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 […]
April 27, 2012
Michael Jordan’s Charlotte Bobcats made NBA history with a 7-59 record making them the worst team in the league’s history
Michael Jordan’s Charlotte Bobcats made NBA history with a 7-59 record slips their winning percent below the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers, who went 9-73 By Rick Bonnell The Charlotte Observer CHARLOTTE- Twenty-three consecutive losses later, the Charlotte Bobcats made NBA history. They haven’t won since March 17 and they won’t win again for at least seven months. […]
April 26, 2012
Duke University study finds racial disparity in convictions by all-white juries
Duke University study finds racial disparity in convictions by all-white juries Duke University has released a new study that finds that all-White juries convicted Black defendants significantly more often than when the defendant was White. This article examines the impact of jury racial composition on trial outcomes using a data set of felony trials in Florida between […]
April 26, 2012
243 cameras to be strategically placed around New Providence Island (Nassau), Bahamas to monitor, prevent and detect crimes
243 cameras to be strategically placed around New Providence Island (Nassau), Bahamas to monitor, prevent and detect crimes Travis Cartwright-Carroll The Nassau Guardian Minister of National Security Tommy Turnquest said yesterday that the implementation of closed circuit television (CCTV) camera throughout The Bahamas will not, in isolation, reduce the crime rate, adding that other factors […]
April 26, 2012
United Kingdom falls into double-dip recession
United Kingdom falls into double-dip recession By Mike Obel International Business Times The United Kingdom, Europe’s third-largest economy, fell into recession in the first quarter as its gross domestic product fell 0.2 percent, a contraction that followed the fourth-quarter’s 0.3 percent decline. The decline, which is the country’s second since the Great Recession, stemmed […]
April 25, 2012
Japan fears nuclear plant sits atop active geological fault
Japan fears nuclear plant sits atop active geological fault Reuters Japan Atomic Power Co.’s Tsuruga nuclear power plant is seen in Tsuruga, Fukui prefecture, July 2, 2011. JAPAN-NUCLEAR/ARCADE Credit: Reuters/Issei Kato TOKYO- A nuclear plant in northwestern Japan may be sitting right on top of an active geological fault, the country’s nuclear watchdog has said, […]
April 24, 2012
Dr. LeRoy Walker dies, the first African American to lead the U.S. Olympic Committee and first African American Olympic team head coach
Former USOC head Dr. LeRoy Walker dies The Associated Press The News and Observer DURHAM — LeRoy Walker, the first African-American to lead the U.S. Olympic Committee and the first black man to coach an American Olympic team died Monday. He was 93. Walker’s death was confirmed by Scarborough & Hargett Funeral […]
April 23, 2012
NBA’s Nets 35 years in New Jersey comes to end tonight
NBA’s Nets 35 years in New Jersey comes to end tonight New Jersey Nets have been known by this name for 35 years. Tonight at the Prudential Center in Newark will be the last Nets home game ever in New Jersey. Next year they will become the Brooklyn Nets. The New Jersey Nets are an original member […]
April 23, 2012
Video: Ann Coulter: African Americans should arm themselves
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 […]
April 22, 2012
China and Russia launched joint naval exercises showing growing cooperation in international affairs
China and Russia launched joint naval exercises showing growing cooperation in international affairs Associated Press BEIJING — China and Russia launched joint naval exercises Sunday that highlight warming ties between their militaries and growing cooperation in international affairs. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said the six days of drills feature simulated anti-aircraft, anti-submarine and search-and-rescue operations, including […]


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