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I have researched most of the day on matters I had forgotten about, but are of utmost importance to the American people. The research has made me dizzy and unsure of what I read, as there are so many conflicting versions. The one person who plays a vital role in most of what I have researched is FBI Director James Comey. I find it alarming that a man Americans are trusting to execute the law of the land, as head of the FBI, is actually involved in multiple coverups. It was reported today, April 25, 2017, that in congressional testimony...

BANGKOK – The United States was heavily criticized Friday at the U.N. climate talks in Bangkok for failing to offer emission cuts or financing for developing countries — both considered crucial to reaching a global warming pact this year. The Bangkok talks ended just as it was announced that President Barack Obama had won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, for among other things strengthening the U.S. role in combatting climate change. U.N. climate chief Yvo de Boer said he hoped the award would spur progress when the U.S. delegation arrives in Copenhagen in December for crucial climate negotiations. Obama is...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistanis voted Monday for a new parliament in elections shadowed by fears of violence and questions about the political survival of President Pervez Musharraf — America's key ally in the war on terror. The vote was delayed six weeks after former prime minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated on Dec. 27, and polls opened Monday amid tight security. "We pray to God that there is peace," said Kanwar Mohammed Dilshad, deputy chief of the Election Commission. "We pray for record turnout." The start of voting was slow in major cities such as Islamabad and Lahore. But 10 men...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5, 2007 – Iraqi citizens increasingly are providing crucial information to rout out terrorists in southern Baghdad, a military commander said today. “Now that the tribes, in cooperation with Iraqi and coalition forces, have been able to drive the bulk of the al Qaeda terrorists out of the area, the tribes are now much more willing to come forward,” Army Col. Michael Kershaw told online journalists and “bloggers” during a conference call from Iraq. Kershaw commands 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, known as the “Commando Brigade,” deployed out of Fort Drum, N.Y. and assigned in Iraq to Multinational...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19, 2007 – Coalition forces have killed an al Qaeda leader who orchestrated a massive bombing in an impoverished Baghdad neighborhood, a U.S. military spokesman announced today. Army Maj. Gen. Kevin Bergner conducted a televised satellite briefing at Multinational Force Iraq headquarters in Baghdad to announce the killing of Abu Yakub al-Masri. “He actually directed attacks specifically to incite sectarian violence,” Bergner told online journalists and “bloggers” during a conference call from Iraq after his briefing. Masri, the so-called “emir of Taji,” masterminded a November car bombing that killed 180 people and wounded 250 others in Baghdad’s predominantly...

Where you live can be crucial to your future * Pioneering atlas reveals increasing social divisions* Researchers identify areas of riches and disadvantage Lucy Ward, social affairs correspondent Saturday September 8, 2007 The Guardian (UK) Britain is becoming increasingly segregated across all age groups by wealth, health, education and other factors, according to a pioneering atlas based on people rather than geography. The cradle-to-grave "atlas of identity", to be published on Monday, provides a visual representation of the stark social contrasts now dividing different areas of Britain, and even adjoining neighbourhoods. It shows how the area in which an individual...

WASHINGTON, June 12, 2007 – Iraqi security units have developed to the point where they can assume a greater share of the security burden, the U.S. general in charge of training those forces until earlier this week said here today. Army Lt. Gen. Martin E. Dempsey turned over command of Multinational Security Transition Command Iraq to Army Lt. Gen. James Dubik on June 10 in Baghdad and testified before the House Armed Services Committee oversight subcommittee today. Dempsey gave an unvarnished assessment of the progress and roadblocks in training and equipping the Iraqi army, national police and local police. “My...

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1, 2006 -- Achieving victory over terrorists in Iraq is crucial to the U.S. campaign to defeat global terrorism and that conflict isn’t making America less secure, President Bush told the nation here yesterday. Selected findings of a classified National Intelligence Estimate that were leaked to the press in recent days have created an unnecessary furor in Washington, Bush said during his national radio address from the White House. “Some in Washington have selectively quoted from this document to make the case that by fighting the terrorists in Iraq, we are making our people less secure here...

ST. LOUIS - Winning votes in the Midwest will be crucial to Democratic hopes to regain power in Washington in November, party Chairman Howard Dean told about 400 young people at the College Democrats National Convention on Thursday. "We cannot be a national party unless we have the courage to ask every single American for their vote," Dean said. He said holding the convention in Missouri dovetails with his "50-state plan" to build Democratic support in states that have voted Republican over the last six years. Dean said the Democratic Party plans to knock on 2 million doors before November's...

