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Hamid Karzai signs law 'legalising rape in marriage' President Hamid Karzai has signed a law the UN says legalises rape in marriage and prevents women from leaving the house without permission.   By Ben Farmer in Kabul Last Updated: 7:57AM BST 31 Mar 2009 Mr Karzai has been accused of electioneering at the expense of women's rights by signing the ...

Ladies, check out this article it is important to understand not what this bill is saying, but what it is not saying that can harm you. You can also go to  http://www.nicfa.com/ The National Independent Consumers and Farms Association. Thay can verify that this bill is just as dangerous to your rights and to the production of organics foods,small/local farmers, and ...

 The Conficker Virus is a dangerous "worm" that could harm computers worldwide if proven a successful launch. 

The Myth of 90 Percent: Only a Small Fraction of Guns in Mexico Come From U.S. While 90 percent of the guns traced to the U.S. actually originated in the United States, the percent traced to the U.S. is only about 17 percent of the total number of guns reaching Mexico. EXCLUSIVE: You've heard this shocking "fact" before -- on TV ...

From quirky advertising to job-hunting tactics to random acts of desperation, these days it feels like signs of the recession are everywhere we look. Literally. Some are funny, clever or thought provoking. Others are downright depressing. We’ve combed the web to find a collection of photos that best exemplify the uncertain times we're living in. Begin Slideshow

WASHINGTON -- Taxpayers are increasingly exposed to losses and the government is more vulnerable to fraud under Obama administration initiatives that have created a federal bank bailout program of "unprecedented scope," a government report finds. In a 250-page quarterly report to Congress, the rescue program's special inspector general concludes that a private-public partnership designed to rid financial institutions of their "toxic ...

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner defended the bank rescue program devised by the Obama administration Tuesday as the International Monetary Fund predicted U.S. financial institutions could lose $2.7 trillion from the global credit crisis. Geithner, testifying before the rescue plan's Congressional Oversight Panel, faced a battery of questions over the Treasury's public-private partnership investment plan to rid financial institutions of their troubled ...

Michelle Obama is more popular than her husband, President Barack Obama, according a Gallup poll that finds 72% of respondents holding a favorable opinion of her; her husband's corresponding rating was 69%. This profile offers an idea how Europeans see America's first lady -- a Harvard Law School graduate who focuses on supporting military families, helping cope with work-life balance and ...

Admit it. Who among us wasn’t psyched when we first heard Michelle Obama commit to make work/life balance issues a national priority? I mean, who couldn’t benefit from a little more national attention on achieving balance in our insanely hectic and overscheduled lives? So after the inauguration, I gave her a few weeks to get settled into her new home on ...

If you're like us, being a few double-clicks away from all our cyberfriends is called "being awake." (Battery power withstanding.) Sure, we remember when AOL was just gaining momentum, and we proudly flaunted our newly minted e-mail addresses. We remember rushing home to check the answering machine to see if our crush called and eagerly awaiting this newfangled thing called Instant ...

Philip Morris USA said it will appeal a Florida jury’s decision to award $8 million in damages to the family of a longtime smoker who died from lung cancer.  “Today’s verdict was the result of an unconstitutional and profoundly flawed trial procedure,” said Murray Garnick, a spokesman for the company. “Fundamental fairness requires the plaintiff to establish basic liability before a ...

You feel it. I feel it. In this economy, it’s hard to ignore those sneaking feelings of doubt and fear that creep into our everyday lives. Will I be able to keep my job? Is my retirement account big enough? Are my savings slowly disappearing? These questions are valid and obviously should be addressed if you feel REAL concerns and have ...

Excerpt ~ June 27) - July brings a slew of new state laws set to take effect on the first of the month. From Vermont to California, the new statutes include relaxing zero-tolerance policies at schools, requiring compensation for the wrongfully convicted and abolishing the death penalty, among others. Check out below how the law of the land may change in ...

Citing an argument used by the Bush administration, the Secret Service rejects a request from a watchdog group to list those who have visited the White House to discuss the healthcare overhaul. By Peter Nicholas July 22, 2009 Reporting from Washington -- Invoking an argument used by President George W. Bush, the Obama administration has turned down a request from a ...

Look to this day, The very life of life, In its brief course lies all The realities and varieties of existence, The bliss of growth, The splendor of action, The glory of power. For yesterday is but a dream, And tomorrow is only a vision. But today well lived, Makes every yesterday A dream of happiness And every tomorrow A vision ...

Excelle created the Twilight Trivia quiz to test how much you know about the Twilight series. We listened to your feedback and are providing the answers so you can learn from the quiz. h4. Don't cheat! If you haven't taken the Twilight Trivia quiz yet, go take it first! See answers on the next page... [page] 1) Stephanie Meyer got the ...

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Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's renewed struggle with cancer is both a demonstration of courage and a dismaying reminder that she represents a quota of one -- she's the only female justice, and has been since Sandra Day O'Connor left the court in 2006

 Gabby Reece -- former professional volleyball player, regular Rachel Ray guest, mother of two and a model who has graced countless magazine covers -- just posted on her site, The Honeyline, about her recent trip to The White House, how it inspired her and what she is going to do about it to follow up within communities. Here is the link ...