The Internet has complicated life for many politicians. In the past, if an article critical of a political leader was published supporters would barge into the office of the newspaper or magazine, burn a few copies and destroy some furniture. But when articles or comments critical of a leader — or historic figure — appear […]
New immigration bill to raise more than $15 billion in fees and back taxes
Every passing day, the issue on the proposed comrehensive immigration bill that will allow millions of hard-working illegal immigrants is getting mixed up. This after rebellious Senate Republicans have expressed fear that the federal government will not honor its commitments to secure the nation’s borders after the bill is enacted into law. They have estimated […]
Pak forest fire spreads across LoC in Kashmir
A forest fire which started on 2nd june on the Pakistan side of the Line of Control, separating Indian and Pakistan, in Mendhar area of district Poonch has spread to this side of the border and is threatening to engulf every thing which comes in its way. In fact the extreme heat has lead to […]
A blogger is running from Imola to Venice for a bet
An evening with your friends drinking a famous beer can bring about a bet to win. Some evenings before May 21st, a 25 y.o. guy from Rome, Gianluca, was sure the upcoming Heineken Jammin’ Festival will take place in Imola as every past years, but his friends strongly disagreed and rather confirmed Venice from June […]
Fooling fools in cyberspace
“Shit!" That’s my reaction today after I opened my e-mail inbox at yahoo. Sometimes, you just can’t help it as what I did. But there are occasions when you just couldn’t’t hold back your fuse from being busted. In short, I was bombed at a certain point when some people think that you’re really […]
Iraqi citizens to benefit from huge oil revenues
The Iraqi parliament is close to sealing a consensus that would somehow give each Iraqi citizen a share of the revenues generated from the exports of the country’s rich oil resources. Contrary to recent reports that appeared in various media outlets, most of those who will benefit from this new development are the population in the […]