President: Barack Obama
Vice President: Hillary Clinton
Secretary Of State: Jennifer Granholm
Secretary Of Defense: Wesley Clark
Secretary Of Treasury: Carly Fiorina
Secretary Of Education: Mark Warner
Secretary Of Justice: Eliot Spitzer
Secretary Of Housing And Urban Development: John Edwards
Secretary Of Agriculture: Tom Vilsack
Secretary Of Transportation: Bill Richardson
Secretary Of Health And Human Services: Bobby Jindal
Secretary Of Commerce: James Cayne
Secretary Of Homeland Security: Rudy Giuliani
Secretary Of The Interior: Deval Patrick
Secretary Of Labor: Kathleen Sebelius
Secretary Of Energy: _________
Secretary Of Veteran Affairs: _________
Ambassador to Siberia: George W Bush
Barack Obama Hillary Rodham Clinton Jennifer Granholm Wesley Clark Carly Fiorina Mark Warner Eliot Spitzer John Edwards Tom Vilsack Bill Richardson Bobby Jindal Bear Stearns Rudy Giuliani Kathleen Sebelius Deval L. PatrickAbraham Lincoln - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Lincoln was known for appointing his political rivals to high positions in his Cabinet to keep in line all factions of his party — and to let them battle each other and not combine against Lincoln. Historians agree that except for Cameron, it was a highly effective group.
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Indian papers say racism thrives in India Marlborough Express that while racism appeared to be "alive and well" in Britain, it also thrived in India. ..... "What else explains the quest for the holy grail of fair brides across the country?" ..... Many of India's one billion people still live within a hierarchy imposed by the Hindu caste system that, for example, stops low castes entering some important temples decades after such discrimination was outlawed. .... Muslims face widespread prejudice and have often been seen as the enemy within since Islamic Pakistan was carved out of British-ruled India at independence. ...... If racism is a fact in many interactions in British society, prejudice is a quotidian reality of Indian social life ....... While in Britian there were institutions in place to deal with discrimination and Western nations were alert to racist attitudes, the Express concluded, in India the victims of such abuse often have nowhere to turn. ..... One contestant referred to Shetty as "the Indian" and asked her if she lived in a shack, while another said: "You don't know where those hands have been." Two have mimicked her accent. Report Says US Military Equipment Gets to Iran, China HULIQ
China May Close Starbucks in Forbidden City NewsMax.com
EU Urges China on Trade Reforms Forbes
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Atomic Scientists Warn World Moving Closer to Nuclear Doom Voice of America Since 1947, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has maintained the so-called Doomsday Clock. The symbolic timepiece measures how close mankind is to midnight, which represents total destruction of the Earth. ...... the minute hand on the Doomsday Clock is being moved forward two minutes, to five minutes before midnight. ....... "Not since the first atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, has the world faced such perilous choices," she said. "North Korea's recent test of a nuclear weapon, Iran's nuclear ambitions, a renewed emphasis on the military utility of nuclear weapons, the failure to adequately secure nuclear materials, and the continued presence of some 26,000 nuclear weapons in the United States and Russia, are symptomatic of a failure to solve the problems posed by some the most destructive technology on Earth." ........ "The dangers posed by climate change are nearly as dire as those posed by nuclear weapons," she added. "The effects may be less dramatic in the short term, than the destruction that could be wrought by nuclear explosions, but over the next three to four decades, climate change could cause irremediable harm to the habitats upon which human societies depend for survival." ......... emphasized by British scientist Stephen Hawking, who is paralyzed and speaks through a computer. ...... "As scientists, we understand the dangers of nuclear weapons and their devastating effects, and we are learning how human activities and technologies are affecting climate systems in ways that may forever change life on earth," he said. "As citizens of the world, we have a duty to share that knowledge and alert the public to the unnecessary risk that we live with every day."
Could Wikipedia be the real threat to Google? Blogging Stocks Wikiseek, "a vastly improved search engine for the popular reference site, Wikipedia. ..... utilizes the suggestions of tens of thousands of vertical search engines to deliver more highly relevant searches. The result is a faster, richer Wikipedia search experience." ...... there have been occasions when Wikipedia was faster than regular news. ...... Google depends on Wikipedia to supply it with quality results. Meanwhile, Wikipedia is growing in both traffic -- as it is now the 20th most visited domain in the U.S. -- and in influence, as it is cited extensively by the media.
Wikipedia Gets Plug-In Search Engine Dr. Dobb's Journal
Wikipedia gets a search engine of its own Milwaukee Business Journal
How to Get Google to Notice Your Site DABCC.com (press release) These days, if a company website can't be found on Google, it basically doesn't exist. .. thousands of small-business owners every day as they seek new customers onlineWiMAX technology launched in Bangalore Hindustan Times
I say, To hell with the niceties: Amitabh bachchan SantaBanta.com I am after all Bengal's Jamai Babu. I need to look at Bengal a little more compassionately, else there can be serious domestic repercussions!! ...... My father wrote in his biography 'When a father looses to his son, it is his greatest victory!' Subhash, I've lost to my son ! .... intended for use in outdoor environments. This could include construction sites, the military, emergency services and other workers operating in hazardous situations. .... designed to withstand high levels of vibration, moisture and humidity. ..... a brighter display than the standard Latitude, making it more visible in sunlight. The hard drive is shock-mounted and the keyboard is spill-resistant ...... embedded a cellular radio in the device alongside the conventional Wi-Fi option, to ensure multiple forms of connectivity. SRK to follow Amitabh at Tussauds Times of India
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Dell's decline is amazing Blogging Stocks HP had 17% of the market to Dell's 14%. .... Shares of Dell have plunged 16% over the past year while HP has soared 33%.
Dell launches its first rugged laptop Crave
Jowell criticises Big Brother Guardian Unlimited
A hard sell Economist he is making little or no headway in selling his latest policy, sending more troops to Iraq ..... joined by a growing army of Republicans. George Voinovich, a senator from Ohio, says that he can no longer buy into Mr Bush's dream of democratising Iraq; Sam Brownback, a senator from Kansas and a potential champion for social conservatives in the 2008 Republican presidential primaries, says he does not think that “sending more troops to Iraq is the answer”. ........ the banner of Americans Against Escalation in Iraq ...... the dream of the party's vocal left wing—they can cut off funding for the war completely. ...... Joe Lieberman, an “independent Democrat”, has come out strongly in favour of the president's plan. ....... The House is much more radical than the Senate: only 190 House members remain who originally voted for the war. ..... the Democrats are nervous about precipitating a constitutional crisis about who has the power to make war—a question which has never been fully resolved. ..... The Democrats are also advancing on the president on another front: Iran. ..... Mr Biden, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, declared himself willing to spark a “constitutional confrontation” if the president tried to widen the war. Mr Bush's Republican allies in Congress looked even more nervous than usual.
Blogosphere
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Democrats | Candidate | Support |
| Edwards | 27 |
| Obama | 17 |
| Vilsack | 16 |
| Clinton | 16 |
| Biden | 3 |
| Kerry | 3 |
| Kucinich | 1 |
| Richardson | 1 |
| Unsure | 13 |
New Hampshire
Democrats, 1/15-17/2006, MoE +/- 4.5 | Candidate | Support |
| Obama | 23 |
| Clinton | 19 |
| Edwards | 19 |
| Kerry | 5 |
| Clark | 3 |
| Biden | 3 |
| Kucinich | 1 |
| Richardson | 1 |
| Biden | 1 |
| Unsure | 22 |
