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Should texting and driving be banned?

December 31st, 2009 · 3 Comments

Texting and driving has been shown to cause accidents by inattentive drivers. The practice has been perceived as a dangerous driving distraction by insurance companies, state and local governments, and some law enforcement agencies.
New Hampshire, Illinois, and Oregon texting bans go into effect in 2010, making 19 states that have current laws prohibiting the practice. Texting [...]

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We’re a nation of texters, teens have gone text-crazy

December 20th, 2009 · No Comments

The number of messages cellphone users sent jumped from 48 billion in December 2007 to 110 billion a year later. We’re becoming a nation of texters. According to data released Tuesday by the Census Bureau, Americans fired off 110 billion text messages in December 2008. In the same month in 2007, they sent 48 billion.
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President Obama’s grandpa was born in Uganda

January 21st, 2009 · 1 Comment

An organisation speaking for the Luo Community has said President-elect Barack Obama’s grandfather was born in Uganda.
They also urged the governments of the East African Community [including Burundi] to designate the day of his inauguration today as the first black president of America- a national holiday.The statement signed by Nelson Umah Tete and sent to [...]

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