Come its next elections in 2014, the parliament's constitutional affairs committee wants voters across the 27 European Union states to pick 751 constituency MEPs in essentially national contests, but now also 25 super MEPs from an EU-wide list of candidates. The bill's sponsor, Liberal Demo... Read more...
Could wiki technology find Osama bin Laden? Imagine if any Pakistani could send an anonymous text message to the authorities suggesting where to look. Each location could be plotted on a map. The dots would be scattered widely, perhaps, with promising leads indistinguishable from rubbish. Bu... Read more...
In 1890, the woman suffrage movement began, black and white women fought together for the same goal — enfranchisement of women. But as the movement gained popularity, African American women found themselves being marginalized. African American women soon found themselves fighting against sexism ... Read more...
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NOTE: FOR THE RECORD, I AM A POLITICAL ATHIEST...I DONT PARTICIPATE NOR DO I BELIEVE IN THE PUPPET SHOW. AS LONG AS WE ONLY HAVE 2 PEOPLE OR 2 PARTIES TO CHOOSE FROM...NO THANKS, I'M GOOD. BUT I'M JUST STATING THE FACTS HERE... This nation’s top historians reveal that the Democratic Par... Read more...
The first step in what the New Jersey Nets hope is a quick turnaround is in place. New owner Mikhail Prokhorov is eager to get started on the rest. Prokhorov's purchase of the team was approved Tuesday by NBA's owners, who welcomed the first non-North American into their club. The financial tra... Read more...
A movement to impeach Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker is underway after Baker, a Democrat, refused to sign a multi-state lawsuit against the government for the new health care law. According to the Huffington Post (via Peach Pundit blog), Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, a Republican, p... Read more...
Washington (CNN) - Upwards of $1 million a day is expected to be spent on health care television ads this week, as interest groups work overtime to try to influence Congress before the House votes on President Obama's top domestic priority. Health care commercials all but vanished from the ai... Read more...