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July 21, 2008

This Punk b**tch better watch his back

Aggregated from: SAISA DUNI

A 25-year-old New York City graduate student is threatening to sue a T-Shirt designer after being assaulted for wearing one of his designs. The woman bought a $69 shirt from Apollo Braun's Manhattan boutique that bore the words, "Obama is my slave." When she wore the shirt on Tuesday, four teen...

July 18, 2008

Messy Jesse does it again

Aggregated from: SIASA DUNI

When Fox News aired the clip of civil right activist Jesse Jackson saying that he wanted to castrate Barack Obama, the media pounced on the major gaffe, forcing Jackson to repeatedly apologise to the Illinois senator and his family. Now it’s being revealed that Reverend Jackson made potentially mo...

July 5, 2008

Happy Birthday America

Aggregated from: Kiwiblog

Kiwiblog wishes America a very happy 233rd birthday, and dedicates this Independence Day to John Adams, 2nd President of the United States - a founding father whose contribution has been overshadowed by Washington and Jefferson - but was still incredibly significant. Tags: John Adams, United State...

July 3, 2008

Jamaica, U.S.A.: Juneteenth

Aggregated from: Global Voices Online » U.S.A.

Jamaican Geoffrey Philp remembers Juneteenth, “the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.” ...

July 2, 2008

Obama Nenay! (Madagascar for Obama)

Madagascar is a country better known for its cartoon portrayal than for its media representation, yet its blogosphere is actively voicing its opinions of the upcoming U.S. elections. One blogger, Ketablaogy [fr], explains the reason for creating the Facebook page, Madagascar for Obama/Obama Nenay: Parce-qu’il est urgent, pour des millions ...

July 1, 2008

It was okay then.

Aggregated from: Egyptian chronicles

I found this Ad while browsing Interesting , is not it !!?? Technorati Tags: Ian,Nukes,Nuclear energy,history,1970s,ads,Shah of Iran,Palhavi,mideast,middle east,security ...

Puerto Rico: Sacred Journey

Aggregated from: Global Voices Online » U.S.A.

The Voice of the Taino People Online reports on the progress of the Peace and Dignity Journey, being run from New York to Panama, in honour of the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean region. ...

June 17, 2008

Russia, U.S.: “Antiquated Kremlinology”

Aggregated from: Global Voices Online » U.S.A.

Scraps of Moscow posts scanned samplings of an “antiquated Kremlinology” item, found in one of Washington, D.C., used bookstores: “To be honest, I can't decide whether this book is more interesting as a compendium of enduring Russophobic stereotypes or as a monument to some of ...

June 16, 2008

El Che is Remembered at Home

Aggregated from: VivirLatino

Saturday, June 14th is Flag Day in the U.S., but in Argentina, Cuba, and many other places in Latin America, June 14th was celebrated as the 80th birthday of Ernesto "el Che" Guevara. In Rosario, Argentina, a bronze statue of the legendary revolutionary was unveiled."I believe in the revolution, tha...

June 13, 2008

Reagan and Obama (and Thatcher, and Clinton, and Cameron, and…), Kanishk Tharoor

Aggregated from: openDemocracy - USA

On Time's RealClearPolitics blog, Bob Beckel - Walter Mondale's campaign manager for the 1984 presidential election - finds clear parallels between Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama. Barack Obama's current political circumstance is eerily similar to that of Ronald Reagan in his 1980 campaign for pres...