Passport to hell - A day battling India’s stifling bureaucra

Having covered government policy for years, I have lost count of the number of foreign businessmen I have heard complaining about how difficult it was to set up in India. But a visit to a government passport office just outside the capital this week showed it can be just as frustrating getting out.

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Tap Water Rules - (Why tap is safer than bottled)

Spreading the word about reusable bottles became an unexpected business.Tap water is regulated by EPA. Bottled water is regulated by FDA only if it is shipped across state lines. Bottled water produced and sold within the state is regulated by no agency. It is dangerous.EPA has much higher standard of safety than FDA on water.

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America's Top 5 Cleanest Cities:

Portland, Oregon is tops. San Jose, Silicon Valley close second. San Francisco also makes it to the list.

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Why Saudi Ruling Family prefer John McCain over Obama

The impotent but brutal rulers of the oil rich (intellectually bankrupt) kingdom will back McCain in the elections. The reason: they can bank on McCain to keep Iran's influence low in the region and oil prices sky high.How: by keeping US troops in Iraq and possibly striking Iran.

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Third-world lessons for recycling phones

Street repair services for cell phones are a big industry in India. Technicians there get a

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India has abysmal human rights record

The United Nations Human Rights Council should ensure that Indian government takes strong steps to hold members of its security forces responsible for torture, arbitrary detentions, killings, and disappearances, accountable, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.

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India has abysmal human rights record

The United Nations Human Rights Council should ensure that Indian government takes strong steps to hold members of its security forces responsible for torture, arbitrary detentions, killings, and disappearances, accountable, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.

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