Religious and Non-Religious Views of the Afterlife

... on religious and immigration reforms, along with enhanced aviation security as well as a focus on biochemical weapons and weapons of mass destruction. Part 6 deals with weapons of mass destruction and in it are two curious subsections, 48 and 49, entitled Exceptions and Defenses, respectively. The exceptions deal with the power of the Secretary of State to authorize the use of these weapons while in "the course of armed conflict." So, exceptions are made by the government and for the government. The ... of safety, it exercises the right to imprison "each individual" based on anything it...

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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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The trial of Dr. Conrad Murray, the personal physician of the late Michael Jackson, took a turn for the worse after the 911 call was played to jurors on September 29th. Murray chose not to call for an ambulance for nearly thirty minutes after he first realized that Jackson needed medical attention - a ... fact that prosecutors are calling an attempt at a cover-up (Los Angeles Times). Jackson's security guard, Alberto Alvarez, took the stand against Murray, claiming that when he walked in the room, he saw Jackson's lifeless body on the floor and Murray acting incompetent. Murray made a half-he...

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... , because of the IOR's location in Vatican City, the IOR is "beyond the jurisdiction and surveillance" of the Bank of Italy rendering the allegations fraudulent to begin with (News.gather.com). Lombardi's letter also declared the IOR's commitment to the standards of the European Union and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which fight terrorism and money laundering (News.gather.com). The IOR manages funds for the Vatican and other Roman Catholic institutions around the world, including charities, religious orders, and hospitals ... (News.gather.com). The Vatican Bank ...

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Argentine President Cristina Kirchner was recently in America this week for the UN General Assembly being held in New York City. The problem with this is, that puts her right in the fire, so to speak. She and her country have defaulted on billions in debt owed to U.S. creditors. President Kirchner has repeatedly ignored the U.S. federal court system and supposedly removed any of her country's assets to outside the U.S. and away from collectors. With her being in New York this week for the UN talks, U.S. bondholders' have become more upset due this obvious slap in the face to the U.S. Justice s...

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... with the Federal Reserve, the federal income tax, countless agencies, bailouts, and stimulus packages. Some even call for the elimination of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. They remedy the problems caused by the recession with secession, tax boycotts, states nullifying federal laws, and citizen militias. Although many of the Tea Party groups differ slightly in their views, one main, recurring theme of all the Tea Partiers is impending tyranny. Tea Partiers fear the government and believe ... that President Obama is driving the nation towards dictatorship (Barstow). Obama ... ...

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... candidate Herman Cain suddenly recalled the financial settlement he was a part of years before. In the late 1990's, as the head of the National Restaurant Association, Cain battled two sexual harassment claims involving two different women, although he later remembered the first accusation and denies remembering the second accusation altogether (Oliphant). "My general counsel said this started out where (an accuser) and her lawyer were demanding a ... , but when pressed later by radio host, Laura Ingraham, Cain suddenly remembered the instance. "The word settlement suggested to me some ...

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... our air. While that is good news for plants since they breathe in carbon dioxide, it's bad news for our children who are being deprived of oxygen. Plants, especially the weedier plants, are thriving and producing pollen out of proportion to their growth. Our children's respiratory systems, already struggling to take in oxygen are being forced to filter pollen heavy air as well. ... Perhaps it's no wonder that 250,000 asthma related deaths are reported to the World Health Organization each year. Urbanization is another culprit of the pollen flood. The baking effect of the concrete used in...

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... of woe than the reality thereof. Internationally, the economic news for the travel industry is even better. 43 percent of international respondents to the same survey stated that they saw economic conditions as "terrible" and of those, only 15% have cancelled or delayed travel plans as the result of a sluggish or receding economy. In a time when gas prices have recently peaked before dropping to more reasonable levels, where so much of the ... beleaguered travel industry is set on surviving without a government bailout. While this is good news for the Airline industry, Passenger trains,...

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... be like as President from the way he clawed his way to the top, but the battle for the world's most powerful office does offer some insight into the character of the person who eventually makes it to the post. The American presidential race is, in its essence, an audition. It is the litmus test of a candidate's personality, temperament, views, good (or bad!) judgment, ability to strategize, organize, and, in many cases, rise ... from adversity to success. In November of 2008, in a history-making moment, the nation's voice spoke. And it clearly lauded the man we will ... ...

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