by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Nov 5, 2008 | Election, USA, World
by Dan Nowicki – Nov. 5, 2008 01:34 AM The Arizona Republic Barack Obama, the cool and collected Hawaiian-born son of a man from Kenya and woman from Kansas, whose promise of “change” inspired a generation of young people, shattered the last racial...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 27, 2008 | Election, Multiculturalism, News, Politics, Racism, Religion, USA, World
By Deborah Charles WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two white supremacist skinheads were arrested in Tennessee over plans to go on a killing spree and eventually shoot Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, court documents showed on Monday. Daniel Cowart and Paul...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 27, 2008 | Canada, Climate Change, Environmental Issues, health, News, Politics, Quebec, Science, World
Asbestos is a mineral with long, thin fibrous crystals. The word asbestos (῾ἀσβεστος) is derived from a Greek adjective meaning inextinguishable. The Greeks termed asbestos the miracle mineral because of its soft and pliant properties, as well as its ability to...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 22, 2008 | Canada, GTA Issues, GTA News, LRT, News, Ontario, Public Transit, Technology, Toronto, World
The possibility of converting the Scarborough RT to true LRT when its current fleet reaches the end of its life, instead of conversion to ICTS Mark-II, is still being considered by the TTC. In the supplementary agendafor the October 23 TTC meeting, the status update...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 19, 2008 | Election, News, Politics, USA, World
By Mark Halperin Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008 In one of the most important symbolic moments of the general election, former Secretary of State Colin Powell announced today that he is endorsing Barack Obama for president. Making his decision public on NBC News’...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 19, 2008 | Election, Entertainment, Multiculturalism, Politics, USA, World
With the 2008 presidential election, Americans face a pivotal choice between not just two candidates, but two paradigms. We need someone who understands the complexity of our time. Someone who believes in investing in renewable energy, in education, in women’s...