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  1. OntarioVanMan

    After 4 years, Egypt reopens its border with Gaza

    this kinda connects with the Saudi article on its suspicion that Egypt is leaning toward Iran and Hamas.... After 4 years, Egypt reopens its border with Gaza - Yahoo! News
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    Thailand arrests American for alleged king insult

    Thailand arrests American for alleged king insult - Yahoo! News
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    Saudi Arabia Scrambles to Limit Region’s Upheaval

    http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/28/world/middleeast/28saudi.html?hpw And we are supporting the new power structure? RE: Egypt...Saudi officials are also concerned that Egypt’s foreign policy is shifting, with its outreach to the Islamist group Hamas and plans to restore ties with Iran. The...
  4. OntarioVanMan

    Justices’ Arizona Ruling on Illegal Immigration May Embolden States

    http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/28/us/politics/28immigration.html?_r=1&hp Except:Maryland and Connecticut, with small but rapidly growing Latino populations, went a different way entirely, passing laws to allow illegal immigrant students to attend public colleges at in-state rates.
  5. OntarioVanMan

    Just What You Needed: Higher Taxes

    higher-social-security-taxes-smartmoney: Personal Finance News from Yahoo! Finance To give you an idea of how the Social Security tax can add up over your working life, consider my personal situation. In 35 years behind the grindstone (about half as an employee and the other half...
  6. OntarioVanMan

    Illegal Workers: Court Upholds Faulting Hirers

    http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/27/us/27scotus.html?_r=1&hpw looks like 1 win for states rights....
  7. OntarioVanMan

    Westboro Baptist plans to protest in Joplin

    My personal thoughts are....these people are whack jobs! 7:35 PM, May. 25, 2011 | The Westboro Baptist Church — known for its protests at the funerals of soldiers and people with HIV/AIDS — plans to picket in Joplin on Sunday, where at least 125 people have died in a tornado. On its...
  8. OntarioVanMan

    US Beef Exports up 53 Percent in Value,

    Pork exports’ value increases 25 percent US Beef Exports up 53 Percent in Value | Journal of Commerce
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    This IS the Soapbox!!

    A reminder: Because we've had far to many reported posts lately from you pansies, Yes , I said PANSIES!!..Don't like being called a pansy? Suck it up...*LOL*... as Teacel says and I'll repost it.....If you can't take the heat, stay out of the kitchen...;) Teacel said:
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    Obama code-named ‘smart alec’ in Britain

    Do Brits think Barack Obama is a bit of a "smart alec"? The label certainly appears to fit in the minds of British police. Scotland Yard, the UK's police force, has given Obama the security codename 'Chalaque' for his visit this week to the United Kingdom, the UK Daily Mail reports. The term...
  11. OntarioVanMan

    China calls for attacking Somalian pirate bases

    11:56 PM, May. 20, 2011 | BEIJING (AP) – China’s military is urging land attacks on Somali pirate strongholds in a bold call signaling the armed forces’ growing assertiveness. China’s navy has taken part in anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden since December 2008, but the government...
  12. OntarioVanMan

    Corn-based Ethanol: The Real Cost

    It was supposed to be the fuel that could wean, at least partially, the United States and other petroleum importing countries from their dependence on foreign oil. Corn-based ethanol was heralded to do the trick and with massive political support from both sides of the political spectrum, it...
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    Al-Qaida in Iraq pledges support for al-Zawahri

    Al-Qaida in Iraq pledges support for al-Zawahri - Yahoo! News and they have been and are successful at just that....:o
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    Navy SEAL honored with warship bearing his name

    Navy SEAL honored with warship bearing his name - Yahoo! News
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    NAFTA Trade Jumped 11.8 Percent in February

    NAFTA Trade Jumped 11.8 Percent in February | Journal of Commerce Joseph Bonney | May 3, 2011 3:49PM GMT The Journal of Commerce Online - News Story Trade carried by surface transportation totaled $66.5 billion Surface transportation trade between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico was 11.8...
  16. OntarioVanMan

    Factory Orders Climb Fifth Straight Month

    Factory Orders Climb Fifth Straight Month | Journal of Commerce Joseph Bonney | May 3, 2011 3:38PM GMT The Journal of Commerce Online - News Story Broad increases in orders, rising prices for food, oil drive growth U.S. factory orders rose for the fifth consecutive month in March, driven...
  17. OntarioVanMan

    Mitsubishi Builds US Factory for Giant Transformers

    Mitsubishi Builds US Factory for Giant Transformers | Journal of Commerce John D. Boyd | May 3, 2011 6:32PM GMT The Journal of Commerce Online - News Story Rail, river logistics at Memphis seen crucial to site selection A Japanese manufacturer of large-scale power transformers will build...
  18. OntarioVanMan

    The Wall!

    Unloaded Saturday...right beside the "Wall"..that huge steel fence recently built...it makes the Berlin Wall look friendly... I had this quick flash...of Mexicans jumping the fence and border guards shooting them down....just like the Soviets did to people who wanted a better life.... My query...
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    White House releases Obama birth certificate

    White House releases Obama birth certificate - Yahoo! News
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    Big U.S. firms are hiring overseas while cutting jobs at home

    Big U.S. firms are hiring overseas while cutting jobs at home | MLive.com Published: Wednesday, April 20, 2011, 12:01 PM Updated: Wednesday, April 20, 2011, 12:21 PM Jackie Headapohl Big U.S. multinational corporations are hiring abroad while cutting headcount back home, according to...
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