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Abortion Again: Canada & the G8
"The details remain to be determined. However, Canada's contribution will not include funding of abortions." This was one of International Co-operation Minister Bev Oda's statements regarding the Canadian government's recent decision to not include abortion funding along with other G8 funding for things such as family planning and the use of contraceptive...
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The Latest Superbowl Ad Controversy Most years, the most controversial thing about the Superbowl are the...
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Why Did God Allow This Disaster? Talk about it. On January 12, 2010 a devastating earthquake hit Haiti just a...
Yesterday Major Nidal Malik Hasan, an army psychiatrist, opened fire at the Fort Hood military base in Killeen, Texas, killing 13 people. The BBC reports: The shooting began at about 1330 (1930 GMT) on Thursday at a personnel and medical centre at Fort Hood - the largest US military base in the world, home to about 40,000 troops. The commander...
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The G8 leaders summit is an annual gathering of eight of the world's most powerful government leaders. The purpose of the summit is to discuss important world issues, and besides the economy, the main topic of discussion seems to be the environment and climate change. US President Barack Obama is heading the Major Economies Forum, attended by...
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The recent news about "Swine Flu" has caused widespread concern, perhaps with memories of the SARS outbreak only a few years ago, which ended up killing over 900 people, still fresh in our minds. Today the Toronto Star provided a helpful list of questions and answers about Swine Flu: Q: What can I do to prevent myself from getting the flu? A:...
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CNN and others are reporting that a man went on a shooting rampage in southern Alabama yesterday killing at least 10 people including a child just a year and half old. Most of the victims were family members of the killer who turned the gun on himself. One of the victims, Andrea Myers, the mother of the young child who was also shot and killed...
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During the 20 years ending in 2000 for the stock market, and a similar period in real estate ending in 2004, investing and financial planning have been relatively easy because each of these asset classes was in a rising trend. However, as the stock market showed us subsequent to 2000, trends do not last forever as equity prices entered a bear market. History...
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“We need the women of the world to come looking for us, we need that hope that someone would come looking for us when we’re missing.” The room was silent. It was one week after 9-11, and along with 10, 000 other women who had gathered at the Global Celebration for Women in Houston, I watched this video clip of an Afghan woman pleading with...
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