Rep. Barbara Lee calls for U.S. Congress probe into Iraq War planning

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Friday, July 22, 2005 Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), co-chairwoman of the Out of Iraq Caucus and a member of the International Affairs Committee, along with 26 co-sponsors, proposed yesterday a Resolution of Inquiry in the House of Representatives which, if passed, will require the White House and the State Department to“transmit all information relating to communication with officials of the United Kingdom between January 1, 2002, and October 16, 2002, relating to the policy ofContinue reading

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Bank of America leads Consumer Financial Protection Bureau complaints about mortgages

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Thursday, October 3, 2013 A review this week by Wikinews of US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) complaints about mortgages in the United States shows Bank of America leads all lending institutions in complaints. Since mortgages complaints were recorded in December 2011, 77,622 total have been added to CFPB’s database. 29.2% of these complaints involved Bank of America, with the second most received by Wells Fargo, accounting for 15.5% of all complaints. JPMorgan Chase rankedContinue reading

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SpaceX scrubs Falcon I rocket launch

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Monday, November 28, 2005 SpaceX called off the much-delayed inaugural launch of their new Falcon 1 rocket on Saturday from Kwajalein’s Omelek Island launch site. The intent was to launch the U.S. Air Force Academy’s FalconSat 2 satellite, which will monitor plasma interactions with the Earth’s upper atmosphere and magnetosphere. The launch was delayed, then finally cancelled after an oxygen boil-off vent had accidentally been left open. The oxygen was unable to cool the heliumContinue reading

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Becoming Acquainted With The Different Cosmetic Dental Work Machines

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Here’s An Opinion On: Recommended Dentist Chatswood Becoming acquainted with the Different Cosmetic Dental Work Machines by Steve Robbins Those that have great smiles build awareness first. This can be a primary reason why dental care is definitely an notable work, and bankable as well! There are very many types of dental care though, that you\’ve got to find out while you are seeking a skilled to work on your own teeth. Among the finestContinue reading

Sexy video clips influence young girls more than boys, study shows

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Friday, February 15, 2008 Sexy video clips have a more negative influence on girls than on boys, says Dutch pop professor Tom ter Bogt. Ter Bogt investigated the influence of sexy video clips on the thoughts, behaviour and self-image of 13 to 16 year old children. After viewing the clips, girls felt that outward appearance was more important, they were less satisfied with their own appearance, and they became less resolute in denying permissive sex.Continue reading

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Actress Mia Amber Davis dies aged 36

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Thursday, May 12, 2011 American plus-size model and actress Mia Amber Davis has died at the age of 36 in Los Angeles, California. Davis, who appeared in the film Road Trip, died one day after undergoing routine knee surgery. Davis was more than 6 feet (1.8 metres) tall and weighed over 300 pounds (136.1 kilogrammes). She was having the surgery after a prolonged basketball injury from her college days. The model returned to the hospitalContinue reading

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Bangkok hit with further New Year bomb blasts

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Monday, January 1, 2007 More bombs went off just after midnight (0500 GMT) on New Year’s Day in Bangkok, injuring eight people near a shopping mall where hours before a New Year’s Eve countdown was cancelled due to a string of six bombings earlier in the evening. The first bomb exploded at a seafood restaurant on the Saen Saeb Canal near Pratunam Pier just seconds after midnight. Three foreigners and two Thais were injured. OneContinue reading

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How To Choose A Digital Camera

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Here’s An Opinion On: Cycle Counting By Adriana Notton Today, there are a wide range of digital cameras on the market. As well, every year many more new cameras are introduced. Each camera promotes a variety of features such as: design, file formats, resolution, usability, and much more. It can be very difficult trying to pick the best digital camera that meets your needs. Because there is not one single digital camera that can beContinue reading

Sleep Apnea Or Sleep Apnoea? Which Is It?!!

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Here’s An Opinion On: Pension Boost Submitted by: John Arthur If you’re in the business of getting people to stop snoring or if you are one of the 250,000 Australians that have already been diagnosed with OSA, then you’d presumably be pretty familiar with the word …but do you know how to spell it? Although there have been many creative, erroneous variations in spelling these two words, (probably attempted by many who need a snoringContinue reading