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Welfare as politics in Sri Lanka »
Posted by: shomtham 4 weeks, 1 day ago in Politics
In Sri Lanka, welfare equals subsidies to improve the productivity of agriculture or industry. Such subsidies are closely controlled by politicians. Politicians not only determine ...
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The Next President and the Global War on Terror »
Posted by: populist 1 week, 5 days ago in Politics
President Bush will bequeath to his successor the ultimate self-licking ice cream cone. To defense contractors, lobbyists, think-tankers, ambitious military officers, the hosts of Sunday ...
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Hey, you know who was right all along on Russia? John McCain »
Posted by: pc25 3 months, 1 week ago in News
John McCain took a lot of criticism for his hard line on Vladimir Putin' s Russia over the last few years from end-of-history believers and ...
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Commentary: White House caught napping on financial crisis »
Posted by: Grrr 1 month, 3 weeks ago in News
"Our policy in this administration -- laws shouldn't bail out lenders, laws shouldn't help speculators."
-- President Bush, May 19, 2008
"Our economy has continued ...More | Discuss (0) | Read Full Story at cnn.com
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U.S. influence wanes in Latin America »
Posted by: ameliog 1 month, 1 week ago in News
In a matter of weeks, a Russian naval squadron will arrive in the waters off Latin America for the first time since the Cold War ...
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McCain: Foreign Policy Dunce »
Posted by: dmwhipp 3 months ago in News
Although McCain himself, along with his campaign and supporters, frequently claim his expertise on foreign policy, McCain's recent comments on the Russia-Georgia conflict do ...
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It's Not Just Carbon, Stupid: Dangers of Focusing Only on Climate Change »
Posted by: TheVisionary 3 months, 1 week ago in News
No one with any scientific sense now disagrees about the severity of the climate crisis. But some people — and some magazines — believe that climate change ...
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Muslims Face Firing Over Macy’s ‘English Only’ Policy »
Posted by: muhairi8 2 months ago in Religion
The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today called on a Macy's department store in that state to clarify a new ...
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McCain: I've gone to Palin for foreign policy advice »
Posted by: MyWayOnNow 1 month, 2 weeks ago in Politics
Via Americablog 's John Aravosis, who seems to have been the first to catch it, here's an excerpt from an interview John McCain gave ...
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S&R interviews PCAP's Bill Becker - Part 1 »
Posted by: angliss 2 months, 1 week ago in News
During the Democratic National Convention, I had the opportunity to interview Bill Becker , the executive director of the Presidential Climate Action Program (PCAP). Over the ...
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FEMA's No Ice Policy A Hot Issue In Texas Relief Operations »
Posted by: vitabeats 2 months ago in News
A disaster watchdog has criticized the no ice policy of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) saying the health of Hurricane Ike victims in Texas ...
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McCain opposes farm policies popular in Midwest »
Posted by: splitrch 3 months, 1 week ago in News
His Democratic rival, Barack Obama , is making a more traditional regional pitch: He favors the farm bill approved by Congress this year and subsidies for ...
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Bailout Proposal Meets Bipartisan Outrage »
Posted by: edvardtheowl 1 month, 3 weeks ago in Business & Finance
The Bush administration sent some of its most powerful figures to Capitol Hill yesterday to rally support for a $700 billion plan to revive the ...
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Funny 60 sec explination of what & why things happening in Middle East.. »
Posted by: bill345 3 months, 3 weeks ago in Humor
this is funny and may be offensive - but i didn't creat it - so check it out. funny explination of what and why things happening ...
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Lawsuit to Ask That Cheney's Papers Be Made Public »
Posted by: idyll 2 months, 1 week ago in News
Months before the Bush administration ends, historians and open-government advocates are concerned that Vice President Cheney , who has long bristled at requirements to disclose his ...
