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Any predictions how the new Prime Minister of Italy (Mario Monti), being called Super Mario here, will go? Do you think he is going to be able to salvage Italy and help Greece?
The Egypt director of the US governmental aid organization said it has provided US$3 million to the high elections commission to fund the presidential elections scheduled for 23 and 24 May.
The...
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Interesting. Appreciate the news items Keefy. We get nothing like that ever on the news here. Interesting.....
The road to hell is paved with development loans, Egyptian Islamists tell Parliament, saying interest payments on such borrowing are forbidden by religious law.
Islamist MPs caused a stir in...
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I actually think the Islamists are onto something here. Imagine - 'interest' money not being allowed.
I wish MORE of the countries of the world would reject money from other countries.
What do you think the fallout from Greece is going to be? Their turmoil is sure knocking the Dow Jones (US Stock Market). Been watching that while there isn't quite a 'run' on Greek Banks quite a few...
Despite there being over 500 observers gathered from African countries, The Arab league and the EU, the Islamic Green Alliance party is saying that the vote was rigged during the Algerian elections....
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Interesting the countries who are accepting and those who are rejecting the Islamists.
Had the TV news on but I missed the gist of the segment that was talking about Ahmenadinejad being brought up before his own Legislation. I didn't catch it but the Iranian Legislature seemed 'miffed'...
This should be on the front page of every newspaper. J
Charley Reese's Final column!
A very interesting column.. COMPLETELY NEUTRAL
Be sure to Read the Poem at the end.
Charley Reese's final...
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Possibly I am having a bad day, :) but like you I also care about our social services, especially when it comes to health and care for the elderly and vulnerable. I often despair at the treatment...
NEW BURQA, NIQAB ID LAWS UNVEILED IN NSW
AAP
March 5, 2012, 9:14 am
Muslim women will be required to remove face veils as part of new identity check laws in NSW.
From April 30, anyone who asks a...
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One thing I do know about this topic is that it would be debated and argued to death in Canada before a sensible ruling ever came out. I LOVE and ADMIRE Australia for the position it has taken on...
Egyptian authorities have failed to respond to a UK initiative aimed at the repatriation of frozen financial assets belonging to...
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Oh, I have no doubt a lot, if not most, will be misused or disappear. I have absolutely no illusions regarding politicians. I have long subscribed to my late grandfather's view... They are all like...
Guess I'm mostly looking for opinions or thoughts.....
Right now in the USA President Obama introduced the concept of universal healthcare. Being Canadian and ONLY having ever had socilized medicine...
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Suit and countersuit, sounds like the only people gaining are the lawyers. At my local medical centre there is a muslim GP who does not refer for termination of pregnancy. This is clearly mentioned...
So the Arab League ask for the United Nations to back its plan for a peaceful resolution for Syria. Note that this was not an attempt to implement sanctions or to use force, it was simply to get the...
When the reward is great, the effort to succeed is great, but when government takes all the reward away, no one will try or want to succeed.
Is this teacher truly a genius? Checked out and this is...
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so long as one doesn't suddenly go totally ridiculously extravegant
Or get so big that the country cannot let you fail, so we all bail you out with our tax money so that you can carry on living in...
So the last link in the Gaddafi family has been apprehended, so will that be an end to the troubles in Libya and can it finally get on with whatever passes as democracy in the country, or will we...
Anybody with feet on the ground have a sense of how the election went?
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I don’t think you are too wide of the mark Morgita, I can also see a big change in the religious aspect of Egyptian politics with it playing a bigger part and influencing policies in a way that may...
Got this email and while I can't verify the source I do have a general sense that the figures are true. Maybe not the amounts of funding but am pretty sure the % of votes does in the direction...
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YES BillH - like in the good old days - world leaders in the ring dukin' it out!
In this corner we have Merkle and in the opposing corner Cameron! (I don't discriminate men vs women in the world of...
Just home and watching the TV News and Moammar Ghadaffi was captured today and killed/executed (that part is up for arguement).
Am hoping this will truly be a 'new spring' for Libya. 42 yrs of life...
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Knowing how stupidly PC we are in the West and our blind adherance to the 'Human Rights' act, :) we will probably finish up paying them lots of money. :roll:
I really can't believe George Papandreou called a referendum. Is this man of sound mind? Everybody rallies around talks talk talks and then finally a bail out plan comes up and he calls a...
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I've never paid much attention to the EU situation and/or particularly the Greeks but have to say when they came to world attention it sure seemed decadent to be retiring at 50 with lush pensions. I...
Here in the USA in Ohio there are Amish. Amish do not use electricity and shun most modern interventions. They still use horse and buggy, are intensely private and do not involve themselves...
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@H :))) Good one!
In a culture that has extolled 'peace' and nothing but peace, community help and support, harmony etc. the fact that there is now a fringe element that is grabbing and chopping off...
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