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Biofuel use 'increasing poverty' BBC The replacement of traditional fuels with biofuels has dragged more than 30 million people worldwide into poverty, an aid agency report says. Oxfam says so-called green policies in developed countries are contributing to the world's soaring food prices, which hit the poor hardest. The group also says biofuels will do nothing to combat climate change. Its report urges the EU to scrap a target of making 10% of all ...More

And its cold too??? NUTZ! This is a prime example of Global Foolishness. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RVp8Q6H9e0&hl=en] More

What politicians can do when they have a lock on your vote. House leader raising money for Richardson WASHINGTON (AP) - The majority leader of the U.S. House is holding a fundraiser for Southern California Congresswoman Laura Richardson despite reports about Richardson's history of defaulting on home loans and failing to pay off debts. A spokeswoman for Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, a Maryland Democrat, says the Wednesday evening's fundraiser was scheduled many weeks ...More

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"We have proudly seen the community take to the streets in defense of Black men who have been the victims of police violence or racist attacks, but that righteous outrage only highlights the silence surrounding this verdict. We believe that our judgment has been clouded by celebrity-worship; we believe that we are a community in crisis and that our addiction to sexism has reached such an extreme that many of us ...More

The number of absentee ballots cast in some of Alabama's Black Belt counties in the June primary is high - unbelievably high al.com {excerpt} But it is astounding (and beyond belief) that 25 percent of a county's voters are out of the county, sick, have work schedules that conflict with poll hours, or don't have transportation to the polls - among the most common reasons for voting absentee. Secretary of State Beth Chapman said ...More