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U.S. unemployment falls to 8.1% in April 2012 as white unemployment increased and black unemployment decreased   By Dilemma X Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics   Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 115,000 in April 2012, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 8.1% from 8.2% in March 2012. In the previous month nonfarm payroll […]

Mitt Romney’s foreign policy advisers think Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union still exist today   Is Romney ready to lead?     The Republican presidential presumptive nominee Mitt Romney’s foreign policy advisers speak in Cold War language about counties that do not exist anymore.   John Lehman (Secretary of the Navy for Ronald Reagan) and Pierre-Richard Prosper […]

Ann Coulter: Black Americans Should Arm Themselves   Ann Coulter is an American lawyer, conservative social and political commentator. Coulter graduated cum laude from Cornell University in 1984 with a B.A. in history, and received her J. D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1988. Ann Coulter achieved membership in the Order of the […]

    All about 4/20 marijuana holiday By The Associated Press Students and others across the country have long observed April 20 as a day to celebrate marijuana. Here are some questions and answers about the counterculture holiday and the state of marijuana in the United States: _____ WHO CELEBRATES? The observation is shared by […]

Hollande Seeks to Overcome Doubts in Fight Against Sarkozy By Helene Fouquet Bloomberg  Francois Hollande began his march toward the pinnacle of French power in Lorient, a Breton port, three years ago. On June 27, 2009, he told 400 Socialist Party activists they needed to unite to oust Nicolas Sarkozy. It was the first of […]

U.S. aims for better outcome with Brazil after tough summit The United States and Brazil are the two largest economies and democracies in the Western Hemisphere. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is due here next week for another jab at reaching convergence on key foreign policy and global finance issues, including Cuba, the Middle […]

As Mitt Romney is set to clinch Republican nomination for president the Obama campaign strikes hard Mitt Romney has effectively won the Republican nod to challenge President Barack Obama in November’s 2012 presidential election now that chief rival Rick Santorum has dropped out of the Republican race. __________________________________ Obama campaign ads     ____________________________________________________________   These are […]

April 10, 2012 Robert Mugabe close to death: reports     Megan Levy The Sydney Morning Herald   Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is reportedly fighting for his life in a Singapore hospital with his wife and close family by his bedside. The 88-year-old, who is believed to be suffering from prostate cancer, flew to Singapore […]

$682 million collected from new traffic ticketing system The Jamaica Observer Friday, April 6, 2012 KINGSONT- The  Government of Jamaica has collected $682 million from the a new traffic ticketing system over the last 18 months. According to Vice Chairman of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC), Dr Lucien Jones, the new system has been achieving […]

Are these the health care videos Mitt Romney does not want conservative Republicans or Americans to see? Dilemma X On April 12, 2006, then Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney signed the Massachusetts health care insurance reform law and established the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority. The legislation mandated that nearly all Massachusetts residents buy or obtain health insurance coverage. BOSTON – […]