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Archive For January, 2009
Iceland’s first female PM openly gay
TheStar.com David Stringer INTS KALNINS/REUTERSIceland’s social affairs minister Johanna Sigurdardottir speaks to media in Reykjavik on Jan. 26, 2009. Sigurdardottir has been picked to lead an interim government after the conservative-led government collapsed Jan. 26. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REYKJAVIK, Iceland – Iceland is set to appoint an openly gay woman as its first female prime [...]
Motorola Introduces First Phone Made From Recycled Water Bottles
Motorola Introduces First Phone Made From Recycled Water Bottles By John Platt At last week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Motorola introduced its new MOTO™ W233 Renew phone — what it billed as “the world’s first mobile phone made using plastics comprised of recycled water bottles.”Of course, the entire phone isn’t made of recycled [...]
Is Peace Out Of Reach?
Watch CBS Videos Online Has peace in the Middle East become nothing more than a pipe dream? As Bob Simon reports, a growing number of Israelis and Palestinians feel that a two-state solution is no longer possible. Tags: Two-state, Middle East, Israel <BR/>
Green “in” at CES
[From MAKE: Blog] The Pharos Lens: one “green nutrition label” project Companies at CES may be starting to equate being green with making green: Consumers will soon look for more information on how a product was manufactured, what the packaging consists of, and what materials are used inside, according to research published as CES begins. [...]
Obama Bombs Pakistan
[From Right Pundits] Keeping a campaign promise of sorts, the U.S. military bombed Pakistan today killing at least seven people on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Barack Obama Continues Bush Policy One recalls that candidate Obama threatened to invade Pakistan during the primary campaign, a boast that was either laughed off by supporters or alarmed critics. The [...]
Obama Sides With Bush in Spy Case
Image by Getty Images via Daylife [From Wired.com] By David Kravets The Obama administration fell in line with the Bush administration Thursday when it urged a federal judge to set aside a ruling in a closely watched spy case weighing whether a U.S. president may bypass Congress and establish a program of eavesdropping on Americans [...]
Inauguration: Ending Prayer/Benediction by Reverend Joseph Lowery
[From On the Wilder Side] Live blogging of the Inauguration by Kimberly Wilder (one green’s perspective): Joseph E. Lowery did the ending prayer/benediction. Reverend Lowery was inspired and entertaining. He spoke of “inclusion, not exclusion” and “tolerance, not intolerance.” This seemed like a hidden message reflecting on the public attitudes of Reverend Rick Warren. Reverend [...]
In Final Legal Act, Bush Appeals Spy Ruling
[From Wired] By David Kravets With a mere 64 minutes left in its last full day in office, the Bush administration asked a federal judge to stay enforcement of a ruling that would keep alive a lawsuit which tests whether the president can bypass the Congress and eavesdrop on Americans without warrants. The request [...]
Peace Anthem For Palestine
Tags: Israel, Palestinians <BR/>