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Venezuelan Opposition Parties Aim to Break Cycle of Failure Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 10:31AMVenezuela's political opposition has an 11-year record of futility. President Hugo Chavez has twice won re-election, survived an opposition-led recall referendum, and secured voter approval of constitutional changes to boost executive power and end term limits.
A smiling PM leads Labor government in name only Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 10:20AMApart from governing, Julia Gillard is charged with resurrecting Labor before it's too late.
Bachmann campaign gets mixed reception at fair Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 10:19AMIt's 3 p.m. on a busy weekday afternoon at the Minnesota State Fair in St. Paul.
The Afghan strategy Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 10:16AMThe West must change strategy in Afghanistan, focusing on al-Qaeda militants, a think tank says.
New Labour is old hat Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 10:16AM"Politics is the art of the possible," we are assured by those "hard-headed" pragmatists who, unlike us woolly-headed idealists, live in the "real world."
Australian Dollar Under Pressure But Fails to Break Below Trend Line Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 9:58AMThe AUDUSD has pared yesterday’s advance as U.S. traders came back online today. With risk aversion regaining its footing, if we continue to see the U.S. dollar strengthen against the Aussie, and break below the rising trend line on the 15 minute chart, I would not rule out further downside risks.
David Miliband rejects Tony Blair's prescription on economy Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 9:57AMLabour leadership candidate distances himself from former PM's near-endorsement of coalition's strategy to cut deficit David Miliband last night distanced himself from his old political patron, Tony Blair, after the former prime minister rocked the Labour party by coming close to endorsing the economic strategy of the Conservative-led coalition government. As the Tories hailed Blair for ...
As Campaign Sprint Begins, GOP Enjoys Head Start Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 9:52AMThe start of the 2010 election sprint finds Texas Republicans feverish: Even the sober ones think they could snatch up to 10 more state House seats. Democrats maintain they can still wrest majority control away from the GOP.
Giannoulias will call out Kirk on WMDs, resume boost Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 9:50AMWounded Iraq war vet Tammy Duckworth will campaign today for Democratic Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias, whose newest battle plan is to put increased scrutiny on GOP rival Mark Kirk over statements he made about Iraq possessing weapons of mass destruction -- even as Senate Republicans worried about faulty U.S. intelligence.Pete Giangreco, a Giannoulias campaign consultant, said the newest ...
China to launch import drive to narrow trade gap Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 7:38PMChina will "vigorously" expand its imports of key products as the nation strives to cut its trade surplus amid growing protectionism against the world's largest exporter, a senior Chinese trade offici .....
China to launch import drive to narrow trade gap Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 7:36PMChina will "vigorously" expand its imports of key products as the nation strives to cut its trade surplus amid growing protectionism against the world's largest exporter, a senior Chinese trade official said on Monday (September 6).
Obama launches jobs stimulus plan Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 7:35PMUS President Barack Obama has unveiled a million dollar plan to revitalise US infrastructural projects.
Australia Shares Move Sideways In Cautious Trade Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 7:18PMAustralia Shares Move Sideways In Cautious Trade
Obama to Propose Massive Tax Breaks for Businesses to Invest in Growth Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 7:11PMThe proposal, to allow businesses to write off 100 percent of new investment in plant and equipment, tops a raft of announcements, from a proposed expansion of the research and experimentation tax credit to $50 billion in additional spending on roads, railways and runways
Obama to Up Ante, Propose Massive Tax Breaks for Businesses Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 7:00PMCapping a flurry of economic proposals — with an eye on upcoming elections — Obama to announce plan to allow businesses to write off 100 percent of investment in growth, but time may have run out on getting the plan through Congress before November. Labor Day Pitch for New Spending | VIDEO YOU DECIDE: Investment or Stimulus II? Labor Secretary Defends Obama on Jobs FULL COVERAGE: America's ...
