Following a series of political assassinations of Afghanistan's political leaders, the United States' military officers have seen dramatic improvement in securing the country. Following the assassination of Osama bin Laden, President Obama announced the hasty drawdown of the extra "surge" troops he ordered to finish off the al-Qaeda regime. However, there have been several recent acts of violence that have some officials worried. Following the assassination of Ahmed Wali Karzai, the president's half-brother, a suicide car bomber attacked a police headquarters, killing twelve policemen and a ch...

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... that that they were already hooked with heroin and their lives are ruined. History of Heroin The heroin comes from morphine which is a natural substance extracted from seedpod of opium poppy. The opium poppy was discovered and cultivated in Mesopotamia about 3400BC. It was until the 19th century that the chemical analysis of opium was revealed. Most of its content could be ascribed to two ... popular when he re-synthesized it 23 years later. Hoffman works with the Bayer, a pharmaceutical company in Germany. Hoffman was tasked to produce codeine, which is less potent and addictive, however...

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... gas we would have enough fuel to keep the country going for count them folks 2 days! Another article in the USA Today by Rick Jervis, William M. Welch, and Richard Wolf discusses the possibility of 18 billion barrels of oil off the coasts of the United States including protected areas in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Santa Barbara. With the addition of these 18 billion barrels of ... fuel the country could keep running for another I love this ... a credit card! It makes no sense. First, it will be at least 10 years before we see any output from these new oil platforms. Second...

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... knew full well that thousands were never coming home. What's more is that the men knew it too. Eisenhower was so unsure of his plan that he wrote two letters, one praising the valiant men who stormed the beaches in the event of success, the other taking full blame in case the offensive was defeated. The men knew what they were heading into, and they went anyhow; not for ... a chain of command, but because of complete trust in an inspired and inspiring leader. History books are filled with ... the stories of brave men who fought for the inspired leaders that sent them charging valiantly...

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... and mass production, the gap between the rich and the poor has grown ever more wide. In the 1920's there is one rich person for every 3 poor people but now the ratio has alarmingly increased: 1 rich person for every 72 poor.[1] Yet global spending would make war and war-related expenses as the number one item in global spending. Consider the following statistics: • The world spends one ... trillion dollars in armaments while 800 people million live in extremely bad poverty, 770 million people do not have food for an active working life, 100 million people are ... per day and yet many ...

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One of the most misunderstood aspects of the Presidential election process is the electoral college. The electoral college was set up many years ago as a means of electing the new President of the United States into office. The electoral college is made up of representatives from all 50 states and the District of Columbia each holding a certain number of votes toward the end election tally. The electoral college ... is made up of 538 people. Each of these electors has the power of one vote to cast ... named the next President and Vice President of the United States, even if the popular vot...

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... and mass production, the gap between the rich and the poor has grown ever more wide. In the 1920's there is one rich person for every 3 poor people but now the ratio has alarmingly increased: 1 rich person for every 72 poor.[1] Yet global spending would make war and war-related expenses as the number one item in global spending. Consider the following statistics: - The world spends one trillion ... dollars in armaments while 800 million people live in extremely bad poverty, 770 million people do not have food for an active working life, 100 million people are without ... day and yet man...

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... W. Bush campaign for the oval office as well, but it's naturally a better play for the Republican party than the Democratic in the past elections. With Obama, with the confusion on his faith, it had to be addressed immediately. Barack Obama is a Christian, part of a church which practices different takes on Protestant Theology, but is still a major progressive Christian church in Chicago which believes in God and Jesus Christ. His faith seems ... to be in tune with most middle class America ... ...

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... cruise through your neighborhood or appear on your doorstep out of the blue. 6. Let your first phone call to him from a pay phone: Make it difficult if not impossible for him to find you. Engage in phone infatuation in the beginning. Conversation and tone of voice speaks volumes. Question him about his family, friends, work, hobbies, hopes, dreams, disappointments. Take notes if you have to. It ... in the early getting-to-know-you phase. You don't have to describe every little detail, but do let someone know you"re using a dating site should something go wrong. If your new online love i...

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... even lower than expected. A division of MasterCard showed holiday spending this year was down by as much as 4% over the same period last year, making this year the worst holiday season for them in modern times. Even retail behemoths such as Gap experienced a drop in sales by close to 20 percent. Best Buy and other electronics and appliance stores experienced even more significant drops ... again, could easily run up a considerable amount of debt, having the opposite effect on the economy than that which is desired. The holiday season may be over, but our collective money troubles are, b...

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... suit every need. Pandora, for example, is a new music application that allows users to essentially create their own radio stations. Surfing the stations for a good song just went out of style. Can't live without Facebook or Flickr? The iPhone caters to all you social butterflies, too. These social media sources and others are available right in the palm of your hand, so you can take ... is important to iPhone users, and they claim the feature is on their to-do list for future incarnations of the phone. But as for emailing, texting, taking and managing photos and video, playing music and...

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... the two days, athletes participate in a 100 meters race, the high jump, the shot put, the long jump, the 400 meters race, the 110 meters hurdles, the pole vault, the discus, the javelin, and the 1500 meters. Competitors gain points depending on how well they finish in each event. Bryan Clay won the long jump, the 100 meter race, and the discus throw. He was second in the 100 meter hurdles, and the 110 meter hurdles. Clay finished third in the ... physical education departments with the purchase of new equipment, facility improvement, and the sponsorship of sporting events," according to...

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... loyalty oath for non-Jewish citizens. The loyalty oath requires new non-Jewish citizens to swear an oath of allegiance to Israel as a "Jewish and democratic state" before becoming a citizen (Sherwood). The loyalty oath has brought forth accusations of racism from Arab politicians who see the oath as undermining the rights of the country's Arab minority (Sherwood). Critics believe the oath invites discrimination towards non-Jews (McGregor ... would force its citizens or those seeking citizenship to pledge allegiance to an ideology." Reuven Rivlin, the speaker of the Knesset, agrees with ...

