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Local lawmakers told 18 News even though the investigation will continue and a report will be issued for all New Yorkers, they remain concerned because the Governor’s resignation is not final. “I’m just surprised that there have not been demands made by the leaders of the legislature to finalize these resignations. Since they haven’t been filed, they are not really official,” Sen. (Tom) O’Mara continued. The resignation process requires a letter to leaders of the legislature and the Secretary of State. There has not been an official letter from Gov. Cuomo, even though he announced he was stepping down a...

I'm not sure where Lucky9teen is, but I do love the OFST, so I figured we might try an unauthorized, unofficial replacement in it's absence. I do hope she's cool with it.

The Obama administration has insisted that the removal of Manuel Zelaya from office violated Honduran and international law and amounts to a military coup. According to one report this morning, though, the United Nations has reached an entirely different conclusion. Hondudario, translated by Google, reports that the UN’s Department of Political Affairs concluded that the removal of Zelaya from office was legal and justified

Unofficial Thread... I didn't see a thread this week, so for the time being, I thought I'd post a thread. This week's topic is going to be College And Anything Related to it. I say this because a lot of schools have recently had (or are on) their Spring Break. Some things that would fit would include: -Your thoughts on college -College/Dorm Horror Stories -Spring Breaks -Greek life -Good/Bad classes -Value of College? -Activities -College Athletics [yes, this includes D-I football and March Madness...8^)] Anything goes here, though keep in mind we are a family-friendly site. Therefore, please keep it...

".....China last month released a new circular, "Regulations on Religious Affairs," which, among other things, reiterates that all churches must be registered with the government. Most underground Catholics—China has about 5 million of them—have resisted. Police last month detained an underground bishop in Wenzhou city. And authorities have stepped up monitoring of underground congregations in the central province of Hebei, according to Catholics there. On the whole, though, local Catholic leaders are enjoying more contact with Rome than ever before. According to the Vatican, all but about 10 of China's 70 official bishops have been recognized by the Pope. Even...

DES MOINES, Iowa - President Bush (news - web sites) defeated Democrat John Kerry (news - web sites) in Iowa by roughly 10,000 votes — or less than 1 percent of the 1.5 million ballots cast, according to unofficial election results. The results released Wednesday by Iowa Secretary of State Chet Culver showed Bush with 751,957 votes to 741,898 for Kerry, a margin of 10,059. While narrow, the margin was more than double the 2000 edge in Iowa, where Democrat Al Gore (news - web sites) defeated Bush by 4,144 votes. Voter turnout was traditionally high in Iowa with 72...

Chapter One April 22nd, 1971: Kerry's "Winter Soldier" testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee...

TEHERAN, July 26 (AFP) - Iranian President Mohammad Khatami has expressed alarm over the treatment of political activists by unofficial intelligence agencies, the country's main reformist party told state media Saturday. Khatami issued a formal complaint to the office he set up after his election in 1997 to record violations of constitutional rights, said the reformist party Iran Participation Front (IIPF), lead by the president's brother Mohammad Reza Khatami. The president's written complaint claims that around 60 political radicals have been arrested by unofficial intelligence agencies, kept in isolation and subjected to psychological abuse to extract forced confessions, official news...

The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today welcomed the announcement by President George W. Bush that the United States will rejoin the Paris-based agency. Speaking to the UN General Assembly today, President Bush said, "As a symbol of our commitment to human dignity, the United States will return to UNESCO." The agency "has been reformed and America will participate fully in its mission to advance human rights and tolerance and learning," he added. Immediately following the announcement, UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura "warmly welcomed" the news and pledged his "full commitment" to reintegrating the United...