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South Africa | Skin-deep | Economist.com

Seeded on Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:15 AM EDT (The Economist)

RACE is again on South African front pages and in the airwaves.

world-news, south-africa, racism, race

U. S. Financial Markets in Turmoil - Federal Reserve holds EMERGENCY Weekend Meeting - The Emergency Email & Wireless Network .......... www. EmergencyEmail.ORG ........ NewsEmergency.com

Seeded on Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:32 AM EDT (emergencyemail.org)

U. S. Financial Markets in Turmoil - Federal Reserve holds EMERGENCY Weekend Meeting FIRST EMERGENCY WEEKEND MEETING IN 30 YEARS.

politics, financial, stock-markets, asia, europe, usa, recession, federal-reserve

10 Things You Didn't Know About David Paterson - US News and World Report

Seeded on Tue Mar 11, 2008 11:36 AM EDT (US News & World Report)

10 Things You Didn't Know About David Paterson.David A. Paterson was elected New York's lieutenant governor on November 7, 2006.

politics, new-york, lieutenant-governor, african-american

New Poll: Clinton, Obama Tied | Newsweek Politics: Campaign 2008 | Newsweek.com

Seeded on Sat Mar 8, 2008 11:32 AM EST (Newsweek)

CAMPAIGN 2008 The Stalemate Continues Hillary Clinton has battled back to a virtual dead heat with Barack Obama, according to the latest NEWSWEEK Poll. And on the major issue, the economy, neither candidate is pulling ahead.

politics, white-house, barack-obama, elections, hillary-rodham-clinton, democratic-party

The incredible 10ft 'photographs' drawn with a ballpoint pen

Seeded on Thu Mar 6, 2008 7:54 AM EST (the Mail online)

Seeded by Killfile (Clipped by tinybellows)

They may look like pin-sharp photographs - but these amazing pictures are actually drawings created with the humble ballpoint pen. The stunning pictures, measuring up to 10ft high, were drawn by a rising star of the art world, Juan Francisco Casas.

arts, ball-point-pen, photographs, photos, drawings, juan-casas

Exhibitions "Looking for Owners: Custody, Research, and Restitution of Art Stolen in France during World War II Israel Museum Jerusalem, 19 February to 3 June 2008, Musée d'art et d'histoire du Judaïsme Paris 24 June to 28 S

Seeded on Fri Feb 22, 2008 10:45 AM EST (oww.lootedart.com)

Looking for Owners brings together over 50 paintings to explore the complex history behind the MNR holdings, with specific focus on the progress over the last ten years in tracing rightful ownership.

arts, looted-second-world-war, nazis, france

California packer makes largest U.S. beef recall | Health | Reuters

Seeded on Mon Feb 18, 2008 11:46 AM EST (Reuters)

A California meatpacker accused of animal cruelty is making the largest U.S. meat recall on record -- 143 million lbs, the U.S. Agriculture Department said on Sunday.

us-news, u-s, meat-recall, usda

Bush Speech Focuses on War and Taxes - New York Times

Seeded on Tue Jan 29, 2008 7:28 AM EST (The New York Times)

Facing an unstable economy and an unfinished war, President Bush used his final State of the Union address Monday night to call for quick passage of his tax rebate package, patience in Iraq and a modest concluding agenda that includes $300 million in scholarship money for low-inc …

politics, bush, president, state-of-union-address, good-bye

Washington Post Company's New Web Site Aims to Be like Slate but for black readers

Seeded on Mon Jan 28, 2008 11:41 AM EST (The Washington Post)

Seeded by Scott (Scoop) Butki (Clipped by tinybellows)

Well, I do love my Slate and i'm often interested in so-called "black issues" so this will be interesting, especially with Henry Louis Gates Jr's involvement.

us-news

Clowns say kids do NOT find them scary - Yahoo! News

Seeded on Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:53 AM EST (Yahoo! News)

A poll by researchers looking at what decor to put in hospital children's wards found that youngsters do not like clowns on the walls and even older ones think they are scary.

odd-news, psychology, phobia

Vote of Women Propels Clinton in Nevada Caucus - New York Times

Seeded on Sun Jan 20, 2008 10:27 AM EST (The New York Times)

