In campaign mode, Obama slams GOP as obstructionist
Posted in Health, News, Politics, economy, what on July 18th, 2010 by admin – Comments Off
Moving into campaign mode, President Obama on Saturday cast the Republicans as an obstructionist force bent on impeding the nation’s economic recovery for political purposes.
Obama used his weekly radio address to deliver a message that Senate Republicans are also blocking an extension of jobless benefits to millions of unemployed Americans suffering in a tough economy.
U.S., Russian complete spy swap in Vienna
Posted in News, economy, what on July 9th, 2010 by admin – Comments OffA plane carrying 10 people recently arrested in the United States on charges of spying for the Russians landed Friday at Domodedovo airport in Moscow, Interfax news agency reported, following a spy swap in Vienna earlier in the day.
British media reported at the same time that a plane carrying four spies released by the Russians had landed at a British military base.
The swap, widely viewed as an attempt by both governments to put the spy scandal behind them, took place at the Vienna airport as the two planes stood side by side at midday. The 10 people who had pleaded guilty in a New York courtroom Thursday to reduced charges of failing to register as foreign agents were traded for four people released from Russian prisons, Russian television station Russia 24 reported.
New Agers, neo-pagans see Stonehenge solstice
Posted in Celeb, Education, Health, News, what on June 21st, 2010 by admin – Comments Off
Thousands of New Agers and neo-pagans danced and whooped in delight Monday as a bright early morning sun rose above the ancient stone circle Stonehenge, marking the summer solstice.
About 20,000 people crowded the prehistoric site on Salisbury Plain, southern England, to see the sunrise at 4:52 A.M. (1152EST), after an annual all-night party.
The event typically draws thousands of alternative-minded revelers to the monument, as they wait for dawn at the Heel Stone, a pockmarked pillar just outside the circle proper, which aligns with the rising sun.
