Posts Tagged ‘America’

Oprah Winfrey to End Her Talkshow and Launch her ‘OWN’ Channel

Friday, November 20, 2009 3:36 By Madhuri Katti

Oprah Winfrey one of the media icons who took her popular talkshow to dizzy heights of success in last more than 20 years has decided to end her show in 2011 and move on to create her own television channel. She has grown along with the medium in past two decades and her decision should [...]

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Its Obama Versus Fox News!

Thursday, October 15, 2009 21:58 By Madhuri Katti

Obama’s refusal to give an interview to Fox news has foxed the channel completely. Fox News has publicly declared that it’s a war between Obama administration and the channel since it takes Republican stand on all the matters. The daggers are all out in open.
White House is adamant too since Fox News acts a propaganda [...]

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America Polarised Over Roman Polanski’s Arrest

Wednesday, October 7, 2009 21:28 By Madhuri Katti

Renowned director Roman Polanski’s sudden arrest in Switzerland for alleged rape of minor way back in 1977 has evoked varied reaction all over the world, with majority condemning the arrest. But the reaction in America has been sharply polarized. Hollywood has openly rallied behind one of the greatest living directors while a section of media [...]

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Image of Young Dying Marine in Afghanistan Sparks Debate in America

Tuesday, September 8, 2009 22:31 By Madhuri Katti

Lance Corporal Joshua Bernard was a 21 year old Marine who succumbed to injuries in Afghanistan recently. Julie Jacobson of Associated Press had captured a picture of Bernard as he lay in the mud after an ambush. The picture was published recently on front pages and it has sparked a debate in America. It is [...]

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Is Withdrawal of Troops from Iraq a Beginning of the End of the War on Terror?

Wednesday, July 1, 2009 0:39 By Madhuri Katti

The battle and battle ground has finally shifted officially but the war seems to be far from over. As American troops began withdrawing from cities of Iraq one cannot stop wondering whether this is indeed the beginning of the end of a war that America had declared against terrorism.
The end however is nowhere in sight [...]

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Susan Boyle: Celebrity or Punching Bag?

Sunday, June 7, 2009 23:49 By Madhuri Katti

The reality show “Britain’s Got Talent” has given birth to yet another celebrity – Susan Boyle. But the fairy tale story of this ordinary woman from Scotland has already seen an ugly twist when she failed to win the talent show despite her meteoritic rise and overnight fame. Her performance was a hit on YouTube [...]

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Stevie Wonder to get an Award from the White House

Thursday, February 26, 2009 4:20 By Madhuri Katti

Stevie Wonder will be honoured with the Gershwin Prize by the White House for his lifetime contribution to music. The once child-prodigy and multi Grammy winner will receive the award from US President Barack Obama. He is the second winner of the award, the first being Paul Simon in 2007.
Stevie Wonder had officially endorsed Obama [...]

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Is There An Upside To The Unemployment Scenario For Americans?

Monday, February 9, 2009 21:56 By Preeti

 
 
Believe it or not, no matter how upsetting the loss of their job has been, many Americans are actually grateful for the extra time they have on their hand these days.
 
Jay Capelle did love his factory job of 32 years. At the same time, he’s grateful to have extra time on his hands these days [...]

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President Barack Obama Becomes First Black President Of USA

Tuesday, January 20, 2009 20:22 By Anna

At noon of the 20th of January, 2009, Barack Obama became the 44th president of one of the most powerful countries of the world, even before he was sworn in. Though not a bead of sweat could be seen trickling down from his forehead, Obama did hesitate from either nervousness or perhaps sheer excitement as [...]

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Roots and faces of Terror

Sunday, November 30, 2008 18:37 By Madhuri Katti

Terror and war against terror have become dominating headlines of our life in modern world. Without our consent and knowledge we have stepped into a culture of violence, terror and fear. Radical Islamists/Islamic terrorists are the prominent face of the terrorism that is spreading around the globe like some wild fire. But there are many [...]

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