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Harvard’s endowment has not been spared the global economic downturn and the loss in trillions in assets. 12 months prior the Ivy League’s investment fund stood at $36.9 billion, but registered at $26 billion on June 30. Pity old “Fair Harvard.” What...
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When US President Barack Obama visits China this weekend, he will encounter a rival that sees the financial crisis as more of an opportunity than a threat. America, on...
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The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington said Wednesday that it will be unable to continue the social service programs it runs for the District if the city doesn’t...
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Police say Mike Tyson has been detained on suspicion of battery after an alleged altercation with a photographer at Los Angeles International Airport.
Tyson’s...
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It seems like such a simple act of compassion - allowing the partners of committed same-sex couples to make funeral arrangements for their significant others. But...
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President Barack Obama does not plan to accept any of the Afghanistan war options presented by his national security team, pushing instead for revisions to clarify how...
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Microsoft has suspended the subscriptions of 1 million X-Box Live users after it was discovered that they modified their consoles in order to illegally download games...
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Fox News has the temerity to feign offense when the Obama administration accurately describes the channel as a biased, and politically-motivated network instead of a...
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A few hours ago, three Decani locals taken afterwards in custody had stoned Kosovo PM Hashim Tachi’s car cortege after his appearance before electorate.
As...
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When the newly elected New York City Council convenes in January, for the first time in its history white council members will be in the minority, as whites are in the...
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According to ABC News, the investigation of last week’s Fort Hood shootings has also begun to focus on Anwar al-Awlaki, a radical imam currently living in Yemen...
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According to a study released by the Harvard Medical School, 2,266 veterans under the age of 65 died last year as a result of not having health insurance. Researchers...
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“Friend, you cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. And what one person receives without working for, another person must...
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Prominent far-right Televangelist Pat Robertson has stated that Islam is not a real religion but a “violent political system” dedicated to the overthrow of...
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Zoos meant to humanize animals by caging them and then having little point and say “Ooooo”. But animals are animals, and with the exception of a house dog...
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Throughout history, animals have been used in combat. The use of horses to pull war chariots existed even before their widespread use by Egyptian Pharaohs. In...
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While the government’s health care initiative moves from the House to the Senate, the heated debate about this legislation continues across the country both at...
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If the Iranian regime is trying to send Obama hints that it is not interested in a compromise over its nuclear program, the regime has found a new way to do so:
Three...
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Some people are opposed to the death penalty, but in cases of mass murder, and when there is no doubt that someone committed the crime, there is no reason not to rid...
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It is official: Democrat Congressman Brain Baird [D - Washington] is my favorite Congressman and a modern day Mr. Smith. He has courageously spoken out on behalf of...
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The Conscience of Congress
Yes, Virginia, this is an Israel lobby. And here it is in action:
Congressman Dennis Kucinich of Ohio is one of the bravest members of the...
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While the economic downturn is affecting almost every nation and industry in this world, and everyone is scrambling for jobs and money, it would be a good time to do...
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Such is the sad fate of America’s once Golden State. Years of expansion of left-wing entitlement programs and dogmatically partisan politics brought...
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For those unfamiliar, Jim Cramer is hyper-energetic investor guru on CNBC. Cramer made a fortune - $150 million - trading in the markets. After suffering from a heart...
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Apparently a recession does not mean a slowdown in consumer spending in all industries. While Americans may be going less to restaurants and shops, they are seeing...
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European socialists exhibit great pride in the continent’s labor laws. For the followers of Marx, the labor laws enacted over decades by left-wing governments...
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So the Obama stimulus package, that the administration stated was vital and would shortly reduce unemployment; has been a dud. The U.S. is still in recession with...
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last year, you’ll be well aware of the recession and will have seen the effects of how the credit crunch has...
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The consumers of the world may lose interest in high-end furniture and casinos during a recession, driving industry profits down. The upscale home goods maker Bombay...
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Despite about two trillion dollars pumped into banks and the general economy from the government, the United States’ economy continues to shed jobs.
The U.S....
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Japanese unemployment rose to its highest in almost six years in May, raising concerns over the recovery of the world’s second-largest economy.
The unemployment...
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The world’s central bankers have warned that the British economy faces relapsing into another recession – the much-feared “double dip”...
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Even the American luxury real estate market has suffered from the economic slump. The past wisdom that those who can afford a +$50 million are insulated from the...
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General Electric, America’s most important company and the world’s largest, recently delivered a message to the American people: Export. GM boss Jeffrey...
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Legendary Wall Street investor Bernie Madoff walked into court today wearing his signature long, black coat as he stood to hear his sentence for running the largest...
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Economic recession has hit countries of the entire world hard. It included even the most booming ones like India and China, where the estimated growth was not reached....
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With the U.S. economy in turmoil, his job as a truck driver no longer secure and his upwardly mobile life in the Dallas suburbs in jeopardy, James Odhiambo decided it...
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It’s now two days to Christmas, Kenya is in a holiday mood, young, old, poor and the rich are all looking forward to the 25 day of December when the birth of...
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The economic recession currently plaguing the U.S. has hit illegal immigrants - most of whom are Mexican - especially hard. As workers with no legal protection they are...
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