Over 50,000 lawmakers will meet in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio+20, this week. It marks the 20-year anniversary
The United Nations assembles this week in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to host the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, known as the Rio+20 Summit. The 2012 Rio+
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On Sunday, tens of thousands of New Yorkers took to the streets of Manhattan for a silent march in protest of the NYPD's controversial stop and frisk policy.
He came up with what he called the American System. His name was Henry Clay of Kentucky. In 1806, Henry Clay was elected to the US Senate by the Kentucky
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After a close call, two Filipino warships around Scarborough Shoal have withdrawn, citing inclement weather as the cause. China and the Philippines both claim the disputed shoal, known as Bajo
Bloomberg has polling numbers in today on public opinions toward President Obama's change in immigration policy.
Sixty-four percent of likely voters surveyed after Obama’s June 15