TALLAHASSEE — A state legislator whose district is home to thousands of Caribbean immigrants wants to ban the term “illegal alien” from the state’s official documents.”I personally find the word ‘alien’ offensive when applied to individuals, especially to children,” said Sen. Frederica Wilson, D-Miami. “An alien to me is someone from out of space.”
She has […]
Entries from February 2007
"An alien to me is someone from out of space”
February 28, 2007
U.S. funds being funneled to Al Qaeda
February 27, 2007
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OpenCongress Aggregates U.S. Politics
February 27, 2007
OpenCongress, a political information mashup, is a great resource for anyone strongly interested in politics on Capitol Hill. By cataloging information (and there is a lot information) in an easy to navigate format, users have access to voting records, and statements by Senators and Members, including the always interesting breakdown of who or what […]
Teaching English to a subculture
February 25, 2007
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Hitler image & holocaust jokes on sugar packets in Croatia
February 20, 2007
Small packets of sugar bearing the likeness of Adolf Hitler and carrying Holocaust jokes have been found in some cafes in Croatia, prompting an investigation, the office of the state prosecutor said on Monday.
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Watching television can harm children much more than previously thought
February 20, 2007
The study published in the science journal Biologist concludes that cutting viewing time for children must become a health priority and could save Britain’s state-run National Health Service (NHS) money. It found that watching television inhibits the production of the hormone melatonin, which affects the immune system, sleep cycle and the onset of puberty.
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Drug rape myth exposed as study reveals binge drinking is to blame
February 18, 2007
Women who claim to be victims of ‘date-rape’ drugs such as Rohypnol have in fact been rendered helpless by binge-drinking, says a study by doctors.
They found no evidence that any woman seeking help from emergency doctors because their drinks were allegedly spiked had actually been given these drugs. Around one in five tested […]
Your Anti-Terrorism Dollars at Work
February 18, 2007
According to the police, the taking of this photograph in a public street constituted a criminal act. So now we know how Connecticut has spent “homeland security” dollars sent here since 9/11: to build photo databases of peace activists and set them up for bogus arrests.
As we reported Friday, police hauled activist/journalist Ken Krayeske […]
US backs Israel on Middle East talks
February 18, 2007
President George W. Bush has promised Israel the US would boycott a new Palestinian unity government that failed to recognise it, renounce violence and accept existing agreements, Ehud Olmert, Israeli prime minister, said on Sunday.
Mr Olmert told a cabinet meeting he had received the assurance from Mr Bush by telephone on Friday. “The American […]
Freud wrong again
February 15, 2007
Researchers who wanted to find out why it is not only taboo to kiss your sister, but also disgusting, said on Wednesday they have discovered why in a discovery that challenges some basic tenets of Freudian theory.
The instinct evolved naturally and cannot be taught, John Tooby and Leda Cosmides of the University of California […]
"New” Anne Frank papers discovered
February 15, 2007
Researchers have discovered a previously unknown cache of papers related to Anne Frank, one of the most famous victims of the Holocaust.
They’re all typed.
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"The meritocracy of ideas has virtually disappeared in the television space”
February 13, 2007
Algore bashes the boob tube.
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Why isn’t this on CNN?
February 13, 2007
A former CIA contractor convicted of mistreating a detainee in Afghanistan who later died has been jailed for eight years and four months.
David Passaro, 40, the first US civilian to be charged with abusing a prisoner since the Iraq and Afghanistan wars began, was convicted last August.
Afghan prisoner Abdul Wali was beaten in June […]
In the chaos of Iraq, one project is on target: a giant US embassy
February 12, 2007
THE question puzzles and enrages a city: how is it that the Americans cannot keep the electricity running in Baghdad for more than a couple of hours a day, yet still manage to build themselves the biggest embassy on Earth?
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In the footsteps of Abraham Lincoln
February 11, 2007
On a rainy day in February 1861, hundreds of people gathered at the Great Western Railway depot in Springfield, Illinois, to bid farewell to Abraham Lincoln, the city’s most famous son, when he boarded a train to Washington to take office as US president.
Almost 146 years later, Springfield witnessed the start of another political […]
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