Most of us have long suspected that the American political class had devolved to a state where personal political careers and wealth have now taken precedence over the good of the country, relative to most of our politicians. Rather than truly addressing and resolving issues in the right way for the right reasons, seems many of our politicians would prefer to take the selfish approach and do nothing or do the wrong thing for the country rather than endanger their re-election and personal enrichment efforts.

Consider some recents examples of such behavior:

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It may be good to describe the newspaper as an information guide with essential facts on any topic. The prime objective of all newspapers is to win the faith of the readers through a daily dose of hard core news. It is also the job of a newspaper to make sure that errors are properly checked and corrected. It is instrumental in highlighting the environment prevailing over an entire continent or country and the trends of public opinion.

For example, it is through India news that people residing at different corners of the globe get to know about things happening inside the country. Again newspapers connect people all over Asia through a common thread of Asia news that contains reports from the Far East, Middle East to South East Asia. In brief the essential functions of newspapers in terms of world news may be summarized as a major tool for creating public opinion.

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- Annual amount of taxpayer money lost to fraud and criminal activity in the Social Security Program - $70 billion a year

- Annual amount of taxpayer money lost to fraud and criminal activity in the Medicare Program - $60 to $90 billion a year

- Annual amount of taxpayer money lost to fraud and criminal activity in the Medicaid Program - $30 to $40 billion a year

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Nigeria is a country located in West Africa. It is known as the most populous country in Africa and seventh most populous country in the world. Nigeria derived its name from Niger River which runs through the country. Nigeria is home to many natural attractions and cultural events. Nigeria tourist destinations consist of numerous national parks and museums.

Azumini Blue River Rose is located in Akwa Ibom State. It is a tourist resort which is visited by many tourists. This river has crystal-clear blue water and tourists here can enjoy canoe rides and sandy beaches where you can have barbeque grills. Arochukwu has a cave of famous long juju oracle. It is believed that this cave holds a long metal pipe through which gods speak to its people. It is basically a religious centre. Lake Chad is a beautiful lake situated at Chad. This lake is a source of water for four countries in Africa including Nigeria. Here you will find different species of wildlife such as ducks, crocodiles and hippopotamus. Nigeria tourist destinations will not disappoint tourists at all.

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How the Petroleum Industry Reinforces Blackout in Nigeria.

                                                             By Ikechukwu A. Ogu

The following are incontrovertible facts about the Nigerian electricity sector: there is either no or epileptic electricity supply in about 90% of Nigerian homes and offices which, thus, depend on generators and spend fortunes fuelling same; Nigerians pay through the nose for electricity never supplied; the problem is more of Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN)'s penchant for denying Nigerians of electricity than the non-generation of  adequate megawatts of electricity; Nigeria supplies reliable electricity to some neighbouring countries while her citizens have blackout; the touted recent improvement in electricity supply by PHCN is untrue; and the periodic hike in electricity tariff by the government is regardless of these ugly facts and the plight of Nigerians.

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The news is the report of gathered information of things that are happening in any part of world. News provides information of all the events and incidents that took place all over the world. News can be spread to any part of world by telecasting in television or radio. It can be spread by newspaper which are printed papers consisting of journalist's articles. News headlines are the tittles given to the topics of news which gives data of author, page number or any other statement. In a Pakistani newspaper, we can find Pakistan news headlines. This news also includes Jammu &Kashmir news. It also gives information of lifestyle news, economy news and more.

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