Posted on April 15, 2008 by thestateofblog
The opposition party of Zimbabwe, the Movement for Democratic Change called for a strike on Tuesday. The strike will continue till the results of the presidential elections are officially released by the government.
The Zimbabwean presidential elections were held 17 days ago. Although unofficial sources have put MDC candidate Tsvangirai as the winner, the Zimbabwe Election [...]
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Posted on April 15, 2008 by thestateofblog
By: It’s Ya Boy! Mitt Romney!
According to the Department of Justice, more than 180,000 Californians call in each year for assistance in dealing with domestic violence, and more than half of those calls involve a weapon. By the time a call comes in it could be too late.
California can reduce the number of domestic [...]
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Posted on April 15, 2008 by thestateofblog
“HFCS high fructose corn syrup is responsible for a dangerous epidemic of obesity and diabetes. People under the age of 45 are “children of the corn.” Like Stephen King’s thriller, they are reaping the consequences of the food industry’s high fructose corn syrup. They were children or young adults in the late 70s, 80s and [...]
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Posted on April 15, 2008 by thestateofblog
“Anyone who has been paying attention to the wars the U.S. is now waging in Iraq, Afghanistan and — yes — Pakistan, knows that the U.S. military and the CIA have mastered a new way of killing “bad guys”. Instead of dispatching pilots into hostile skies to dodge enemy missiles and anti-aircraft fire, they’re [...]
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Posted on April 15, 2008 by thestateofblog
“Riots from Haiti to Bangladesh to Egypt over the soaring costs of basic foods have brought the issue to a boiling point and catapulted it to the forefront of the world’s attention, the head of an agency focused on global development said Monday.”
And coming to a theatre near you . . .
“The U.S. is wrestling [...]
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