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Hamas Fires Rockets Into Israel

Hamas Fires Rockets Into Israel

11.14.08 posted by pondy 26 views no comments image
Tensions between Hamas, the radical Palestinian rulers of Gaza, and Israel increased markedly on Friday after Hamas fired a barrage of rockets into southern Israel, sending 18 Israelis to the hospital with shock and mild injuries.
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Arctic Ice on Track for Another All-Time Low

Arctic Ice on Track for Another All-Time Low

08.31.08 posted by pondy 134 views no comments image
Last September scientists were very concerned when the Arctic ice pack shrunk to its smallest size. This year the ice has already claimed the title of second smallest ice pack with three weeks of its melting season left to go. Usually at this point in the season he melting rate would begin to slow, instead it sped up. The Northwest passage is about to be ice free.

Olympics: Could China Win More Gold Medals Than The USA?

Olympics: Could China Win More Gold Medals Than The USA?

08.10.08 posted by jason 200 views 3 comments image
In 1984 the US won more than 60 more gold metals than China. Since then the Chinese government has been working to develop more athletes that can perform on the world stage. Like China's economy, their ability to compete has risen enormously since 1984. While in recent years China has narrowed the gap, this year many think they will surpass the US.

911 Tapes Released From Deadly LA Train Collision

09.20.08 posted by pondy 72 views no comments video
AP report on the release of 911 calls from survivors of the recent train crash. Train operators have been banned from using text messages since it was revealed the operator of the train was texting and missed a red signal.

Here comes $500 oil

Here comes $500 oil

09.22.08 posted by pondy 66 views no comments image
Fortune magazine takes a closer look at an industry maverick with a bold and frightening posit - $500 oil is real and its coming...unless we can do something about it. If Matt Simmons is right, the recent drop in crude prices is an illusion - and oil could be headed for the stratosphere.
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Economist Predicts China to Win Most Gold Metals

Economist Predicts China to Win Most Gold Metals

08.09.08 posted by pondy 196 views 1 comment image
If you want to know how many gold medals the United States or competitors China and Russia will win at the Summer Olympics, don't ask the sports nuts. Talk to economist Daniel Johnson. There's about a 95 percent chance he'll be right. He predicted China to win 44 gold metals to the US's 33. But he believes the US win win the most metals with 103.
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Hiroshima marks A-bombing 63 Years Later

Hiroshima marks A-bombing 63 Years Later

08.06.08 posted by pondy 198 views no comments image
About 45,000 people attended a memorial ceremony Wednesday at the Peace Memorial Park here to mark the 63rd anniversary of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the city. Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba said the majority of the world wants to abolish nuclear weapons as shown by the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty signed by about 190 nations. The US is still not on that list.
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President Bush signs historic $700 billion plan

President Bush signs historic $700 billion plan

10.03.08 posted by jason 41 views no comments image
After two weeks of contentious and often emotional debate, the federal government's far-reaching and historic plan to bail out the nation's financial system was signed into law by President Bush on Friday afternoon. The House vote followed a strong lobbying push by the White House and other supporters of the bill.
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Olympics so far: Is it live or is it CGI?

Olympics so far: Is it live or is it CGI?

08.16.08 posted by jason 162 views 1 comment image
There is outrage after it was revealed portions of the dazzling opening ceremony had been faked. A Beijing newspaper reported later that a much brighter set of footprints had been re-created in a CGI effects lab and shown on television instead of the real fireworks. What else about the Games has been fake?
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Bush Urges China to Improve Human Rights

Bush Urges China to Improve Human Rights

08.07.08 posted by pondy 191 views 1 comment image
On the eve of the Olympic Games in Beijing, President Bush said Thursday that he had "deep concerns" about basic freedoms in China and criticized the detention of dissidents and believers, even as he praised the extraordinary gains China has made since he first visited more than three decades ago. The comments represented a rebuke to China's leaders, though a measured one.
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Senate Passes Wall Street Bailout Bill

Senate Passes Wall Street Bailout Bill

10.01.08 posted by pondy 37 views 2 comments image
The Senate passed a sweeping and controversial financial bailout similar in key ways to one rejected by the House just two days earlier. The measure was passed by a vote of 74-25 after more than three hours of floor debate in the Senate. Both presidential candidates, Barack Obama and John McCain, voted in favor.
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