On Jan 8, 2011, United States representative Gabrielle Giffords became one of 19 victims brutally wounded during a shooting rampage outside a Safeway Supermarket in Tucson, Arizona. One of the victims was nine year old Christina Taylor Green, who was ironically born during the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Chief federal judge of Arizona, John Roll, was also one of the six murdered.
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Coptic Church in the predominately Muslim country of Egypt was targeted during a New Years mass when 21 people were killed in a suicide bombing in the northern city of Alexandria. The bombing took place a half hour into the new year, right after the mass when the attendees were exiting. The blast was strong enough to damage cars and buildings near [...]
Continue Reading →Julian Assange has made it his mission in life to expose top secret documents from governments all around the world, giving people insight into the full extent of what their governments want to keep under wraps. WikiLeaks is meant to reveal information that was meant to remain confidential. Namely, secrets of our government — the government of the United States of America — have been revealed.
Continue Reading →President Barack Obama paid homage to the “Raging Bull” of diplomacy, Richard Holbrooke, who at age 69, died of cardiovascular complications after undergoing 20 hours of surgery to repair an aortic dissection. Obama labeled Holbrooke as a “true giant of American foreign policy…[and] a truly unique figure who will be remembered for his tireless diplomacy, love of country, and pursuit of peace.”
Continue Reading →It is estimated that there are between 12 and 20 million illegal immigrants living in the U.S. Why do they come here?
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