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In a historic 100 days, George Bush has made dramatic inroads in DIY, mountain biking and after-dinner speaking. Luckily, his legacy is already secure
Preservation Group Lists Most Endangered Places
When the National Trust for Historic Preservation assembles its annual roster of America’s most endangered historic places, it looks for more than aesthetic distinction.
The words in the mental cupboard
Children are to be offered lessons on how to speak English formally amid fears that many are suffering from word poverty it's been reported. But how many words do people tend to know and use?
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PRUDEN: A pandemic of panic -- are we dead yet?
HIGH SPEED RAIL: ARIZONA AND REGION LEFT OUT
As progressive as a high speed rail system is, we must ask: why is the Four Corners region - which has witnessed the decade's most rapid population growth - being left out of the rail plan? With regional growth projected to continue at breakneck-speed, exclusion from the rail plan could hinder the region's progress in economic growth and standard of living.
Send your questions to the President himself
http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/
As progressive as a high speed rail system is, we must ask: why is the Four Corners region - which has witnessed the decade's most rapid population growth - being left out of the rail plan? With regional growth projected to continue at breakneck-speed, exclusion from the rail plan could hinder the region's progress in economic growth and standard of living.
Send your questions to the President himself
http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/
Hidden kingdom of the Afro-Bolivians
It is a three-hour journey on a winding route known as the Death Road from La Paz to the region of Los Yungas, a patch of rainforest in the Andes Mountains.
It is in one of these green valleys that the symbolic "hidden kingdom" of the Afro-Bolivians is located. If you listen hard enough you can hear the drums.
Meghan McCain: Karl Rove's a 'twitter creep'
(CNN) – Meghan McCain loves Twitter — except for the "creepy people." Like Karl Rove.
31-year-old mentally ill Los Angeles native deported to Mexico as an illegal immigrant.
Pedro Guzman has been an American citizen all his life. Yet in 2007, the 31-year-old Los Angeles native — in jail for a misdemeanor, mentally ill and never able to read or write — signed a waiver agreeing to leave the country without a hearing and was deported to Mexico as an illegal immigrant.
One gringa to another: Mexico's OK
I first arrived in Mexico in the early 1990s, and I've lived here off and on ever since. But that doesn't mean I hobnob with the US embassy crowd, or hang out with the San Miguel de Allende draft dodgers ? never mind the Acapulco time-sharers. I live smack dab in the megalopolis, Mexico City, along with the other 23 million people. I speak Spanish now, and don't generally fraternise with fellow American expats.
Manu Chao investigated by Mexican government
French singer Manu Chao faced deportation from Mexico after recent comments on the country's politics.
During a visit last week to the Guadalajara International Film Festival, Chao discussed the 2006 uprising in San Salvador Atenco, a town northeast of Mexico City. "What happened in Atenco was, in some way, state terrorism," he told journalists.
French singer Manu Chao faced deportation from Mexico after recent comments on the country's politics.
During a visit last week to the Guadalajara International Film Festival, Chao discussed the 2006 uprising in San Salvador Atenco, a town northeast of Mexico City. "What happened in Atenco was, in some way, state terrorism," he told journalists.
Fairway freedom: golf cholitas bridge Bolivia's class gap
Perched in the Andes at 3,300 metres above sea level, it is the world's highest golf club and boasts stunning views of snow-capped mountains.
But the most remarkable sight on the fairways of La Paz golf club is four indigenous women in bowler hats, shawls and layered skirts who tee-up and swing their own rusty clubs
Weighing up the costs of being obese
As if being obese didn't already carry enough social stigma. Now, it seems, you're not just killing yourself by being overweight, but you're killing the planet, too.
Foreign Mercenary gang said to have plotted to kill Bolivian President Evo Morales
Three died and two were arrested in the eastern city of Santa Cruz after police fought a gunbattle with the group.
Bolivian police officials said two of the five fought for Croatian independence. The three others are said to be Irish, Romanian and Hungarian.
Meghan McCain: "Old School" Republicans Are "Scared Shitless"
Speaking to an affectionate crowd of Log Cabin Republicans on Saturday evening, Meghan McCain ridiculed the party her father headed this past election, declaring that "old school Republicans" were "scared shitless" of the changing landscape.
