By a Vote of 65 to 31, Senate Votes to Repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
The Senate on Saturday voted to repeal the Pentagon's ban on
gay men and lesbians serving openly in the military. By a
vote of 65 to 31 and following House approval, the Senat ...
Posted Saturday, December 18th 2010 at 5:48PM
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For those of us who park our cars outside...winter is here, so we offer a few tips:
* Keep your headlights clear with car wax. Just wipe ordinary car wax on
your headlights. It contains special water repellents that will prevent
that messy mixture ...
Posted Thursday, December 16th 2010 at 5:01PM
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President Barack Obama has quietly solicited guidance from a group of African-American professionals who meet regularly with senior White House advisors to discuss issues of concern to the black community. President Obama joined a White House meetin ...
Posted Thursday, December 16th 2010 at 4:55PM
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Short-term loans for personal use. Learn how to get the loan you need hassle free with low fees. Do you have credit problems? Find out ways to get a bad-credit loan in minutes instead of days. Refinance your home quickly and learn how to get a bad-c ...
Posted Thursday, December 16th 2010 at 10:44AM
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A review of President Obama's strategy for the war in
Afghanistan concludes that American forces can begin
withdrawing on schedule in July, despite finding uneven signs
of progress, according to a summary made public Thursday.
The summary said ...
Posted Thursday, December 16th 2010 at 10:42AM
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WASHINGTON — As President Obama prepares a strategy review of American strategy in Afghanistan that will claim progress in the nine-year-old war there are two reports that say there is a limited chance of success unless Pakistan hunts down insurgents ...
Posted Wednesday, December 15th 2010 at 10:58PM
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Make' talks about war, his relationship with his father and the breakdown of the family. The special two-part radio broadcast wraps up today with Focus on the Family President Jim Daly. Gary Schneeberger, vice president of ministry communications ...
Posted Wednesday, December 15th 2010 at 10:42PM
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Just 13 percent of Americans approve of the job Congress is doing, according to a Gallup poll. It's lawmakers' worst approval rating since polling began. Nevertheless, Congressional Democrats are plowing ahead.
Senate
•The Senate voted today i ...
Posted Wednesday, December 15th 2010 at 10:35PM
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Breaking News Alert
The New York Times
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Federal prosecutors, seeking to build a case against the
WikiLeaks leader Julian Assange for his role in a huge
dissemination of classified government documents, are looking
for evidence of any collu ...
Posted Wednesday, December 15th 2010 at 10:17PM
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After an evening spent with several wildly intelligent and amusing women, I awoke with a massive hangover and not from the red wine. It was a gossip hangover - full of 'OMG what did I say?' moments.
More to the point, I felt lousy about myself. T ...
Posted Wednesday, December 15th 2010 at 7:00PM
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WASHINGTON -- Forget Too Big to Fail. How about Too Fat to Fight?
That's just what is happening to America, First Lady Michelle Obama starkly warned yesterday. "More than one in four young people are unqualified for military service because of the ...
Posted Wednesday, December 15th 2010 at 5:17PM
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New York, NY (BlackNews.com) -- Do you have what it takes to separate black business facts from fantasy, build your entrepreneurial muscles with a real business plan, and endure short-term failure to achieve long-term success? Let Dante Lee teach you ...
Posted Wednesday, December 15th 2010 at 3:20PM
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(BlackDoctor.org) -- Happiness can be a strange thing: The more you try to achieve it, the more it seems to slip through your fingers. “Ask yourself if you’re truly happy, and you cease to be so,” says Darrin McMahon, PhD, author of Happiness: A Hist ...
Posted Wednesday, December 15th 2010 at 3:15PM
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Ironic as it might seem, we find at such a joyous time as Christmas is when people are the most depressed and lonelier than ever before; so why not give them a wonderful Word of Encouragement to get them through the Holiday Season.
God's Word is ...
Posted Tuesday, December 14th 2010 at 8:28PM
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More than a few of us know that some of the coldest, darkest times of our lives have been spent under the lights of Christmas– surrounded by the warmth of others singing Joy to the world.Recalling those moments, we might wonder why the lights, sounds ...
Posted Tuesday, December 14th 2010 at 7:38PM
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Despite having a little bit of star power and the help of their Uncle Russell, Angela and Vanessa Simmons should still be fully credited for the huge success of their Pastry shoe company. Launched in 2007, their shoes already have distribution in ove ...
Posted Tuesday, December 14th 2010 at 7:31PM
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Aortic dissection is a tear in the wall of the aorta that causes blood to flow between the layers of the wall of the aorta and force the layers apart. Aortic dissection is a medical emergency and can quickly lead to death, even with optimal treatmen ...
Posted Tuesday, December 14th 2010 at 3:34PM
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A man shot to death by two police officers was found to have pointed a pistol-grip water nozzle at them rather than a weapon, the police chief said Monday at a news conference marked by sobs from the victim's relatives. (Dec. 13)
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Posted Monday, December 13th 2010 at 11:46PM
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You see, science isn't just a subject in school – at least it doesn't need to be. Recently a man came up to me and thanked me excitedly. To be honest, I didn't recognize him. Then he explained that about six years ago, I had taught a science workshop ...
Posted Monday, December 13th 2010 at 9:36PM
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Indiana lawmakers are working on measures to ban late-term abortions and defund Planned Parenthood. In Iowa, lawmakers in the House — which returned to Republican control last month — also are drafting legislation to further protect preborn babies. A ...
Posted Monday, December 13th 2010 at 7:30PM
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In the last days of this year's Congress our lawmakers have the opportunity to pass some form of immigration reform. The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act is a federal bill aimed at providing immigration relief to undocu ...
Posted Monday, December 13th 2010 at 7:14PM
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Papa San is the best when it comes to Reggae Gospel. I remember some years ago I was in talks to bring him and his group to the NY church I was attending at the time to a block party back in 2003, but I was shut down by some people in the church who ...
Posted Monday, December 13th 2010 at 5:53PM
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Stories of the new hungry are flooding food banks across the country. You have more and more people who have college degrees, who have become unemployed or underemployed.
Come Christmas dinner, Rolanda McCarty of Lawrenceville, Georgia , a 36-yea ...
Posted Monday, December 13th 2010 at 5:12PM
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Elin Nordegren is moving on from ex-Tiger Woods with a new beau. Elin Nordregren has been linked to a 35-year-old South African she met while studying in Florida. A source tells Britain's The Sun, "There's been kissing and cuddling but I don't know ...
Posted Monday, December 13th 2010 at 4:34PM
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Washington D.C. - Today, noted immigration scholars will host a teleconference to discuss research on children who have grown-up and been educated in the United States without immigration status. They will also re-issue a letter signed by 250 scholar ...
Posted Monday, December 13th 2010 at 12:22PM
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