Mrs. Clinton scored a clear victory measured in the number of people attending the caucuses on her behalf. But Mr.

politics, democratic-party, barack-obama, hillary-rodham-clinton, white-house, elections, caucaus

4th UPDATE: Bush To Outline Economic Stimulus Plan Friday

Seeded on Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:54 AM EST (NASDAQ.com Stock Tracker)

A congressional aide, however, said Bush told lawmakers that he prefers personal income tax rebates and tax breaks for businesses.

politics, economy-bush, stimulus-package, government, congress

Proteins That Could Be Used to Halt HIV Are Identified - washingtonpost.com

Seeded on Fri Jan 11, 2008 11:27 AM EST (The Washington Post)

A research team announced yesterday that it has identified about 270 human proteins that the AIDS virus apparently needs to infect a person, instantly providing researchers with dozens of new strategies for blocking or aborting HIV infection.

science, hiv, aids, research, genes, pandemic

Voters admire, doubt Edwards' anti-corporate stance | Reuters

Seeded on Sun Jan 6, 2008 11:18 AM EST (Reuters)

Voters in New Hampshire, the next key battleground in the 2008 presidential election, say they like his ideas, even if they're not convinced he can achieve his goals.

politics, 2008-presidential-election, new-hampshires-primary, barack-obama, hillary-clinton, mitt-romney, john-edwards, john-mccain, mike-huckabee

Clinton, Obama in New Hampshire dead heat | Politics | Reuters

Seeded on Sun Jan 6, 2008 10:38 AM EST (Reuters)

Democrat Barack Obama has pulled into a virtual dead heat with Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire two days before the state's presidential nominating contest, according to a Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby poll released on Sunday.

politics, usa, white-house, elections, barack-obama, rdp, mitt-romney, john-edwards, hillary-rodham-clinton, new-hampshire

Eugene Robinson - No Longer Unimaginable - washingtonpost.com

Seeded on Sat Jan 5, 2008 4:25 PM EST (The Washington Post)

I've never thought the question of whether this country was "ready" for a black president or a female president made any sense. Breakthroughs always depend on the right person and the right moment, and "firsts" never happen -- by definition -- until they happen.

politics, elections, iowa, caucuses, barack-obama, hillary-rodham-clinton

Countdown NH: Before debate, candidates alter messages - 2008 Presidential Campaign Blog - Political Intelligence - Boston.com

Seeded on Sat Jan 5, 2008 4:11 PM EST (The Boston Globe)

- Will Hillary Clinton make good on her pledge to draw sharp contrasts with her opponents, Iowa victor Barack Obama and John Edwards?

politics, white-house, elections, barack-obama, rdp, mitt-romney, john-edwards, hillary-rodham-clinton, new-hampshire, mike-huckabee

URGENT: Complain to ABC Advertisers About Its Ban of Kucinich, Gravel and Hunter from Tonight's Debate

Seeded on Sat Jan 5, 2008 12:17 PM EST (OpEdNews.Com Progressive)

Seeded by hamid.nyc (Clipped by tinybellows)

It shouldn't matter if you support any of these candidates. Disney's ABC network is acting in an anti-democratic, anti-American way. They must be sent a message.

politics, kucinich, debate, censorship, media-bias, election-tampering, election-08, new-hampshire, presidential-candidates

YouTube - Obama, Huckabee win in Iowa

Seeded on Sat Jan 5, 2008 11:27 AM EST (YouTube)

Senator Barack Obama and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee won the Iowa caucuses in the first major test in the race to the White House.

politics, white-house, hillary-clinton, barack-obama, rdp, mitt-romney, john-edwards, hillary-rodham-clinton, new-hampshire, mike-huckabee

A Campaign Retools to Seek Second Clinton Comeback - New York Times

Seeded on Sat Jan 5, 2008 11:23 AM EST (The New York Times)

Mrs. Clinton, of New York, suggested she would now be more direct in pointing out contrasts between her experience and policy ideas and Mr. Obama's, both on the campaign trail and in their televised debate Saturday night.

politics, white-house, elections, hillary-clinton, barack-obama, rdp, mitt-romney, john-edwards, iowa, hillary-rodham-clinton