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SA Unions Suspend Mega-Strike

NewsGuy — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:02:31 +0000

South African civil servants are suspending a nearly month-long strike for higher wages to consider a pay increase offer from the government. “There comes a time in any strike in which we must weigh our options,” said Thobile Ntola, president of the South African Democratic Teachers Union. The civil servants – ranging from police and firefighters to [...] Related posts:

Obama: They Talk About Me Like A Dog

NewsGuy — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:23:56 +0000

US President Barack Obama surprised many today when he broke away from a prepared statement to hurl a personal invective about his critics. “Some powerful interests who had been dominating the agenda in Washington for a very long time and they’re not always happy with me. They talk about me like a dog. That’s [...] Related posts:

Obama “Chainsmoking, Nervous Wreck”

NewsGuy — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:03:45 +0000

As the weight of the White House visibly takes its toll on US President Barack Obama, rumors are circulating that he is a “chainsmoking, nervous wreck” who is second-guessing his every move. With unemployment continuing to rise, a double-dip recession a strong possibility, foreign relations plummeting, a never-ending war in Afghanistan, and the likelihood of an [...] Related posts:

South African Miners Start Strike

NewsGuy — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:04:15 +0000

Miners in South Africa have followed public sector workers and have walked off their jobs in an effort to get more pay. The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) says members at the Northam Platinum mine have begun striking for a 15% pay increase. Management is offering 8%. “The strike has already begun, but we will know later [...] Related posts:

Jesse Jackson’s SUV Stripped In Detroit

NewsGuy — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 11:36:33 +0000

A 2009 Cadillac Escalade SUV belonging to Jesse Jackson was stolen and stripped of its wheels in Detroit last weekend while the civil rights leader was in town promoting green jobs. Jackson was in town meeting with UAW President Bob King to discuss an upcoming “Jobs, Justice and Peace” rally when the vehicle was stolen from [...] Related posts:

Canarsie To Sliwa: We Don’t Need You

NewsGuy — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:28:06 +0000

Despite assertions from NYPD officials that their presence will not make a difference, Guardian Angels leader Curtis Sliwa says his group of red-bereted vigilantes will start to patrol the streets of Canarsie, Brooklyn. “[The extra patrols] are not going to make a difference,” Deputy Inspector Milt Marmara told yournabe.com, “The violence is being driven by [...] Related posts:

King Shaka Statue Gets A Makeover

NewsGuy — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:05:21 +0000

A statue of Zulu King Shaka was removed from the welcoming area of a new Durban, South Africa airport named after him because the Zulu Royal Household complained the artwork made him look like a herd boy and not a warrior. The statue, which cost R3million (US$417,000) was taken down in early June, barely a month [...] Related posts:

Mexican Flag Cartoon Draws Whining

NewsGuy — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:55:30 +0000

Mexicans are whining about a sketch drawn by an American political cartoonist that shows the eagle on the Mexican flag as being shot to death. “I think there are many other ways to graphically protest what’s happening in our country,” wrote one Mexican on a local news forum. “It is a shame that a patriotic symbol like [...] Related posts:

Aussie School Tries To De-Gay Kid’s Song

NewsGuy — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 12:23:22 +0000

An Australian principal has backtracked from his edit that took the word “gay” out of a popular children’s song. Garry Martin, principal of Le Page Primary School in Melbourne told kids to change the words of Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree from “gay your life must be” to “fun your life must be.” Martin told [...] Related posts:

Oil Rig Explosion Sparks BP Deja Vu

NewsGuy — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:11:48 +0000

A fire and explosion at an oil rig off the coast of Louisiana yesterday sparked feelings of deja vu after with the BP Deepwater Horizon rig, whose fiery destruction caused the largest oil spill in American history. The fire broke out in the upper living quarters of the Vermilion 380 oil and natural-gas platform, located 80 [...] Related posts:

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