Montenegro president re-elected

It appears that the first presidential elections of Montenegro have gone without incidence and the president was reelected. The positive news is that there were 22 percentage points of people voting in this election than the last. The percentage of people who voted was still only at 66%, but that is better than North America.

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/97C97903-0F86-4459-8C93-17A50FA8045F.htm

Solar System's 'look-alike' found

They have found a solar system with some of the same properties as the earth solar system. This is an interesting find because most of the planets found so far have been very large and very close to their suns. This could allow us to find another earth out there. But as Calvin says ' the Proof that intellegent life exists out there is that it has not contacted us' (Calvin and Hobbes).

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7333155.stm

Canada wins laugher in women's hockey

Well it looks like the Canadian women's hockey team is playing well. I just think that the title of the article could be a little more tactful. There is not controversy about our athletes over in China playing right now, why is there so much more issue with the Olympics.

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2008/04/06/canada-china-hockeyworlds.html

Are Peter Brown's comments on Asian immigrants 'racist'?

My answer would be yes. He said that they should reduce the amount of immigration because there are too many Asians. How can that not be racist? In my view it is straight forward, but what ever. I am just glad he is not going to be the next Prime Minister.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10501783

From Maid to Minister

I wish that I had the strength to be like Marina Silva. She has done so much in her life and had so many obstacles. She learned how to read and right in 15 days, which is just amazing. And she has been fighting for environmental rights for most of her life. At the same time she does not get very much attention by the foreign media.

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/D9C60E9F-6536-4FDE-8658-304D4B8931E7.htm

Clashes along Olympic torch route

Well it looks like this will be a very interesting Olympic torch relay. I hope that nobody gets hurt or it becomes too political. The Olympic games themselves are not political but everything else attached to them is, to say that the Olympic torch relay is not political is completely wrong. To compete and do your best at the Olympics is not a political action.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7332942.stm

French Muslim war graves defaced

It is sad that this has happened. What is worse is that this is the second time that this has happened in 2 years. If you notice from the pictures of the site, you can tell which religion the person is from the shape of the grave stone, Canadian graves are not the same.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7333344.stm