Friday, November 20, 2009
Across America
By Rene A. Punsalan
SAN JOSE, CA -- The recent flooding that plagued the Philippines brought forward countless environmental issues that our beloved country is faced with. I am hoping that through this article, we become part of the solution.
The environmental problems in the Philippines are no secret: transportation gridlock, storm flooding, sewage pollution, and water shortage, to cite a few. But let us focus on the flooding since it now has everyone’s attention.&nbs...
THE PRIDE OF Puerto Rico and three-time world champion Miguel Cotto is focused on one thing and that is to win his fight against boxing’s No.1 pound-for pound king Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas this Saturday.
In a conference call last week, Cotto said he is prepared to face Pacquiao’s speed, which is regarded as Pacquiao’s greatest advantage.
“He’s a fast fighter. We know he has speed. We know he has a style, and we are prepared to beat ...
LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles judge on Tuesday dismissed a bid by Michael Jackson's father to challenge the two businessmen appointed executors of the pop icon's estate.
Judge Mitchell Beckloff said Joe Jackson, 81, had no basis to challenge the appointment of administrators John Branca and John McClain because he had been excluded from his son's will.
"Mr Jackson takes nothing under this estate," Beckloff said.
"That was a decision his son made. I don't see how he's affected by the appointment...
WASHINGTON - The Washington sniper was executed Tuesday for a 2002 reign of terror that claimed 10 lives and left the US capital paralyzed in fear for three long weeks.
John Muhammad staggered into the death chamber with the aid of prison guards, offering no last-minute explanation for his random killings before being put to death by lethal injection.
"I did not hear him utter a word," said prison spokesman Larry Traylor. "Mr Muhammad was asked if he wished to make a last statement. He did not...
By Paul Kleyman
New America Media
A DECADE AGO, Dr. Carmen Green got to work as a junior researcher on improving management of pain medicine for older African Americans. Now federal stimulus funds are helping her and other senior researchers "pay forward" the opportunity they had by mentoring a new generation of health scientists.
“The biggest gift for me is seeing new scholars I’ve mentored move forward,” Green said, in their efforts to close the health dispa...
WASHINGTON D.C. -- The old Philippine Chancery located across the current Embassy building along Massachusetts Ave. in Washington, D.C. is undergoing renovation after more than 20 years. The renovation – to be implemented in several stages – is expected to cost at least $1 million, according to Consul General Domingo Nolasco (in photo), who is supervising the renovation.
The old chancery has been the cause of some complaints by the D.C. government and property owners b...
NEW YORK - Andre Agassi has pleaded for compassion from critics over his taking of crystal methamphetamine, saying he "needed help" to fight depression in 1997.
CBS released excerpts from Agassi's interview in the "60 Minutes" programme Thursday with the entire story to be aired Sunday night regarding his admission of taking methamphetamine in an upcoming memoir as well as other aspects of his life and career.
Agassi became emotional when interviewer Katie Couric read him the words of Mart...
WASHINGTON - Shouting "Kill the bill" and "You're fired!" thousands of sign-waving demonstrators thronged the grounds of the US Capitol Thursday to oppose landmark health care legislation put forward by Democrats.
Under banners deriding "Obamacare" as a step towards socialist medicine and proclaiming "Give me liberty, not debt," protesters loudly cheered leading Republican legislators who stood on the Capitol steps.
The Republicans vowed to try and shoot down the bill aimed at provid...
WASHINGTON - The White House on Wednesday downplayed Democratic defeats in two key state elections, saying the polls were fought on local issues unrelated to President Barack Obama.
Losses to the Republicans in governor races in New Jersey and Virginia were disappointing, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs admitted, but were not a reflection of the level of support for Obama, elected exactly a year ago.
"The data from the gubernatorial races demonstrates that voters went to the polls in those ...
WASHINGTON - A single dose of swine flu vaccine produces a robust immune response in pregnant women, one of the groups at higher risk of dying from (A)H1N1 influenza, initial results from US clinical trials have shown.
"The immune responses seen in these healthy pregnant women are comparable to those seen in healthy adults at the same time point after a single vaccination, and the vaccine has been well tolerated," Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allegies and Infectious D...
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