of our people.   On the racist thing, that caused a (unintelligible–grilling?). ...
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• Slothlover is going around the world

  
  STA travelbuzz — Authority: 129
  On the gapyear.com forums Slothlover has posted on her excitement at going around the world . Due to travel in January the imminent trip just wasn’t imminent enough and she is now looking to leave at the end of November. Her post asks if anyone fancies joining her or has similar plans as she’d be keen to ...
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• Rape in America: Justice Denied

  
  womensphere — Authority: 133
  Nearly 90,000 women reported they were raped in the United States last year . It’s estimated another 75,000 rapes went unreported. But while rape convictions are up – a five month CBS News investigation raises questions about just how many rapists are actually being brought to justice. Rape in this country is ...
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• Pick of the Day – Andrea Ida Rausch

  
  1stAngel Arts Magazine — Authority: 155
  Pick of the Day - Andrea Ida Rausch -1.0 5 2009-11-10 16:58:34 V P Holmes Come on in and have a look at the works of this fabulous artist. It was sheer joy viewing Andrea’s gallery on Fine Art America. Take a look and leave a comment. Thank you Andrea! At the time, computers started conquering our ...
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• Susan Boyle: her fame, her breakdown, her only love and selling more records than Whitney Houston

  
  Musictoob — Authority: 136
  Susan Boyle has opened up like never before. Read the full interview after the jump. Within minutes of us meeting, Susan Boyle begins badgering me about Britain’s Got Talent judge Piers Morgan . Only she doesn’t call him Piers, she calls him Piersy Baby. Is he a friend? Do I know him? When I tell her I do, ...
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• White vs Green roofs at McGill

  
  World Landscape Architect — Authority: 138
  Henry Gass of McGill Daily reports The fight for Montreal’s environmental future has recently reached new heights, as various environmental groups in the city promote the installation of energy-efficient green and white roofs. Green rooftops, or rooftop gardens, are becoming more and more popular in Montreal, ...
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• What’s next for Precious Star Gabourey Sidibe?

  
  politics from the eyes of an ebony mom — Authority: 136
  There is Oscar buzz around the performance of Gabourey Sidibe in the movie Precious. Her performance is said to be authentic, touching and in a word incredible. So what will she do after the hype of Precious has subsided? Will Hollywood open its wide arms and embrace this talented woman? No. Hollywood’s arms simply ...
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• Assaulted in Indy and Jingle Bells makes my ears bleed…

  
  Harvest of Daily Life — Authority: 121
  Over the weekend we traveled to Indianapolis for the last competition of the year for my students, Bands of America. It was a hectic time. Especially since we were delayed by road conditions and we spaced the time change between Evansville and Indy.I ended up arriving just after my band was taken... This is just a ...
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• GEO Monitor IPO Newsflash: Patriot Risk Management Inc

  
  ResearchOracle.com — Authority: 155
  Patriot Risk Management files for a USD180 mn IPO on the NASDAQ… If you wish to view the entire report, visit us at GEO Monitor or contact us This report is provided as part of IIR Group Ltd.’s GEO (Global Equity Offerings) Monitor service, which tracks global IPO activity. Our GEO Monitor is the only ...
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• Could Detroit become the City of Urban Agriculture?

  
  World Landscape Architect — Authority: 138
  View Larger Map The idea of returning Detroit to farm land is an interesting idea that was recently covered in New Geography (DETROIT: URBAN LABORATORY AND THE NEW AMERICAN FRONTIER, Nov. 4) and New York Times( Plowing Detroit Into Farmland blog post Nov. 9 based on New Geography article). The New Geography ...
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• ‘Mars may attempt contact by radio …’

  
  ShareConnector — Authority: 455
  Is there life on Mars? We still don’t know, landings on the surface of the Red Planet notwithstanding. “On June 19, 1976, after a 10-month trip from the Earth to Mars, the first Viking spacecraft, a combined orbiter and lander, fired its engines for thirty-eight minutes and entered orbit around Mars,” says Space ...
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• A Tune for the Tunesmith (Paying the Piper in America)....

  
  The Celestial Navigator — Authority: 110
  Today, at 6:00PM PST, John Muhammed, the notorious Beltway Sniper, is scheduled to die from a large trifecta of legally-administered drugs. He came to this sorry pass by way of the American legal system, for having killed several of his fellow countrymen at some distance, in an insane and convoluted plot which was ...
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