Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category
Friday, July 4th, 2008 |
I receive a daily news feed from Salon, and for the past two days I have received articles about Obama-Hagel and McCain-Lieberman unity tickets. I have just three words for those who believe such events will happen: it ain’t happening.
Abraham Lincoln was the last president to choose a vice president from the other party, when […]
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 |
The government of Panama follows the patterns of presidential representative with three branches: the executive, legislative, and judiciary. The executive is elected by popular election vote exercise the senior’s citizens for a period 5. The president is considered the head of the state and the head of the government and has two vice- presidents. He […]
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Tuesday, July 1st, 2008 |
The Lawrence Massacre took place on August 21, 1863 during the American Civil War. It was perpetrated by William Clarke Quantrill and his guerilla raiders. The target of the attack was the city of Lawrence, Kansas because it was a haven for anti-slavery forces.
The attack was a direct response to suppression aid by the people […]
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Monday, June 30th, 2008 |
So you think the politicians are pushing the Offshore Drilling idea because it is something that will make the price of gas go down? I guess you also believed that in the 2004 election, that this Administration was going to do something about Gay Marriage? The reality of what this Offshore drilling talk as ONLY […]
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Sunday, June 29th, 2008 |
It’s just under a fortnight until France takes over the six-month rotating presidency of the European Union and already the rest of Europe is getting a taste of what it can expect.
At a meeting of EU leaders in Brussels on Thursday, Sarkozy said the Union would not be able to go ahead with any further […]
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Friday, June 27th, 2008 |
Politics in Panama has been more of constitutional democracy throughout the 20th century. The history of coup led by General Manuel Noriega back in 1968 has brought power to the military as Noriega had manipulated most of the highest officials of the government. It resulted to economic and diplomatic conflicts within Panama which affects the […]
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008 |
Panama and its foreign relations concern itself with two major issues for Panama’s development—the Panama Canal and international trade and shipping. Since Panama is located at the isthmus of Central America, it has good reason to be involved in most foreign counterparts. The number one foreign concern of Panama is focused on the Panama Canal. […]
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Monday, June 16th, 2008 |
Having been brought up in a school system and time period that emphasized math and science it should come as no surprise to anyone that I know very little about American history. And when I say American history, I mean American, not just the United States.
For example, living in Arizona I have always been curious […]
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Thursday, June 12th, 2008 |
It’s just what France (and the world) has been waiting for – the real story behind the marriage of the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, and his third wife Carla.
And that’s exactly what it’s going to get on Thursday – apparently – with the release of a new book “La V
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Wednesday, June 11th, 2008 |
The French justice minister, Rachida Dati, has once again shown that she has a less than a firm grasp of her job by doing a complete volte face in a case that has been making the headlines here in France over the past week.
On Monday Dati asked the public prosecutors office to appeal a court […]
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Friday, June 6th, 2008 |
Just when many Americans believed that Barack Obama’s success in the Democratic primary was a sign that racial divisions were mending, racism has reappeared and threatens to curtail the progress that has been made.
Lyndon LaRouche recently compared Obama, one of the most successful Blacks in politics, to a monkey and referred to his mother as […]
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Monday, June 2nd, 2008 |
In the wake of a tragedy we are often left in a state of complete and utter shock. Especially in events where our homes are destroyed and our loves one separated from us, our minds are the furthest thing from rational or clear. The unfortunate part about this fact is that it is in times […]
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Saturday, May 31st, 2008 |
The looming mortgage crisis has affected almost everyone in all facets of life. When the homes stop selling the builders stop building, the carpenters stop nailing, the painters stop painting, paint stores stop selling and Home Depot stock hits record lows. Vertical damage is universal in almost all aspects of retail, services and durable goods. […]
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Friday, May 30th, 2008 |
Do you remember Jesse Jackson’s run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988? Do you recall the hope and pride that filled the streets of the African American community during Jackson’s two campaigns? Streets filled with the chant, “run Jesse run.”
That same hope has been reborn with the announcement that Illinois Senator Barack […]
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Thursday, May 29th, 2008 |
When it finally seemed as if Barack Obama had regained momentum, after losing primaries in Ohio and Texas, critics played a card that is still polarizing today, and ultimately threatening his goal of bringing all Americans together in a turbulent era.
In the 2008 election campaign, Obama has distanced himself from his rivals, not by solely […]
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Thursday, May 29th, 2008 |
Many thought the day would never come. A day that all Americans could prove to their children that they could become whatever they want in life no matter what their background is. A day that Americans could put aside their differences and see their neighbors for the content of their character and not the color […]
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 |
Throughout the Democratic primaries, Senator Barack Obama has dedicated his entire campaign to change. Change from the usual divisive politics and mudslinging that have characterized many presidential elections by putting more emphasis on the issues that are important to voters such as the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the economy.
However, as Hillary Clinton continued […]
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Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 |
No one currently in the United States Congress has the guts and might to say what is truly on his mind except Harlem’s own Charles B. Rangel. A member of Congress since 1971, he unseated the legendary Adam Clayton Powell to represent Harlem in Washington D.C. Charles Rangel, the heart and soul of the United […]
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Sunday, May 25th, 2008 |
Here in New Jersey, the Garden State, we have a governor who has just proposed to make $500 million in permanent spending cuts, refinance state debt, reduce municipal aid, eliminate two cabinet departments, and introduce tougher standards in math and science education.
These are proposals that you might expect from a Republican, but Jon Corzine is […]
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Sunday, May 25th, 2008 |
Exactly where are we in this conflict? It’s difficult to cut through to the truth with so much hot air coming from all sides. I decided to go back and read the Joint Resolution approved October 2002 by the President and the Senate authorizing the invasion or liberation (take your pick) of Iraq.
It begins with […]
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Sunday, May 25th, 2008 |
What would happen if many in the US Military simply resigned?
Benefit to them: If US military volunteers would just resign, their risk of war zone deployment or any further service would be over! The military’s “back door draft” (Inactive Ready Reserve) policy subjects them to be called up, again, for active duty service even after […]
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