As Debt Negotiations Continue, So Does the Fall of the US Dollar

Amidst debate of increasing the debt ceiling, the value of the US dollar has continued to decrease against it foreign counterparts. Just last week, the US dollar fell to $1.4465 against the euro, and down to $1.6391 against the UK pound. If a deal to increase the borrowing limit is not made by August 2, [...]

Saudi Arabia Blocks Amnesty International’s website

After its criticism of a draft anti-terror law, the website of Amnesty International has been blocked in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The blockage is independently confirmed by activists and journalists stationed in Saudi Arabia, saying they are unable to access the www.amnesty.org domain. This is what users see when accessing the website from inside [...]

Strauss-Kahn On Suicide Watch Due To Current Situation

The name Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been on the headlines of almost all of the famous news sites in the world lately for allegedly forcing a housekeeper at Manhattan’s Sofitel Hotel to perform oral sex and submit to anal sex after emerging naked from his suite’s bathroom. This isn’t going to be a big story if [...]

Manny Pacquiao Tops Richest Members of Congress in Philippines

(Manila, Philippines) Every member of Congress in the Philippines is required to submit a Statement of Assets and Liabilities (SAL) to measure their networth. This is one of the measures to avoid corruption which currently eats the budget of the Government. Based on the recently released  figures, among the members of the Congress, no doubt, Sarangani Representative, [...]

Donald Trump Announced Not To Run for Presidency Anymore

(United States) Donald Trump, the real estate mogul, surprised the American public when he announced Monday that he’s no longer interested to run for presidency come US Presidential Elections scheduled to happen on November 6, 2012. Donald Trump claimed that his true passion is business and he prefers to remain in the private sector. In [...]

White House Finally Released Obama Birth Certificate

Finally, the White House has released an official copy of US President Barack Obama’s birth certificate on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 after a long clamor among the public that includes entrepreneur Donald Trump. According to the long-form birth certificate, President Obama was born in Hawaii, which means he is eligible to be the president of [...]

Giffords Has Been Successfully Moved to Texas Rehab

Giffords Has Been Successfully Moved to Texas Rehab – The doctors treating US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords said that she was transferred from a hospital to a rehabilitation center flawlessly. Dr Randall Friese of Memorial Hermann Rehabilitation Hospital in Texas said she had smiled and shed tears on hearing applause from well-wishers. Giffords has made a [...]

Giffords Will Be Brought To Rehabilitation Clinic For Continues Recovery

Giffords Will Be Brought To Rehabilitation Clinic For Continues Recovery – A hospital spokeswoman said that Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords had stood aided by medical staff. She has made steady progress after several rounds of surgery. Giffords’ mother has also said that her daughter has made remarkable progress since the January 8 attack at a [...]

Illinois’ 5 New Congressmen Have Sworn In

Illinois’ 5 New Congressmen Have Sworn In- On Wednesday, Schilling, who represents the 17th Congressional District in western Illinois, and other four (4) new Republican lawmakers from the state joined together Wednesday’s oath taking. The four (4) new Republican lawmakers are Joe Walsh of Mc Henry in the 8th District; Bob Dold of Kenilworth in [...]

Ex-Defense Minister Morin To Run For President

Former French defense minister Herve Morin will run for president as a center-right candidate to rival President Nicolas Sarkozy, a spokesman said on Monday. According to Jean-Marie Cavada, the spokesman for Morin’s New Center party, “He considers that the centrist project must be defended in the presidential election..and so he will be a candidate.” The [...]

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