USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah told the House Appropriations State and Foreign Ops subcommittee on Wednesday that the budget plan, which would cut $61 billion in federal spending, would lead to the deaths of 30,000 kids in a malaria control program that would have to be scaled ba …
An economist's take on the relevant question - Do the rich oppress the poor ? Or more importantly, is this question relevant in a free market where the weath of the rich depend on the patronage of the poor ?
What should be the proper behavior for an immigrant who trades places with his motherland ? Why is there a disturbing trend of immigrant minorities, far from assimilating, persisting in following the curious and sometimes barbaric traditions of their homelands ?
Statistics and polling conducted by Zogby shows a majority of Egyptians are oriented towards fundamentalist Islam. This, more than anything, may have prompted the rise against Mubarak.
British PM David Cameron follows Angela Merkel by decrying the cancer of multiculturalism.
Many euphemisms are being thrown about to justify government intervention in the economy and for infalting the money supply.
A brave Arabic woman on the Arabic version of "American Idol" defiantly speaks out (on national TV nonetheless) against the tyranny of fatwas and imams.
One job of presidents is to educate Americans about crucial national problems. On health care, Barack Obama has failed. Almost everything you think you know about health care is probably wrong or, at least, half wrong.
Adding fuel to speculation about their extra-marital affairs, French First Lady Carla Bruni has claimed that she isn't sure how long her marriage to President Nicolas Sarkozy would last.
Why did an earthquake in haiti lead to the death of over 200000 people while an earthquake of a magnitude 500 times (yes, that's 500 times worse than Haiti) that, in Chile, led to the loss of only a few hundred.
A heart-breaking story of a little girl forgotten by society and exploited by people close to hers is enough to jar us out of our complacency of suburban life. The climax is heart wrenching. To quote :
After Pachauri, the bearded a-hole who won the Nobel Peace Prize (yeah, no kidding) with Al Gore, was caught fudging data on a Himalayan scale, new details are emerging that detail how Pachauri's organization was caught presenting opnion as fact on the destruction of the Amazon f …
Stating very logical arguments, the Bench countered the "religious sentiment" argument by asking the question - "Can a burqa-clad woman then contest the election with her face covered ?"
Radio station on the frontline of the far-left agenda abruptly announces closing because of bankruptcy problem.
Close on the heels of Pachauri publicly questioned by Indian environment minister (see ), IPCC publicly declared that it had made a major goof-up in proclaiming t …
Warren Buffett, a big bank investor and a prominent Democrat, blasts Obama on the bank tax saying "what was done in 2008 was to save the economy, not the banks". Makes sense.
Pachauri , who shared the Nobel peace prize with Al Gore is now being questioned by the highest office in the Indian environment ministry for his irresponsible claims that the Himalayas would "disappear" by 2035.
With a name like Reatard .... Well, we shouldn't speak ill of the dead. But his death, on the heels of the death of the heiress of the Johnson family, brings to the fore a puzzling question - Why do celebrities, who have the world at their feet, self-destruct ?
Swine flu "pandemic" was deliberately ratcheted up by special interest groups in the World Health Organization (WHO) as claimed by the Danish media.
Senator Harry Reid's racist remarks on Obama have been exposed in a gossipy account of the 2008 Presidential elections. Lest one dismiss this as just plain gossip, Harry Reid has apologized for his remarks thus confirming he had made them in the first place.
Unemployment heading up. The unemployment rate is forecast to be unchanged for December. But most economists expect it to rise during the course of 2010, even as employers start adding jobs.
This amazing video highlights the genius and the confidence of Peter Schiff who predicted the collapse of the US banking system and the housing market. Notice how Ben Stein is bullish on Merrill at $76.00 .... Today the company does not exist.
What books will add value to you and your childrens' future ? Respected scholar, Thomas Sowell, suggests half a dozen of his favorites, They range from Dick Morris' "Catastrophe" to a college guide for your kids.
Osama Bin Laden-controlled terrorists came within minutes of assassinating former US president Bill Clinton during his 1996 Philippines visit, a new book has revealed. If the professor is to be believed, Al-Qaeda came within minutes of assassinating Clinton.
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