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Pelosi Seeks to Heal Rifts as First Female House Speaker
Democrats, fielding many moderate candidates, gained more than 25 seats in yesterday's elections for the US House of Representatives, placing Rep. Nancy Pelosi, 66,...
Good News From Iraq
There's some good news from Iraq this month as the U.S. military celebrated the opening of remodeled schools in Kirkuk, new healthcare facilities in...
Bush Signs Bill to Leave No Pet Behind in Evacuations
A recent poll found that 61 percent of pet owners say that in an emergency they would refuse to evacuate their home if they...
Judge Rules Bush’s Lax Pesticide Law Illegal
A federal judge in Seattle yesterday overturned new Bush administration rules that weaken the governing of pesticide use and their effect on endangered plants...
US Presbyterians Urge Medicinal Use of Marijuana
The Presbyterian Church (USA) has become the seventh major religious organization in the United States to support the use of medical marijuana, an issue...
U.S. Automakers to Double Production of Flexible-Fuel Vehicles
In a letter to Congress yesterday, the leaders of the big three U.S. automakers pledged to double production of flexible-fuel vehicles by 2010. They...
Alternative Fuel Ethanol Entices White House, Wall Street
When Henry Ford envisioned the automotive industry a century ago, he planned for his Model T to run on corn-based ethanol. But the price...
Former Rivals Join in Common Cause to Save the Internet
Which issue aligns artists and musicians with Gun Owners of America? MoveOn.org with the Christian Coalition? The AARP with E-bay and Google? All these...
US Sends Food to Starving Sudanese
President Bush sent five aid ships filled with emergency stockpiles of food to Sudan and ordered the emergency purchase of another 40,000 metric tons...
Schools Take Action on Overweight Kids
In response to a steep rise in obesity among children, some public schools are taking action. It shocked me to learn that only 6...
Wind Power up by 25% Over Last Year
The wind energy industry worldwide installed more than US$14 billion worth of new generating equipment last year, an increase of 25 percent over 2004,...
Punks Against Suicide
A score of punk rock and hardcore bands are touring the country to raise awareness and much-needed cash for the teen suicide hotline, 1-800-Suicide...
Court Rejects Easing Pollution Controls
A federal appeals court rejects Bush Administration efforts to weaken Clean Air emission rules on aging coal-fired power plants. The vote was unanimous that...
Bald Eagle Numbers Soar
USA Removing Eagle from Endangered Species List
After nearly four decades on the endangered species list, bald eagles are soaring once again, their population climbing...
Largest Remaining Grove of Ancient -Redwoods Saved for Future Generations
Hours before the final deadline, Pacific Lumber agreed to accept federal and state funds totaling nearly a quarter billion dollars in exchange for the...
Break Out Of The Grasp Of Your Past!
We have to look beyond our past experiences and how are parents raised us. (If they were traumatic or regrettable experiences.) Psychologist, James Hillman,...