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The latest natural disasters may not still be the latest news. To those who were affected by them, though, the aftermath is much more than a headline. These are stories that we cannot push to the back pages or the backs of our minds.

A short comment on the rape and murder of Abeer Qassim Hamza.

There is no disputing that the industrial revolution and current economies of first world countries run off of fossil fuels such as oil. With rising prices, the question of oil supply is an important one.

Some Christans today are rejoicing at the bloodshed in the Middle East, believing that it's a sign of the Second Coming. This illustrates some people’s desire to find simple answers to complex issues coupled with an erroneous conception of the Bible. Complex issues usually require complex solutions. However, when the Bible gets involved or invoked, the issue gets a little thornier.

I imagine your thoughts at night when you lie awake unable to sleep. You told them twice that this epoxy wasn’t going to hold concrete ceilings and they looked at you like you must be lazy, crazy, stoned or worse. The High Occupancy Vehicle lane bolts tested for loads that were double the weight of the ceiling panels. Project Managers and employees of the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority received special status to travel the High Occupancy Vehicle lane alone in cars. Where is the moral outrage?

China’s increasing power necessitates a reassessment of U.S. foreign policy toward China.

Americans have a new way to salute the men and women who have earned Purple Hearts defending the nation.

DHS has opened the first module of the Chemical Security Assessment Tool, the Registration Module. While registration is not required to start before June 8th, 2007, DHS hopes that companies will get started early.

With the "Hitler-like" rhetoric coming from Iran's president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his denial of the Jewish holocaust seems to have German chancellor Angela Merkel screaming for action.

In this new age where democracy is the most popular form of governance, public opinion is of great importance.

Politicians are everywhere once more. They’re on television, radio, billboards, the Internet and on the streets going around the country promoting their team and themselves.

Construction materials from the Central Artery / Tunnel demolition and excavation from the early days of the nation’s largest public works project may prove central to the Big Dig’s construction problems. Recycled into project concrete, could the contaminated dirt cause multi-million gallon tunnel leaks and 3-ton concrete slabs suspended overhead to crash to the ground less than 3 years after tunnel and connector opening events?

The year gone by was what trade analysts appropriately term 'Year of Acquisitions' as many Indian Companies made successful bids for acquiring the business operations of it's rivals. The India-born Laxmi Nivas Mittal of Mittal Steels set the tone for others to follow suit ( Ahem! Skirt if that pleases you!! ) with his acquisition of Luxembourg based Arcelor. This trend shows no signs of abating this year too, as the bidding hots up for Corus with Indian Conglomerate, Tata throwing it's hat...

A look at how Romania will adapt to being part of the EU

Science that heretofore seemed hard connected to empirical gathering of data and basic protocols of discovery seems to be losing its subjectivity. Darwinists are taking to active social protesting. Will they next try to make their views the law?

The foreign policy objectives of nuclear armament are clear to all. Iran is in such a a position that it needs nuclear weapons as a realistic deterrent.

A highly successful industry and its biggest market are now in a state of confusion as a result of a law which was passed very recently by the U.S. Congress. "The Internet Gambling Prohibition and Enforcement Act" prohibits all online gambling financial transaction processing in the U.S. market. However a few gambling games apparently remain legal including horse racing and arcade games (fantasy sport).

Insult and injury are part of the present geopolitical landscape. Not many apologies are being offered up by anyone and even if they were, would it make much difference, would it avert a war or the next act of terrorism? Let’s see

A few days ago, I realized that the US presidential election is fast approaching. You see, I was watching the news a few nights ago and I saw a political ad endorsing Sen. Hillary Clinton. I also saw the results of the results of the recent election 2008 polls on the news. It dawned upon me that the election will be held next year. This event is clearly very important because it will determine the direction of our country.

After several years of internet article writing and publishing I have answered blog replies less than a half dozen times. I have never regretted getting involved with the ranting but I have carefully followed and scrutinized thousands of blogs.

Since the end of World War II the USA has intervened in Latin America countless times in order to keep the balance of power in the interest of the USA. The Panama Canal and Bay of Pigs are just two of many examples. Like the UK in Africa, it was originally about the cold war and combating the rise of the Communist influence of Russia.

There has been a lot of buzz about bird flu or the avian influenza and how it could become a global pandemic. What would a pandemic really mean? The federal government just launched a 7 billion dollar program to help the prevention and out break of a bird flu pandemic. There have only been 83 deaths from avian flu worldwide since 2003. Health experts have not yet seen evidence of human to human transmission. So what does it mean? And why is everyone so worried about a pandemic?

America is indeed still the land of opportunity but there is a downside about this nation. That downside is hard for us to see because we are isolated and too close to the problem. It comes under the heading of “can’t see the forest for the trees.”

Ending the war by just pulling out does not really end the war. Other ways of ending teh war must be searched.

In the USA recently over 1 million immigrants, both legal and illegal protested at there lack of rights and residency in a country that many of them have spent years working in. The protests meant that basic, menial and often labour intensive jobs were not done that day. Hotel laundry was not washed and the streets not cleaned in many areas.

Tired of paying too much in taxes while your govenment continues to waste your hard-earned money and not listen to what you want? Do something about it, says a provocative new website working to give the power back to the people.

We were a little late getting to the bus the next morning because at first we couldn't get Andy up -- either by phone or by knocking on his door. When we boarded the bus we were greeted by approximately sixty people, making up fourteen or fifteen families like ours. All the others had the same sad look around their eyes. There was no jocularity or singing on this bus.

Pundits, advocates and strategists from every corner of the political spectrum will most certainly be dissecting the “message” being sent by the voters in the 2006 mid-term elections. Most of that voluminous blather will completely miss the point.

An expert article that captures the sentiment of the American middle class on the volitile issue of "immigration reform."

China is well entrenched in the global marketplace, but with Chinese piracy reported at 90 percent, it's the third least friendly country for protecting intellectual property (IP). Secure patents -- dot the i’s, cross those t’s and 'watch your language.' Still, anticipate litigation.