North America – Blunder on the Mountain
Blunder on the Mountain
It s impossible not to think of Osama bin Laden s escaping from Tora Bora as one of the greatest bungled opportunities in history.
Global Business Law Firm Lovaas & Lehtinen, P.C. Pens Feature Article for North American South Asian Bar Association … (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Attorneys Aaron Lovaas, Kristan Lehtinen and Law Clerk Trevor Creel contributed a feature article to the NASABA (North American South Asian Bar Association) newsletter for the month of October 2009. NASABA provides a vital link between South Asian lawyers and the South Asian community across North America. It is the fastest growing organization of South Asian lawyers in the world and seeks to …
Fight to keep Asian carp out of Great Lakes reaches Supreme Court
Michigan’s attorney general files a lawsuit that seeks to close two shipping locks near Chicago, sealing off the fish’s most direct route to the Great Lakes.
The fight to keep invasive Asian carp out of the Great Lakes reached the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, as Michigan’s attorney general filed a lawsuit seeking closure of two shipping locks near Chicago.
A Dangerous Dysfunction
The difficulty of trying to pass health care reform shows how dysfunctional the Senate, and the United States government as a whole, has become.
Pass the Bill
The current health care bill falls a long way short of ideal, but it is better than anything that seemed possible just a few years ago.
China plucks popular ‘Snail House’ TV show off the air
Some say the crackdown signals a troubling new trend in censorship.
For avid fans, the hit series is a rare taste of urban realism: must-see TV, Chinese-style.
War-weary vets get a helping hoof
After three tours of duty in Iraq, Marine Lance Cpl. Eugene Calonge came home with a feeling common to many veterans scarred by the horrors of war: He didn’t fit in.
The Inertia Option
New sanctions for Iran would be a mistake. We should deprive the Islamic Republic of an American scapegoat by doing nothing.
Sorry, Senator Kerry
Putting aside the theories about why Joe Lieberman is trying to hijack health care reform, let s focus on a surprisingly good former presidential candidate John Kerry.
His Gift Changes Lives
While world leaders have ignored Sudan, a former refugee made famous in What Is the What, by Dave Eggers, sets a tone of compassion by erecting a school in his hometown.
Henry Rollins speaks out in North America next spring (LiveDaily)
Punk poet/provocateur Henry Rollins [ tickets ] will launch the initial North American leg of his latest spoken word tour in March following a slate of international dates. The “Frequent Flyer Tour” kicks off March 2 in Clearwater, FL, and currently runs through an April 9 date in Madison, WI, including a seven-night stretch of shows in Canada. Details are included at the right; the performer’s …
Tiger Woods, Person of the Year 
Tiger Woods, whose sham beatific image was questioned by no one until it collapsed, exemplifies the decade of Enron, in which most of us have been so easily bamboozled.
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