US lawmakers have passed a bill to shield telephone companies who helped in the White House's controversial warrantless wiretaps programme. The bill also grants the US government the power to continue with its warrantless surveillance scheme.
Polls increasingly reflect American voter dissatisfaction with career politicians... Until not long ago, politics was about serving one's people. Americans chipped in out of passion for U.S. ideals and a real calling to serve the community. The work wasn't easy, politicians didn't m...
The Khmer Rouge period (1975-1979) refers to the rule of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge political party over Cambodia, which the Khmer Rouge renamed as Democratic Kampuchea. The four-year period saw the death of approximately 2 million Cambodians through the combined result of po...
Everyday thousands of Americas' seniors are being abused in some form or manner. In domestic situations figure on elder abuse show that one in 14 incidents, excluding incidents of self-neglect, come to the attention of authorities. It is this lack of awareness that makes senior abuse the sile...
When the Supreme Court handed down its historic decision in Bush v. Gore on the evening of December 12, 2000, the criticism was swift, wide-ranging, and devastating. Within hours, a chorus of lawyers, judges, legal scholars, and pundits had dubbed the case one of the worst-if not the worst-Supr...
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It was Aristotle who first defined the word "community" as a group established by men having shared values. That initial definition has been refined and expanded through the years. We have come, for example, to recognize that people can belong to a number of different "communities" simultaneously--communities of place; cultural...
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We teach our children about American Culture. We teach them to be good Americans by sharing our traditions of Citizenship, American Holiday Celebration, Craftsmanship, Entrepreneurship, Competition, Leadership, Know-How, and Positive Attitude.Our CultureBeyond the walls of our home lies a great Nation with a culture of its own. The structure of...
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Senator Joe Lieberman is sponsoring a Bill with Massachusetts Republican Scott Brown called the "Terrorist Expatriation Act" that would strip terrorist suspects of their citizenship. The bill applies to any American that supports a foreign terrorist organization or any organization that is deemed a supporter of terrorism by an...
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The Wiles of CongressPolls increasingly reflect American voter dissatisfaction with career politicians... Until not long ago, politics was about serving one's people. Americans chipped in out of passion for U.S. ideals and a real calling to serve the community. The work wasn't easy, politicians didn't make much money, and most were anxious to return to their real profession after a term or two.... Politics As Usual | Hits: 113 | Comments Read the Full Story |
America Speaks Forum Suffers DeficitisDeficit hawk and investment banker Pete Peterson has devoted a substantial part of his $2.8 billion fortune to pushing for cuts in entitlements like Social Security, in the name of deficit reduction. His Foundation lavishly funded the AmericaSpeaks town hall forums held on Saturday, the results of which will be presented to the national Deficit Commission this week purporting to tell what the American public thinks about various deficit-reduction ... Reforming America | Hits: 287 | Comments Read the Full Story |
New War on Social SecuritySuppose our top generals described the growing threat from a hostile Middle East power. The country has tens of billions of oil dollars, a growing army, chemical and biological weapons, and is in the process of developing nuclear ... Legislative Issues | Hits: 59 | Comments Read the Full Story |
Why Nonprofits Should Sync Their Twitter and MySpace AccountsThousands of nonprofits haven’t logged into their MySpace profiles in months, or even a year or more. The majority have moved on to Facebook and Twitter. That said, MySpace is not dead. Traffic has definitely sloooowed,... Legislative Issues | Hits: 74 | Comments Read the Full Story |
Which Company is Most Socially Responsible...Nonprofits and their adoption of social media has created an interesting, albeit interdependent relationship with large companies like Google, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, YouTube, and Flickr. Nonprofits use the sites to build their online brand and supporter base, and the companies in turn then benefit from having tens of thousands ... Legislative Issues | Hits: 77 | Comments Read the Full Story |
ATTN Facebook Admins: Two Changes to the Static FBML App That You Need to KUPDATE :: Facebook Appears to Back Down on Landing Tab Limitations That didn’t take long! No word yet on limiting the Static FBML boxes on the left side of Facebook Pages to two. That’s not as big a deal as eliminating the the Default Landing Tab options would have been. Seemingly every time I login [...] read full article... Legislative Issues | Hits: 64 | Comments Read the Full Story |
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While we still have the full power of the First and Second Amendments of the U.S. Constitution
As the country's attention was directed to the Goldman-Sachs scandal, a much greater story lurk
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Payday Lending Draws Interest From LawmaIn the town of Logan, Utah, in a strip mall next to an audiology clinic and TV shop, there's a little storefront. In a past life it was ... Read the Full Story |
Plea by PM at talks on oil priceGordon Brown has called for a "new deal" on energy at talks in Saudi Arabia on the high price of oil. The prime minister wants oil producers to i... Read the Full Story |
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Students: Customers or learners?Should university students be seen as learners or customers? While you might argue they are both, the dividing l... Read the Full Story |
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Everyday thousands of Americas' seniors are being abused in some form or manner. In domestic situations figure on elder abuse show that one in 14 incidents, excluding incidents of self-neglect, come to the attention of authorities. It is this lack of awareness that makes senior abuse the silent epidemic. Ignore it and you may place someone you love in jeapordy.
