Olympic champion Emil Hegle Svendsen of Norway earned his third biathlon World Cup victory of the season Wednesday, winning a men's 20-kilometer individual race to close the gap on overall leader and compatriot Tarjei Boe. Svendsen missed just one…
Read more >>Charge d'affaires Stephen Seche said Syrian Prime Minister Naji al-Otari gave instructions for Mosque preachers to deliver hard-hitting sermons at weekly prayers on the eve of the Protests, according to cables released by the Wikileaks website. "…
Read more >>One thing I always admired about the Kennedys was you did not catch them crying. One of them could be shot, a child could die, a terrible illness strike another down, some huge defeat of all they had fought for could occur, and those lace …
Read more >>By Patrick O'Connor In one of her last official acts as speaker of the House, Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) traveled to Oslo, Norway, to attend the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony for a jailed Chinese human-rights Activist. The outgoing speaker made …
Read more >>The US House of Representatives could vote as early as Tuesday on a resolution honoring Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo's push for democratic reforms in China and urging Beijing to free him. The non-binding measure, crafted by Republican Repr…
Read more >>1. Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, Norway, 35 minutes, 47.7 seconds (2 missed targets). 4. Tarjei Boe, Norway, 36:53.1 (4). 7. Lukas Hofer, Italy, 37:34.0 (4). 8. Andreas Birnbacher, Germany, 37:35.0 (3). 10. Maxim Maksimov, Russia, 37:46.4 (1). 32. Tim Bu…
Read more >>Julian Assange in Norway on March 20, 2010. Photo courtesy of Espen Moe via Wikimedia Commons. WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- A bill aimed at Wikileaks that would allow U.S. authorities to go after its founder, Julian Assange, has been introduced in…
Read more >>Dumbing down our Children in the name of diversity seems to be just fine with Evanston Township High School. Officials across the Chicago Region which means the collar counties as well as Chicago, say they are making inroads in diversifying …
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