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Obama or Romney: History has shown, by the ages of most US presidents, younger does matter   Dilemma X Some Americans feel the age of a president at their first inauguration should coincide with the more current time period. Many American voters think a president should be able to relate to current trends and the future […]

Times-Picayune to cut paper to 3 days a week The Times-Picayune to cut print papers to 3 days a week amid industry’s digital age struggles By Cain Burdeau Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — The Times-Picayune, one of the nation’s oldest newspapers, will no longer offer print editions seven days a week and instead plans to […]

‘Chinese funds needed’ to reach Brazil offshore oil   AFP   Tapping Brazil’s huge offshore oil reserves will require foreign investment that only cash-rich Chinese banks are in a position to provide, industry experts said.   Alvaro Teixera of the Brazilian Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels Institute IBP told an energy forum that cumulative expenditures in […]

Angola sets next general election date   AFP Angola has set August 31 as the date for elections likely to return President Jose Eduardo dos Santos and his ruling MPLA to power. But opposition parties claim voting cannot be free and fair.   “The Council of the Republic has pronounced in favour of August 31 […]

Egypt’s presidential election: Facts about the historic post-Mubarak vote By Leila Fadel The Washington Post Why is the Egyptian presidential election important? This is Egypt’s first competitive presidential election in modern history. For the first time, Egyptians will get to choose who leads, and people have a choice of 13 candidates. The result will also […]

Tokyo Sky Tree opens as world’s tallest tower at 2080 feet (634 meters) tall   Associated Press   TOKYO — The world’s tallest tower and Tokyo’s biggest new landmark, the Tokyo Sky Tree, has opened to the public. Nearly 8,000 visitors were expected to take high-speed elevators up to the observation decks of the 634-meter […]

Remembering Yesteryear   In 2005 King County in the state of Washington was re-named after Martin Luther King, Jr.     King County, Washington (home to Seattle)   Offical county seal         Population: 1,931,249 (2010) Black/African American:  6.2%  White:  68.7%  American Indian and Alaska Native:  0.8%  Asian: 14.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific […]

Deal reached for new NBA/NHL arena in Seattle Seattle Mayor and King County Exec- Source: City of Seattle Chris Daniels, Travis Pittman KING 5 News NBC Seattle  SEATTLE – Seattle, King County and the man behind a proposed Seattle NBA/NHL arena acknowledged Wednesday they had reached a memorandum of understanding to build the facility. But, […]

See update Posted 2018: Salaries for some of the U.S. public and private college presidents Highest-paid U.S. public-college presidents, 2011 fiscal year The Chronicle of Higher Education 1. E. Gordon Gee Ohio State University (2007–Present) $1,992,221  2. Michael D. McKinney Texas A&M University system (2006–2011) $1,966,347  3. Graham B. Spanier Pennsylvania State University at University […]

In 30 years the United States is projected to no longer be majority white in population. How will that change America?     Poll- What do you think? ___________________________________________   Video:   ___________________________________   Census: Minorities Constitute 37 Percent of U.S. Population May 17, 2012   By Doris Nhan | National Journal   The Census […]