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The Heat is ON, but the Power is Off in CaliforniaHeat waves in July 2006 in California killed 80 people due to blackouts. It was considered one of the worst heat waves in California in over 20 years. But California is not the only place where high heat is killing people. There have also been a number of deaths in France.

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Israel Uninvited by Rome to the War TribunalHere are some new thoughts on a growing and old subject: war between Israel and the rest of the world. Dennis

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Burma's Iron ladyReferred to by the Dalai Lama as his 'little sister' this Burmese freedom fighter has tirelessly worked for democracy in her country for the last 16 years...

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Better India, Prosperous South AsiaNo one can deny the fact that India makes up the majority of South Asia by landmass and population, and that’s why better India makes better South Asia. But this is only applicable if India’s brilliant glow were spread over its one billion-plus population, in which case the economic and social revival in its thousand manifestations would also extend across the subcontinent and outlying regions.

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Fatwa: Take a lookContrary to what is believed by many non-Muslims, and even by the majority of Muslims, a fatwa is not binding on all persons professing the Muslim faith. The only ones who are obliged to obey any specific fatwa are the Mufti who issued it and his followers.

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Global Waming ChangesThe global warming climate change is a big issue, since we all start to witness more and more extreme weather and frequent natural disasters, and many of the old generation will tell you that they never experienced a warmer summer, a colder winter and a rainier season

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Two UN Staff Killed in Lebanon [by whom?]More life is taken in the battle, there is not much more to say, I mean, the UN dead are no different to me than a Jew's death or a Lebanese death. Where your in a war zone, people die, like in Vietnam, what did they expect, a picnic. Don't shoot here, don't shoot there concept when out with Vietnam.

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Russia and Israel: To the Death MarchingWill Russia and Israel fight it out? Dennis thinks so, read about it. Rosa

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Liberalism and the Fabric of Our SocietyLiberalism and Socialism is very problematic for human civilizations in that it pushes down the individual while purporting to empower him. Of course any liberal will tell you that their views are more socially correct or politically correct and are the most fair for the individual.

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The Dummying Down of Society EvidentPerhaps you have heard people say we have a dummying down problem in the United States. Many academics have wondered if this is true and many psychologists say that it is. Some people explain the problem, as a one of nature and nurture.

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Local Energy Production Makes SenseThe energy crisis has given the nuclear industry a major boost, despite problems with nuclear waste and vulnerability to terrorist threats.

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Blackouts and Soaring Heat Left People Reeling for CoverHundreds of thousands of people in America are facing the hottest days of their lives. The situation is worsened by severe electricity outages resulting in prolonged Blackouts.

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The World Turns To Renewable EnergyThe issues associated with the continued of fossil fuels are complex. What is undisputed, however, is the world is turning to meet the challenge through renewable energy.

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Environmentalists and the Wind Power Debate in MaineFor the first time since the oil shortages in the 1970s, efforts to convert to renewable energy have accelerated. In the case of wind power in Maine, this has caused an odd conflict.

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FTC Employees Abused Government Credit Card AccountsMany people are concerned with the abuse of government credit cards by federal employees, as this money is taxpayers money. There seems to be a problem with what government workers believe it is official business and what is personal use.

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Time to Declare Hate Crimes Laws UnconstitutionalHate crime laws very subjective. Often applied due to political pressure. Total violation of Equal Protection Clause of 14th Amendment.

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The Truth About The Conflict In The Middle EastImagine that you live in the New York. A group of terrorist from Ontario, Canada start firing rockets at your state.

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Where Did All the Money Go? New Yorkers are in Trouble!Discusses the Colliers International study which states that Midtwon and Uptown Manhattan are respectively the 1st and 2nd most expensive places to park in the USA.

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Big Difference Between Perception and Reality in Contributions to CharityThere is a general perception that most people are generous and contribute to charity - to the point where the media often speculates about donor fatigue. Statistics on giving to charity reveal a big difference between perceptions and reality. People think they are giving more than they really do.

