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It is real time news. It is a reality that makes television shows appear ridiculous. There is nothing contrived. On the internet and on Twitter, I and thousands of others are watching a revolution.
In Iran there are protests. There are protests against a perceived fraudulent election. The government [...]

It is your money. Tax payer dollars are funding the financial bailout. The Treasury Department is administrating the distribution of this vast amount of money. However, there is no disclosure as to how this money is being used.
An analogous situation would be that you go to your local bank and tell them [...]

Britain has been called the ‘Surveillance Society’. Justified by the need for security, there is a proliferation of surveillance cameras. Records of all telephone calls are kept in data bases. Tracking of all e-mails is forthcoming:
“…From March, all internet service providers (ISPs) will have to keep data about e-mails sent and received [...]

The internet has placed China in a dilemma. On one hand, China wants to present to the international community as a progressive nation, in all aspects. That was demonstrated by the extent that China focused on the Beijing Olympics. The drawback to technology is that the Chinese government authorities lose control of [...]

The Chinese government has begun re-instituting stricter control over the media. This includes blocking internet sites that the Chinese authorities deem to contravene their domestic laws and/or policies. One of those sites that remains blocked is the New York Times online:
“The Chinese authorities continued blocking access from mainland China to the Web site [...]

Google is not the only organization wanting to digitize books. The European Union (EU) has embarked on a similar project:
“The EU launches Thursday its Europeana digital library, an online digest of Europe’s cultural heritage that aims to draw together millions of books and other items.”
link: Massive EU online library looks to [...]

From the days of the Founding Fathers, the principal of government was checks and balances. Government officials are servants of the “we the people” and, as such, are accountable to the people whom they service. This is elementary civics which is taught across the nation.
Unfortunately, with the seven hundred billion dollar government bailout, [...]

The number of companies in China who have used the chemical melamine to contaminate the food supply is overwhelming. It is not just a few illegal, rogue operations:
“…In the last two months, China has closed 238 animal feed companies for melamine-related violations and destroyed an estimated 3,682 tons of substandard feed, RIA Novosti reported.”
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This is not an Alaskan road that leads to a bridge that is not going to be built. The road in question does have a purpose. It leads to a bistro:
“Just seven-tenths of a mile long, Crow Creek Road isn’t a road to nowhere. It runs straight to the Double Musky, a Cajun [...]

It matters not to which political party one belongs. It is a time of crisis. And that is not an over-exaggeration. It impacts everyone. Jobs are at stake. Housing is threatened for friends and family. Fuel prices change every day. And a food budget is an exercise in [...]