December 23, 2011

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Ghana imports $2.6 billion worth crude, oil products one year after becoming oil producer

Ghana imports $2.6 billion worth crude, oil products one year after becoming oil producer Emmanuel K. Dogbevi Ghana Business News Ghana joined the ranks of oil producing countries one year ago, December 15, 2010. And according to the Bank of Ghana, in the 11 months of 2011, the country has imported crude oil to the […]

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December 22, 2011

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Rush to clean up major oil spill from Shell field off Nigeria

Nigeria coast braces for biggest oil spill in 13 yrs Around 20,000 barrels, worst spill since Exxon in 1998   By Tim Cocks and Emma Farge Reuters LAGOS/LONDON – Nigerian authorities were putting emergency measures in place on Thursday to prevent an oil spill from a Royal Dutch Shell facility, the biggest leak in Nigeria […]

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December 22, 2011

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Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.) says Michelle Obama has ‘Large Posterior’

Lawmaker Says Michelle Obama Has ‘Large Posterior’ AP Photo By Betsy Rothstein Media Bistro Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.), known for his cantankerous ways and for not speaking to media unless it’s his idea, was overheard at the Delta Crown lounge at Reagan National Airport today talking on his cellphone about an incident he said occurred […]

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December 22, 2011

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President Jacob Zuma blames Christianity for South Africa’s problems

Jacob Zuma blames Christianity for South Africa’s problems Jacob Zuma is at the center of a religious storm in South Africa after reportedly blaming the introduction Christianity in the 19th century for the continent’s current problems South African President Jacob Zuma By Barney Henderson Daily Telegraph Mr Zuma, South Africa’s first Zulu president, told an […]

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December 22, 2011

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U.S. state populations as of July 1, 2011

Geographic Area April 1, 2010  July 1, 2011 Census 2011 United States 308,745,538 311,591,917 .Alabama 4,779,736 4,802,740 .Alaska 710,231 722,718 .Arizona 6,392,017 6,482,505 .Arkansas 2,915,918 2,937,979 .California 37,253,956 37,691,912 .Colorado 5,029,196 5,116,796 .Connecticut 3,574,097 3,580,709 .Delaware 897,934 907,135 .District of Columbia 601,723 617,996 .Florida 18,801,310 19,057,542 .Georgia 9,687,653 9,815,210 .Hawaii 1,360,301 1,374,810 .Idaho 1,567,582 1,584,985 […]

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December 21, 2011

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US silences scientists over man-made super flu that could ‘change world history’

US silences scientists over man-made super flu that could ‘change world history’   AFP   There are some Hollywood fantasies you’d like to see in the real world. Hoverboards and Happy Places, for example. Then there are the Hollywood nightmares that you’d rather not think too much about. Or rather governments with huge military budgets […]

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December 21, 2011

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Report: Two NCAA Big East members discuss leaving to start basketball-only conference

Report: Two Big East Members Discuss Leaving To Start Basketball-Only Conference   By Mike Rutherford – College Basketball Editor SB Nation   According to a report, two current Big East members have discussed the possibility of leaving the league to form a new one built around perennial basketball powerhouses.   Two current members of the […]

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December 21, 2011

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U.S. population grows at slowest rate since 1940s

U.S. population grows at slowest rate since 1940s   By Chip Barnet | Reuters   NEW YORK – The population of the United States is growing at its slowest rate in more than 70 years, the U.S. Census Bureau said on Wednesday.   The country’s population increased by an estimated 2.8 million to 311.6 million […]

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December 21, 2011

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Airlines jostle for Nigeria’s burgeoning aviation market

Airlines jostle for Nigeria’s burgeoning aviation market   Wole Shadare The Guardian   LAGOS- The Nigerian aviation market is considered a big market. With over 160 million population, it is natural that the market will remain where the population is. As airlines jostle to control larger market share of the nation’s industry, these airlines are […]

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December 20, 2011

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One-third of young U.S. adults have been arrested

One-third of young U.S. adults have been arrested: study   By Genevra Pittman Reuters   NEW YORK- Close to one in three teens and young adults get arrested by age 23, suggests a new study that finds more of them are being booked now than in the 1960s.   Those arrests are for everything from […]

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