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Dr. Stephen R. Keister : Talking Health Care in the Barber Shop
I have had experience, or my family or close friends have had first hand experience, in Canada, the UK, France, Norway and Italy with medical care and in all instances have found the care prompt, efficient, caring, and generally covered … Continue reading
Joel Hirschhorn Wants Justice for Junior
Respect for our Constitution requires Bush in prison.George W. Bush Belongs in Prison: Respecting the Rule of LawBy Joel Hirschhorn / November 29, 2008 Electing Barack Obama president was the first step in redeeming American democracy. The second step must … Continue reading
Alaskans Benefit from Free Venezuelan Heating Oil
Map reflects 2007-’08 winter. Source.Venezuela’s Chavez offers heat to villagesBy Kyle Hopkins / November 28, 2008 VENEZUELAN OIL: Controversial but free program in 3rd year. With heating oil prices approaching $10 a gallon in rural Alaska and reports of neighbors … Continue reading
Not All Iraqis Are Satisfied with the SOFA*
Supporters of Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr burn U.S. flags during a protest after Friday prayers in Baghdad’s Sadr City November 28, 2008. Photo: Thaier al-Sudani/Reuters.Thousands of Iraqis protest U.S. security pactBy Wisam Mohammed / November 28, 2008 BAGHDAD — A … Continue reading
EU Will Accept a Few Iraqi Refugees
Lest we forget, the war in Iraq and the subsequent ethnic cleansing have displaced roughly 4 million Iraqis, 2.5 million internally and another 1.5 million who have left the country, perhaps permanently. For the European Union to agree to accept … Continue reading
Palestine: On the Eve of Destruction
Mahmoud, 4, is held by his mother at Al Nasser Hospital in the Rimal area of Gaza City. The room is cold due to the fuel blockade. Mahmoud is receiving oxygen at the hospital for an immune disorder, but his … Continue reading
One Family Is Changing the Face of Christmas
Colin Beavan plays with his daughter Isabellaat Washington Square Park near their home.Photo: Paul Dunn/YES! MagazineChristmas with No PresentsBy Colin Beavan / November 26, 2008 One family’s daring experiment: Christmas without all the stuff. If Christmas is about presents, then … Continue reading
Dude. 2,700-Year-Old Marijuana Stash Found in China.
Marijuana: A Tribute.‘The 789 grams of dried cannabis was buried alongside a light-haired, blue-eyed Caucasian man, likely a shaman of the Gushi culture, near Turpan in northwestern China.’By The Canadian Press / November 27, 2008 OTTAWA – Researchers say they … Continue reading
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SOFA* Finally Gets Through Iraqi Parliament
Iraqi parliament approves landmark US military pactBy Salam Faraj / November 27, 2008 BAGHDAD – Iraq’s parliament on Thursday approved a landmark military pact that will see all US troops withdraw by the end of 2011, eight years after the … Continue reading
