Women Reservation Bill Passed

NEW DELHI, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- The turmoil among the Indian political parties about the much disputed women reservation bill seems to have calmed down after the UPA government braved to get it passed in the Rajya Sabha yesterday. It was a historic moment as the bill had created a rift among the partners in …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Women Reservation Bill Passed.

President Barack Obama Fishing Ban: True Or Fake?

WASHINGTON (GaeaTimes.com)- The news that President Barack Obama has decided to ban fishing in the country has shocked many people who are fond of fishing. Some of the news sources reported that the administration of the United States is considering about a law that would prohibit people from fishing in the water bodies … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : President Barack Obama Fishing Ban: True Or Fake?.

Mamata Banerjee takes a dig at Left parties on Women Reservation Bill

NEW DELHI – Union Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday charged the Left parties of taking undue credit for the successful passage of the Women Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
“Why is the Left parties taking undue credit for the bill,” said Banerjee.
“We boycotted the Bill because …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Texas ed board set for 1st vote since primary made lame ducks of some social conservatives

Texas ed board set to take 1st vote since primary

AUSTIN, Texas – Texas’ state education board is set to take a vote on a new social studies curriculum that could reverberate in classrooms nationwide.
A three-day meeting beginning Wednesday is the first since primary elections that could push the panel’s far-right leanings toward the center. Terms …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Texas ed board set for 1st vote since primary made lame ducks of some social conservatives.

Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 p.m.

NEW DELHI – The Lok Sabha was on Wednesday adjourned till 12 p.m. due to the chaos created inside the House by members of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) party and the Samajwadi Party over the successful passage of Women Reservation [..] Read the original article: here.

AP Interview: Brazil’s leader pledges active role in Mideast diplomacy, pushes talks with Iran

AP Interview: Brazil leader seeks peace in Mideast
BRASILIA, Brazil – Brazil’s president plans an active role in world diplomacy during his final months in power, saying he will visit the Middle East to seek peace and prevent a possible conflict over Iran’s nuclear program.
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose second four-year term … Read more >>>.

Lalu Yadav to withdraw support to UPA

NEW DELHI – Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav is expected to hand over a letter to President Pratibha Patil on Wednesday withdrawing his party’s support to the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government on the issue of the Women Reservation Bill.
Addressing the media, Lalu Yadav said that despite making … Original article on : Lalu Yadav to withdraw support to UPA.

Gates says some US surge troops could leave Afghanistan before July 2011

Gates: Some troops could leave Afghanistan early
PUL-E-CHARKHI, Afghanistan – U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates raised the possibility Wednesday that some of the U.S. forces involved in the Afghanistan surge could leave the country before President Barack Obama’s announced July 2011 date to begin withdrawal.
Without giving …. Source  : Gates says some US surge troops could leave Afghanistan before July 2011.

Gates visits training site where Afghan army recruits go through exercises

Gates checks out Afghan army training exercises

POLE CHAKI TRAINING BASE, Afghanistan – U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates was watching Afghan army recruits go through training Wednesday.
Gates visited a dust-blown training ground in Kabul province where Afghan soldiers come for weeks of training under U.S. and British instruction. British Brigadier Simon Levy told Gates that if …. Read the original article  : here.

Police say gunmen attack aid group’s office in northwest Pakistan; 5 people killed

Aid group attacked in northwest Pakistan; 5 dead

ISLAMABAD – Suspected militants armed with grenades attacked the offices of an international aid group in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, killing five people working for the organization, police said.
The attack targeted World Vision, a large Christian humanitarian group helping survivors of the 2005 Kashmir earthquake in Mansehra district.
The …. Original article  : Police say gunmen attack aid group’s office in northwest Pakistan; 5 people killed.

Census figures show nearly half of babies in US are born to minorities each year

Minority births on track to outnumber white births

WASHINGTON – Minorities make up nearly half the children born in the U.S., part of a historic trend in which minorities are expected to become the U.S. majority over the next 40 years.
In fact, demographers say this year could be the “tipping point” when the number of babies … Read more »».

