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/begin my summary Back-streets of Pyongyang...Young Generation is Dying Note: A man in undercover assignment inside N. Korea filmed many scenes and events with his hidden video equipment while he was traveling from Sariwon, Hwang-hae Province to Pyongyang. The following is the photos taken from his video clip. It was filmed this summer right after N. Korea's missile launches. The guy on the left is a homeless in his 30's. He has some money stashed inside his hat. Those on the right are young homeless kids. At the bus station for out-of-town services, the homeless kids panhandle at each bus....

<p>July 27, 2006 -- THE Mrs. Brooke Astor story. Many of us have known for a long while that New York's all-time grandest dame has been exhibiting increased signs of fragility. She's entitled. The woman is 104.</p> <p>She is also entitled to continue her days in the style befitting one of America's greatest ladies.</p>

Most mothers, regardless of whether they work or stay at home, are dedicated to their children but fear popular culture is undermining their efforts to raise children with "positive values," according to a new study of more than 2,000 mothers. Among mothers' top goals: reduce family violence, promote healthy marriages and find ways to help mothers spend more time with their families. Mothers' voices need to be heard, said Martha Farrell Erickson, lead researcher of the study, which was released yesterday by the Institute for American Values (IAV) in New York.

American Constitutional Research Service State officials flout Constitution and S.C. Well it’s finally happened! The peoples’ employees at Florida’s Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco have engaged in what amounts to be conspiracy, extortion, and a violation of Sec. 242 - Deprivation of rights under color of law. See: Landlords Extinguish Smoke-Friendly Restaurant But don’t mention that to Division spokeswoman Meg Shannon, who said "It was a simple housekeeping matter" when the Division threatened a truck stop plaza co-owner, Tony Singh, with a revocation of its beer and wine license___ not because he was breaking the law in his convenience...

What is this thing called sovereignty? It is the supreme power of a state by which it rules over its land and its citizenry. Well, here we are in the 21st century, having witnessed every form of government that humanity's imagination has been capable of conceiving. And still we speak of sovereignty, but do we know of what we speak? Sovereignty - that which gives to kings and emperors the right to tell their subjects what to do and how to arrange their affairs. Sovereignty - that which permits nations to tell other nations to remain behind certain borders and...