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Understanding todays Soviet Russia
Twenty Years After the Fall By George Friedman We are now at the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the beginning of the collapse of the Soviet empire in Eastern Europe. We are also nearing the 18th anniversary of the fall of the Soviet Union itself. This is more than simply a moment for reflection — it is a moment to consider the current state of the region and of Russia versus that whose passing we are now commemorating.Ugly Truth: Most U.S. Kids Sentenced to Die In Prison Are Black
On Monday the U.S. Supreme Court heard two cases that could have major implications for the way juvenile offenders are treated in our criminal justice system. Sullivan v.Obama's approval rating by state
http://www.politicsdaily.com/2009/11/02/latest-round-up-of-obama-poll-ratings-by-state/ Latest Round-Up of Obama Poll Ratings by State Posted: 11/2/09 Filed Under:Barack Obama, Guns, Polls, Obama Administration, Poll Watch 185 Comments + Join the discussion »- TEXT SIZE:AAA
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Media Malpractice, the Fourth Estate is certainly doing its part for Obamacare
Media Malpractice The Fourth Estate is certainly doing its part for Obamacare RAMESH PONNURU On October 7, the Congressional Budget Office released a preliminary analysis of Senate Finance Committee chairman Max Baucus’s health-care bill. The report said that the bill would net the government $81 billion over ten years — on certain assumptions, which the report itself suggested were unrealistic. The report, for one thing, factored in $200 billion in reduced physician payments under Medicare.$2.3 million in federal stimulus money is going to pay for Tampa Bay area beauty school tuition
$2.3 million in federal stimulus money is going to pay for Tampa Bay area beauty school tuition By Will Van Sant, Times Staff Writer More than $2.3 million in federal economic stimulus grants have gone to eight Tampa Bay area cosmetology and massage schools to pay tuition for the hairdressers, masseuses and nail technicians of tomorrow. That's swell news for those who see the beauty trades as a way to gain a firmer footing in the job market. But is there truly demand for more beauty school graduates at bay area salons?Newspaper Decline Traced To Widespread Illiteracy
Written by Sherwood Ross Posted: 13 October 2009 10:06 Tne reason for the decline of newspaper circulation is that 42 million Americans are illiterate and roughly 50 million more are semi-literate, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Christopher Hedges says. What’s more, he adds, 80 percent of U.S. households last year did not buy a book.The Town Halls of August, They're here, they're conservative, get used to it.
The Town Halls of August They're here, they're conservative, get used to it. by Mary Katharine Ham It had been a rough month by the time 67-year-old Bert Stead of Redding, Calif., stepped to the microphone at an August 18 town hall meeting with Republican representative Wally Herger. It was about to get rougher.New Florida Senator: Gov. Crist Picks George Lemieux, His Ex-Chief Of Staff
Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has chosen to replace resigning Sen. Mel Martinez.The announcement came late this morning.
Saint Stalin
Stalin's new status in Russia By Richard Galpin BBC News, Moscow The former Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin may have killed millions of his own people but this weekend he could be chosen by Russians as their greatest-ever countryman. Inspired by the British competition 100 Greatest Britons, one of Russia's biggest television stations Rossiya has been conducting a nationwide poll for much of this year. From an original list of 500 candidates now there are just 12 names left from which viewers can select their all-time hero.More Government Interference with Parental Authority
PUBLIC POST From the St. Petersburg Times, Florida Police hospitalize 7-year-old under Baker Act By Jonathan Abel, Times Staff Writer In Print: Saturday, February 14, 2009 LARGO — Police this week removed an unruly 7-year-old from his classroom and forced him to be hospitalized under the state's Baker Act — against the wishes of his outraged parents. The boy spent the night alone at Morton Plant Hospital before he was seen by a child psychologist the next day and discharged.
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