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UK Asylum for £120, talk to Restoration of Human Rights in Zimbabwe

A Zimbabwean human rights pressure group Restoration of Human Rights in Zimbabwe (ROHR) is at the centre of an asylum storm in the United Kingdom after allegations that they are charging £120 annual subscriptions for ‘letters of activity’ to be used in asylum claims.

Open email to Premier McGuinty

Dear Premier: My name is Anthony Del Grosso. I work in the housing industry - private sector. As you know the economy is not the greatest but I wanted to let you know if you have to raise my taxes to support public education - please do so.

Dog, Owner, Reunited After 18 Months and 336 Miles

BAYOU GEORGE, Fla. — A 5-year-old dog named Bear who escaped from a Louisiana yard in 2007 turned up in Florida — and was reunited with his owner.

One person killed in gun shooting in Tehran, iran, 20th june

Riot in tehran streets after election day - 20/06/09 Part 1

Police brutality Shiraz university June 20 2009 Iranians protest against election results



Father’s Day Rose Remembrance at The Wall

Greetings Vet's More than 2,000 red, yellow and white roses will be placed at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Father's Day - Sunday, June 21, 2009 - to remember those service members who perished in America's longest war as well as those who died in its most recent conflict. The ceremony allows us to honor all those who serve and sacrifice for our nation's defense, as well as recognize the sacrifices of the loved ones they leave behind.

Hell bent for an election

We are not having a summer election - that's six weeks of bad television and partisan editorials on steroids that will not disturb our vacations. Yah! Of course there are still serious issues to discuss: the near fatal death of manufacturing in Canada, a nuclear-medical global crises, and growing personal economic tragedies. Naturally, opposition parties are anxious to hold Mr. Harper to account, at the very moment the public agrees.

Michael Ignatieff

Who is Iggy? Is he pro or is he con? Is he right or is he left or is he putting us on? Is he really as dumb as the proverbial ox? Or, is he, maybe, crazy like a fox?

Grammar

English teacher: There is no such thing as a double positive. Student: Yea, right.

Former U.S. Presidents Stand with Move America Forward

Sacramento , CA – Former Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush have lent their strong support to this year’s Troopathon sponsored by Move America Forward to send care packages to our troops.

Shah’s son sees echoes of 1979 in Iran

The son of Iran's late shah said Monday he saw echoes of the 1979 Islamic Revolution that overthrew his father as massive crowds took to the streets against the disputed re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Iran Braces for Mass Rally After Protest Deaths

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran braced for a fourth day of massive protests Thursday by opponents of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in open defiance of the country's supreme leader, who has urged the nation to unite behind the Islamic state.

Obama’s new global warming emission rules likely to put U.S. Automakers in deep Freeze

- Eric Peters COPPER HILL, Va. — The usual rule in America — even in rough-and-tumble Washington, D.C. — is: “You don't kick 'em when they're down.”

Pervert: I didn’t murder Maddie

Hewlett, 64, who was in Portugal’s Algarve when Maddie was snatched in 2007, insisted: “They can all think what they like.

Memorial Motorcade for Our Fallen Soldier Schedule

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - June 17, 2009) - The motorcade carrying our fallen soldier, Corporal Martin Dube from the 5e Regiment de genie de combat based at Canadian Forces Base Valcartier near Quebec City, will be travelling on Highway 401 West, this afternoon.

Not Age, But Ideology

When I read that the top advisor in the White House on the auto industry was a 31 year old, my first reaction was that this guy better be a real genius. As someone who is beyond that age, I can say that at 31 years, one does not "know it all". Beyond our immediate circle of family, friends, and professional associates, there are certainly perspectives that we haven’t yet considered.

A Love For Tradition

"A love for tradition has never weakened a nation, indeed it has strengthened nations in their hour of peril."

DoD Training Manual Describes Protest As “Low-Level Terrorism”

Steve Watson, Infowars.net Current Department of Defense anti-terrorism training course material states that the exercise of First Amendment rights in the U.S. constitutes terrorist activity.

Hate Crimes

If you were ( whomever you are ) to beat and rob my elderly White father or mother, sister or brother, call them rude and evil names or just threaten them with violence why would it be any different if the victim was my Black friend or my Asian coworker?