List/Grid Monthly Archives: January 2011
250,000 Egypt Protesters in Dowtown Cairo – Military Refuses to Open Fire
Egypt saw the dawn of Sunday as another day of boisterous protests, looting, and a nation teetering on the edge of descending into complete collapse. Opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei spoke…
House Ends Public Financing for Presidential Campaigns
The House voted to end multimillion-dollar federal subsidies for presidential candidates and national political conventions on Wednesday. The measure was passed by a margin of 239-160 and the bill now…
Safety Concerns for Uganda Lesbian
A lesbian woman due to be deported from Britain to Uganda has sparked international fears for the woman’s safety due to Uganda’s strict laws regarding homosexuality. Brenda Namigadde, 20, was…
Filibuster Reform Dead on Arrival
Filibuster reform was defeated before it even really started. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) announced a compromise following a two week retreat that…
The Revolution Continues – Unrest in Algeria, Jordan
Algeria, another northern African nation, has also been inspired by neighboring Tunisia and is seeing massive protests. More than 10,000 protesters marched against authorities in Algeria’s northeastern city of Bejaia…
The Fallout of the Palestine Papers
The fallout from the recent leaked Palestine Papers, which document over a decade of Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, continues across the Middle East. In Gaza, thousands of Hamas supporters took to the…
OSU – Breaking Down the Number One Team
The Buckeyes are for real this season, and a more complete team then they have ever been before. Not only is the team winning on the court, but they are…
International Arrest Warrant Issued for Tunisia’s Former President Ben Ali
An international arrest warrant was issued on Wednesday for ousted Tunisia President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and six of his relatives. Tunisia’s government accuses Ben Ali and family of…
Maryland Seeks to Outlaw Credit Checks for Employment
The more recent trend of employers utilizing credit checks to weed out potential employees is a controversial practice that is becoming more and more commonplace. With the sinking economy and…
Organizations Advise Obama Administration to Toughen Up on For Profit Colleges
The debate against for profit colleges is heating up. Organizations are urging President Obama to enact a strict “gainful employment” rule which would screen for-profit institutions according to their students’…
Obama: Drugs Should be Considered a “Public Health Problem”
President Barack Obama responded to a question from a former deputy sheriff regarding legalization of drugs during his YouTube town hall on Thursday, and showed an evolution in his beliefs…
Gay Activists David Kato Killed in Uganda
David Kato, a prominent gay rights advocate in Uganda, was found bludgeoned to death. His death occurs only months after his picture was featured in a local anti-gay newspaper with…
Egypt Collapses, Al Jazeera Banned, U.S Citizens are Urged to Leave
The protests continued throughout the day on Saturday in Egypt and into the night in an attempt to drive President Mubarak from power. The capital city of Cairo descended into…
Why Your Credit Can Impact Auto Insurance Cost
When a consumer starts the application process for car insurance, a lot of information is pulled together from several different sources to analyze and determine the level of risk this…
Egypt Protesters Demand the Immediate Exile of Mubarak
The protests in Egypt continue for the fifth straight day on Saturday, with no end in sight. Despite Egyptian President Mubarak’s speech late Friday night, protesters are still demanding his…
Egypt Protests – President Mubarak Speaks to Embattled Egypt
After some speculation that Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak may have fled the country, Mubarak appeared—speaking to his citizens on just after midnight Saturday morning local time. During his speech and…
U.S. Reaction Soft to Egypt’s Protests
Following Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s speech, U.S. President Barack Obama addressed the crisis in Egypt. Egypt has seen days of protests that have increased in intensity and violence. The Egyptian…
The Origin of Basketball
Basketball is an international sport with an American beginning. The game is well over 100 years old with origins tracing back to 1891. In December of that year, Dr. James…
