December 17, 2011
If you were asked to describe, in 10 words or less, the single issue driving the two major political parties in the US today, I imagine you’d say something like this: Republicans never met a tax cut they didn’t like; Democrats won’t touch entitlement programs, even to make them solvent. Consider, then, the counterintuitive [...]
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July 24, 2011
With hydropower running amok in this country, local critics of neighboring dam projects are throwing stones in a glass house A view of the Cat Tien National Park, where two planned hydropower projects, if built, would encroach on around 140 hectares of forest. Conservationists fear that the two planned dams would totally transform the [...]
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May 24, 2011
A British lawmaker defied a court ruling Monday by naming Ryan Giggs as the footballer who used an injunction to keep details of an alleged affair secret, escalating a row over privacy laws and the Internet. Liberal Democrat MP John Hemming named the Manchester United player using his centuries-old right to freedom of speech [...]
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November 23, 2009
The U.S. Senate voted on Saturday night to move an overhaul health care reform bill forward, removing the first procedural hurdle for the bill to be passed in the chamber. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (C)(D-NV) speaks as Tom Harkin (L)(D-IA) and Christopher Dodd (D-CT) listen after the U.S. Senate voted to begin debate on [...]
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November 15, 2009
This photo obtained in March 2003 shows Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, alleged organizer of the September 11, 2001, attacks, shortly after his capture. Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged 9/11 mastermind, and four co-accused will be tried in a civilian court in New York just blocks from where Al-Qaeda hijackers crashed two airliners into the World Trade Center, [...]
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October 20, 2009
Vigorous debate is expected on establishment of a property tax, energy-saving, food safety, and a number of other issues during the National Assembly’s month-long autumn session. With a full plate of work, the National Assembly convenes for its autumn session on October 20. As usual, its members will hear reports from the Government on the [...]
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September 14, 2009
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her top rival Frank-Walter Steinmeier staged on Sunday night alive TV debate for upcoming general election, which local media branded as “short of passion and personal attacks.” File photo taken shows German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier attend a session of the German lower house of parliament [...]
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May 12, 2009
The UN Security Council adopted a presidential statement on Monday to call for “renewed and urgent efforts” by the parties and the international community to achieve “a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East” on the basis of “the two-state solution.” UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks during an open debate on Middle East [...]
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March 19, 2009
The Thai anti-government group –United Front of Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) will hold a mass rally on March 26, UDD core leader Veera Musikapong announced Thursday. Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva listens to debate on a vote of no confidence in the House of Representatives in Bangkok, Thailand, March 19, 2009. The debate on a [...]
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February 24, 2009
LookAtVietnam – The People’s Committee approval for the building of a US$46 million five-storey hotel in Ha Noi’s most spacious park, Thong Nhat, has sparked fierce debate among the city’s citizens. “The construction of new buildings was shrinking the amount of green space available”. (Photo: VNN)It will be a joint venture between the Hanoitourist Corporation [...]
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