Granny D, who traversed US a decade ago to promote campaign finance reform, dies at 100 in NH

NH campaign finance activist Granny D dies at 100

CONCORD, N.H. – Doris “Granny D” Haddock, a New Hampshire woman who walked across the country at age 89 to promote campaign finance reform and later waged a quixotic campaign for U.S. Senate, has died. She was 100.
Haddock died Tuesday night of chronic respiratory illness at her … Read : Granny D, who traversed US a decade ago to promote campaign finance reform, dies at 100 in NH.

Pope scores 27, Seton Hall holds off frantic Providence rally for 109-106 Big East victory

Pope, Seton Hall hold off frantic Providence rally

NEW YORK – Herb Pope had 27 points and 11 rebounds, and Seton Hall built a huge second-half lead before barely holding off a furious Providence rally for a 109-106 victory in the first round of the Big East tournament Tuesday night.
In a breakneck game between the league’s … Read more >>>.

Israel says ‘bad options’ for Iran getting closer _ developing nukes or military action

Israel says ‘bad options’ for Iran getting closer

UNITED NATIONS – The two “bad options” for Iran – letting the country develop nuclear weapons or using force to destroy its nuclear capabilities – are closer than they were a year ago, Israel’s U.N. ambassador warned Tuesday.
Gabriela Shalev told journalists at the U.N. Israel still hopes diplomatic … Read more >>>.

New election law bars Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from election

Law bars Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi from election

YANGON, Myanmar – A new election law issued by Myanmar’s ruling military has barred pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from joining a political party and thus running in upcoming elections, state-run newspapers said Wednesday.
The Political Parties Registration Law, published in official newspapers, excludes anyone convicted by …. Original article  : New election law bars Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from election.

Court allows Pratt & Whitney to speed up appeal in case to move 1,000 jobs out of Conn.

Pratt & Whitney to move quickly on court appeal

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. – Pratt & Whitney said Tuesday a federal appeals court granted the jet engine maker’s request for an expedited appeal of a lawsuit it lost as it tries to move 1,000 jobs out of Connecticut.
The subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. filed five proposed issues …. Source article  : Court allows Pratt & Whitney to speed up appeal in case to move 1,000 jobs out of Conn..

Neb. lawmakers want to give voters chance to ax treasurer’s office, say it could save money

Neb. voters may get chance to cut treasurer’s job

LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska lawmakers want to put the state treasurer’s office on the chopping block.
On Tuesday, they easily gave first-round approval to a measure that would go before voters in the November general election. If approved then, the office now held by Shane Osborn and that … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Neb. lawmakers want to give voters chance to ax treasurer’s office, say it could save money.

Sen. Vitter’s fundraising letter target of ethics complaint; opponent says eagle-image illegal

Opponent files ethics complaint on La. Sen. Vitter
BATON ROUGE, La. – A challenger to Louisiana Sen. David Vitter filed an ethics complaint Tuesday, claiming a fundraising letter for the Republican incumbent’s campaign makes illegal use of a government emblem.
The complaint with the Senate Select Committee on Ethics alleges Vitter’s fundraising plea violated federal …. Original source  : Sen. Vitter’s fundraising letter target of ethics complaint; opponent says eagle-image illegal.

Former NY Rep. Massa acknowledges groping male staffer but denies it was sexual

Massa denies he sexually groped male staffer

WASHINGTON – Former New York Congressman Eric Massa, who resigned from Congress amid sexual harassment allegations, acknowledged Tuesday groping a staffer but denied it was sexual.
“It doesn’t make any difference what my intentions were, it’s how it’s perceived by the individual who receives that action,” Massa said on conservative …. Source  : Former NY Rep. Massa acknowledges groping male staffer but denies it was sexual.

Remarks by Vice President Biden at Yad Vashem Memorial

Jerusalem
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
 VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN:  I want to thank our hosts for showing us through Yad Vashem.  As a young father, when I introduced each of our sons — who are grown men now — to Europe at age 15, I took them first to Dachau for them to understand as young men the … Read more >>>.