Homelessness~sleeping rough & Street Swags

Mon Sep 14, 2009 2:44 PM EDT

In Australia there are more than 100,000 homeless people on the streets in any one night! This is incredible considering that we are meant to be a wealthy country with a reasonable social safety net.

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health, street-swags, jean-madden, international-design-awards

Sotomayor takes her place on high court bench

Tue Sep 8, 2009 2:37 PM EDT

By Associated Press (Clipped by Barry Rutherford)

Justice Sonia Sotomayor has taken her seat at the Supreme Court in front of a packed courtroom that included President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden.

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us, supreme-court, court, sotomayor, justice-sonia-sotomayor, barack-obama, joe-biden, politics

Health care is a right.

Sat Sep 5, 2009 3:15 PM EDT

Why health care should be considered just as much a right as the right to free speech and the right to possess firearms. The current debate over universal health-care is now a red hot political issue for the United States President Barrack Obama and those that live on Capital Hi …

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politics, barack-obama, washington, white-house, health-care, health-insurance, hospitals

Pfizer to pay record $2.3B penalty for drug promos

Wed Sep 2, 2009 9:10 AM EDT

By Devlin Barrett (Clipped by Barry Rutherford)

Federal prosecutors hit Pfizer Inc. with a record-breaking $2.3 billion in fines Wednesday and called the world's largest drugmaker a repeating corporate cheat for illegal drug promotions that plied doctors with free golf, massages, and resort junkets.

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us, pfizer, settlement, politics, business, justice-department

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Kennedy laid to rest at Arlington, beside brothers

Sat Aug 29, 2009 7:21 PM EDT

By David Espo, Associated Press Writers (Clipped by Barry Rutherford)

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was laid to rest Saturday night alongside slain brothers John and Robert on hallowed ground at Arlington National Cemetery, celebrated for "the dream he kept alive" across the decades since their deaths.

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us, kennedy, funeral, arlington, arlington-national-cemetery, politics, us-news

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Ted Kennedy dead...

Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:04 AM EDT

By schnoo (Clipped by Barry Rutherford)

Brother to history. Last of a set. Dead at 77.

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us-news, kennedy

Republicans join Democrats in mourning Kennedy

Wed Aug 26, 2009 3:49 AM EDT

By Glen Johnson, AP Political Writer (Clipped by Barry Rutherford)

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was a Democrat's Democrat, so much so that he became a rallying point for those in his party and an object of derision for Republican opponents.

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us, kennedy, reaction, us-news, politics

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Top insurance lobbyist: August key in health drive

Mon Aug 10, 2009 11:46 AM EDT

By Alan Fram, Associated Press Writer (Clipped by Barry Rutherford)

August will be a make-or-break month for the drive to revamp the health care system, as members of Congress use the recess to either sell the need for an overhaul to voters or continue attacks on the insurance industry, the chief of the insurers' main lobbying arm said Monday.

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us, health-overhaul, insurance-industry, industry, associated-press, politics, health, overhaul, business

Good News: I Know A Trick For Typing Faster

Wed Aug 5, 2009 7:59 AM EDT

By Scott (Scoop) Butki (Clipped by Barry Rutherford)

Somehow i forget to mention the biggest downside to typing faster - the possibility of making more typos. Share your favorite typo stories here.

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entertainment, good-news-wednesday, sbutki-memoir

If Marijuana was legalised would Addiction Rise ?

Tue Aug 4, 2009 5:23 AM EDT

A topic which gets raised constantly here at Newsvine and other blogger sites as well as media in general is the subject of relaxing or decriminalised completely the growing and personal use of Marijuana.

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health, police, drugs, marijuana, justice, alcohol, addiction, tobacco, prescription-drugs, drug-courts

Contador wins time trial; Armstrong moves to 3rd

Tue Jul 21, 2009 7:19 AM EDT

By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Writer (Clipped by Barry Rutherford)

Alberto Contador all but assured his second Tour de France victory Thursday, winning the race's final time trial while Lance Armstrong struggled with fatigue but moved up one spot to third place.

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cycling, tour-de-france, france, alberto-contador, lance-armstrong, swiss-alps, sports, de, frank-schleck

The Eagle has Landed~ Where were you on this day 20/7/1969 ?

Sun Jul 19, 2009 7:52 PM EDT

It is now forty years since man fulfilled the dream of Robert Kennedy and landed a man on the moon in the Apollo series of missions. It was Apollo 11 that made the dream come true.

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science, united-states, space, nasa, moon, richard-nixon, apollo, moon-landing, buzz-aldrin, space-missions

Counterpoint ~ the pro's & cons of nuclear power to the mixUpdated add 4th generation nuclear power

Sun Jul 19, 2009 6:11 PM EDT

Recently I was listening to a documentary type radio programme on Australia's radio national which put forward the pro side of the idea to develop nuclear power plants into Australia and elsewhere to meet the future power needs of the community. Advocates such as the former Chie …

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politics, environment, pollution, nuclear-power, carbon-footprint, three-mile-island, carbon-emmissions

Do Not Execute Reginald Blanton

Sun Jul 19, 2009 11:41 AM EDT

By save reginald blantons life (Clipped by Barry Rutherford)

Friday, July 17th: Austin's chapter of the Campaign to END the Death Penalty condemns the execution date recently given to Texas Death Row prisoner Reginald Blanton. Blanton was delivered an execution date for Tuesday, October 27th 2009 by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

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texas-deathrow, prison, capital-punishment

Tom Watson summons the "spirits" at Open Championship

Sat Jul 18, 2009 10:02 AM EDT

By Bill Harrison (Clipped by Barry Rutherford)

Defying age, an artificial hip installed only last October, and the elements 59 year old Tom Watson fired an even par 70 in high winds and rain at Turnberry on Friday to join Fairfax, Virginia's Steve Marino in the final game for today's play at the Open Championship.

