April 27, 2012

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Video: Mitt Romney’s foreign policy advisers think Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union still exist today. Is Romney ready to lead?

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 […]

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April 27, 2012

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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. […]

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April 26, 2012

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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 […]

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April 26, 2012

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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 […]

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April 26, 2012

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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 […]

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April 25, 2012

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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, […]

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April 24, 2012

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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 […]

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April 23, 2012

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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 […]

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April 23, 2012

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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 […]

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April 22, 2012

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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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