Press Gallery A precursor to dozens of mini budgets and eventually the elections Saeed Minhas Islamabad: A ceremonial budgetary presentation to calm down the international monetary players was seen as the best opportunity by the opposition to kick off its election campaign as once the friendly opposition finally turned colours with outmost cautions (of […]
In China, Another Failed Grassroots Election
Written by Oiwan Lam, Global Voices A retired worker from Jiangxi province, China, Liu Ping, had decided to run an economic justice campaign in the grassroots level election for her local seat in China’s People’s Congress. In the process, she and her supporters have been harassed by local police and on May 13, 2011, she […]
PRESIDENT OBAMA REMARKS ON FISCAL POLICY: MUST READ: PLEASE
Remarks by the President on Fiscal Policy George Washington University Washington, D.C. 1:48 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. (Applause.) Please have a seat. Please have a seat, everyone. It is wonderful to be back at GW. I want you to know that one of the reasons that I worked so hard with […]
Afghanistan Crime Wave Alarms Balkh Residents
Surge in kidnappings and murder has worried locals in what has been a relatively peaceful province. The recent killing of a local security officer’s young son is the most gruesome of a spate of violent crimes that has unsettled residents of this usually calm region. The shocking death of 10-year-old Nasir Ahmad, the son of […]
Tainted Chinese Drywall Concerns Went Unreported for Two Years
Remnants of Chinese drywall sit in an infested home in the Venetian Golf and River Club in North Venice, Fla., on Friday, May 20, 2010. (Chip Litherland / Sarasota Herald Tribune) A leading East Coast homebuilder learned four years ago that the Chinese-manufactured drywall it had installed in several Florida homes was emitting foul […]
O’Reilly and Company Continue The Spins On Arizona Illegal Immigrant Law
Bill O’Reilly really, really needs a reality check regarding he and his "political commentators" remarks regarding Arizona’s "new" illegal immigrant laws. Tonight I briefly watched a segment where O’Reilly, the "no spin, spinner" again was addressing Arizona’s "new" illegal immigrant law signed into law by Arizona’s interim governor, Jan Brewer, this last legislative session. On […]
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