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Editor's Note for March 4, 2010

DHIRENHello Readers,

After the assassination of a top Hamas Commander, Israeli agents entered the United States with fake passports. Israel broke contract with the U.S. and it will now be very difficult to cooperate with Dubai, as Israel is a big ally. Now Dubai will use stricter screening measures for Israeli dual citizenship holders in the country.

 

After Haiti, Chile's earthquake is another catastrophe for thousands of people. On Tuesday, March 2 Chilean authorities extended curfew to midday as thousands of troops struggled to contain worsening looting and crime in the wake of the devastating earthquake. The government has to control the robbers and looters, as it is getting out of hand. A city of 600,000 people are trying to organize groups to protect themselves, as government is failing with deteriorating security and slow government delivery of food and other basic supplies. One after another, mishaps in the world states that global warming is affecting the earth, and all of the governments in the world must come to an agreement to stop global warming for future generations.

1,100 complaints and 13 accidents lead to an investigation of GM's Cobalt compact car's power steering failure. Approximately 1.3 million cars will be recalled. The recall covers the 2005-2010 model year Chevrolet Cobalt and 2007-2010 Pontiac G5 in the United States; 2005-2006 Pontiac Pursuit sold in Canada, and the 2005-2006 Pontiac G4 sold in Mexico, GM said in a statement. The recall comes at a time of heightened public and regulatory scrutiny over vehicle safety issues in the wake of massive recalls by Toyota Motor Corp. Toyota has an issue with American manufactured cars. GM's safety issue is also from American manufactured cars. The government should have tightened scrutiny before the cars go out on the road.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry on Monday pardoned a man who died in prison after serving more than 13 years for a wrongful rape conviction. Perry granted the state's first posthumous pardon to Tim Cole in Austin after receiving a recommendation from the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. Cole was convicted of a 1985 rape of a Texas Tech University student in Lubbock. The Army veteran was cleared by DNA evidence in 2008, nine years after he died in prison of complications from asthma at age 39. It's a shame, even though the family was happy to see Tim Cole's name cleared.

Have a wonderful week. I'll talk to you next week.

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