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UKIP's European Election Billboards Cause Twitter Storm

UKIP's European Election Billboards Cause Twitter Storm

A series of new advertising billboards from the UK Independence Party (UKIP) have caused a storm on Twitter just hours after going up around the country. More professional than their previous efforts, these UKIP billboards will take the party into

Hollywood Playbook: Thursday's Top 5 News Items

Hollywood Playbook: Thursday's Top 5 News Items

‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ Sequel in the Works Chris Columbus is attached to return as director and Robin Williams is attached to return as star. The original made a mint but the reason a lot of moneymaking drag-comedies don’t get sequels is

Anti-Russian Protesters March on Ukrainian Parliament

Anti-Russian Protesters March on Ukrainian Parliament

On Monday, several dozen angry Ukrainian protesters marched from Independence Square to the Verkhovna Rada (parliament) building with tires, clubs, and even machete in hand to demand the resignation of Interior Minster Arsen Avakov.  They believed Avakov has been weak

Pew Research Finds Democrats Losing Millennials

Pew Research Finds Democrats Losing Millennials

Barack Obama may be the Republicans’ best friend when it comes to educating 18-33-year olds of the Millennial Generation about the downside of voting for the Democrats’ economic policies. According to a report from the Pew Research Center for Social

Russia Provokes Ukrainian Retaliation

Russia Provokes Ukrainian Retaliation

Russia’s military annexation of the Crimea and buildup of land and air forces on its borders with Eastern Europe is raising anxiety that Russia will militarily intervene in other former “republics” to rebuild the Soviet Union.  Ukrainian tanks and special-forces

UKIP at Record Poll High, Farage is Most Popular Leader

UKIP at Record Poll High, Farage is Most Popular Leader

The UK Independence Party (UKIP) has equalled their best ever poll result of 15 percent, in an Ipsos Mori survey conducted during the Maria Miller expenses scandal. Amongst the four main party leaders Nigel Farage had the highest personal rating

Pro-Russians in Kharkiv Announce Independence from Ukraine

Pro-Russians in Kharkiv Announce Independence from Ukraine

Russian media is reporting pro-Russians in Kharkiv declared independence from Ukraine and formed the Independent People’s Republic of Kharkiv. From Russia Today: Activists in second-largest Ukrainian city of Kharkov have proclaimed the creation of a People’s Republic independent from the

DC Swamp Led to First Presidential Death in Office

DC Swamp Led to First Presidential Death in Office

The New York Times recently reported on how modern epidemiology may be changing a nearly two-century-old diagnosis of the first president to die in office. Though most American’s could not pick the ninth president out of a lineup, William Henry

Anti-EU Farage Crushes Clegg in 68-27 Debate Result

Anti-EU Farage Crushes Clegg in 68-27 Debate Result

UK Independence Party Leader Nigel Farage won the second of the two debates on Britain’s membership of the European Union last night. The one-hour debate, televised live on both the BBC and Sky News. was organised ahead of the European