Clinton Gets Help From Republican Ad Against Obama

Barack Obama is taking a break from the campaign trail today, but Hillary Clinton is pressing her case that she is the candidate most capable of beating John McCain. She's even getting some help from the Republicans. CBS News Reporter Susan Roberts.

Coin dealer

Looking to drop some cash on coins? Go for it! Investing in coins has been a popular hobby and lucrative way to earn back more money for quite some time. And why shouldn't it? One of the many great things about investing in rare coins like the morgan dollar is that they are a private investment, and you can find several good coin dealer to advice you. There are many things you should know about this practice before getting involved, the biggest one being that you shouldn't expect to see returns on your investments for 1 year or more. That means whatever rare coins you buy you should hold on to for at least 1 year, because they won't be worth anything should you decide to unload them before that time.

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Mogabe lost the elections

Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai was the "clear victor" of last month's poll, a top US envoy says. Independent Zimbabwean monitors say Mr Tsvangirai gained 49% of the vote - just short of the threshold for outright victory - but more than President Mugabe.

Zimbabwe has no place for Mugabe. He still thinks he is in the 70's and 80's. Yes he fought for Zimbabwe's independence, but times have changed now, Britain is no longer the enemy, now it is a saviour aiding our flagile African governments.
It is much easier to make a new baby than to ressurect a dead child, Mugabe is dead and he should go!

Opinion and gay rights

The third time was the charm for a Neuqua Valley High School student who wants to express his sentiments on homosexuality by wearing a "Be Happy, Not Gay" T-shirt to class. Neuqua sophomore Alex Nuxoll had twice filed for an injunction that would suspend "the school's policy that allows speech in favor of homosexual conduct, but bans speech critical of homosexual conduct," according to his attorneys at the Alliance Defense Fund.

And twice courts had denied that request. But on Wednesday the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit reversed the lower courts' rulings against Nuxoll, saying the district court must order Neuqua to suspend its ban on the shirt while the civil rights lawsuit filed by Nuxoll and Neuqua grad Heidi Zamecnik proceeds.

I think we have the right to express our opinion about any topic, but we must tolerate others and respect their right to exist in a different way.

Stalling the Colombia Deal

WSJ Americas columnist Mary Anastasia O'Grady on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's vote to block action on a free-trade deal with Colombia. James Freeman reports.

Cocaine’s route

US drugs officials are concerned about growing quantities of cocaine being trafficked through Africa to Europe, as amounts of the stimulant reaching the United States tapers off. Trafficking in 2007 had shifted to cocaine coming out of Colombia, through Venezuela in increasing amounts, and by both maritime routes and by air, coming toward Europe.

According to the United Nations, Europe is the second largest illicit market in the world after the United States. Spain is the major port of entry for South American cocaine, but large quantities also transport through Portugal. US figures showed that some 58,000 kilogrammes (128,000 pounds) of cocaine arrived in Europe from Venezuela last year -- compared to almost 29,000 (64,000 pounds) in 2000 -- while 3,600 kilogrammes (8,000 pounds) came from Colombia, well down from over 64,000 (141,000 pounds) eight years ago.

Hugo Chavez: “Raul Castro is the new menace to the revolution”

Hugo Chavez, the President of Venezuela, said last Sunday that Cuban and Venezuelan communist regimes are under their greatest menace in decades.

For Chavez, Raul Castro, brother of Fidel and actual president of Cuba, is the present weapon of the United States against Cuba and Venezuela.

Chavez told this because recent “open policies” of Raul in several topics (like trade, foreign relations and private property) are in contradiction with the Fidel way.

If the situation continues, Cuba and Venezuela governments will enter in a new era of tensions that can hurt the Chavez’s terrorist project in Latin America.

Hugo Chavez is spreading terrorist groups in Peru

Hugo Chavez has been accused of using Venezuela's oil riches to meddle in Colombia, Argentina, Bolivia and Nicaragua. Now, Peru's president says the Venezuelan leader may be doing it in Peru by funding militants and anti-poverty centers that preach populist revolution.

In recent weeks, Peruvian police have arrested nine people the government alleges are militants bankrolled by Venezuela. And the head of a Congressional investigatory committee accused Venezuela of supplying funds to outreach centers he says agitate against the government. President Alan Garcia supports the ongoing investigation into the centers. Venezuela and allies Bolivia and Ecuador want to destabilize Peru so that country adheres to their type of thinking, so that Peru fails.

