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A report by the Center for Immigration Studies (www.cis.org) reveals some startling figures about welfare use by families headed by immigrants. “In 2010, 36 percent of immigrant-headed households used at least one major welfare program (primarily food assistance and Medicaid) compared to 23...

There is an implied contract between a newspaper and its readers. The paper prints the truth. Readers believe that it's true. It's not always so simple, of course. There are nuances in how a story is presented, what words are used to describe the action. Papers have personalities, and no two...

He was a cool cat daddio, boss of playing that 5/4 time. Dave Brubeck dead at 91 - chicagotribune.com Dave Brubeck - Take Five - 1966 - YouTube

Reality check: China is by far and away the world’s #1 polluter.DOHA, Qatar (AP) — The U.N. chief says rich countries are to blame for global warming and should take the lead in forging a worldwide climate pact by 2015. Ban Ki-moon says it’s a deadline that “must be met.” Ban told The...

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford will hold on to his seat in council for the time being after a judge today granted his application to suspend an order that would have forced him from office pending an appeal of an Ontario court's ruling. Rob Ford remains as Toronto mayor for now - Toronto - CBC News

due to one worker’s allergy Thank gawd eh. One worker’s allergy has triggered a ban on holiday poinsettias at a large Mississauga office complex. Six thousand employees at Bell Canada’s Creekbank campus were warned in an internal memo Monday there would be “random inspections for...

In war, the saying goes, the first victim is the truth. The “Eight Day War” between Hamas and Israel saw many falsehoods perpetuated in and by Canada’s media. Here are the top 10 media fails from English Canada. here ya go: Media Critiques Archive | Honest Reporting

So where's the Embassy gonna be boys? :lol: Anyway... Canada News Centre - Canada Appoints New Ambassador for Climate Change

Native Americans : American Indian Photographs by Edward S Curtis. 1 of 27.

The Maple Leaf is staying put in one of the main rooms at Quebec’s national assembly. An attempt by the Parti Quebecois to remove the Canadian flag failed today, with the two main opposition parties voting to defeat the minority government. That means the flag will continue to adorn what is...

Classy. A freelance photographer working for the New York Post on an unrelated assignment happened to be standing on the 49th Street station platform when 58-year-old Queens resident Ki Suk Han was suddenly pushed onto the tracks by an as-yet-unidentified assailant. The photographer, R...

via sda: The Sound Of Settled ScienceWhen the Atlantic hurricane season starts next June 1, it will have been 2,777 days since the last time an intense (that is a Category 3, 4 or 5) hurricane made landfall along the US coast (Wilma in 2005). Such a prolonged period without an intense...

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OTTAWA — Police reported 598 homicides in Canada in 2011, 44 more than the year before and the first increase in homicide in three years, Statistics Canada said Tuesday. The agency said the homicide rate was 1.73 per 100,000 population in 2011, seven per cent higher than in 2010...

Country will now be run by "The Family." I wish I was making this up KIEV — Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov and the entire government resigned Monday in a surprise move after controversial elections as the economy teeters on the brink of recession. The presidency said President...

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. - A Clarksville woman has been charged after coming clean to police and admitting she lied about being raped. Police said Lynette Lee admitted to a Clarksville detective last week the rape claim she had made earlier in the month was false. She said she had only made the...

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This is a photo of George Zimmerman taken by a police officer on the night of February 26, 2012. A black and white photocopy of this image was provided by the State in the first Discovery. This high-resolution digital file was finally provided to the defense on October 29, 2012. This image...

via Fark: http://www.fark.com/comments/7464371/Thomas-Jefferson-was-a-**** Thomas Jefferson was a _d i c k THOMAS JEFFERSON is in the news again, nearly 200 years after his death — alongside a high-profile biography by the journalist Jon Meacham comes a damning portrait of the third...

Syrian forces began combining chemicals that would be used to make deadly sarin gas for use in weapons to attack rebel and civilian populations, a U.S. official tells CNN. The United States obtained intelligence over the weekend indicating this development, according to the official who had...