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India and the Berlin Wall
Colleen Anderson —
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Twenty years ago today a wall that separated not only a city into east and west but an ideology came down. At that time I was in India, and had been there for about three weeks. I was in the tribal state of Meghalaya, far from the western world in many respects. Luckily the Khasis are fairly affluent and my ...3 hours ago -
The Silver Skull-Mark Chadbourn
Worlds of Wonder —
Authority: 132
The Silver Skull Mark Chadbourn Pyr, Nov 2009, $16.00 ISBN 9781591027836 Will Swyfte may be Elizabethan Englands greatest spy, but he is used to thwarting no one as his image is just that, a façade to give the beleaguered people a hero. However, this time his superior Walsingham assigns Swyfte to a real project. ...3 hours ago -
20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall
My political blog and other musings —
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It is 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall - probably the most momentous political event of my lifetime. It marked the start of the process that would end the Eastern Bloc. The collapse of the repressive Stalinist regimes of the Eastern bloc meant greater freedoms for the people east of the Wall. However, the ...5 hours ago -
Debate Builds Over Same-Sex Marriage
Albany Watch —
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The debate over legalizing same-sex marriage in New York will heat up over the next day as Gov. David Paterson has put the measure on tomorrow’s special session agenda. It remains unclear whether the bill will make it to the Senate floor, and if does whether it would get approved. The Assembly passed the measure ...5 hours ago -
Monday Recap
3F —
Authority: 116
Hey everyone! I hope you are having an awesome week, and that you had a great time at 3F this weekend. In case you missed it, we had a special weekend planned for the International Day of Prayer, learning from Danny Dodson about the persecuted church all over the world. Then, to take immediate action on what we had ...5 hours ago -
White Mans Burden 2009: "Enlightening" SE Asia
International Political Economy Zone —
Authority: 118
There is an inbuilt streak which dies hard in many Anglo-Saxons to enlighten us backward coloured people who havent seen the obvious advantages of capitalist liberal democracy. Nevermind, of course, rather contradictory episodes of subrime frivolity and Guantanamo Ghraibing misadventures as not-so-shining examples of ...5 hours ago -
Monday, Lets Start the Week With An Ode to Political Incorrectness
Webutante —
Authority: 128
A GOOD FRIEND in Wyoming emailed me this today. I like it. Its supposed to be written by Andy Rooney for 60 Minutes but who knows. Ill attribute it to him anyway and if he didnt say it, then attribute it to me, cause I agree with everything thats in it. While I dont usually dont put stuff from emails on Webutante, ...5 hours ago -
Officials Knew Of Fort Hood Shooter’s Contact With Terrorists
ChattahBox News Blog —
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Texas (ChattahBox) - Army Major Nidal Hasan had been making electronic contact with terror suspects, and had attended a mosque that was run by a Islamic extremist now living in Yemen. Hasan had allegedly been in contact with Anwar al Awlaki, an imam who provided spiritual guidance with an extremist edge in ...6 hours ago -
Creationism in Politics: Growing or Fading?
The Sensuous Curmudgeon —
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THIS is a subject we’ve dealt with before, e.g.: Creationism in Politics: Time for Benign Neglect? It may at first seem off topic for us, but when you step back a moment you’ll realize that the only topic that really matters here is the political strength of the anti-science elements in society. Were ...6 hours ago -
Queen should call snap election over MPs expenses, campaigner says
The Guardian - guardian.co.uk —
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Malcolm Blair-Robinson has written to three party leaders plus the palace warning next weeks state opening of parliament may be unconstitutional The Queen should call a snap election to clean up parliament in the wake of the row over MPs expenses, it was claimed today. Constitutional campaigner Malcolm ...6 hours ago -
Mood Music Monday
The Blanks Slate —
Authority: 119
In addition to the 20th anniversary of perhaps the greatest single day of the 20th century , this is the one year anniversary of me quitting smoking. Woo, freedomz. It very well may be that the most appropriate music for the day would be Winds of Change by the German band Scorpion or something by German superstar ...7 hours ago -
Oklahomans rally at State Capitol to protest anti-choice law that would post abortion details online.
Think Progress —
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Oklahoma recently passed a law (HR 1595) that will collect personal details about every single abortion performed in the state and post them on a public website. Critics of the legislation worry that the information could be used to identify individuals . Portions of the law were supposed to take effect on Nov. ...7 hours ago -
Independent Challenger for Congress Invites Dent and Callahan to Debate
Liberty Maven Liberty Maven: For Liberty, One Individual At A Time —
Authority: 538
Jake Towne issues a press release challenging incumbent Charlie Dent and challenger John Callahan to debate Originally published November 8, 2009 at http://towneforcongress.com/economy/towne-for-congress-invites-dent-and-callahan-to-debate-2 For immediate release Jake Towne, running as an independent ...7 hours ago -
Cheap Seats Daily: Should Mike Nolan Send a Tub of Rocky Road Ice Cream to Dan Snyder’s Box on Sunday?
City Desk —
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The civil war in Redskins Nation claims another victim: The fan-organized meet-and-greets at Redskins Park before and after away games have gone underground. For years, messages about the wheres and whens of the pep rallies/wakes were posted each week on Dan Snyder’s message board, extremeskins.com , so fans ...7 hours ago -
Perlmutter Watch 11-8-09: Google Alerts from Past Week
Conservative First —
Authority: 124
Google News Alert for: “Ed Perlmutter” Colo. Delegation Votes Mostly Party Line On Health cbs4denver.com Democrats Diana degette, Ed Perlmutter , Jared Polis and John Salazar voted for the bill. Republicans Mike Coffman and Doug Lamborn voted “no.” See all stories on this topic ...7 hours ago -
Freedom’s Phoenix Headline News…
-THE "G" BLOGS ~ Gunny G Online - —
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Sign-up to receive Freedom’s Phoenix Newsletter • Cancel delivery of newsletter News Link • Economy – Economics USAStock Volatility Is Back, a Sign of an Aging Bull? 11-08-2009 • NY Times Stock market volatility is back, a signal to some experts that the powerful rally that started in early March ...8 hours ago -
Olympic Games is an expensive and phony yawn
NJN Network —
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Canadas Robyn Perry carries the Flame towards the Olympic Cauldron. Source: Library and Archives Canada. Liberals complain about Olympic Torch favouritism In one week the Liberals have turned on the Opposition heat and sent the Conservatives underground. The latest complaint about favoritism in sending the Olympic ...8 hours ago -
David Cameron and Margaret Thatcher reflect on the 20th anniversary of the collapse of the Berlin Wall
thetorydiary —
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Greg Hands MP wrote his personal reflection on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall as this mornings Platform piece, whilst Dan Hamilton has also reminded us today of Ronald Reagans famous speech calling on Mr Gorbachev to "tear down this wall". Here follow statements from David Cameron and ...8 hours ago -
I don’t care who you are you need to read this…
Left on Lanier —
Authority: 131
Remembering A Friend – And In Doing So, The Key Founding Principle Of Our Country by Icarus on November 8, 2009 I first met Mark when he was still in high school. His family were recent immigrants to the United States and shared a mutual friend of the family. They operated a restaurant in my hometown, and were ...9 hours ago -
Speaking At Saturday Tea Party Rally, Hegar Announces Re-election Bid
FortBendNow.com —
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Speaking to hundreds of Texans attending a Tea Party Express event in Brenham on Saturday, State Sen. Glenn Hegar (R-Katy) announced the kick-off of his re-election campaign. HEGAR Hegar, whose district includes the western half of Fort Bend County, made the announcement from the steps of the Washington ...9 hours ago