Chavez is spreading terrorist groups around Latin America, searching to destroy the democratic system. If Chavez wins more power in the region, he will move these terrorist groups inside United States, to cause sabotage and political violence.

US national debt

The U.S. now owes the world over $9 trillion, a mind-boggling sum. Katie Couric says more Americans should take an interest in our ailing economy and how to fix it.

Gold Bullion

You must know the important fact that the largest mining companies in the world are not investing in finding more mines when the demand has already outnumber the supply. Instead they are putting more funds in M&A activity. So, gold and silver are good investments in the long run. You can invest in these minerals through well famous and regulated companies like Monex Deposit Company (MDC). They can offer good advice for novice and professionals, and you can buy gold bullion or ingots for your convenience.
Gold is definitely a good option to diversify your investments. Remember, real estate and stocks have bad times frequently.

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US moves in the Persian Gulf

A US nuclear submarine has crossed the Suez Canal to join the US fleet already deployed in the Persian Gulf. The gigantic nuclear submarine along with a destroyer crossed the canal on Friday. Egyptian forces were put on high alert when the navy convoy was passing through the canal. Earlier on Thursday, a US Navy rescue ship crossed the canal to enter the Red Sea.

An American destroyer has recently left the Persian Gulf, heading towards the Mediterranean Sea. The deployment comes as recent reports allege that US Vice President Dick Cheney is seeking the support of Middle East nations for launching an attack on Iran. According to latest reports, a major part of the US Navy has been deployed in and around the Persian Gulf during recent months. The fleet includes not only a vast array of weapons, including nuclear weapons, cruise missiles and hundreds of aircraft but also rapid reaction forces.

Okinawa protest

Thousands demonstrated against the US military on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa on Sunday, following a string of incidents involving US personnel, including alleged rapes. Despite pouring rain and harsh wind, demonstrators took to the streets, raising their fists and shouting slogans in protest over the heavy US military presence on the island.

The rally was organised by local residents infuriated by the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl by a US Marine last month. It was one of the largest demonstrations against the US military here since 1995, after three US servicemen gang-raped a 12-year-old, setting off a process to reduce the number of US troops stationed on Okinawa. Organisers, who had said they expected more than 10,000 people to turn up, estimated the crowd at 6,000.

Flowers for Easter

There are alternatives for Easter gifts. How about flowers? Not something that one usually associates with Easter, but maybe for that reason, flowers would be an ideal gift for that special person who has everything else.

Believe it or not, there are fresh rose petals that can symbolize the very things that we've decided are special qualities. Fortunately, there are some flower delivery services like FiftyFlowers for our comfort and we don’t need to expend days visiting malls. Maybe it doesn't really matter that it's difficult, as long as we have an opportunity to express how important our special persons are to us.

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Al-Qaeda bet on explosive vest

The explosive vest has become the weapon of choice for Al-Qaeda in Iraq, with most jihadists nowadays wearing the lethal garment and the number of suicide attacks rising.

Military operations by Iraqi and US forces had put the jihadists to flight, leaving them less capable of carrying out car and roadside bombings. The US military in Iraq had tracked an increase in requests by Al-Qaeda leaders for foreign fighters to become human bombs.

A suicide bomber wearing a vest can become a useful tool for them to take part in the violence, so Al-Qaeda will try to increase the numbers of foreign fighters coming into the country for that purpose. However, measures by countries such as Saudi Arabia and Syria to stop foreign fighters slipping across the border into Iraq has reduced the number of available recruits. Whereas a year ago around 100 foreign fighters a month were sneaking into Iraq, this number had been reduced to 40 to 50 a month.

Students to Agents

The program is funded by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the umbrella agency which oversees the 16 intelligence agencies in the United States, some of which -- such as the Treasury or Department of the Environment -- would not be linked automatically to intelligence activities. Since 2005, the center has swelled, with eight more universities across the United States signing on to the program that wants to revamp the way young Americans perceive intelligence -- it isn't just spying -- and are trained to work in the very diverse field.

Schools which are selected to be part of the program -- and there is not an Ivy League university, the formerly all-male schools which used to be the preferred hunting ground for intelligence recruiters, on the radar screen -- receive a grant from the ODNI, and set up their own, unique curriculum. The ODNI grant is used to send students abroad to study a language and learn about another culture. When the students return to the United States and complete their studies, they are under no obligation to work for one of the agencies under the umbrella of the ODNI.