White House Project trains women for elected office (Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder)
The White House Project is a nation-wide organization that promotes women?s involvement in politics not just by voting and advocating change, but by becoming a part of the legislative process and running for public office....more...Football played down the right wing (Chelsea MAD)
The Liverpool board has accepted the offer from US of A 'tycoons' Gillett and Hicks....more... Arizona readies for 2008 game (The Arizona Republic)
As South Florida basks in pigskin glory today, Arizona is restlessly waiting on the sidelines for its moment in the Super Bowl spotlight.{b} Game is least of the action{b} Dave Barry takes on small TV screens{b} FBI cracks down on online wagering...more... John R. Bohrer: Iraqi Refugee Crisis: an American Crisis of Morality & Security (HuffingtonPost)
I met former UN Weapons Inspector and marine Scott Ritter four years ago, as a college freshman. It was two or three months before the invasion of Iraq, and I was naive enough to think that the Bush administration hadn't already made its mind up. On campus, I had started a discussion group to help other students better understand all the information swirling around in the news. Ritter had come ......more... Television movies for the week of Feb. 4 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
A Abducted: A Father's Love '96. Chris Noth. An underground mother's group comes to the aid of a man who kidnapped his child from his possibly abusive former wife. (2:00) LIFE: Tue. 2 P.M. (CC)...more... 15 minutes of fame (Manassas Journal Messenger)
Th ough "Survivor" has attracted the most Virginians of any reality show to date, many other programs in the genre have featured starry-eyed folks from the Old Dominion....more... Michael Peltier: Lawmakers return for global, local issues (Naples Daily News)
Lawmakers this week will broach such issues as property taxes, teacher recruitment and global warning as they return flush from the apparent success of a recently concluded special session on insurance....more... Moving presidential primary may have undesirable effects (Daily Bulletin)
SACRAMENTO - The likelihood that the state will move its 2008 primary from June to Feb. 5 means it could have a strong voice in the upcoming presidential contest and energize voters, boost Latino political clout and spur political reform....more... December 22, 1928 (Seminole Producer)
Unless Carter Oil Company beings its monster gas well near Wolf under control in the next few days, the State Bureau of Mines will order that the torch be applied, according to information received here. This report has been current in oilfield circles for two or three days, it seems....more... |