Moammar Gadhafi has called on Libyans to “destroy” the rebels who have overtaken Tripoli forced his regime into hiding. The appeal comes as intense fighting has erupted in the Libyan capital. (Aug. 25)
Continue reading …Moammar Gadhafi has called on Libyans to “destroy” the rebels who have overtaken Tripoli forced his regime into hiding. The appeal comes as intense fighting has erupted in the Libyan capital. (Aug. 25)
Continue reading …Aaliyah’s Legacy, 10 Years Later: Four Songs to Remember the Promising Singer
August 25, 2011 No Comment
Ten years ago today, Aaliyah was a 22-year-old, Grammy-nominated singer whose third album Aaliyah had just debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200. She’d starred in the Jet Li action movie Romeo Must Die and had recently finished filming Queen of the Damned, in which she played the lead role. Aaliyah was young. She
Continue reading …Jon Tumilson, a Navy SEAL, was one of 30 Americans killed in Afghanistan on Aug. 6 when a rocket-propelled grenade took out a U.S. Chinook helicopter. He was mourned at a service in Rockford, Iowa, attended by 1,500 family members, friends–and Hawkeye, Tumilson’s dog. The Labrador retriever was such an important part of Tumilson’s life
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Ah, the town hall — at once one of the purest institutions of our representative democracy and a complete and utter pain in the ass for the congressmen who hold them. Two summers ago, it was the Democrats who caught hell at their town halls from tea partiers incensed about the socialistic health-care reform plan. Now congressmen from both parties, back in their home districts on August recess, face… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Daily Intelligencer – New York Magazine Discovery Date : 24/08/2011 23:00 Number of articles : 5
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Ah, the town hall — at once one of the purest institutions of our representative democracy and a complete and utter pain in the ass for the congressmen who hold them. Two summers ago, it was the Democrats who caught hell at their town halls from tea partiers incensed about the socialistic health-care reform plan. Now congressmen from both parties, back in their home districts on August recess, face… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Daily Intelligencer – New York Magazine Discovery Date : 24/08/2011 23:00 Number of articles : 5
Continue reading …Ah, the town hall — at once one of the purest institutions of our representative democracy and a complete and utter pain in the ass for the congressmen who hold them. Two summers ago, it was the Democrats who caught hell at their town halls from tea partiers incensed about the socialistic health-care reform plan. Now congressmen from both parties, back in their home districts on August recess, face… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Daily Intelligencer – New York Magazine Discovery Date : 24/08/2011 23:00 Number of articles : 5
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As Hurricane Irene bears down on the east coast of the United States, North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue is urging residents to listen to local evacuation orders. (Aug. 25)
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Cigar City Brewing in Tampa isn’t just about making craft beer, it’s about making beer that reflects the city’s Cuban heritage. It uses cigar box cedar to flavor beer, adds guava to Belgian style ales and aims to honor the city as it brews. (Aug. 25)
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Mayor Michael Bloomberg outlined New York City’s preparations for Hurricane Irene on Thursday. Irene has struck the Bahamas and could be a Category 4 storm as it approaches the US (Aug. 25)
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