Hugo Chávez becomes the latest leader to fall under Barack Obama's spell
Even Hugo Chávez, who once called George Bush the devil, appears to have fallen under the spell of Barack Obama.
"I want to be your friend," the populist Venezuelan leader told the US president at the summit of the Americas in Port of Spain, Trinidad,
Even Hugo Chávez, who once called George Bush the devil, appears to have fallen under the spell of Barack Obama.
"I want to be your friend," the populist Venezuelan leader told the US president at the summit of the Americas in Port of Spain, Trinidad,
Obama face fact that US policies have caused havoc in South America
America, were hoping that President Obama would initiate a serious
change in US-Latin American relations, after the low point
reached during the Bush years. Change will certainly come – it is
happening every week - but there are few if any signs that the
initiative will come from the north.
Napolitano stands by 'extremism' report
"I was briefed on the general topic, which is one that struck a nerve as someone personally involved in the Timothy McVeigh prosecution," Ms. Napolitano said.
World’s Largest Solar Power Plant Coming to Arizona in 2011
The lucky sunny state of Arizona is about to become home to the world’s largest Solar Plant! Thanks to a just-announced contract between Abengoa Solar and Arizona Public Service Company (APS), the enormous solar plant called Solana will power up to 70,000 homes, and will be the first example in the country of a major utility getting the majority of its energy from solar.
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American Apparel slams Woody Allen's sex life
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The Republican Ruins
The GOP’s crude nativism is matched by its crude nationalism, manifest in the predictable denunciations of the president’s success in Europe. Americans know that George W. Bush’s foreign policy of dictates and sneers was a colossal failure. For good reason, they prefer a president who can lead the world and not just insult it.
TEXAS GOV. BACKS RESOLUTION AFFIRMING SOVEREIGNTY
AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry joined state Rep. Brandon Creighton and sponsors of House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 50 in support of states’ rights under the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
“I believe that our federal government has become oppressive in its size, its intrusion into the lives of our citizens, and its interference with the affairs of our state,” Gov. Perry said.
AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry joined state Rep. Brandon Creighton and sponsors of House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 50 in support of states’ rights under the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
“I believe that our federal government has become oppressive in its size, its intrusion into the lives of our citizens, and its interference with the affairs of our state,” Gov. Perry said.
Homeland Security Report Warns Of Rising Right-Wing Extremism
If you think the conservative "Tea Party" movement is daunting, take a look at a new report issued by the Department of Homeland Security that says right-wing extremism is on the rise throughout the country.
In the report (a full copy of which is below), officials warn that right-wing extremists could use the bad state of the U.S. economy and the election of the country's first black president to recruit new members to their cause.
Woman arrested guarding anti-aircraft machine gun in Mexico
A woman was arrested guarding an arsenal that included an anti-aircraft machine gun. This was the first weapon of its kind seized in Mexico, police said Tuesday.
A woman was arrested guarding an arsenal that included an anti-aircraft machine gun. This was the first weapon of its kind seized in Mexico, police said Tuesday.
The arsenal belonged to a group linked to the powerful Beltran Leyva drug cartel, federal police coordinator Gen. Rodolfo Cruz said. It also included ammunition, five rifles, a grenade and part of a grenade launcher.
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Ikea – you can't build a green reputation with a flatpack DIY manual
Huge out-of-town stores that are inaccessible by public transport, illegally logged timber products and half-hearted attempts to join WWF's Earth Hour. Who is Ikea trying to fool with its greenwash?
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In the 'new' Detroit nature rules. Urban hunters next meal: Raccoon, beaver, rabbit. Says, "This city's going back to the wild."
Detroit - When selecting the best raccoon carcass for the special holiday roast, both the connoisseur and the curious should remember this simple guideline: Look for the paw.
"The paw is old school," says Glemie Dean Beasley, a Detroit raccoon hunter and meat salesman. "It lets the customers know it's not a cat or dog."
Beasley, a 69-year-old retired truck driver who modestly refers to himself as the Coon Man, supplements his Social Security check with the sale of raccoon carcasses that go for as much $12 and can serve up to four. The pelts, too, are good for coats and hats and fetch up to $10 a hide.
