Pengajaran agama yang bersifat eksklusif sangat efektif untuk membentuk umat menjadi teroris. Berdasarkan interaksi saya dengan para teroris Indonesia, mereka bukan psikopat, neurotic atau penderita sakit mental. Demikian hasil perbincangan Washington Ouikumene Masyarakat Indonesia (WOMI) dengan Prof. Dr. Sarlito Wirawan Sarwono di House of WOMI, Maryland, Sabtu, 6 Agustus 2011. Mereka memiliki rumah tangga yang [...]
When Ju Hong stepped before his class at UC Berkeley to discuss his status as an undocumented immigrant, the response was telling. “A lot of the students were surprised at seeing a yellow face,†says the soft-spoken 22-year-old, who notes there is a trend among many of his peers to equate undocumented with Hispanic. A [...]
On the first day of his tour of rural America, the President takes questions on the economy. Print PDF This post was submitted by The White House / IM.
Lintao Zhang/Getty Images New U.S. Ambassador to China, Gary Locke addresses the media with his wife Mona (2nd R) and their children Dylan (L-aged 12), Madeline (2nd R-aged 6) and Emily (R-aged 14) in the courtyard of his residence on August 14, 2011 in Beijing, China. Sina Weibo A photo of U.S. China envoy [...]
PHILADELPHIA,  — Seorang pria berusia 65 tahun asal Amerika Serikat dijatuhi hukuman satu tahun penjara dan denda sebesar 10.000 dollar AS atau Rp 85,5 juta karena melakukan pelecehan seksual terhadap penumpang pesawat. Ramesh Advani, pria asal New Jersey itu, meraba-raba seorang wanita yang sedang tidur berselimut di kursi sebelahnya. Advani mengaku bersalah telah menjulurkan tangannya [...]
This morning, President Obama will visit Cannon Falls, Minnesota to kick off his economic bus tour. The President is traveling around the Midwest to stress the vital role rural America plays in ensuring the growth of our economy, the affordability of our food, the independence of our energy supply, and the strength of our communities. Cannon Falls, Minnesota, 35 miles [...]
WASHINGTON,— Regulator kembali menutup bank di Amerika Serikat, First National Bank Olathe, yang berlokasi di Olathe, Kansas, Jumat (12/8/2011). Dengan demikian, sudah 64 bank yang ditutup regulator dalam tahun ini. Belum jelasnya arah pemulihan ekonomi terus menekan sistem perbankan nasional AS, terutama bagi bank-bank kecil komunitas. First National merupakan bank komunitas pertama di Kansas yang [...]
What struck me this past week was China’s reaction to our credit downgrade. Its state-run media thundered that America needed to “cure its addiction” to debt. A Hong Kong newspaper widely read on the mainland ran a front page with a banner saying “The American Dream is Over.” Â It went on to report that Washington [...]
If you don’t want your dollars going toward Chinese-made products, don’t sweat it — most of the cash you spend on them goes to U.S. companies and workers. Worried about buying a $70 pair of sneakers that say “Made in China” this back-to-school season because you’d rather spend your dollars on “Made in U.S.A.” products [...]
While members of Congress are at home in their districts, President Obama asks Americans that agree that it’s time to put country before party and pass stalled bills to help grow our economy to let them know. Print PDF This post was submitted by The White House / IM.
The National Immigrant Justice Center in Chicago files a class-action suit against the use of immigration detainers, requests for local police to hold immigrants while their status is investigated. A Chicago group has filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court against the Department of Homeland Security, charging that its practice of asking local police to detain [...]
Welcome to West Wing Week, your guide to everything that’s happening at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. This week, the President announced new initiatives that will put unemployed veterans back to work and new fuel economy standards for trucks, buses and other heavy duty vehicles that will reduce oil consumption and pollution and save businesses money. He also traveled to Holland, Michigan to visit [...]
A rare 43-carat yellow diamond that belonged to a convicted money launderer will be auctioned for a minimum bid of $900,000, the U.S. Marshals Service said Thursday. The flawless diamond, known as the “Golden Eye,” will be sold in an online auction on September 6 by the U.S. Marshal’s Service, the Department of Justice said [...]
Bagaikan selebriti, selama ini mission trip ke Papua hanya membagikan pakaian bekas, dan mengadakan KKR tanpa follow up pemuridan. Mereka mengajari penduduk asli Papua untuk mendirikan gedung persekutuan super mewah. Padahal orang Papua tidak hanya butuh diceramahi mengenai keselamatan dan hidup kekal. Mereka butuh guru-guru dan tenaga medis yang ulet. Mereka butuh pegawai negeri, pegawai [...]
The President hosts an Iftar dinner celebrating Ramadan in the State Dining Room. Print PDF This post was submitted by The White House / IM.
NEW YORK — When the unexpected strikes, most Americans aren’t prepared to pay for it. A majority, or 64%, of Americans don’t have enough cash on hand to handle a $1,000 emergency expense, according to a survey by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, or NFCC, released on Wednesday. Only 36% said they would tap [...]
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