North America – Fiat to return to US market
Fiat to return to US market US automaker Chrysler plans to sell 50,000 Fiat 500 minicars in the United States in 2011, a source told AFP, as the Italian brand returns to the US market.
America and its core values compatible with Islam: US imam America and its core principles are compatible with Islam, the [...]
North America – National Briefing | Religion: Pittsburgh Bishop Is Ousted
National Briefing | Religion: Pittsburgh Bishop Is Ousted An Episcopal bishop, whose diocese is moving toward splitting from the national church, was ousted from ministry.
Documents hint at BP planning failuresE-mails and other testimony referred to in an investigation into the Macondo [...]
North America – Mexico massacre investigator is missing
Mexico massacre investigator is missing MEXICO CITY, Aug. 27 (UPI) — A government prosecutor investigating the massacre of 72 people in northern Mexico is missing, authorities said Friday. Mexico – MEXICO CITY – United States – El Salvador – Central America
This Is Not a Recovery This isn [...]
North America – Judge Denies Tom DeLay’s Request To Move Trial
Judge Denies Tom DeLay’s Request To Move Trial AUSTIN, Texas — A judge denied former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay’s request Wednesday to have his money laundering trial moved from Austin, which…
Bush Tax Cuts: Now That s Rich [...]
North America – Byron Williams: Feigning Patriotism in Order to Spew Un-American Rhetoric
Byron Williams: Feigning Patriotism in Order to Spew Un-American Rhetoric I refer to those who oppose building the mosque at Ground Zero as holding an un-American position because the First Amendment stands in their way, yet they still seek the path of the emotional short cut.
Lindsey [...]
North America – Research and Markets: United States Co-ordinate Measuring Machines Market, 2010
Research and Markets: United States Co-ordinate Measuring Machines Market, 2010 DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/230232/united_states_coo) has announced the addition of the “United States Co-ordinate Measuring Machines Market, 2010″ report to their offering. Emerging from the brunt of a recession, the coordinated measuring machine (CMM) industry is starting to see an upwards, improving trend …
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North America – GOP Committee Falsely Pins ‘Incumbent’ Title On Dem Challenger
GOP Committee Falsely Pins ‘Incumbent’ Title On Dem Challenger In an anti-incumbent election it helps, above all else, to be the party out of power. That’s why Republican candidates and campaign committees are beaming…
Obama says GOP hindering efforts to help business President Barack Obama on Tuesday [...]
North America – Peter Dreier: Lessons from FDR: When the Right Cries Wolf, Bite Back
Peter Dreier: Lessons from FDR: When the Right Cries Wolf, Bite Back The fight over Social Security isn’t really about old-age insurance; rather, it is a place-holder for broader concerns. The fight is about what kind of country we want to be and what values we consider most important. [...]
North America – Spill claims to test limits of BP’s liability
Spill claims to test limits of BP’s liabilityA swathe of oil disaster lawsuits sent to a New Orleans court could have a multibillion-dollar impact on the UK company’s finances and a wider effect on the offshore US energy industry
Charlie Rangel Shows Off His Dancing Skills (VIDEO) What do you do when [...]
North America – Alfie Kohn: Competitiveness vs. Excellence: The Education Crisis That Isn’t
Alfie Kohn: Competitiveness vs. Excellence: The Education Crisis That Isn’t From any reasonable moral standard, we’d want kids to succeed regardless of where they call home. If progress were being made worldwide, that would be terrific news.
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