Posted in November 15th, 2009
- Ousted Honduran President Manual Zelaya said that he would not accept a deal to return to office if it means accepting the results of the vote scheduled for later this month.
- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev wants to change time. Well, Russian time from eleven time zones to something a bit more manageable.
- China’s weather modification agency is undergoing criticism as many Chinese dig out from an unusually early and heavy snowfall.
- A candidate for the Orlando city council was arrested for trafficking in prescription drugs.
- Al-Qaeda leaders are promoting jihad from inside British prisons.
- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani stated that Barack Obama is no better than George Bush.
- Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty is being called a “slob” hunter by deer hunters after wounding a deer, then leaving for a fundraiser later in the day. Deer hunters said the ethical thing to do is track down a wounded deer.
- The government of the Spanish region of Extremedura has undertaken a sexual awareness program for its young people. The “Pleasure is in your own hands” campaign aims to teach young people how to masturbate.
Barack Obama invited leaders of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation to a summit in Hawaii in 2011. By tradition the leaders don clothing typical to the site they are visiting. In this picture from Singapore, leaders wore single color linen shirts with Mandarin colors. Obama warned the leaders they will have to wear flowered shirts and grass skirts in Hawaii.- An Alabama legislator is pushing a bill to stop that state’s universities from offering employee benefits to same-sex couples.
- The Iranian Parliament approved Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s last three unfilled cabinet positions after rejecting the first nominees as unqualified.
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