A timeline of the case involving Dr.Jayant Patel, who is facing trial on manslaughter charges in the deaths of three patients in Australia from 2003 to early 2005: April 10, 1950: Jayant Mukundray Patel born in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India.1976: Patel graduates from the state-run M.P.Shah Medical College at Saurashtra University in Jamnagar, India.1978: Patel enters surgical residency program in the
Officials in this leafy cultural capital are struggling to contain a crescendo of terror attacks.But as spring dawns, they have at least eradicated one threat they deem perilous: kites.This is the time of year when rooftop terraces normally are filled with crowds sending thousands of vibrant kites into the sky to welcome the season.But an unpopular new ban And that has made kite-flying the latest
If all those who oppose President Obama on any and everything that comes out of his presidency based not on the facts but solely on ideological bias, you squander the only real hope this country has.For, to maintain America's relevance in an evolving world, America must embrace its sons.To describe President Obama in any way which equates him with the low, inane betrayals currently emanating from
In the face of Sunday night's historic House vote on health-care reform, former Alaska governor and losing VP candidate Sarah Palin -- clearly eyeing a bid for the 2012 GOP presidential nomination -- has been waxing apoplectic on her Twitter account about the impending legislation.Palin -- whose duplicitous allegation of death panels helped establish the rancorous tone of the national debate ov
Ever talk to a teabagger? I did-- lots of them.They're overwhelmingly racists and overwhelmingly angry and overwhelmingly...brainwashed.Few teabaggers seem capable of critical thought-- just the way conservatives want the people to be.As we mentioned this morning, over-fed, angry white teabaggers in DC yesterday were running wild, threatening gun violence, and yelling racial and homophobic epithe
The U.S Congress seems to have taken the first steps toward offering government protections to American citizens in regard to their health care.This is being accomplished via an extremely imperfect set of inconsistent regulations, cobbled together as a result of courage, compromise, and cowardice, in ways that will infuriate many, but which will help millions.I'm not much of a praying man, but I
I have been working for Democratic and progressive causes for 29 years, and I don't think I've ever been prouder than today.When David Obey swung that gavel -- the same gavel used to hammer home Medicare -- and struck it on that historic rostrum, it made a joyful noise unto the Lord.And I for one said Hallelujah.There is no doubt the sweeping changes enacted today will create unforeseen problems
The economic recovery will remain fragile until the middle of next year due to the withdrawal of stimulus measures, the Confederation of British Industry warned Monday.The end of emergency steps to combat the recession such as the reduction in Value-Added Tax (VAT) and a scheme that subsidises the cost of buying new vehicles would affect the speed at which the economy recovers, said the group. Th
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