After 47 years of Cuba being ostracized, the Organization of American States, has voted to lift the ban, put in place in 1962 on the country. This will clear the way for Cuba's re-entry into the organization. The United States initially opposed the measure.
President Barack Obama on the second day of his trip, spoke at the Cairo University, addressing the problem between the United States and the Muslim world. He in essence said that
his administration is seeking a new beginning, that our goals are not mutually exclusive and that we need not be competitive. But we should work together to seek common goals and to break the cycle of suspicion. We should work to fight against extreme terroorism, seeking peace, to be concious of God and to speak the truth. He said he rejects the idea that a woman who chooses to cover her head is somehow inferior, but also believes that a woman should be entitled to an education. No system of government, the President said, should be imposed upon another country. The President left the door open for Iran to explore peaceful nuclear plans. The President now leaves Egypt for Germany.
President Obama will request two-hundred million from Congress, to assist the displaced Pakistani people, fleeing the Taliban and Pakistan fighting in the Swat Valley area.
Prince Charles will reportedly attend the "D" Day ceremonies in France on the week-end, in place of his mother, the Queen.
Brian Williams will air a special on NBC, Friday night at 8 p.m., which gives an inside look at the Obama White House.
Current and former officials report that in 2005, then Vice-President Cheney conducted special secret briefings for lawmakers, aimed at defending harsh interrogation techniques.
On the same day, Newt Gingrich and Rush Limbaugh, backed away from things they had said regarding Judge Sotomator, the nominee for Supreme Court Justice. Newt said he should not have called her a "racist", Rush said he might be able to support her if? What Republican or group of Republicans talked to both of these "ferocious tongue challenged" men and informed them that they were making it quite possible that Republicans would not ever win an election again, if they as spokesmen for the party kept up their idiotic
commentary, on the first Hispanic woman nominee for the Supreme Court, who finished at the top of her class at Princeton and Yale.
The United States is pushing for strong financial sanctions against North Korea, as a signal of displeasure at North Korea's continued testing of missiles.
The I.R.S. may issue new requirements, that paid tax preparers be licensed, to avoid errors and fraud, according to the Commissioner of the I.R.S.
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the crackdown by China in Tiananmen Square.
U.S. Journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee, captured on the border of North Korea, are being put on trial today. If they are convicted, they could face 10 years in prison. Vigils were held all across California yesterday for the pair.
Some experts say that the automated messages sent out by Air France flight 447, from Brazil to Paris, which disappeared,
may have indicated that the plane broke up in mid-air after running into severe thunderstorms in the area. Some other analysts say we should be cautious in coming to that conclusion at this point.
The U.S. Labor Department reports that jobless claims fell
for the third straight week in a row. Ongoing jobless claims fell for the first time in months.
Forbes list of the most powerful celebrities include 4 women out of the top 5 people. Angelinia Jolie tops the list, followed by Oprah, Madonna, Beyonce and Tiger.
New Hampshire becomes the 6th state to leagalize gay marriage, the Governor signed the bill into law.
A Fredricksburg, Virginia 12 year old nboy was struck and killed by lightning, while playing catch with a friend who was also struck. The two were in the field after their baseball game had been suspended because of bad weather conditions. Nurses who happened to be attending the game, at the field rendered CPR, but the boy died, the second boy, 11, is in extremely serious condition at the hospital.
In Chicago, a 20 year old woman has lost her life to complications from swine flu. The woman was pregnant, and doctors say that may have weakened her immune system. Her father said she could not breath, reducing the oxygen to her blood. Doctors were able to deliver the baby, which weighed 3 pounds, by C-section, the baby is fighting for its life. The woman was seven and one-half weeks into her pregnancy.
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