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Sister of Cuban activist ‘Antúnez’ to deliver letter to Congress

WASHINGTON -- With efforts to open Cuba to travel and trade heating up on Capitol Hill, the sister of a prominent Cuban democracy activist plans Wednesday to deliver a letter from her brother decrying three members of the Congressional Black Caucus for meeting with Fidel and Raúl Castro -- but no dissidents.

Time for the majority of Canadians to stand up for their rights

Official Bilingualism was never approved by the Citizens of Canada in a National Referendum. Unilingual English Canadians accepted the Official Languages Act because we believed the propaganda of Trudeau and other politicians that recognition of the minority French Language would give all Canadians the freedom to communicate with government in their language of choice.

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ACORN Could Be Eligible for $8.5 Billion This Year

As I told the Washington Examiner a few hours ago after reviewing the Obama stimulus bill and the proposed fiscal 2010 budget for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), ACORN and other left-wing advocacy groups could have a shot at pocketing up to $8.5 billion this year.

Cop-killer raped 2 on day of attack, police say

The man who gunned down four Oakland police officers had robbed and raped two women at gunpoint earlier the same day as they set up a food cart in East Oakland, police said Monday.

Liberalism weighed and still found wanting

When Stephen Dion was elected leader of the federal Liberal Party he wasted no time in declaring that top priority for the Party was to "regain power". In true Liberal tradition the new leader Michael Ignatieff has made clear to "the faithful" the goal is get "the party back to power." The new party president, Alf Apps, expressed their vision as "a spirited cry for revitalized Liberalism."

Flu Waning, Schools Start to Reopen

NEW YORK — Students were welcomed back to St. Francis Preparatory School on Monday as if they'd been on spring break, but they couldn't help but be reminded of the reason it was closed.

VI-DAY CELEBRATION JUNE 13, 2009,

Our April showers have brought more than just May flowers - they've brought a whole host of activities for everyone to get involved in! Time to get off the couch, put down that vacuum cleaner and get out in the (eventually) beautiful weather! In addition to our usual activities, we're preparing for the following:

Swine flu ‘in decline’ in Mexico

Jose Angel Cordova said the virus, blamed for at least 19 deaths in Mexico, appeared to have peaked between 23-28 April.

5th HIV case linked to unsterile equipment

MIAMI (AP) — A fifth patient has tested positive for HIV, and seven more tested positive for hepatitis after being exposed to contaminated medical equipment at three Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals, the agency said Friday.

Canada: First Pigs Found Infected With New Swine Flu Virus, Under Quarantine

OTTAWA — Pigs on a Canadian farm have been infected with the new swine flu virus — apparently by a farm worker back from Mexico — and are under quarantine, officials said Saturday. It is the first known case of pigs having the virus.

U.S. faith panel blacklists Nigeria

A congressionally mandated commission has blacklisted Nigeria as one of the world's worst abusers of religious freedom, in a controversial decision made with dissent from at least one of the panel's members.

Zimbabwe holds first official meeting with Britain in nine years

Tendai Biti, the Zimbabwean finance minister and a senior figure in the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), visited London and met David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary.

Stupid Banker of the Day: HSBC’s Kevin Bourne

European bank HSBC's dalliance in the U.S. subprime bubble cost its shareholders more than $15 billion in losses. So you might think the bank would be wary of wandering into the next financial bubble--that is the green one. But once again, you would be wrong to apply common sense to today's financial industry.

Chrysler tried in vain to sell parts to Chinese, form partnerships

Washington -- Before filing for bankruptcy protection Thursday, Chrysler LLC in recent weeks sought to sell parts of the company to Chinese companies and explored partnerships with nearly every major automaker over the past two years -- including Toyota Motor Corp.

How Madeleine McCann Might Look Now

The picture was sent out ahead of the second anniversary of her disappearance. Gerry and Kate McCann employed a forensic imaging artist to produce a photographic impression of how the youngster would have aged in the two years since she went missing.

Green policies = economic decline

- VACLAV KLAUS I am surprised at how so many people in Europe, the United States, and elsewhere have come to support policies underpinned by hysteria over global warming, particularly cap-and-trade legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and subsidies for "green" energy sources.

BI execs told to take swine flu vaccines

Manila, Philippines—Immigration Commissioner Marcelino Libanan ordered all personnel assigned in the country’s premier ports to undergo vaccination in a bid to prevent the spread of swine flu.

Possibility Probed That Swine Flu Originated in Border Region

Doctors tracking swine flu in California are investigating a new theory: What if it didn't originate in Mexico but instead had been floating around the border region for months?

Mass. Senate approves pandemic flu prep bill

The Massachusetts Senate has unanimously passed a pandemic flu preparation bill that has languished in the Legislature before the recent swine flu outbreak.