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TB Outbreak on Aircraft CarrierA Tuberculosis out break has happened on the USS Ronald Reagan Aircraft Carrier, but this should not surprise anyone because a small floating city of 4000 people is isolated from the rest of the world and this can easily happen. In prison populations tuberculosis is a common occurrence in something that prison officials always have to worry about.

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West Coast Weather Ten Times Better than East Coast HumidityHere on the west coast of the United States the weather is so much better than on the East Coast and much of this is due to the high humidity on the East Coast in the summertime. Many people on the east coast are quite arrogant about where they live and yet when they travel to the west coast for the first time they are quite humbled by the credibly great weather compared to where they live.

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Tropical Hurricane Chris Could Cause Catastrophic Chaos and CatastropheThe 2006 Atlantic Tropical Hurricane Season is about to get underway and it will be a significant season although it got off to a late start. Perhaps, it will not be as bad as the 2005 Atlantic tropical hurricane season, but we will see some significant hurricanes. Next up to bat is Hurricane Chris and Hurricane Chris could be a catastrophic category hurricane causing severe chaos and catastrophe.

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Urban Heat or Global Warming; Let's Talk FactsMany people watching the wild weather in the Midwest and in the Northeastern parts of the United States claimed it is due to global warming. However, this is disingenuous and a misrepresentation of fact. You see, mankind is not affect the weather that much but due to all the concrete we have put in, in many of our cities it does keep the surface temperatures about 5 degrees hotter than normal.

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Condolezza Rice Heads to Hostile Habitats for Headway on Heavy Handed HezbollahComplications arise as Condoleezza Rice heads for hostile habitats in the Middle East. We are now finding that Hezbollah has been firing radar guided missiles and these missiles may have come from China. China has sold missile technologies to Iran and Iran funds Hezbollah $100 million per year and has been supplying them with missile advisers.

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Indonesia Tsunamis Helping Unearth Valuable Titanium ResourcesWe all know of the big Sumatra Earthquake, which triggered a huge Tsunami killing over 200,000 people in Indonesia. We also know that there have been many more of large earthquakes since then. Four have triggered Tsunami warnings. One, did trigger another tsunami. Recently there was another huge underwater underground Earthquake, Which triggered another Tsunami Warning.

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The United States of America Is Involved in the Most Number of Wars?It is truly amazing that people slander the United States of America and tell us that the United States is involved in the most number of wars. Then the next week when a war breaks out in the Middle East between Hezbollah and Israel the same people demand that the United States of America intervene with military force to protect the innocent life.

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Saddam Hussein's WMD Appears in The Hezbollah Israeli WarThere are intelligence reports which are unconfirmed that some of Saddam's WMD and it up leaving the country and being trucked into Syria. If this is the case where did the WMD end up? We know that Hezbollah receives regular shipments from the Syria of weapons. We know that Iran is funding Hezbollah to the tune of $100 million per year.

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Hurricane Daniel Headed for HawaiiSo far, The 2006 Atlantic Tropical Hurricane Season is off to a very slow start with only two tropical storms; Tropical Storm Alberto and Tropical Storm Beryl. Next up will be Hurricane Chris. But in the Pacific Ocean we see a much different set of circumstances in fact, we already have a Super Hurricane brewing and headed towards Hawaii.

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Will Hurricane Chris Ride Into The History BooksSo far during the 2006 Atlantic Tropical Hurricane Season we have seen very little activity compared to the five named storms already by this time last year and two were hurricanes the did millions of dollars worth of damage. The 2005 Atlantic Tropical Hurricane Season was one of epic proportions and biblical connotations.

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Holding Captured Territory With Minimal ManpowerAs Israel crosses into Lebanon many are asking if they go into the country will they stay there as occupiers? Indeed first they must hunt down and kill all the Hezbollah International Terrorists. Since only about three or 400 people have died in the war obviously there are thousands of more Hezbollah left in the country who live to fight another day. Israel must either capture or kill all the terrorists to protect their people.

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