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Nov 3, 2010

The Peoples Voice News, Nov 03, 2010


Permalink Economic Crisis and Tax Injustice

The Associated Press's Robin Hindery reported on October 29, 2010 that the AP had found a remarkable fact: communities across the U.S. have been raising their local property taxes. The AP surveyed 39 states and studied 2,387 revenue measures that came before town, city, and county voters. In most of those elections, voters favored measures that raised their own property tax rates. Voters wanted to support their local schools and other services provided by local governments. The AP began Hindery's story as follows: “Forget all the talk about voters being fed up with high taxes.”

The Associated Press: Mom in Spain happy that her 10-year-old gave birth

MADRID (AP) — A Romanian Gypsy woman whose 10-year-old daughter just gave birth in Spain says she's delighted to have a new granddaughter and doesn't understand why the birth has shocked anyone — let alone become an international sensation.

Baby falls 6 storeys bounces off cafe awning and is CAUGHT by passing doctor

Lucky escape: The 18-month old fell from the sixth floor of this apartment block before bouncing off the cafe awning and into the arms of a passer-by
Lucky escape: The 18-month-old boy fell from the sixth floor of this apartment block before bouncing off the cafe awning and into the arms of a passer-by
His parents, who were not in the apartment at the time, were last night still in police custody.

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Indonesia volcano shoots new blast

Mount Merapi. Photo / AP
Merapi has killed 38 people since it started erupting a week ago.
The mountain unleashed another powerful eruption yesterday, spewing searing clouds of gas and ash into the air to the sound of a booming explosion.
There were no immediate reports of new casualties.

Three Kiwis reported missing after tsunami

Tsunami survivors carry aid in Silabu, Mentawai Islands, Indonesia. Photo / AP
Three New Zealanders have been reported missing in the aftermath of the Indonesian tsunami which has claimed 431 lives, according to a report.
The Jakarta Globe reported that a woman had contacted the New Zealand embassy and told staff that her son and two of his friends had not been in touch since the October 25 disaster.

Robber held dying Diana

Diana, Princess of Wales. Photo / Supplied

A man who held the hand of the Princess of Wales as she lay dying in a Paris car crash has been jailed after months on the run for robbing ATMs and handling stolen paintings.
Abdelatif Redjil, 54, opened the door of Diana's wrecked Mercedes, held her hand and tried to comfort her, he testified in 2007 at London's High Court during an inquiry into Diana's death.

Action man Putin

Vladimir Putin has posed for new photographs that portray him as a modern-day Marlboro man.

The photographs show the Russian PM riding a horse across a rugged landscape while shouldering a rifle and donning dark sunglasses.

Suspicious package sent to German leader

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel. Photo / APGerman police are investigating a suspicious package mailed to Chancellor Angela Merkel's office, hours after small mail bombs exploded outside the Russian and Swiss embassies in Athens.
Greek police destroyed at least three more suspected bombs in Athens.
No group claimed responsibility for

Tokyo recalls Moscow ambassador over Russia island row

TOKYO: Japan said Tuesday it will recall its ambassador to Moscow, heightening a long-standing row with Russia over four remote Pacific islands following a visit there by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

Thirty killed in car bombings in Shiite districts in Baghdad

BAGHDAD: Thirty people were killed and 75 wounded in 11 coordinated car bombings in different Shiite districts of Baghdad on Tuesday, an interior ministry official said.

Thirty killed in car bombings in Shiite districts in Baghdad

BAGHDAD: Thirty people were killed and 75 wounded in 11 coordinated car bombings in different Shiite districts of Baghdad on Tuesday, an interior ministry official said.

China launches sixth satellite orbiter

BEIJING: China on Monday successfully launched its sixth orbiter which will form part of its indigenous satellite navigation and positioning network.
A Long March-3C carrier rocket carrying the "Beidou," or Compass navigation satellite took off at 0:26 am today from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

4 small mail bombs explode in Athens

ATHENS: Small mail bombs exploded outside the Russian and Swiss embassies in Athens on Tuesday and police destroyed at least three other packages as they tried to halt a wave of attacks blamed on far-left domestic extremists.

