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Columbus, OH – Ohio Gov. Commutes Inmate Death Sentence

By admin on September 2, 2010

Columbus, OH – Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has spared the life of a condemned killer who says he is innocent of a 1994 shooting that killed three people, including a 4-year-old girl.
Strickland says he believes Kevin Keith is likely guilty of the killings but says he’s troubled by evidence used to convict Keith.
Strickland questions some [...]

Kiryas Joel: Assemblywoman Calls For Audit In Women’s Health Center

By admin on September 2, 2010

Assemblywoman Nancy Calhoun (R-C-Blooming Grove) Wednesday renewed her call for a forensic audit of the women’s healthcare center in the Village of Kiryas Joel.
She has written to State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli twice asking for the review of the project, which cost over $11 million, mostly in state funding.
“The very first letter that was written said [...]

Jobless Claims Decline, But Not Enough

By admin on September 2, 2010

The number of first-time filers for unemployment insurance fell for a second straight week last week, but the level suggests that the labor market remains sluggish.
There were 472,000 initial jobless claims filed in the week ended Aug. 28, down 6,000 from an upwardly revised 478,000 the previous week, according to the Labor Department’s weekly report.
Economists [...]

Iran to stage anti-Israel rallies amid peace talks in Washington

By admin on September 2, 2010

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Committee advocates building ZAKA headquarters in Sheikh Jarrah

By admin on September 1, 2010

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Jerusalem – Eli Yishai: Israel Lost Lebanon War Because Jews Distanced Themselves From ‘Hashem’ And The Torah

By admin on September 1, 2010

Jerusalem – Interior Minister Eli Yishai announced Tuesday that Israel had lost the Second Lebanon War because its people had distanced themselves from God.
“In the Six Day War we fought all of the Arab armies – for every one of our soldiers they had 10,000 soldiers, for every one of our tanks they had [...]

New York – NYC Mayor Disapproves of Probe of Mosque Financing

By admin on August 31, 2010

New York – New York’s mayor says an investigation by the state attorney general into the finances of a proposed Islamic center and mosque near ground zero would set “a terrible precedent.”
Mayor Michael Bloomberg says there’s no reason for the government to investigate donations to religious organizations.
Congressman Peter King disagrees. The ranking minority leader of [...]

New York City – Landlords Hire Private Eyes to Track Rent-Stabilized Tenants

By admin on August 31, 2010

New York City – As a parade of slovenly dressed 20-somethings passed through the entrance of a downtown Manhattan apartment building on a weekday afternoon, these seemingly savvy New Yorkers did not seem to notice they were the subjects of a photo shoot.
That is because this shoot was covertly orchestrated by their landlord, who [...]

Germany – Central Banker Hauled Before Board over ‘Jewish Gene’ Comments

By admin on August 31, 2010

Germany – Central banker Thilo Sarrazin is to appear before his board of the Bundesbank Tuesday to answer for controversial comments made on race and immigration.
Sarrazin caused uproar with comments relating to his new book, in which he criticized Germany’s Muslim community and also made comments about a “Jewish gene.”
Calls for his resignation have come from [...]

‘PA to have state institutions in year’

By admin on August 31, 2010

Fayyad announces second year of institutional capacity-building.
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‘PA to have state institutions in year’

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