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World Publics Reject Criminal Penalties for Abortion in Nigeria and other Countries

The World Pubblics has rejected the criminal penalties for Abortion in Nigeria and other countries. The following report has addressed the critical issues in the prosecution of those who commit Abortion where it is illegal. 18 Jun 2008 22:00 Africa/Lagos World Publics Reject Criminal Penalties for Abortion COLLEGE PARK, Md., June 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- WorldPublicOpinion.org finds that in 17 out of 18 nations polled around the world, majorities reject using criminal penalties, such as fines and imprisonment, as a means to prevent abortion. Nations differ on whether the government should make any effort to discourage abortion. In nine nations majorities believe their government should simply leave these matters to individuals. Seven nations favor government efforts to discourage abortions, but in only one--Indonesia--does a majority endorse their government using criminal penalties. The other six that favor government efforts are divided between minorities who favor crimin...

President George W. Bush Radio Address On the High Cost of Gasoline

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President George W. Bush at the White House on Friday June 20, 2008. 21 Jun 2008 15:06 Africa/Lagos Radio Address by President Bush to the Nation President's Radio Address Audio En Español WASHINGTON, June 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following transcript was released today by the White House Press Office: THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. Americans are concerned about the high price of gasoline. Everyone who commutes to work, purchases food, ships a product, or takes a family vacation feels the burden of higher prices at the pump. And families across our country are looking to Washington for a response. The fundamental problem behind high gas prices is that the supply of oil has not kept up with the rising demand across the world. One obvious solution is for America to increase our domestic oil production. So my Administration has repeatedly called on Congress to open access to new oil exploration here in the United States. Unfortunately, Democrats on Capitol Hill have reje...

DNC Files FOIA Request Over McCain's Latest Campaign Impropriety

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Senator John McCain 20 Jun 2008 20:50 Africa/Lagos DNC Files FOIA Request Over McCain's Latest Campaign Impropriety McCain Campaign Event in Ottawa Runs Afoul of Hatch Act WASHINGTON, June 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Democratic National Committee today filed a Freedom of Information Act request with the U.S. Department of State seeking information about possible violations of the Hatch Act in connection to John McCain's events in Ottawa today. The FOIA request follows reports that McCain campaign officials requested assistance in arranging a $100-a-plate luncheon speech from U.S. Ambassador David Wilkins. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080519/DNCLOGO ) According to reports, Senator Lindsey Graham, a McCain campaign co-chair, asked Ambassador Wilkins "for advice about logistics, venues and cities" for the event. Ambassador Wilkins also reportedly contacted a Canadian business leader to help sell tickets to the event. McCain's appearance i...

The Niger Delta Palaver

THE NIGER DELTA PALAVER The ruling People's Democratic Party(PDP)is wasting time setting up kangaroo Rivers State Truth and Reconciliation Commission where the former governor Dr. Peter Odili has been telling lies in defence of the PDP, the most corrupt and notorious political party in Africa. It has been a comedy of errors so far. The rogue gallery is a mockery of democracy and the rule of law. The Niger Delta Summit is going to be another opportunity for the misappropriation of our revenue allocations by the political contractors in power and cannot bring the chief perpetrators of the Niger Delta crisis to book. The Niger Delta crisis can be solved within one month if we have a fearless revolutionary leader like Jerry Rawlings of Ghana to sack the PDP and commence the arrest and trial of all the top dogs and pigs who have acquired illegal oil blocks they shared among themselves since 1979 to date. The plutocratic oligarchy has been in power since 1979 when the retired General Ol...

Reclaiming Honor in Jordan: A National Public Opinion ...

Editorial Reviews Product Description In early 2003, Ellen R. Sheeley began to educate herself about "honor" killings, particularly those that take place in Jordan. That summer she journeyed from her home in San Francisco, California, USA to Amman, Jordan, where she learned of the needs for empirical, objective, baseline data pertaining to the Jordanian public's attitudes, opinions, and beliefs about "honor" killings and for a sustained marketing campaign to change hearts and minds. As a seasoned marketing professional, she was confident she had the ability and the qualifications to fulfill these needs. Unable to secure funding or sponsorship from the obvious and even the not-so-obvious sources and, yet, unwilling for mere lack of financial support to give up on the needs of the at-risk individuals and the victims, she quit her job, moved from her home, placed her personal effects in storage, bade adieu to her loved ones, and returned to Amman in October 2005 to...

