Global Agenda News

World Leaders Gather to Celebrate Opening of Beijing Games
President Bush and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin were among the glittering roster of notables who watched China make this bold declaration that it had arrived. Bush, rebuked by China after he raised human-rights concerns this week, is the first U.S. president to attend an Olympics on foreign soil
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Pickens Gives New Meaning to 'Self-Government'
Simply put, Pickens’ pitch is “embrace wind power to help break our ‘addiction’ to foreign oil.” There is, however, another intriguing component to Pickens’ plan that goes unmentioned in his TV commercials, media interviews and web site -- water rights, which he owns more of than any other American.

Purchasing rights-of-way is often expensive and time-consuming -- and what if landowners won’t sell? While private entities may be frustrated, governments can exercise eminent domain to compel sales. This is Pickens’ route of choice. But wait, you say, Pickens is not a government entity. How can he use eminent domain? Are you sitting down?

A member of a local water conservation board told Bloomberg News that, “[Pickens has] obtained the right of eminent domain like he was a big city. It’s supposed to be for the public good, not a private company.” see: controlling the water
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NY Lawyers Defend Move to Recognize Gay Marriages
NEW YORK - State lawyers are defending New York Governor David Paterson's move to recognize out-of-state gay marriages.

The case comes as thousands of gay New York couples are expected to take advantage of a new Massachusetts law letting them wed there.
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School To Use Tasers On Rowdy Kids? -
The Uniontown Area School Board, as well as concerned citizens and parents, had an opportunity Wednesday to learn about Tasers that will be proposed in the school district and share their opinions on the subject
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Fingerprint test tells much more than identity
As it becomes cheaper and more widely available, the Desi technology has potential ethical implications, Cooks said. Instead of drug tests, a company could surreptitiously check for illegal drug use of its employees by analyzing computer keyboards after the employees have gone home, for instance.
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"And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment; That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ" (Phil. 1:9-10)
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The 'day of Christ' draweth nigh, Christian. see: Doctrine Of The Rapture - Hamilton Smith