Defused bomb crucial to Mumbai investigation 15:27 12 July 2006 NewScientist.com news service Paul Marks As forensic scientists begin poring over the wreckage of Tuesday’s seven train bombings in Mumbai, India, experts say the defusing of an eighth bomb could prove crucial to the investigation. "It's enormously important to have discovered and defused one of the bombs," says Sidney Alford, a UK-based bomb disposal expert. "It lets you make some pretty critical deductions. You can work out the source of the explosives and perhaps the detonators. You may even get fingerprints or DNA." In the space of 11 minutes on...

Farmers fear free-range panic in the crucial run-up to Easter By David Derbyshire and Amy Iggulden (Filed: 08/04/2006) The poultry industry will be watching for signs of a consumer backlash against chicken and eggs today following confirmation of the first case of H5N1 bird flu in Britain. As thousands of callers rang the Government's hotline with reports of dead swans, geese, gulls and garden birds, farmers and health officials repeated assurances that there was no risk to public health. The run-up to Easter is traditionally a bumper week for sales of poultry and eggs and a slump in sales could...

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (AP) - Defending his special election before an audience of voters, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday said his "year of reform" ballot initiatives are crucial to continue the changes he started after taking office two years ago. He cast the Nov. 8 election as the next step of the 2003 recall election that propelled him to office. Voters, he said, sent him to Sacramento to rebuild the state's economy and fix a moribund political system. After 400,000 new jobs and billions in new revenue, it was time for him to enter Act II, he said. "Now is...

1:51 USTR Portman says Louisiana ports are 'open for business'

China’s ‘Golden Age,’ over five crucial centuries Souren Melikian International Herald Tribune Saturday, October 23, 2004 NEW YORK As they walk through the Metropolitan Museum’s ‘‘China: Dawn of a Golden Age, 200-750 A.D.,’’ many people will marvel at the new portrait of Chinese art and culture over five crucial centuries that comes across almost instantly. The myth of a monolithic, self-absorbed China is swept aside once and for all. . In a gripping introduction (sometimes difficult to follow because it is so packed with information), James Watt, the Met curator who masterminded this unforgettable exhibition, describes the intermingling of the...

Three crucial debates loom large By Andrew Miga Thursday, September 2, 2004 NEW YORK - Next stop, the presidential debate stage. With the two-month battle to Election Day in full roar, President Bush and Sen. John Kerry are looking ahead to their three planned debate showdowns - events that both sides say could prove pivotal in the razor-close race. The first prime-time encounter later this month will be a good opportunity for both men to win over undecided voters who hold the key to victory in 2004. ``Many of these undecided swing voters in the middle are not going to...

WASHINGTON - Pakistan has again proved it is the single-most crucial player in the war on terror: the site of an al-Qaida ring that was targeting this country and led to the raising of the terror alert, and the nation whose cooperation is needed most to make arrests happen. The commission that investigated the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks said it flatly: The role of Pakistan in the struggle against Islamic terrorism can't be overstated. All this has many critics wondering if the Bush administration is pressing Pakistan hard enough to fight terror and extremism, or if a country wavering on...

By Carl Weiser Enquirer Washington Bureau WASHINGTON - Why Ohio? Ohio is the must-win state in the 2004 presidential election. That's been made clear through hours of local TV ads, front-page stories about Ohio's importance in USA Today and The Washington Post, and weekly visits from the candidates and their surrogates. ABOUT OHIO Who says Ohio is the most important state in the 2004 presidential election? • The Washington Post, April 18 Began a series of stories on "Swing State: The Battle for Ohio." Description of Ohio: "Gatekeeper to the presidency 2004." • The Hill, April 1 "A ripe, green Ohio...

<p>President Bush, hunting for votes in hotly contested Sun Belt states, said Friday his administration is working toward wiring homes throughout America with high-speed Internet access by 2007.</p> <p>"We've got to make sure this country's on the leading edge of broadband technology," Bush said. It is vital, he added, to open "new highways of knowledge" to spread innovations in education, medicine and other areas, and keep the country competitive in global trade.</p>

<p>Contrary to the contentions made in the Register's Feb. 17 editorial ["Proposition package fails the test"], Propositions 57 and 58 are essential to the stability of California's state finances. Over the past four years, the state budget has been woefully mismanaged. We are now at a crossroad. The choices are daunting. To pay for the $13.1 billion debt the last two budgets have left us, we will either approve the Prop. 57 bond or the Legislature will increase taxes on businesses and individuals.</p>

<p>Lodi, San Joaquin County -- If Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger succeeds in persuading voters to approve his $15 billion deficit bond, then the victory may well hinge on how it plays in Central Valley towns like Lodi, a community that traces its fiscal conservatism back to the frugal German farmers who settled the area.</p>