Economic Woes Hit Bluffton, SC as Election Approaches
Region: South Carolina
Bluffton, South Carolina is unique among most towns it size in the United States. In the past, the town’s economy relied on either agriculture or from the shrimp and oysters in the nearby rivers and creeks t... more
Views: 1866Questions and Challenges Surround Voter Registration
Region: United States
Accusations of wrongdoing are mounting as voter registration methods come under fire. Registration Troubles In a year that has seen record numbers of new voters thanks to widespread registration campaigns, ... more
Views: 1282Advantage Biden
Region: Missouri
10 02 08 Advantage Biden By Mary Lyon I had help with this one. I watched Joe Biden and Sarah Palin square off, on CNN, specifically for that network’s audience meters. In this case, it was a group of undecide... more
Views: 1104FIG: Chinese Gymnasts Not Guilty of Age Tweaking
Region: China
It's official: the petite Chinese gymnasts did not flout Olympic rules by being too young to participate in the games, which were held in August in Beijing this year. When team China competed in the games, many suspect... more
Views: 1560World's Best Places to Live 2008
Region: India
New York, London, and Paris are internationally renowned cities but consultants at Mercer Consulting have picked Zurich, Switzerland, as the best place to live in the company's annual survey. Consultants rated each city o... more
Views: 1961Paes Wins U.S Open 2008
Region: United States
Sep 05 2008, New York, Indian Fans were stunned to witness the surprising win of Leander Paes in the U.S open when Zimbabwean Tennis star Cara Black gave full support to India’s Tennis Hero Leander... more
Views: 1848Lightning hit Beijing last night
Region: China
I took this photo during the bolts of lightning and thunder hit Beijing last night from my balcony. This picutres revived memories of "Lightning Bolt" Usain Bolt, the 100M World Record Holder from Jamaica. more
Views: 20338 Reasons McCain Needs A Miracle to Win
Region: United StatesIf you've been watching the news for the last month, it seems like John McCain might actually pull out a victory in November. After months of the press fawning over the unlikely candidacy of Obama (remember, he's a m... more
Views: 1377Boxer Akhil Kumar Storms Beijing Olympics
Region: IndiaThe Indian Pugalist 'Akhil Kumar' storms into the boxing qurterfinal of beijing olympic 2008. He beated world champ Segey Vodopyanov of Russia. Akhil the great Indian boxer now emerges a clear medal pro... more
Views: 15092008 Beijing Olympic Opening Ceremony: "Hu" performance
Region: China
There was an idea last year which for the Olympic Opening Ceremony: At the exact time 8:08pm and eight sceonds past, 8th,August 2008. There are 2008 mahjong tables in the Bird Nest, with 8032 players shouting "Hu!" a... more
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