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State of the Union Address in 60 seconds (which is how long the darn thing should actually last). Saved By: NicoleMahalo | View Details | Give Thanks
added 2007 Sun Jun 3 20:28:57 by david_nwpa
Germany's Turkish Islamic Union is housed in a dilapidated factory in the Ehrenfeld district of Cologne. Controversially, the building is now set to be revamped as a mosque. One critic has even received death threats.
added 2007 Sat Apr 14 9:11:24 by ind06
When a micromanager swings by to hassle our office drone hero, there's only one escape. Too bad it involves a nasty little alien with a voracious appetite.
added 2007 Wed Apr 11 18:06:51 by jovial
There were almost 500 acts of terrorism across the European Union in 2006 -- but only one, the foiled suitcase bomb plot in Germany, was related to Islamist terror, a new EU report reveals. Meanwhile the trial of one of the main suspects in the German plot has been adjourned in Lebanon.
added 2007 Mon Apr 2 19:08:34 by populist
Stepping up to the plate, Idaho has now become the first state to pass a legislative resolution, House Joint Memorial No. 5, in an effort to direct the U.S. Congress to drop out of the North American Union, or NAU
added 2007 Sat Mar 31 12:11:55 by Aidenag
Vladimir Putin's Russia, in many ways, looks and feels like a new Soviet Union. The Russian president, who once praised democratic reform, now rules, some Russian experts say, like an old party chairman - crushing all opposition, cracking down on anti-government protests, even appointing mayors and regional governors.
added 2007 Mon Mar 26 9:52:44 by ind06
"It's not like everyone doesn't know what we're doing anyway," said CIA Deputy Director Stephen Kappes. "And this will represent a huge financial savings. Do you know what it costs to keep a cadre of secret agents undercover in world-class casinos year round?"
added 2007 Sat Mar 24 0:58:05 by david_nwpa
The European Union should move towards forming a common army, Germany's Angela Merkel said in an interview focusing on the chancellor's vision for the future of the bloc.
added 2007 Fri Mar 23 18:29:15 by populist
Labor union leaders are claiming another victory on Capitol Hill, after a Senate committee voted to block President Bush's "reckless plan" to open the U.S. border to "unsafe" Mexican trucks.

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added 2007 Tue Mar 20 13:42:20 by TimALoftis
The day he got home from the Army 37 years ago was the day Angelo Bruno got a job as a painter at Ford Motor Co.'s Michigan Truck Plant. He's been proud of his career -- until now.
added 2007 Tue Mar 13 18:47:31 by Neophile
The owner of a popular Manhattan eatery that was featured in the HBO series "Sex and the City" wonders why he's being shut down.
added 2007 Tue Mar 13 12:21:05 by pagey
Canadian Auto Workers members at Chrysler Group's Brampton plant near Toronto changed course Sunday, overwhelmingly voting to accept a pay cut and the outsourcing of jobs in hopes of ensuring that the facility not only remains open but also is expanded.
added 2007 Fri Mar 9 19:37:44 by Aidenag
One of the nation's largest firefighters' union has accused Republican presidential contender Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, of committing "egregious acts" against firefighters who died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
added 2007 Fri Mar 9 17:08:33 by SusanParrish
The European Union reached a deal on "ambitious and credible" targets to tackle climate change and energy needs, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday after a summit of EU leaders.
added 2007 Wed Feb 14 21:53:58 by starboy
President Bush said today he is certain that elements of the Iranian government are supplying deadly roadside bombs that kill American troops in Iraq, even if the innermost circle of the government is not involved.
added 2007 Tue Feb 13 14:32:09 by Fabienne
From the article: "A Brussels court said Google Inc. violated copyright laws by publishing links to Belgian newspapers without permission...setting a precedent for future cases in Europe. There's 'no exception' for Google in copyright law, the court said. The California-based company said it has already removed the content..."
added 2007 Mon Jan 29 21:08:56 by STONERS
White House hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton met privately Monday with the board of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union, a 1.3 million-member labor group whose support will be critical to any Democratic candidate.
added 2007 Mon Jan 29 18:53:47 by STONERS
President George W. Bush did not intend to insult Democrats by failing to pronounce their party's full name in his State of the Union address, spokesman Tony Snow said on Monday.
added 2007 Fri Jan 26 19:54:38 by solomonrothman
Western Union's telegram service ended on Jan 26, 2006. The first telegram, sent in 1844 "What hath God wrought?" was sent from Washington, D.C.
added 2007 Fri Jan 26 13:28:28 by charbarred
It is odd that US media seem completely uninterested in how Bush's State of the Union speech was received in Iraq, where half of it would be implemented. The Open Source Center of the US Government did a report on this issue.
added 2007 Thu Jan 25 23:06:51 by elzorro2162
After President Bush's State of the Union address, Bush barely uttered the words "poverty" or "the poor." It's as though our president has taken Jesus' words in Matthew ("the poor you will always have with you") to justify making scant mention of their crushing needs in what is arguably the most important political spe
added 2007 Thu Jan 25 16:55:05 by SusanParrish
So there I was, lying in my bed in Malibu with my dogs, watching Mr. Bush's State of the Union speech. I thought it was darned good. Realistic, gracious, modest, sensible. I happen to think we should get out of Iraq yesterday, but I thought Mr Bush put forward his case well.
added 2007 Thu Jan 25 10:18:48 by PinkyPie
It's nice to have a president who is not so sleazy that not a single Supreme Court justice shows up for his State of the Union address (Bill Clinton, January 1999, when eight justices stayed away to protest Clinton's disregard for the law and David Souter skipped the speech to watch "Sex and the City").
added 2007 Wed Jan 24 14:57:05 by deathray
This NY Times Editorial is an analysis and response to President Bush's State of the Union speech last night,
added 2007 Wed Jan 24 14:03:58 by TimALoftis
How would you rate President Bush's speech? Do you agree with Bush's ideas on Iraq? Vote here and feel free to post your comments below.
added 2007 Wed Jan 24 13:46:26 by deathray
Lyrics by Randy Newman...
added 2007 Wed Jan 24 10:43:05 by Spadecaller
"The most pained look of the night on which George Bush delivered the most difficult State of the Union address of his presidency swept across the face of Secretary of State Condoleezza midway through the speech."
added 2007 Wed Jan 24 5:56:07 by STONERS
Reaction to President Bush 's State of the Union address Tuesday:
added 2007 Tue Jan 23 21:55:39 by Spadecaller
"The majority of people in this country are English speaking, and quite frankly, we can't afford to ignore them any longer," White House spokesperson Tony Snow said. "Hopefully, by doing the English simulcast, we'll be reaching out to a lot of those folks."
added 2007 Tue Jan 23 21:19:01 by bhartzer
President George W. Bush tonight will propose the U.S. cut its gasoline consumption by 20 percent over the next 10 years through a combination of higher vehicle fuel efficiency and greater use of renewable fuels like ethanol.