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Tuesday, 23 September 2008 |
 What are the benefits of sub-prime mortgages on the culture of bribery south of the border? Give the Mexican police force access to home mortgages to help fight widespread corruption
in its ranks. So goes the thinking of a new pilot
program designed to "keep them out of the pockets of organized crime". Officers and prison guards in Michoacan
state can now benefit from special deals to finance new home ownership. (Associated Press via Yahoo News)
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Posted by geri
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Tuesday, 23 September 2008 |
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What are the benefits of sub-prime mortgages on the culture of bribery south of the border? Give the Mexican police force access to home mortgages to help fight widespread corruption
in its ranks. So goes the thinking of a new pilot
program designed to "keep them out of the pockets of organized crime". Officers and prison guards in Michoacan
state can now benefit from special deals to finance new home ownership. (Associated Press via Yahoo News)
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Posted by geri
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Monday, 22 September 2008 |
 Chicago became another in a long list of U.S. cities taking the lead in the fight against climate change.
On Thursday, Chicago mayor Richard M. Daley unveiled a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 25 percent below 1990 levels by 2020 -- and continue to cut even faster beyond that.
"I believe that when
you do such things as planting trees and creating open space, when you
invest resources to remove pollution from the air and encourage the
construction of buildings that are smart for the environment, then you
enhance quality of life for all the residents of the city."
But, this is about more than cleaning up our environment, the Mayor said. “At the same time, when we make these improvements we’re greening our economy for the future and creating the jobs of tomorrow,” Daley said.
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Read more... [Chicago Outlines Climate Plan to Cut Greenhouse Gases]
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Posted by geri
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Monday, 22 September 2008 |
 Navy sailors on the Norfolk-based amphibious assault ship Nassau answered the call of aid for Galveston shorelines, devastated by Hurricane Ike, arriving on the beach Friday. "Much of the ship's work will involve supplying and manning disaster relief centers on shore and using heavy machinery to clear debris along the beach and in the port." (Full story at the Virginia-Pilot)
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Sunday, 21 September 2008 |
 Military operations by both NATO and the Taliban have been halted today in honor of International Peace Day. In Afghanistan, NATO's top general has called a ceasefire in all offensive operations by international troops and the Taliban militants have pledged to lay down their weapons for the remainder of a three-day polio vaccination campaign.
Today is the 26th
anniversary of the International Day of Peace, a United Nations-backed day of nonviolence and global cease-fire.
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UPDATE- (Monday, Sept. 22) "The UN said tens of thousands of international and Afghan soldiers as
well as Taliban militants 'all stood down from offensive military
operations in support of International Peace Day," reported Reuters News. "Government officials around the country
reported no violence."
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(Image courtesy of Sun Star)
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Read more... [Both NATO And Taliban Halt Fighting Today On Peace Day]
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