Cuban president to make first visit to Venezuela

" CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Raul Castro's first official trip abroad since assuming Cuba's presidency will be to Venezuela. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says he received a letter from Castro two days ago and...

To be Young, Gifted and Black (a Wiccan Perspective)

"I wish that my Grandmother were alive today. She grew up in Jim Crow Tennessee and moved to Detroit with the rest of her family for a better life in the then industrial capital of the world. At the time of her death...

Obama Kids Visit White House, Schools

"Malia and Sasha Obama get to see their new rooms at the White House on Tuesday, capping a busy few days looking into their new life in the nation's capital that also involved visits to potential new schools. At the...

Schwarzenegger: Global Climate Summit 600 Expected to Attend

While the Economic Summit winds down in Washington, the Global Climate Summit is just heating up. It is scheduled to begin tomorrow in Beverly Hills, with Schwarzenegger, United Nations, WWF, and numerous countries in attendance. " Arnold Schwarzenegger is muscling his way...

The Tech President's to do list

"The internet and technology are credited with helping Barack Obama win the presidency."

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev prepared to visit Venezuela

"Politics Medvedev's stay in Venezuela will conincide with the join military exercises of the Russian and Venezuelan Navies...Russian president Dmitry Medvedev will arrive in Venezuela next Wednesday 26, in a...

President Barack Obama? What Can, Will He Do?

Obama for Four Years. What will he do? Barack Obama will be president of the US in two months.  What will he do?  What can he do? He won with 52% of the vote, not exactly a landslide. Democrats won...

Twit! Twit! Come out Manalo, Debate with your Enemy instead of Hounding Him!

The call by the Ang Dating Daan (The Old Path) television host Eliseo Soriano for a formal debate on national broadcast, even at his expense, to Eraño Manalo continue to look futile and only fall on the chief head of an influential sect's deaf ears.  "Manila,...

Obama, McCain to meet face-to-face

    "" President-elect Barack Obama and Sen. John McCain are meeting Monday for the first time since the presidential election to talk about how they can work together on problems facing the country....

Obama, to Meet McCain in Chicago

With the election over, U.S. President-elect Barack Obama and John McCain, his presidential election opponent is scheduled for a friendly meeting at Obama's transition headquarters in Chicago on Monday. The New York...

Iran vice-president under fire over Koran "dance"

A close associate of Iranian President Ahmadinejad  has come under fire for hosting a ceremony where women in traditional dress carried in the Koran to music. The head of the hardline Islamic Coalition Front calls ceremony 'Violation of the holy...

Obama says: Transition can be Time of Risk

Obama’s sensibly merged his campaign team with the pre-election transition team headed by former White House chief of staff John Podesta, thus trying to avoid the mistakes of the newly elected Clinton...

Looking to the Future: Obama Resigns from United States Senate

In an open letter published in newspapers across President-elect Barack Obama's home state of Illinois, Obama thanks Illinois residents as he resigns from the United States Senate, effective today."Obama wrote about...

Venezuelan-Russian naval exercises rise concerns in the region

"November 10 Ex Colombian President worried by Venezuelan-Russian naval exercises Former Colombian President Andrés Pastrana (1998-2002) is concerned by the unprecedented joint naval exercises between ...

Poll finds great expectations for Obama

Washington (CNN) - A new national poll suggests that 75% of Americans think Barack Obama will make major accomplishments as president of the United States."The public thinks it's likely that Obama will improve race...

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