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World's Worst Traffic Jam?
KickingTiresIf you thought your commute to the office today was painful, it was nothing compared to one man's 12-hour trip on the Apapa-Oshodi Expressway near Lagos, Nigeria. The daylong, 40-mile ride was peppered with hours of standstill traffic, crowbar-wielding...Tags: Lagos (Nigeria), Highway Transportation
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Hillary Clinton: 2000 election Bushwhack
The Swampby Mark Silva Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who ran for president in 2008, suggests that the long-disputed election of 2000 is evidence of modern-day "problems" in the greatest democracy on Earth, which is "still evolving'' - a lesson that......Tags: Barack Obama, Court Administration, U.S. Presidential Election (2008), Palm Beach County, Joe Scarborough
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Cold cash: Ex-congressman convicted
The Swampby Richard Simon Former Rep. William J. Jefferson (D-La.), who gained national attention after federal agents found $90,000 in his freezer, was convicted Wednesday of political corruption. Jefferson, 62, was found guilty in federal court in Alexandria,...Tags: Bribery, Crimes, Ethics, Values, Lawyers
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Obama, Panetta salute seven fallen CIA
The Swampby Mark Silva With flags flying at half-staff outside CIA headquarters for seven members of the intelligence service killed in a suicide bomb-attack on a U.S. base in Afghanistan, President Barack Obama today addressed the staff by letter on "a......Tags: Suicide, Barack Obama, National Security Agency, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Police Investigations
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9/11 Comm. leader: 'Flaws' need fixing
The Swampby Mark Silva Lee Hamilton, vice chairman of the 9/11 Commission that spawned a new organization for U.S. intelligence-gathering, says the failure to detect a known threat boarding a U.S.-bound airliner on Christmas Day with explosives is a sign of......Tags: Barack Obama, Espionage and Intelligence, Republican Party, Central Intelligence Agency, Diseases and Illnesses
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Obama: 'Buck stops with me'
The SwampSee the White House review: Summary of review.pdf See the order for action: Corrective actions.pdf See Director of National Intelligence Dennis Blair's letter to the intelligence community this evening: Dennis Blair letter.pdf by Mark Silva and Christi...Tags: Barack Obama, Central Intelligence Agency, National Government, Politics, Armed Conflicts
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Citizens United argument should cut both ways
The bitterly sarcastic drama planned next week in Allentown is understandable. The American political process is being polluted by expensive deluges of propaganda, designed to boost politicians who cater to the insatiable greed of billionaires. That's...
Tags: George W. Bush, Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Political Corruption, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Supreme Court
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Cardinal John Okaiyekan wins Sweet Sistine tournament
The Religion WorldWhile the Catholic cardinals convene in seclusion to select the sucessor of Pope Benedict XVI, the Religion News Service's own March Madness has the title going to the cardinal from Nigeria: Ladies and gentlemen, the Bishop of the Bracket, the... -
Assailants kill at least 25 students in northeastern Nigeria
World NowJOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Unknown assailants killed at least 25 polytechnic students in northeastern Nigeria, invading the campus dormitory and shooting or stabbing their victims, authorities said Tuesday.... -
Georgia President Saakashvili concedes election defeat
World NowMikheil Saakashvili, the pro-Western president of Georgia faced with increasing protests among his people, conceded defeat after preliminary election returns showed the opposition had won control of parliament and the right to name a powerful new prime... -
At least eight dead in suicide attack on Nigerian church
World NowAt least eight worshipers were killed Sunday in a suicide attack on a Roman Catholic church in northern Nigeria, according to officials. About 100 other people were injured, raising fears the death toll could rise.... -
Muslim women on pilgrimage from Nigeria detained in Saudi Arabia
World NowMore than 1,000 Muslim women from Nigeria trying to make a religious pilgrimage to Mecca have been turned away or detained in Saudi Arabia over allegations they weren’t traveling with husbands or other suitable male guardians, according to...
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