President Obama‘s approval rate is going down. The economy is getting better but not to the point where the American people want it to be. People are losing patience and that is not fair! We all agree that even superman couldn’t do better in this global economic crisis. Since Obama was sworn in as president, [...]

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The US Secretary of State lost her cool Monday when, as she heard it, a Congolese university student asked what her husband thought about a multi-billion dollar Chinese loan offer to Congo. Apparently the translator made a mistake and the student actually asked what President Obama, not former President Clinton, thought of the deal. Her [...]

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It is difficult to ignore the furor over health care reform in the US. America agrees that its health care system is broken, but the American people disagree about how to reform it. There is one America as a nation but two Americas in reality: the poor and the rich. Some Americans believe that they [...]

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In football, the best defense is an offense. Lately, series of town-hall protests over health care have been organized by “unknown groups.” Many believe that the machine of misinformation is organized by the conservatives. What matters is to explain to the American people the details of their health-care reform. Honestly, the Democrats are not doing [...]

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met Somali President Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed at the U.S. Embassy in Kenya to discuss ways Washington can provide additional financial and military support to help the fragile government defeat an insurgency by Islamic extremists. As is typical when two officials meet, they shook hands. President Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed [...]

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CNN anchor Lou Dobbs is becoming an embarrassment for the network. Despite calls for his resignation from critics about his reporting on “birthers” – a group of those who believe that President Barack Obama wasn’t born in the United States despite convincing evidence to the contrary. Lou Dobbs is once again shooting down immigrants and [...]

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Il has issued a special pardon to two American journalists convicted of crossing into the country illegally. He ordered their release during a visit by former U.S. President Bill Clinton. This a good news for American diplomacy and it is a good news for the families of the two journalists. [...]

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Three American citizens were arrested in Iran for crossing into their territory illegally. The scenario is the same as that of the two American journalists who crossed into North Korea this year: they were “tourists” (in this case, hikers) crossing illegally into enemy territory. The examples can go on and on. Imagine if they were [...]

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Former Philippine President Corazon Aquino has died at age 76. This fascinating and strong woman is one of the major figures of our century. For those who do not remember her, she lead the movement called “people power” that kicked long-time dictator Ferdinand Marcos out of power. She was one of the rare birds, as [...]

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Dr. Conrad Murray, the Las Vegas cardiologist and personal physician of the late Michael Jackson, is in hot water. He is at the center of the investigation into Michael Jackson’s tragic death. The money-troubled doctor saw an opportunity as Jackson’s personal physician to overcome his enormous financial debts. Society has not been very fair about [...]

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