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News: Legend Whitney Houston dies aged 48

Whitney Houston, who ruled as pop music's queen until her majestic voice was ravaged by drug use and her regal image was ruined by erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, died Saturday. She was 48. Beverly Hills police Lt. Mark Rosen said Houston was pronounced dead at 3:55 p.m. in her room on the fourth floor of the Beverly Hilton. A Los Angeles County coroner's official said the body remained in the building late Saturday. "There were no obvious signs of any criminal intent," Rosen said. Houston's publicist, Kristen Foster, said the cause of death was unknown. Rosen said police received an emergency call from hotel security about Houston at 3:43 p.m. Saturday. Paramedics who were already at the hotel because of a Grammy party were not able to resuscitate her, he said. Houston's death came on the eve of music's biggest night — the Grammy Awards. It's a showcase where she once reigned, and where she wil...

Gaddafi - The Man, the myth, the legend

1. He nationalised Libya's oil industry & has worked to improve the price that Libya is paid for that oil. 2. He used oil revenue to build hospitals, schools, universities, roads, free housing for all Libyan people, the Great Man Made River project which provides 70% of Libyans with pure deep aquifer water. He achieved this without borrowing a penny from Rothschild. 3. Libya has no debt. It has the highest standard of living in Africa, & above Russia, Brazil & Saudi Arabia according to the UN. 4. All loans are debt free. Usury (interest on loans) is against the law. 5. Before Qaddafi came to power, less than one fifth of the people were literate. Now it's 83%. 6. Free healthcare. If treatment is not available in Libya, then the government will fund foreign healthcare. 7. Libya is largely self sufficient in food production. Anyone wishing to be a farmer is given free use of land, a home, equipment, livestock & seeds. 8. He promised that his own parents w...