Thatcher is world's most influential woman

Margaret Thatcher 
LONDON: Former British prime minister Baroness Margaret Thatcher has emerged as the most influential woman and role model in the world, edging out Michelle Obama and Mother Teresa in a survey.

Cracks surface as Nepal PM poll fails 15th time

KATHMANDU: Running into its fifth month on Monday, Nepal's bizarre prime ministerial election failed once more with the 15th round of vote unable to choose a new premier and an unprecedented 16th round being scheduled for Thursday.

Mumbai flyover collapses, one hurt

MUMBAI: A biker was injured after a portion of the under-construction Lalabug flyover in central Mumbai collapsed on Tuesday evening, fire officials said.
"A small portion of the under-construction Lalbaug flyover opposite Bharat Mata cinema in Parel collapsed at 6.30 pm," they said.
Prakash Podar (31), who was on a bike, injured his right leg. "Prakash got a minor injury on his right leg and has been admitted to KEM hospital," the officials said.

Better to be fond of beautiful girls than to be gay: Berlusconi

MILAN: Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Tuesday dismissed the latest sex scandal facing him and defended his fondness for "beautiful girls".
"When I'm in the presence of a beautiful girl, I look at her. It is better to have a passion for beautiful girls than to be gay," Berlusconi said.

Polls open in US, Democrats fear defeat

WASHINGTON: US President and his Democratic party feared a rout in the House of Representatives, as Americans, frustrated with continued job loss and economic woes, came out to vote in the mid-term polls, seen as a referendum on the policies of Barack Obama.

Small Business Owners See Recovery In 2011

Small business owners' expectations of an economic rebound have been pushed out until the second half of 2011, even with improving indicators within their own businesses, according to a new survey by Aministaff.

Only 21% expect a rebound before mid-2011, while 47% expect a

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French courts mull two Rwanda extradition cases


Palestinian PM stakes claim to east Jerusalem

Salam Fayyad
AP – Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, right, looks through a window into a classroom as he visits
By MOHAMMED DARAGHMEH, Associated Press Mohammed Daraghmeh, Associated Press – 1 hr 2 mins ago
DAHIAT AL-BARID, West Bank – Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad on Tuesday staked a claim to Israeli-controlled east Jerusalem, announcing that his government quietly helped fund the ..

Cuba to send 3 more prisoners to exile in Spain

Members of Cuban dissident group Ladies in White attend their weekly march in front of Santa Rita church in Havana, Cuba, Sunday Oct. 31, 2010.  Ladie
AP – Members of Cuban dissident group Ladies in White attend their weekly march in front of Santa Rita church …
By PAUL HAVEN, Associated Press Paul Haven, Associated Press – Mon Nov 1, 2:35 pm ET
HAVANA – Roman Catholic officials on Monday announced the names of three more Cuban prisoners who have accepted exile in Spain in return for freedom.

Argentina's president addresses nation in tears

In this picture released by Argentina presidency, Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez prepares to tape a broadcast message to the nation in Bueno
AP – In this picture released by Argentina presidency, Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez prepares to …
By DEBORA REY, Associated Press Debora Rey, Associated Press – Mon Nov 1, 10:22 pm ET
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Argentina's president emerged from mourning Monday vowing to honor the memory of her husband and predecessor, Nestor Kirchner, as she leads the country.
Cristina Fernandez spoke to the nation for the first time since Wednesday's heart attack death of Kirchner, a popular former president who was her closest ally and confidant in what many people viewed as a virtual joint presidency.

Costa Rica denounces alleged Nicaraguan incursion

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – Costa Rica on Monday asked the Organization of American States to call an urgent meeting to address an alleged incursion by Nicaraguan troops onto Costa Rican soil.

Security Minister Jose Tijerino said more police had been sent to the northeastern border with Nicaragua after authorities detected Nicaraguan troops on Calero, an island in the San Juan River claimed by Costa Rica.