TechCrunch Bans AP News and Stories

In a swift reaction to the crack down on bloggers by the Associated Press , TechCrunch has banned all links to AP news and stories . So here’s our new policy on A.P. stories: they don’t exist. We don’t see them, we don’t quote them, we don’t link to them. They’re banned until they abandon this new strategy, and I encourage others to do the same until they back down from these ridiculous attempts to stop the spread of information around the Internet. ~ Michael Arrington I was one of the first bloggers to react to the decison of the Associated Press on the Huffington Post yesterday. The following is the full text of my comment. Bloggers should ask for permission before using copyrighted news materials or they should register to use syndicated news and features. When I blog what I have read on the Huffington Post, I simply link to the title and address it with my own original content. The terms of service for the Associated Press is published on their website and every reasonable blogge...

NEWSWEEK Cover: What Would Winston Do?

NEWSWEEK Cover: What Would Winston Do?

Recording Artist 'Sir Ivan' Led the Salute to Israel Parade Alongside Mayor Michael Bloomberg & Governor David Patterson to Celebrate Israel's 60th Anniversary

Recording Artist 'Sir Ivan' Led the Salute to Israel Parade Alongside Mayor Michael Bloomberg & Governor David Patterson to Celebrate Israel's 60th Anniversary

Nancy Pelosi Statement on Death of Tim Russert

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New York Post Photo : Tim Russert speaks during a taping of "Meet the Press" in Washington. The "Meet the Press" host died of a heart attack while recording a voiceover at the NBC studio. He was 58. Timothy John Russert, Jr. ( May 7 , 1950 – June 13 , 2008 ) 14 Jun 2008 01:43 Africa/Lagos Pelosi Statement on Death of Tim Russert WASHINGTON, June 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on the death of Tim Russert: "Today, broadcast journalism lost one of its giants, who will be remembered along with names like Edward R. Murrow, Walter Cronkite, and David Brinkley. The City of Buffalo has also lost its favorite son, who loved his city and its hometown team, the Bills. The smile that came across Tim's face whenever he spoke of the place of his birth and his favorite football team was one of true joy and I will never forget it. "Tim Russert embodied the very best in broadcast journalism and has been a fixture in...

Mikhail Gorbachev To Receive 2008 Liberty Medal at The National Constitution Center

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Mikhail Gorbachev 13 Jun 2008 17:00 Africa/Lagos Mikhail Gorbachev To Receive 2008 Liberty Medal at The National Constitution Center Award to be presented by President George H.W. Bush PHILADELPHIA, June 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Constitution Center's 2008 Liberty Medal will be awarded to former Soviet leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Mikhail Gorbachev for his courageous role in ending the dangerous, decades-long Cold War and in giving hope and freedom to millions who lived behind the Iron Curtain. The public Liberty Medal ceremony will take place on Thursday, September 18, 2008, at the National Constitution Center in Historic Philadelphia, and will set the stage for international commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 2009. Joseph M. Torsella, National Constitution Center President and CEO, made the announcement today, saying, "This year's ceremony will be a memorable tribute to a revolutionary thinker with courage and...

National Black Arts Festival 20th Anniversary - Our Gift of Creativity to You

12 Jun 2008 18:31 Africa/Lagos National Black Arts Festival 20th Anniversary - Our Gift of Creativity to You Gladys Knight, Wynton Marsalis, Alice Walker, Judith Jamison, Hugh Masekela, Charles S. Dutton, Carrie Mae Weems, Los Hombres Calientes, Dr. Cornell West, and much much more ATLANTA, June 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The 20th Anniversary of the National Black Arts Festival will be a birthday celebration where the audience receives the gifts. Taking place in metro Atlanta over a ten day period beginning July 18, 2008, the highly acclaimed festival will take fans on an awe inspiring journey through visual arts, music, film, dance, theatre, literary, spoken word and the humanities. Festival attendees will travel from throughout the nation and around the world to witness an astounding array of events brought together with one common goal: to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of an artistic institution -- The National Black Arts Festival. Highlights of the Festival include appearances and ...

