Tennessee Mosque Site Arson: Authorities Offer Reward For Information
September 3rd, 2010 | Posted by Global Investors
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Federal investigators have decided a suspicious fire that damaged construction equipment at the site of a future mosque in Tennessee was arson.
U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives agent Steven Gerido said Friday that lab tests confirmed an accelerant was used in the fire early Saturday in Murfreesboro.
Read More... View full post on The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.comCheryl Carlesimo: A World of Sauces for Labor Day
September 3rd, 2010 | Posted by Global Investors
A World of Sauces for Labor Day
Without labor nothing prospers. Sophocles
As Labor Day approaches, with the last big grilling feasts of the year, I can't help but think about my favorite part of a mixed grill - the sauce you put on top! Every country seems to have its own take on this critical accompaniment and they're all delicious. My dear friend Nestor Almendros, the great Cuban cameraman, used to tell me that the only reason I wanted to go to a Cuban restaurant was to eat the Argentinean chimichurri sauce which I managed to finish bowls of with the appetizers. And the Italians have their delicious green sauce or Salsa Verde which goes with meat or fish, depending on how you make it, and completes every platter of grilled food for my family. The French aioli is an acquired taste but if you are making bouillabaisse, there's nothing like it. And here in the Uni...
Akbar Ahmed: An Appeal by an Islamic scholar to Grand Ayatollah KhÄmene’i of Iran
September 3rd, 2010 | Posted by Global Investors
The following is a personal appeal by Ambassador Akbar Ahmed to the Supreme Leader of Iran, Grand Ayatollah Ali Hoseyni KhÄmene'i, to show Islamic compassion during Ramadan, the month of fasting, and free the three young American hikers who have been held in Iran for over a year. The appeal comes in advance of the Night of Power, which falls in the last days of the month. It is the time when Muslims are called to show special mercy and kindness. Ambassador Ahmed delivered this appeal, the first on behalf of the hikers by an Islamic scholar, to the senior most Iranian diplomat in Washington, D.C. last week.
The following is the text of the letter:
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Bill Lichtenstein: U.S. Jobs: Good News Is No News To Fox and Glenn Beck
September 3rd, 2010 | Posted by Global InvestorsThe growing number of private sector jobs and the cutback of the federal workforce is exactly what the GOP/Tea Party has been demanding. But you would never know it from their response. Read More... More on Glenn Beck
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