Tick tock goes the doomsday clock
Believers who have been spreading the word about Saturday’s Day of Rapture have “been a little busy.”
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Bollywood woos controversial IPL cheergirl
Gabriella Pasqualotto was sent home midway through IPL-4 for blogging the antics of some of the top players.
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Members of public articulate opposition to proposed cuts
AUGUSTA — Sean Fritz of Augusta told lawmakers Wednesday that he works two jobs and is raising two children, despite serious heart problems. He asked them not to eliminate his Medicaid health insurance, which paid for his heart surgery.
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Jake’s stewardship of NPP; so far so good.
The NPP under the Chairmanship of Mr. Jake Otanka Obetsebi Lamptey has yet again chalked another success in terms of improving the parties’ democratic culture. The innovation introduced in the recent election of Parliamentary candidates was thrilling and unprecedented.
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SMH cover-up call ‘offensive’ … D-Day Fairfax subs …
Fairfax has once again been criticised for changing its stories online to avoid embarrassment, after a fiery video of celeberity chef Matt Moran turned out to be a fake. Plus other media news of the day. Read more on the blog…
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Bahrain On The Brink
May 6, 2011: Bahrain, a small (population 700,000) Persian Gulf monarchy with a Sunni minority ruling a Shia majority, has been wracked by three months of demonstrations, and an increasingly violent crackdown.
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First GOP debate will be a low-key affair
The lead-off debate of the Republican presidential race is set for Thursday night in South Carolina with just five candidates participating.
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The First Time Republicans Debate Who Is Least Likely To Be President Liveblog
Tonight, American history is made: it is the first time there in American history that there is no chance American history will be made. THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ARE DEBATING. Well, five of them are. And not even any of the “good” ones, who, if you’re keeping score at home, are mediocre at best. And […]
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Nigeria Election Goes Ahead With 500 Dead
UYO, Nigeria — Hundreds of poll workers fled their jobs and tens of thousands of displaced Nigerians had nowhere to cast ballots as gubernatorial elections went ahead Tuesday despite violence after the presidential poll earlier this month that left at least 500 people dead.
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Victoria Art League 2011 Spring Show Winners
Best of Show
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ADDING MULTIMEDIA MapQuest Kicks Off Its 15th Year With Bright Future of New Products, a Hiring Push and Re …
DENVER–(BUSINESSWIRE)– MapQuest, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of AOL Inc. , celebrates its 15 th birthday this year citing first-to-market timing, company purpose, exceptional talent and …
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The Suffering and Death of a Shepherd
TORONTO, APRIL 18, 2011 ( Zenit.org ).- For our Good Friday Reflection this year, and in preparation for the beatification of the Servant of God Pope John Paul II on Sunday May 1, I have chosen to share with you the this reflection on what Pope John Paul II taught us at the end of his life.
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Marilyn Davenport Speaks: Author of Obama-Ape Email is Sorry
(c) Photograph by R. Scott Moxley Marilyn Davenport: Startled by her newfound political fame It wasn’t too many hours ago when there was zero chance that teams of Los Angeles television news cr
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BP AGM as it happened April 14, 2011
Resolutions and views from the annual general meeting in London
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Selma couple part of historic kidney swap
A Selma couple helped make medical history this month at a San Francisco hospital.
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“Gay” Caveman Likely a Media Myth
Historians and archaeologists are dubious about media reports that refer to a recently unearthed skeleton as a “gay” caveman.
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Worship BG – Hallelujah To The Lamb
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South Korea revisits Afghan hostage horror
BEIJING – A South Korean military base in Afghanistan was last week attacked by rocket-propelled grenades, the fifth such incident this year.
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Daily News Brief
Leaders from the African Union arrived in the rebel stronghold of Benghazi to begin negotiating a ceasefire (al-Jazeera) between opposition forces and the regime of Libyan dictator Muammar al-Qaddafi.
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Electronic Press Kit Service myPPK™ – Power Press Kits™ Launches Private Screening Room Feature
Electronic press kit service, myPPK™ – Power Press Kits™ recently developed and installed a new Private Screening Room feature that allows users to set their electronic press kits to private, password-only viewing.
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Teis’ turnaround ‘a day to rejoice, an answer to a lot of prayers’
With the Johnny Teis story at last month’s NAIA D-II National Tournament tugging at all of our hearts, it’s priority number one to pass along news that he has actually made some progress.
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Obama Needs to Step up Religious Freedom Support
*Religious freedom groups are urging the U.S. State Department and President Barack Obama’s Administration to make new efforts to identify the worst violators of religious freedoms and up international advocacy after the release of the Annual Report on International Religious Freedom. On Wednesday, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton released the annual report to the […]
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Adelphi Theater site 1922-65; 1453 North Fifty-second at Media, Philadelphia; by 1995 Christian Church of Philadelphia
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Sorting fact from fiction on April Fools
Australians have spent the day sorting fact from fiction as pranks and jokes infiltrated the media on April Fools Day.
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Sorting fact from fiction on April Fools
Australians have spent the day sorting fact from fiction as pranks and jokes infiltrated the media on April Fools Day.
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