Mexico: 4 US citizens killed in separate attacks

Canadian found dead in Mexico
AP – People hang a banner that reads in Spanish 'No more death' outside the federal attorney general office …
By OLIVIA TORRES, Associated Press Olivia Torres, Associated Press – Tue Nov 2, 12:58 am ET
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – Four U.S. citizens were shot to death in separate attacks in the border city of Ciudad

Obama expected to lose steam after polls

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Twitter to introduce in-stream ads for users' timelines

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Content-Maker BlueGlass Launches New Tool for Online Publishers The New York Times
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Login Edit Anand Sharma felicitates Indian CWG medal winners

The Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Shri Anand Sharma felicitated CWG 2010 Medal Winners, at a function, jointly organized by MMTC, STC and PEC, in New Delhi on November 01, 2010.
Olympic qualification on men's hockey team's mind: Harendra The Times of India
Olympic qualification on men’s hockey team’s mind: Harendra Zeenews
Sonepat cremation ground throws up wrestling champions The Times of India
Men behind the CWG probe The Times of India
I have been overlooked for the Asian Games: Humpy Zeenews.

Nov 1, 2010

Theodore Sorensen obituary

Theodore Sorensen.
Theodore Sorensen, left, conferring with President John F Kennedy in the Oval Office in 1961. Photograph: George Tames/New York Times/Redux/eyevine
Theodore Sorensen, universally known as Ted, was one of those men whose brilliant career and great talents were partially clouded by anonymity. Even before his boss, John Fitzg

Actor playing gunman shot dead in Philippines

A village watchman in the central Philippines allegedly mistook an actor playing a masked gunman in a British film for a real assassin and fatally shot him, police said today. Watchman Eddie Cuizon tried to accost Filipino actor Kirk Abella late on Saturday, then shot him as the actor was directed to speed away on a motorcycle with a masked driver, said community police chief Alexis Relado of Cebu City's Parian district.Cuizon, 52, told police he had been woken up by a concerned citizen who reported the presence of armed men in his community. He told police he saw two masked men on a motorcycle and approached them but they sped away and he stumbled as he tried to stop them, injuring his knee. He fired at Abella when the actor pulled out a gun, which turned out to be made of plastic, Relado said.

Burmese people's dream of accountable government remains distant

Free Burma Coalition stages a protest against the 7 November Burmese national elections in Manila
Free Burma Coalition stages a protest against the 7 November Burmese national elections in Manila. Photograph: Noel Celis/AFP/Getty Images
In under a week, national elections will be held in Burma for the first time in 20 years. After so many years of military rule this should have been a huge event. But instead Sunday's poll will represent another missed opportunity as Burma's rulers again

Desert discs: how mobile phones are at the root of Saharan music

Touareg
Sim city: Kirkley collected MP3 memory cards in Kidal, Mali. Photograph: Alfred Wolf/Getty
However eclectic your music collection, it would still need to go some way to match the sheer range of tracks shared by villagers swapping songs via Bluetooth and Sim card in the Sahara. Bollywood classics, Algerian Rai, Kuduro, French ballads – this is just a sample grab of the

China unveils ambitious plan to protect wildlife at UN talks

Biodiversity in China : Golden Monkeys at the Shennongjia National Natural Reserve
Golden monkeys at the Shennongjia nature reserve. Photograph: Rex Features
China has unveiled its most ambitious conservation plan in a generation, ahead of the opening today of a crucial UN biodiversity conference.

Retrial of Nancy Kissel in 'milkshake murder' case to begin in Hong Kong

Nancy Kissel sits in a prison van as she arrives at the court of final appeal in Hong Kong.
Nancy Kissel is being retried in Hong Kong after her murder conviction was quashed earlier this year. Photograph: Bobby Yip/Reuters
The retrial of Nancy Kissel, the Amercian woman whose conviction for murdering her banker husband by spiking his milkshake and clubbing him to death was quashed earlier this year, begins in Hong Kong tomorrow.

Tibetan student protests spread to Beijing

Tibetan student language protests
Tibetan students protest in Rebkong, in north-west China's Qinghai province, angry at being forced to study in the Chinese language. Photograph: Free Tibet/AFP/Getty Images
Protests by Tibetan students in western China over plans to restrict the use of their language have spread, according to state media and a campaign group.

