Written by by Daniel Victor, ProPublica This is the latest installment in a series of reading guides on 2012 presidential candidates. Here are the other guides. Jon Huntsman’s divergence on some core Republican issues, both social and economic, has given him the label of "moderate" from some and "second-tier" from others. But the former ambassador to China, appointed […]
PUBLIC PRINTER TESTIFIES AT CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS
HIGHLIGHTS FIRST-EVER GPO SURVEY ON CONGRESSIONAL PRINTING NEEDS WASHINGTON—Public Printer Bill Boarman discussed the first-ever comprehensive survey of every congressional office on their need for printed products. Developed and administered by GPO, the online survey asks Member, committee, and other offices in the Senate and House on their needs for the daily Congressional […]
A “Revolution of Greens” Needed to Curb Food Price Crisis
Crossposted from the Worldwatch Institute’s Nourishing the Planet. Food prices have soared to record highs and are projected to increase further in the coming decade, pushing millions of people into hunger — and fueling political unrest around the world. But diversifying food production to include local and indigenous vegetables can help communities boost […]
In Guatemala, First Lady Announces Her Candidacy for President
Renata Avila, Global Voices Intolerance was exhibited through social media when the President’s wife, Sandra Torres, announced she will lead the official party in the run for the Presidency. But these comments are not new; words of disapproval and hate by her critics were spread long before she announced her candidacy. On Facebook there are […]
Lebanese Blogosphere Buzzing After Israeli Attack on Gaza Flotilla
Courtesy of CC-BY-NC Maya Zankoul Israel’s attack on a Gaza aid convoy that killed at least nine peace activists has sparked an international outcry, no less in Lebanon. The Lebanese blogosphere reacted sharply to news that its southern neighbour had violently stormed the Turkish aid convoy, the Mavi Marmara. As noted by the above caricature of […]
From Brazil, Pictures of the Rio2016 Celebration
Brazilians have spent the last week celebrating: Rio de Janeiro won the right to host the 2016 Olympic Games, which for the first time will take place in South American soil. If a recent Forbes magazine survey had already shown that Rio was the World’s Happiest City, now it must be the most elated place […]
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