US Senate meets in private session

Tuesday, November 1, 2005 The United States Senate met behind closed doors on Tuesday under Democratic pressure to investigate the intelligence that led to the war in Iraq. The rare parliamentary rule invoked by the Democrats forces the removal of all media, staff, and tourists from the chamber. Congress will stop working on legislation temporarily. Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid stated that a private session was justified by the fact that the indictment of Lewis Libby showed how the administration manipulated the intelligence in order to justify the War on…

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Feared toll of Indonesian floods, landslides up to 130; dozens missing as bridge swept away

Thursday, December 27, 2007 Heavy rains in Indonesia yesterday triggered widespread flooding and landslides across the nation. It has emerged that last night a bridge was swept away by the swollen river it stretched across, leaving around 40 to 50 people missing in Madiun, East Java. Meanwhile, the total toll of those known or feared to be dead has reached 130. According to local police chief Supardi in a telephone conversation with Xinhua the flood waters weakened a foundation, resulting in the collapse. At least twenty motorcyclists, car drivers and…

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Category:Recycling

This is the category for Recycling. Refresh this list to see the latest articles. 10 October 2010: Residents of Leeds, England neighbourhood plagued with crime ask council for help 26 June 2009: University study finds U.S. defense contract information in ‘electronic waste’ in Africa 23 April 2009: Earth Day 2009 celebrated around the globe 23 August 2008: Calls for bottled water bans grow in Canada 13 March 2008: Australian Senator arrives at Parliament dressed as a beer bottle 15 February 2008: 2008 Taipei International Book Exhibition: Varied features at Kid…

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Asbestos controversy aboard Scientology ship Freewinds

Friday, May 16, 2008 Controversy has arisen over the reported presence of blue asbestos on the MV Freewinds, a cruise ship owned by the Church of Scientology. According to the Saint Martin newspaper The Daily Herald and the shipping news journal Lloyd’s List, the Freewinds was sealed in April and local public health officials on the Caribbean island of CuraƧao where the ship is docked began an investigation into the presence of asbestos dust on the ship. Former Scientologist Lawrence Woodcraft supervised work on the ship in 1987, and attested…

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New fossils from 10 million year old ape found in Ethiopia

Thursday, August 23, 2007 Researchers say that new, ten million-year-old fossils found in Ethiopia, prove that the theory that humans may have evolved from a species of great apes eight million years ago, may not be true, but that humans may have split from apes as long as 10.5 million years ago. At least nine fossilized teeth, one canine tooth and eight molars, of a previously unknown species of apes found in Africa were discovered by a team of researchers from Ethiopia and Japan who then compared the 3-D make…

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Defensive Driving School Review Teen Drivers

Read More About: Driving Schools Perth Driving Lesson Packages Perth Defensive Driving School Review Teen Drivers by RW Wilson Defensive Driving School is more important than ever before. Don’t believe me? [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM8-EIvc6OY[/youtube] Consider that drivers in that age bracket account for only 14% of the population. The statistics become even more unreal when you consider that they account for 30% of the total costs for injuries related to auto wrecks. The numbers for teen drivers aged 16-19 is more alarming. In that age group these drivers represent the highest of…

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