China census could be first to record true population

Rush hour in Beijing
China's 2010 census will be the first to record people where they live and work rather than where they are registered. Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters
In Denmark or Jordan, it would be the population covered by the national census. In China, six million is the number of people needed just to carry it out.

Terror bombs were primed to down cargo planes in mid-air

Security officials at East Midlands airport after an explosive package was found on a cargo plane
Security officials inspect UPS containers in the cargo area of East Midlands airport after an explosive package was found on a plane from Yemen. Photograph: David Jones/PA
Sophisticated bombs contained in packages sent from Yemen were designed to explode in the air and bring down the cargo planes carrying them, the government confirmed.

Booby-trap bomb sent to Nicolas Sarkozy

Police search for evidence outside a courier company where a package exploded in Athens
Police search for evidence outside an Athens courier company where a package exploded today. A similar parcel had been sent to Nicolas Sarkozy. Photograph: Yiorgos Karahalis/Reuters
Greek police intercepted a booby-trapped parcel addressed to French president Nicolas Sarkozy today, after another package exploded at a courier company in Athens.

Vladimir Putin goes hunting for 'action man' image

Vladimir Putin on horse
Shots of a horse-riding, rifle-toting Vladimir Putin in Siberia have been seen as an attempt by the Russian premier to preserve his image as a man of action. Photograph: Ria Novosti/Reuters

Woman stabbed Labour MP over his Iraq war vote, court hears

Stephen Timmssw stabbed in stomach
Stephen Timms, Labour MP for East Ham, was stabbed at his constituency surgery in May this year. Photograph: Linda Nylind for the Guardian
A former Labour minister was stabbed twice in his stomach by a woman who wanted to kill him as "revenge" for his voting for the Iraq war, a court today heard.

Barack Obama's final midterm rally highlights declining popularity

Barack Obama speaks at a campaign rally in Cleveland
Barack Obama speaks to supporters in Cleveland during his last rally before the midterm elections. Photograph: J.D. Pooley/Getty Images
Barack Obama sought to rekindle the spirit of the 2008 election today at the final campaign rally of the midterm elections but thousands of empty seats testified that the love affair with the electorate is long over.

Dilma Rousseff wins Brazil's presidential election | World news | The Guardian

Dilma Rousseff, a former Marxist rebel who was jailed and tortured during Brazil's military dictatorship, last night became the first woman president in her country's history Link to this video

Cargo plane bomb plot: Cobra to discuss response

Saudi al-Qaeda member Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri
Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri. Photograph: Yemeni Interior Ministry/Handout/EPA
The government's Cobra emergency committee is meeting today to discuss a response to the Yemen-based plot to send bombs on US cargo planes, as Yemeni authorities promise to increase airport security.

Baby dies after being snatched by monkey

A macaque monkey was probably looking for food when it snatched the baby from her house in Malaysia
A macaque monkey, like the two pictured, is believed to have been looking for food when it snatched the baby from her house. Photograph: Mark Baker/AP
A newborn baby has died in Malaysia after being snatched, badly bitten and then dropped by a wild monkey.

Adam Lambert to tone down act for Malaysia concert

Adam Lambert
Adam Lambert has pledged to obey Malaysian laws forbidding onstage kissing. Photograph: Steve Nesius/AP
American Idol star Adam Lambert has agreed to tone down his act for a Kualar Lumpur concert at the request of Malaysian authorities.

Three Ways to Profit - No Matter Who Wins Tuesday's Midterm Elections

If you're worried that next week's midterm elections could further cloud an already-uncertain investment landscape, take a page from the investment playbook of Money Morning'
Publish Post
s Keith Fitz-Gerald: Position yourself to profit no matter which party wins on Tuesday.

Will Midterm Elections Ignite a Stock Market Rally?

The Democrats and Republicans have spent a record $3.5 billion in preparation for this year's midterm elections. But regardless of the outcome - whether you're a Democrat or Republican - the good news is that the stock market traditionally has performed well during midterm election cycles.