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Now at the top of the polls as the frontrunner among Republican presidential hopefuls, businessman Herman Cain electrified a crowd of thousands who braved the heat and mosquitoes to see him speak Tuesday night in La Marque. Cain took another leg of his White House bid to the Gulf Greyhound Park, a home of races and gambling, as the headliner of the Clear Lake Tea Party's rally. After a daylong media tour in Houston, Cain's largest public appearance began with a brief book signing with supporters, then he disappeared for two hours while the crowd heard from other speakers, including...

'India's GDP to grow at 9.5% in FY 09' Mumbai, June 16: India's real GDP is expected to grow at an impressive 9.5 per cent in FY 09, the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) said in its monthly review in Mumbai. The Indian Economy is heading towards the fourth consecutive year of an over-9 per cent growth and like in the last five years, growth this year too was expected to be driven by capital investments happening in India, CMIE said. As per CMIE CapEx Service, projects worth Rs 3.4 lakh-crore are scheduled for commissioning in FY 09. This...

Analyst Predicts One Million Ron Paul Supporters Online by 2008 Ron Paul's online support is continuing to grow based on evidence provided by online analyst. Washington D.C. (PRWEB) June 10, 2007 -- An online analyst at USAElectionPolls.com observes that Ron Paul, a Republican presidential candidate, is continuing to grow in popularity. Despite languishing near the bottom of the presidential polls with 1%, Ron Paul has become an Internet phenom. As a favorite of the youthful 18-29 year olds, he has become a household name for those that frequent the popular Web 2.0 websites such as YouTube, MySpace, and Digg. "Ron...

Finding a director for X-Men 3 hasn't been a cakewalk for 20th Century Fox. According to both Variety and the Hollywood Reporter, Layer Cake director Matthew Vaughn has departed the project, just two months before it's scheduled to begin shooting. He follows Bryan Singer out the door; Singer directed the first two X-Men movies but left the franchise last year to direct Superman Returns for Warner Bros., currently shooting in Australia. No word on who might replace Vaughn, but Fox president Hutch Parker told the Reporter that the production will still shoot on schedule and meet an expected May 26,...

US COMMAND -NASIRIYA HAS FALLENAFTER UNITED STATES 3RD DIVISION OVERCAME IRAQI OPPOSITION, UNITED STATES ARMED COLUMN HEADING FOR BAGHDAD SUGES THROUGH FALLEN CITY ACROSS THE EUPHRATES RIVER AND CONTINUES ADVANCE ON CAPITAL.WITNESSESS REPORT LARGE EXPLOSIONS ON BAGHDAD OUTSKIRTS FROM RESUMED ALLIED MISSILE AND AEIRAL ATTACK