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Coming To A Neighborhood Near You

Posted by bosskitty

See any similarities?  Man again imitates NATURE …

So, there you have it!  Disasters have a common element.  Humans!  Whether Mother Nature starts it or Humans start it, the results are the same.  People, their lives and their possessions are the casualties.  Displaced people, displaced lives are the lesson.
Oh yes, we DO come [...]

McCain’s Two Step – Unemployment Consequences In Ohio

Posted by bosskitty

10,000 unemployed PEOPLE, their families, their homes, and the taxes they pay are nothing to sneeze at. Today the unemployment rate is the highest in 6 years.

Job Loss Helps Economy, Great – Now We Have A Displaced Voter Crisis

Posted by bosskitty

THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: JULY 2008 – Bureau of Labor Statistics
The unemployment rate rose to 5.7 percent, and nonfarm payroll employment continued to trend down in July (-51,000), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Employment continued to fall in construction, manufacturing, and several service-providing industries, while health [...]

Iraqi Children For Sale

Posted by bosskitty

UNICEF:
– An estimated 2 million children in Iraq continue to face threats including poor nutrition, disease and interrupted education.
- Many of the 220,000 displaced children of primary school age had their education interrupted.
- An estimated 760,000 children (17 per cent) did not go to primary schools in 2006.
- An average 25,000 [...]

China Must Approve Reincarnation In Advance

Posted by bosskitty

 
FACED with Chinese plans to seize control of his reincarnation, the Dalai Lama has come up with two revolutionary proposals – either to forgo rebirth, or to be reborn while still alive. The exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader has proposed to hold a referendum among his 13-14 million followers around the world – before his death [...]

US Government Ignores Hunger In America

Posted by bosskitty

Over 1.3 million people, one in six New Yorkers, cannot afford enough food, with queues at soup kitchens getting longer, anti-poverty groups say.
The New York City Coalition Against Hunger says the number of people who use food pantries and soup kitchens in the city increased by 20% in 2007. … food distribution points are [...]

Immigration Paperwork Meltdown Impacts Election

Posted by bosskitty

Naturalization paperwork jam hits Texas hard
Backlog may keep some from casting votes for president
WASHINGTON — Millions of people who applied for naturalization and other immigration benefits to beat a midsummer fee increase are caught in a paperwork pileup that threatens the chance for some to become U.S. citizens in [...]

Global Shift In Wealth May Not Include America

Posted by bosskitty

Oil Price Rise Causes Global Shift in Wealth
Iran, Russia and Venezuela Feel the Benefits
High oil prices are fueling one of the biggest transfers of wealth in history. Oil consumers are paying $4 billion to $5 billion more for crude oil every day than they did just five years ago, pumping more than $2 trillion [...]

US Tax Dollars NOT Spent on Homeless Veterans – Words Are Cheaper

Posted by bosskitty

1 Out of 4 Homeless Are Veterans
WASHINGTON — Veterans make up one in four homeless people in the United States, though they are only 11 percent of the general adult population, according to a report to be released Thursday.And homelessness is not just a problem among middle-age and elderly veterans. Younger veterans from [...]

US Creates Its Own Enemies – Terrorist Groups Still Growing

Posted by bosskitty

LYBIAN GROUP JOINS AL QAEDA
Al Qaeda second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri said a Libyan Islamist group had joined the militant organisation and he urged mujahideen in North Africa to topple the leaders of Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco.
“Today, with grace from God, the Muslim nation witnesses a blessed step … Honourable members of the Fighting Islamic [...]

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