Brian Gongol
(2006.06.07)
Iowa gubernatorial election will be Nussle vs. Culver
Turnout was low in Iowa, as it was in California
(2006.06.07)
Education and exchange program eases immigration tensions
Parts of agricultural Wisconsin depend upon immigrant labor, so instead of getting hot and bothered about the changes those immigrants bring, lots of people are just learning Spanish
(2006.06.07)
Ending discrimination against the non-blind
South Korea's supreme court has struck down a law that prohibited anyone who wasn't blind from giving massages
(2006.06.07)
British cops think there's a UK connection to Canadian bomb plot
Canadian authorities think they broke up a plan to bomb landmarks, kill the prime minister, and take over the CBC. It's another reminder that self-defense should be a universal skill.
(2006.06.07)
Russia instigating Ukranians into protesting cooperation with US military
Yushchenko wants to join NATO and has invited US forces to cooperate on a couple of projects; RUssia, meanwhile, is stoking the fires against them in Crimea (which is a semi-autonomous region within the Ukraine)
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