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sports, golf, british-open, jack-nicklaus, arnold-palmer, tom-watson, ben-hogan, bruce-edwards

Congress to Vote on Weakening Hidden Handgun Laws on Monday!

Fri Jul 17, 2009 11:48 AM EDT

Congress to Vote on Weakening Hidden Handgun Laws on Monday!

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politics, firearms, guns, weapons, 2nd-amendment, law, justice, congress, senate, america

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The Penalty is Death

Tue Jul 14, 2009 3:11 PM EDT

Journal from Kerobakan Prison Bali. Much can be said about the beautiful island of Bali. It is visited by many tourists each year looking for peace in this semi-tropical surfing paradise.

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politics, drugs, justice, indonesia, capital-punishment, bali, drug-addiction, law-and-order, firing-squad, drug-court

Climate skeptics~take another look at the Stern Report

Mon Jul 13, 2009 11:51 AM EDT

There have been a number of columns in the media including here at Newsvine which attempt to challenge the Report produced by Sir Nicholas Stern some two years ago now. For instance this article by JQP1958 title reads as follows:

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politics, environment, global-warming, climate-change, carbon-emissions, copenhagen, carbon-emissions-trading-scheme, the-stern-report

The Weeds that Bind, By Texas Deathrow Prisoner Reginald Blanton

Sat Jul 11, 2009 3:23 PM EDT

By save reginald blantons life (Clipped by Barry Rutherford)

The Weeds that Bind By: Reginald "Omari Huduma" Blanton Remember that "strange fruit"--African Americans hanging from that "good ol' oak" in the middle of the town's square, burned and dismembered before throngs of white, and sometimes smiling, spectators? T …

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death, penalty

Do you leave your Cell-phone on 24/7 ?

Fri Jul 10, 2009 10:00 PM EDT

Don't you just hate it your travelling home on the bus its say around 7.30 pm at night someone gets on whilst yakking on their cell-phone. Instead of interrupting their conversation whilst they tender the fare to the driver they continue the conversation.

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odd-news, youtube, facebook, myspace, phone, social-networking, twitter, cell-phone, cell-phones, communication

History of the death penalty in America

Thu Jul 9, 2009 5:24 PM EDT

Background The Death Penalty in America Britain influenced America's use of the death penalty more than any other country did. When European settlers came to the new world, they brought the practice of capital punishment.

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politics, race, states, abolition, crime, united-states, pro-death-penalty, pro-capital-punishment, law, supreme-court

The Statute of Liberty

Wed Jul 8, 2009 4:31 PM EDT

Australian unlike its closest ally the United States of America does not have a 'Bill of Rights'. Even though Australia has signed all five international treaties that make up the the International Bill of Human Rights, none of these treaties are legally binding in Australia.

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politics, bill-of-rights, democracy, human-rights, australia, united-states, high-court, government, constitution, justice

The Abolition of the Death Penalty in Australia

Sun Jul 5, 2009 11:19 PM EDT

Man is but a reed, the feeblest in nature, but he is a thinking reed. There is no need for the whole universe to take up arms to crush him. A vapour or a drop of water is enough to kill him.

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politics, barack-obama, united-states, australia, government, law, supreme-court, justice, victoria, capital-punishment

A defining moment: Serendipity perhaps ? to make me press on !

Fri Jul 3, 2009 4:56 PM EDT

Unbeknown to most of you but this year has been as the Queen would say a 'annus horribilis' year so far ! Justice is Blind Late last year I suffered a tear to the bowel. Don't ask me how!(I just don't known) Anyway I got a bad infection was on anti-biotics for sometime.

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Do You Support The Death Penalty?

Wed Jul 1, 2009 7:10 PM EDT

By multifariousone (Clipped by Barry Rutherford)

Obama and the death penalty For the first time in his career, President Barack Obama may soon confront one of the most weighty and unsavory decisions that a chief executive must make, whether to put a murder convict to death.

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us-news, death-penalty, president-barack-obama, life-imprisonment-without-possibility-of-parole

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Comments & Feedback

Just stopping in to let you know that this is one of my favorite things about the internet - meeting people a half world away! Thanks for having me on your friends list, Barry. I enjoy your commentary and you have a quick wit to boot! Great combo!

— KyanaBelle

You have quite the eclectic web site, with a broad range of coverage. I am looking forward to going through and reading all of your articles. As a sidebar, I work three weekend nights here in the US - Sarasota, Florida - and was watching a Front-Line special on our PBS - public television - entitled: "Bush's War" on the Iraq War. It illuminated some of the things, regarding that conflict, of which I had not been aware. I look forward to staying in touch with you. From your photo, you look like a hiker or other outdoors person. Thanks and best regards, Dan Deren

— danderen

Just reaching out to say hi. Thanks for being a friend, Barrys-Rutherford, and the very interesting articles you've posted. It's great to have a friend from Down-Under.

Hope you're having a wonderful week.

— Ms CYPRAH

Barry muchas gracias por hacerme participar de estos interesantes artículos. Es una manera civilizada de entender lo que pasa en el mundo...Thanks for this excellent contact… and thanks for those important articles.

Alfred Ascanio (askain)

— alfredo-ascanio-1

I am so glad to have a new friend on the other side of the world! Thank you for your insightful articles and your passion for a number of similar causes. Its nice to know I am not alone in the world trying to make a difference!

— RebelGirl