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  1. Panama: The Politics

    by Laurie Cooper - 2008-06-27
    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 h...
  2. Palestinian Parentage Generates Jordanian Jitters

    by david singer - 2008-06-27
    Jordan's King Abdullah was very edgy this week as he sought to terminate any discussion of the role Jordan will have to ultimately play in ending the standoff caused by the pending demise of Presiden...
  3. Barack Obama - Myths, Facts, and Obfuscating (bloggers Beware)

    by APRPEH - 2008-06-26
    Is guilt by association fair?  Many blogs and websites, including APRPEH have made an argument that Barry Obama's true feelings towards Jews and Israel can be measured by his associations.  Undenia...
  4. Ad' Campaign to Promote Sarkozy's Election Promise

    by Johnny Summerton - 2008-06-25
    The French government has launched a media blitz in an attempt to convince people that it really is winning the battle to increase purchasing power.In the coming weeks the French will be treated to o...
  5. How Women Can Effectively Exercise Their Political Voice

    by Ronald M. Caplan, M.D. - 2008-06-24
    Senior women in our society have now become a potent political and economic force. The most obvious reason for this development is the rapidly increasing numbers of mature women in our society. Women ...
  6. The Probability of Victory is Higher for Senator Obama Than for Senator Mccain

    by Gurumurthy Kalyanaram - 2008-06-24
    The probability of Obama winning the Presidential elections in November appears to be pretty robust. Here is why --(1) Based on public polls, it is becoming evident that Obama is most likely to hold ...
  7. Off-shore Drilling: the Case by and for Mccain

    by Gurumurthy Kalyanaram - 2008-06-24
     John McCain has reversed his stance against off-shore drilling, and now advocates it. Barack Obama continues to oppose this. The U.S. Congress currently has a statutory ban on off-shore drilling. W...
  8. Is the Financial Advantage for Senator Obama Too Huge?

    by Gurumurthy Kalyanaram - 2008-06-24
     Senator Barack Obama has opted out of the public financing system in his contest for the U.S Presidency, and John McCain has decided to stay in the system. It appears that Obama may have about $250...
  9. The Politics of India-us Nuclear Agreement

    by Gurumurthy Kalyanaram - 2008-06-24
     The India-US Nuclear agreement is the subject of hope and debate, yet again, in India. Apart from the substance of the pact, the politics (and timing) of the negotiations is mystifying.First, the s...
  10. Mugabe Should Go Now, and the World Should Insist on This

    by Gurumurthy Kalyanaram - 2008-06-24
    It is time for ZImbabwe's Mugabe to go. Under 28 years of uninterrupted Robert Mugabe's brutal rule, the country has become a basket case -- inflation is staggering, the unemployment is at 80 percent...
  11. The United Nations and the Junta in Myanmar

    by James William Smith - 2008-06-23
    Albert Einstein was quoted as saying that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results. Unfortunately, Einstein's definition of insanity fits...
  12. How the Igbo Nation and Communities are Marginalized

    by Emeka Esogbue - 2008-06-23
    A lot of people have on the contrary continued to question the assertion or what they call claim that the Igbo and indeed any nation with Nigerian larger society are marginalized. This school of thou...
  13. Sarkozy Starts Visit to Israel

    by Johnny Summerton - 2008-06-22
    The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, begins a three-day visit to Israel on Sunday in what the press back home is reporting as further proof of an improvement in relations between the two countries....
  14. Investing Soon to be Illegal

    by J.J. Jackson - 2008-06-22
    The pea brains in Congress and many of their cronies around the country have found the problem that, they feel, is causing us so much pain at the pump. First they tried to demonize the oil companies...
  15. If Tobacco is a Product Which Can be Sold Legally Then Why Can it not be Advertised?

    by Gianni Truvianni - 2008-06-22
    I believe that tobacco advertisement should be legalized given the fact that first it is not illegal to manufacture tobacco. Second, it is not illegal to sell or distribute tobacco and third it is al...
  16. Tusk is Boycotting the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games

    by Gianni Truvianni - 2008-06-22
    Donald Tusk, the Prime Minister of Poland has decided to boycott the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic games in an act of protest against Chinese actions in Tibet. This is a fact that few peopl...
  17. Religious Terrorism

    by Nawaz - 2008-06-21
    Acts of terrorism are not confined to Muslims alone. Terrorists come from every religion. But the media often uses the term Islamic terrorists or Islamic terrorism, implying terrorism is associated w...
  18. Securing Energy Independence for the USA

    by Klaus H Hemsath - 2008-06-20
    Crude oil prices have reached $140. The US dollar has lost hugely against the Euro and the Canadian dollar. Petroleum prices will continue their unstoppable surge, which is driven by steadily increa...
  19. Sarkozy Gets Tough on Eu Reform

    by Johnny Summerton - 2008-06-20
    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 ...
  20. A Tour of the Navy Seal Museum

    by James Kara Murat - 2008-06-20
     Located at the northern part of the Hutchinson Island in Florida, the U.S. Navy SEAL Museum is nestled at the original place where the Frogmen underwent their training back in the early 1940s. The ...