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How long did it take ? Barack Obama's historic election as the first black president of the U.S.A. was the result of a process that had started long before, with the previous elections of black men/women to civic & state political positions. Patrick Garvin...
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Today a gunman opened fireoutside at a 'Superway Market' as Congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford was holding a "Congress on Your Corner" event there, in a north-western area of Tucson (Arizona). According to Arizona Sheriff Clarence Dupnik, all the officials...
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You've just heard of the beginning of the first verse of this British popular verse. Below is its full version : "Remember, remember, The fifth of November Gunpowder, treason and plot ! We see no reason why Gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot ! Guy...
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Bonfire Night All over the United Kingdom, Bonfire Night celebrates the anniversary of the Gunpowder plot and therefore reminds the story of Guy Fawkes... it's tomorrow, November 5th ! But let me tell you about the graphic novel created by Alan Moore...
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From the BBC NEWS Last updated at 11:45 am November 3, 2010 Maps from the Associated Press in the BBCnew article >>> "2010 General Election Returns" [U.S. Senate, U.S. House, Governors, ballot initiative]
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... non violent like Nobel Peace prizes Liu Xiaobo, or Aung San Suu Kyi (2010 and 1991), committed to social change (and a bright writer too !) like Mario Vargas Llosa... and so much more ! Click on the illustration below to find a few facts & figures...
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Above is the symbol of WPD for the next three years. World Post Day is said to "give governments and Posts an opportunity to demonstrate just how much the ever-expanding range of postal services contributes to national economic growth." (1) The Universal...
Lire la suitePresident Obama speaks to members and guests at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s 33rd Annual Award Gala in Washington, D.C. Go to 21'38" and listen to the President's conclusion : it describes an ideal America. "[...] So let me close by saying...
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... 390 years ago : the Mayflower was a ship On her first voyage she travelled to the Plymouth colony in Massachusetts (U.S.A.). The ship left England in July of 1620, but turned around twice because Speedwell (the ship it was travelling with) was leaking...
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'Captured : America in Color from 1939-1943' "These images, by photographers of the Farm Security Administration/Office of War Information, are some of the only color photographs taken of the effects of the Depression on America’s rural and small town...
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