Month: December 2019

Monday, July 4, 2005 TOP 11 U.S. CITIES Rank/City 2000 Pop. 2004 pop. 1. New York 8,017,840 8,104,079 2. Los Angeles 3,704,402 3,845,541 3. Chicago 2,896,049 2,862,244 4. Houston 1,961,307 2,012,626 5. Philadelphia 1,513,672 1,470,151 6. Phoenix 1,326,120 1,418,041 7. San Diego 1,227,658 1,263,756 8. San Antonio 1,155,180 1,236,249 9. Dallas 1,190,436 1,210,393 10. San Jose 898,069 904,522 11. Detroit 947,859 900,198 Source: U.S. Census Bureau. According to a recent report by the United States…

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Tuesday, October 20, 2009 Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe led a cabinet meeting on Tuesday without the presence of unity partner Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, who was out of the country on a regional tour to appeal for help with mediation. This comes after Tsvangirai and his Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) party pulled out of the unity government several days ago, protesting what they called “dishonest and unreliable” behaviour by Mugabe. Zimbabwe state media reported…

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Monday, January 26, 2009 As the newly inaugurated Barack Obama administration continues to push for a US$825 billion stimulus package to aid the struggling United States economy, some Republican legislators say they will not vote for such a plan without the inclusion of more tax cuts and less “unnecessary” spending. Arizona Senator John McCain, Obama’s general election opponent and a leading voice within the Republican Party, says he would not vote for the American Recovery…

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