Detroit - When selecting the best raccoon carcass for the special holiday roast, both the connoisseur and the curious should remember this simple guideline: Look for the paw.
"The paw is old school," says Glemie Dean Beasley, a Detroit raccoon hunter and meat salesman. "It lets the customers know it's not a cat or dog."
Beasley, a 69-year-old retired truck driver who modestly refers to himself as the Coon Man, supplements his Social Security check with the sale of raccoon carcasses that go for as much $12 and can serve up to four. The pelts, too, are good for coats and hats and fetch up to $10 a hide.
Republican Caller Tells Limbaugh: "You're A Brainwashed Nazi" (AUDIO)
Media Monitor Cathy Talbot tipped us off to an on-air smackdown that transpired today between Rush Limbaugh and one of his callers, who criticized the talk radio host for hurting the Republican party's fortunes and supporting the practice of torture. The caller, Charles, identified himself as a Republican and a veteran, who "really didn't want to see Obama get in office."
New exhibition challenges view of Aztec emperor Moctezuma as traitor
Contrary to popular belief, the Aztec emperor Moctezuma was murdered by his Spanish captors and not by his own people, the British Museum will argue in a new exhibition that will try to rehabilitate the emperor's image as a traitor.
Brain Researchers Open Door to Editing Memory
Suppose scientists could erase certain memories by tinkering with a single substance in the brain. Could make you forget a chronic fear, a traumatic loss, even a bad habit.
Bob Dylan on Barack Obama, Ulysses Grant and American Civil War ghosts
Bill Flanagan: In that song Chicago After Dark were you thinking about the new President?
Bob Dylan: Not really. It’s more about State Street and the wind off Lake Michigan and how sometimes we know people and we are no longer what we used to be to them. I was trying to go with some old time feeling that I had.
BF: You liked Barack Obama early on. Why was that?
Kidnapping problem grips Phoenix
Sergeant Tommy Thompson greeted us with a smile and a proposal.
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"There's just been a kidnapping on 38th and Portland, wanna come along?"
Peru U-turn on war museum funds
Peruvian President Alan Garcia has accepted a $2m (£1.4m) German donation for a museum to victims of Peru's civil conflict - weeks after rejecting it.
Blogger claims Phoenix police search of home was a threat
Police officers accused of drunken driving. A female officer's alleged promiscuity and infidelity. A commander whose critics labeled his son a child molester.
Jeff Pataky said he uses negative complaints and anonymous tips to fuel his blogging crusade against Phoenix police. A headline on his Web site (www.badphoenixcops.com) suggests rewards would be provided for "dirt" on police indiscretions.
Obama declares 2 million acres of Arizona lands protected from mining, drilling and development.
Soaring sandstone cliffs in northern Arizona, land along the San Pedro River and saguaro- and ironwood-studded expanses gained additional protection Monday under legislation signed by President Barack Obama.
Soaring sandstone cliffs in northern Arizona, land along the San Pedro River and saguaro- and ironwood-studded expanses gained additional protection Monday under legislation signed by President Barack Obama.
Web 2.0 become "Web squared"?
That was the conundrum raised by the man who actually popularised the Web 2.0 moniker that many have grown to love and hate in equal part.
Earth population 'exceeds limits'
There are already too many people living on Planet Earth, according to one of most influential science advisors in the US government.
Saving Native American languages
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More than 2,400 languages around the world are in danger of extinction, according to Unesco, and the US is second only to India in having the highest number of endangered languages.
Racial Bias Seen in Hiring of Waiters
Expensive restaurants in New York discriminate based on race when hiring waiters, a new study has concluded. The study was based on experiments in which pairs of applicants with similar résumés were sent to ask about jobs. The pairs were matched for gender and appearance, said Marc Bendick Jr., the economist who conducted the study. The only difference was race, he said.
Skype for Apple iPhone Rings True in Labs' Tests
At CTIA in Las Vegas March 31, Skype continued to make good on its pledge from earlier in the year to deliver the Skype application to a wide selection of mobile smartphone platforms—this time releasing Skype 1.0.1 for Apple iPhone. Despite some limitations in the current iPhone platform, Skype worked well on the device in eWEEK Labs' tests.
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