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@rh18bold:Today in History
Today is Saturday, Aug. 21, the 233rd day of 2010. There are 132 days left in the year.
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In 1609, Galileo Galilei demonstrated his new telescope to a group of officials atop the Campanile in Venice.
In 1680, Pue...
DATE: Aug 21, 2010
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WASHINGTON — This is a radical break from journalistic convention, I realise, but today I'd like to give credit where it's due — specifically, to President Obama. Quiet as it's kept, he's on a genuine winning streak.
It's hard to remember that the in...
DATE: Aug 21, 2010
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BEIRUT (Reuters) — The Unbacked Special Tribunal for Lebanon, set up to try the killers of former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri, inspires scant faith among Lebanese.
Nearly 18 months after it began to function, the court has yet to file indictments ...
DATE: Aug 21, 2010
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About time on permits
August 19, 2010
Dear Sir,
In reading today's Royal Gazette (August 19, 2010), specifically the article concerning the recent moratorium on work permits and the construction industry. I would like to say IT'S ABOUT TIME!!!. Too l...
DATE: Aug 20, 2010
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OSLO (Reuters) - Extreme weather in 2010 will spur more strident calls for action to combat global warming but is unlikely to break a deadlock at UN climate talks about sharing the burden between rich and poor.
Islamabad, for instance, has blamed man...
DATE: Aug 20, 2010
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Today is Friday, August 20, the 232nd day of 2010. There are 133 days left in the year.
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In 1866, President Andrew Johnson formally declared the Civil War over, months after fighting had stopped.
In 1910, a series of forest fires swept th...
DATE: Aug 20, 2010
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The following is an editorial from an overseas newspapers which may be of interest to Royal Gazette readers.
The Boston Globe on the case of the Jetblue flight attendant:
In court August 10, the JetBlue flight attendant who became angry at a passenge...
DATE: Aug 19, 2010
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It is troubling to think that as this is being written there are innocent toddlers happily playing at home, or at various nurseries, unaware that their future is under threat.
Under threat may seem somewhat strong especially when we are talking about...
DATE: Aug 19, 2010
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Today is Thursday, Aug. 19, the 231st day of 2010. There are 134 days left in the year.
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In 1812, the USS Constitution defeated the British frigate Guerriere off Nova Scotia during the War of 1812.
In 1909, the first automobile races wer...
DATE: Aug 19, 2010
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Days before Michelle Obama jetted off to her lavish vacation in Spain, her husband the president visited a General Motors plant in Hamtramck, Michigan.
Defending his policy of nationalising GM and Chrysler, Barack Obama described the auto industry as...
DATE: Aug 19, 2010
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