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... structures, and can follow simple instructions, there are sites online that can teach you how to build a solar cell for less than $200. Of course, you still need the batteries and other accessories, but according to these sites, you can purchase these pretty cheaply on auction sites. It would probably take about 8 of these cells, plus accessories, to provide enough power for ... the average home. To reduce the power load, you could use CFL bulbs, laptop computers, smaller appliances, and hang your clothes to dry. If you supplemented your solar with wind power ... even make them from ca...

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A landlord of a Philadelphian apartment discovered four mentally handicapped people chained in the basement when he went to investigate a short circuit on October 15th. Turgut Gozleveli discovered dogs locked inside of the boiler room and four adults hiding underneath a blanket. They were hunched together in a space not tall enough for an adult to stand, surrounded in human waste with only a jug of orange juice (Hoye). He unchained them while asking questions about their identity, but he didn't receive any answers. Believing them to be illegal immigrants, Gosleveli called in the police who qui...

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... flood of toxic red sludge, Zoltan Bakonyi, is being questioned on the suspicion of public endangerment causing multiple deaths and environmental damage (Yahoo! News). The sludge burst from its reservoir last week, killing eight people. The European Union and environmental groups are worried that the sludge could spread down the Danube River, resulting in long-term consequences for many nations. Emergency workers are currently ... trying to build temporary barriers to slow down the sludge before it reaches the Danube River. They will ... then scoop out as much as possible. The idea is th...

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... Proposition 8 did pass in California, with a passing vote of 52% to 48%. The African-American voters also played a big role with the outcome of Proposition 8, especially as the presidential campaign of Barrack Obama was ongoing. African-American turnout for the vote was about 10% of the whole vote, which was an unusually high number in the state of California. 52% of the votes were for the Proposition and 47.9 ... percent were against it. The Attorney General of California, Jerry Brown, stated that ... marriages should expect challenges and that courts may decide against them. Mayor Gav...

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... continuing to rise and no real solution in sight, some politicians are looking for ways to provide some much needed relief. The problems with the American oil shortage have been well-documented, and it seems as if congress is finally coming up with solutions. According to Rebecca Boyle of the Fort Collins Now, "The "New Energy Reform Act" would extend a federal renewable energy and energy ... , and for automakers to redesign efficient engines. It includes another $2.5 billion for research into next-generation biofuels and infrastructure" (Boyle). The new bill is clearly a step in the ri...

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... to reduce the CO2 levels in the air not much. Antihistamines and steroids provide some relief but neither is without side effects. Antihistamines are infamous for causing sleepiness while steroids can cause an all but uncontrollable rage in a sensitive child. I have seen these effects in my own children as they grew and they are not something to laugh or joke about. While on asthma medication my ... family and I literally feared for my then seven year old son's sanity. Global warming is going to continue to cause problems in the world for centuries to come in increased carbon dioxide an...

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... (Rooney). Lagarde will succeed Dominque Strauss-Kahn, who was recently arrested in New York for sexual assault. Lagarde is the first woman to hold this position and was selected by a consensus vote (Rooney), "I am deeply honored have the trust placed in me by the Executive Board. I would like to thank the Fund's global membership warmly for the broad-based support I have received. I would also like to express my ... lectured Greece's creditors, which consist mostly of French and German banks, on their ability to compromise (Rooney) "It must be done in a concerted, collective way," she s...

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... that landfills will pick up about 6 million energy hogging televisions and over the course of a few years, electronic sellers will benefit from a boom in the sales of converter boxes and new televisions. Television is a privilege, not a right. Change is coming, and as the car replaced the horse, and faster cars replaced the model T, change is on the horizon for television. Its affect will make TV better. Information will travel ... faster, clearer, and most importantly, cleaner. In the case of the digital switchover, change is a good thing. ...

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... . What do the people of the U.S. hope for? The end of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq? An economy that isn't crashing and taking the middle class with it? Universal Health Care? There are so many things wrong in this country, that it's hard to know what to be most angry about. Barack Obama ran on change. He ... promised us a better America. What exactly will he do to fulfill that promise? Certainly, he has already changed this country just by being elected. He changed presidential politics by defeating two of the most powerful members of the ... of State. His Change.gov website has cha...

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The Occupy movement that began months ago in New York and has since grasped hold of the rest of the country turned violent for the first time on November 2nd in Oakland when a small group of protestors smashed the windows of a Wells Fargo bank branch during a protest of wealth inequalities. The Occupy Oakland movement scheduled a noon rally in front of City Hall and then a free lunch afterward. The day's events were planned to wrap up with a "general strike mass convergence, rally, and labor cookout." Each of these were intended to be peaceful protests, but a small faction began passing out fl...

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... IOR account were detected, one for twenty million euros to a German branch of an American bank and one for 3 million euros to an Italian bank (News.gather.com). The Vatican Bank has vowed to be committed to "complete transparency" in order to gain enrollment on the "White List," a list of countries that comply with international banking standards. Spokesman Father Federico Lombardi issued a letter claiming ... , "The current problem was caused by a misunderstanding - now being examined - between the IOR and the bank which received the transfer order" (News.gather.com). Lombardi has also ...

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... shop online, we work online, and we form social relationships online. And, in the presidential race of 2008, Americans got political online. The Internet gave voters a new, direct link to their candidates. News giant CNN and pop-culture portal YouTube collaborated on two debates between the candidates, so that potential votes could ask the candidates the questions they wanted answered. Never before has that been done. Because YouTube ... is such an enormously popular website across a diverse demographic and because the new arrangement allowed for the people's voices to be heard, more an...

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