Nigeria, The Truth and the Hypocrisy of Humanity

The most brutish and foolish creatures on earth must be Africans, from Nigeria to Rwanda and from the Sudan to the Congo. Africans have committed more atrocities in Africa since the independence of African countries than the atrocities of the imperialists in two centuries. The rest of the world said they were shocked by the Rwanda holocaust , but more people are being killed in the Congo and yet we have not done anything to stop it. The emergency in the Congo is worse than the Darfur crisis , but how many times have we seen the horrors making headlines online and offline? I have decided to be distant from the hordes of hypocrites who claim to be citizen journalists and human rights activists in the blogosphere and claiming to be global voices or whatever tag they use for their hypocritical impressionism, but have not addressed the emergencies in Africa, Asia and the Middle East. Others among them are busy looking for American and Western European endorsements for their gay rights and o...

Why There is Scarcity of Gasoline in America, But Not in Norway:

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Newt and Callista participate in a sea safari in Bodo, Norway. Newt and Callista participate in a sea safari in Bodo, Norway. Newt Gingrich and his beautiful Callista sent the following report from their vacation in Norway and he has addressed the energy crisis plaguing the United States and the solution to end the high price of gasoline. He tells us why there is scarcity of gasoline America, but not in Norway. This is a must read . ~ Ekenyerengozi Michael Chima The Publisher and Editor of Nigerian Times International Online Media Network Report From Norway: Why They Don't Have an Energy Crisis and We Do by Newt Gingrich (more by this author) Posted 06/10/2008 ETUpdated 06/10/2008 ET I am writing to you this week from Norway, where Callista and I have witnessed extraordinary natural beauty - and some things America could learn about creating a more sensible balance between protecting the environment and finding more domestic sources of energy. You see, Norway, unlike the United St...

NEWSWEEK Cover: A New Kind of Recession

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In the June 16, 2008 issue of Newsweek (on newsstands Monday, June 9), "A New Kind of Recession," Senior Editor Daniel Gross and Newsweek International Editor Fareed Zakaria explain why upbeat forecasts for a quick economic turnaround were wrong and what can pull us out of this financial crisis. Plus: Barack Obama and John McCain's shortlists for vice president, the bizarre side of the Gitmo trial, Tufts University's Nerd Girls and the latest mercenary videogame, Metal Gear Solid 4. (PRNewsFoto/NEWSWEEK) NEW YORK, NY UNITED STATES 8 Jun 2008 17:18 Africa/Lagos NEWSWEEK Cover: A New Kind of Recession Changing Our Approach in Handling the Current Financial Crisis Will Be Key to Turning Economy Around Despite Optimism, Employment Rates, Oil Prices and Market Drops Indicate a Quick Economic Turnaround is Not Likely NEW YORK, June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Hopes for a quick economic turnaround were essentially dashed on Friday when the Labor Department reported that Amer...

The Magnanimous End of Hillary Clinton’s 2008 Presidential Campaign

Senator Barack Obama received the most important endorsement of his presidential campaign from his archrival, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton when she conceded the highly coveted presidential nomination of the United States Democratic Party to him on Saturday June 7, 2008. Then she called on her estimated 18 million voters and donors to support and vote for him in the 2008 U.S. Presidential election in November. “I endorse him and throw my full support behind him, and I ask of you to join me in working as hard for Barack Obama as you have for me," Senator Hillary Clinton said. Hillary Clinton said this was not the kind of finale she had hoped for when she began her presidential campaign in 2007, but she certainly loved the company of the mammoth crowd of her enthusiastic supporters and well-wishers who thronged the National Building Museum in Washington D.C, .to witness the suspension of her historic presidential campaign. She has proved that she is a formidable presidential ca...

President George W. Bush To Write A Book On The War In Iraq

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President George W. Bush in an interview on Friday told Gianni Riotta of Rai TV, Italy, that he will write a book on the Iraq War to defend his decision on the invasion and occupation of Iraq, because he wants the true story of what really happened to be documented for history. He spoke on the historic achievement of Senator Barack Obama as the first African-American presidential nominee of a major political party in the history of the United States and the remarkable accomplishment of Senator Hillary Clinton who lost the presidential nomination of the United States Democratic Party to Barack Obama. He also spoke on his determination to help the presumptive Republican Party nominee Senator John McCain to win the 2008 U.S. Presidential election in November. It was a definitive interview on the justification of the critical foreign policy of President George W. Bush, the energy crisis and the future of America. The following is the full transcript of the important interview. 7 J...