LONDON (AP) – A new poll has declared Conservative Party leader David Cameron the winner of the final political TV debate before the British election, leaving Prime Minister Gordon Brown fighting to retain power with less than a week to campaign. The Guardian/ICM poll, published Friday, found that 35 percent of the respondents chose...
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Archive for April, 2010
UK poll puts Cameron on top after final debate
Water dispute fuels India-Pakistan tensions
GUJRAT, Pakistan _ A bitter dispute over limited water resources is fueling India-Pakistan tensions at a time when the South Asian neighbors are trying to rebuild trust and resume peace talks. It’s a long-running feud that has worsened in recent months as a dry spell focuses attention on Pakistan’s growing water shortage. Three days...
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Everything You Need To Know About The Worst Oil Spill In US History
The oil spill surged back in the news today after reports that BP’s deepwater rig is spewing out far more oil than expected. Jumping from 1,000 barrels-per-day to 5,000 barrels-per-day has a big multiplier effect on the political and environmental consequences of the wreck. If the leak continues for 53 days, the spill volume...
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Oil From Massive Gulf Spill Washing Ashore
VENICE, La. — An oil spill that threatened to eclipse even the Exxon Valdez disaster spread out of control with a faint sheen washing ashore along the Gulf Coast Thursday night as fishermen rushed to scoop up shrimp and crews spread floating barriers around marshes. The spill was bigger than imagined — five times...
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(video)Uh oh … Schiff tells Yahoo the economy is in worse shape not better
Senatorial candidate and the man who warned America about the housing bubble and the ensuing financial collapse, Peter Schiff is at it again. This is well worth the listen because he explaivns why he believes the economy is in worse shape than in 2008 and headed for another collapse.
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Why Mexico opposes the Arizona immigration law
Across the political, geographic, and ideological spectrum, Mexicans say they are against the new Arizona immigration law. Some will boycott Arizona. But others worry about loss of income from Mexicans sending home money from jobs in the US.
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Obama Sniper Teams Ordered to Rooftops To Quash Radical Tea Party Protest (Video)
Earlier today Team Obama called in the riot squad to deal with the Quincy Tea Party patriots outside the the Oakley-Lindsey/Quincy Community Center. Team Obama ordered the riot police to march in and contain the violent tea party protesters. The police were in full riot gear when they marched in to deal with the...
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A Showdown Is Approaching – Will Arizona Prevail?
It’s the hot button topic of our decade: Arizona has asserted their state’s right and passed their own form of immigration reform. President Obama immediately called it a mistake and unwise. Other interests, including Attorney General Eric Holder, have indicated they will file suit challenging the new immigration law as unconstitutional. Lindsey Graham, a...
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Jews Turn Against Obama
In a stunning turnaround, President Obama has lost roughly half of his support among Jewish voters. A poll by McLaughlin and Associates found that, while 78 percent of Jewish voters cast their ballots for Obama, only 42 percent of Jewish voters would vote to re-elect him. A plurality — 46 percent — would consider...
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Mojave War Memorial Cross Ruling a ‘Good Sign’?
WASHINGTON — Some legal experts believe the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that a war memorial cross may remain on federal land in the middle of California’s Mojave desert may have set a precedent. On Wednesday, the high court ruled the display of the cross is not automatically an unconstitutional mixing of church and state....
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