Local political leaders, legislators discuss disgraced ex-governor Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 6:45PM"The saga continues ..." Those words from state Rep. Frank Mautino, D-Spring Valley , came with an audible sigh as the local legislator recently reflected about former Gov. Rod Blagojevich's seemingly endless legal battles. Local Republican and Democratic leaders,
Coffey Focuses on Upstate in Attorney General Race Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 6:28PMWith just a week before the Democratic primary, a contest is heating up for the allegiance of the long overlooked upstate Democrats.
Perfect storm that's rattling Central Asia Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 6:10PMPolitical boundaries have a powerful effect on Central Asia’s economy and culture. Differences, real or manufactured, are easy to magnify and exploit, writes KENNETH WEISBRODE
Undoing the Coalition's good work Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 1:30PMWin or lose this week, there will be some soul searching as to why the Coalition's highly effective campaign before the election unravelled so quickly. 6 Sep 2010 6:17 AM
Freeze on property held Kabul Bank's top owners Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 1:28PMMove comes as Afghanistan struggles to contain crisis at its biggest private bank; ban excludes Karzai's brother, the 3rd largest shareholder. Afghanistan - Kabul Bank - Hamid Karzai - Asia - United States
Protesters throughout Europe take up plight of Roma Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 1:15PMThousands of protesters in France, Spain, Italy but also in Hungary raged against Nicolas Sarkozy’s policies of Roma expulsion. 47 per cent of Romanians are against deportations.
Property of Afghan bank bosses frozen, but not Karzai's brother's Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 1:04PMDUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Struggling to contain asset-stripping at Afghanistan's biggest bank, Afghan authorities have barred the sale of Kabul properties held by the troubled bank's principal owners. But the freeze excludes President Hamid Karzai's brother, who is the third largest Kabul Ban... Hamid Karzai - Afghanistan - Warfare and Conflict - Afghanistan Civil War - Peace Process
GEORGE WILL: Godzilla in the mirror Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 1:01PMEnvironmentalists, Mead argues, have forgotten their origins, which were in skeptical “reaction against Big Science, Big Government and Experts.”
Alemayehu G. Mariam: Ethiopia: Indoctri-Nation Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 12:16PMThe Ministry of Indoctrination This past week Ethiopia's Ministry of Education issued a "directive" effectively outlawing distance learning (or education programs that are not delivered...
MPs to vote on strategy for Afghan withdrawal Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 11:59AMThe British Defence Secretary, Liam Fox, will this week face calls to set out a detailed timetable for the withdrawal of British troops from Afghanistan in the first major House of Commons vote since the war began almost nine years...
Governance, not gunshots, will end Afghan war, says Cdn commander Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 11:05AMThe commander of Canada's Task Force Kandahar is greeted with back-slapping hugs at a meeting with local officials, in the way Afghan men welcome one another.
Randall Amster: As Goes Arizona, Whither Goes the Nation? Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 11:01AMWe are now fully through the looking glass here in the state that has become synonymous with reactionary fear-mongering and institutionalized intolerance. To wit: Our...
U.S. companies added 67,000 jobs in August Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 6:24AMMark Ralston/Getty ImagesAmericans hold up "I want to work" placards as they join a protest of several thousand people demanding jobs outside City Hall in Los Angeles on August 13, 2010. Companies in the U.S. added more jobs than forecast...
Daily News Brief Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 6:20AM- Mideast Talks to Continue - Surge Strategy on Track - Hurricane Earl Lashes U.S. - More Fires Engulf Russia
The Reconquista Is Here Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 6:11AMOne could figure that the current drug-war in Mexico--nearly 30,000 people murdered in just three years--would generate a cultural reaction.
Signature gatherers used name of 69-year-old woman Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 6:11AMA political signature gathering firm that's been accused of wrongdoing in seven states registered dozens of Orange County residents to vote in February under the name of a 69-year-old woman who insists she was in Puerto Rico the entire time. The...
Harrisburg City Council member pushes to explore bankruptcy petition Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 6:08AMHarrisburg City Council member Patty Kim said Thursday that she is forming an ad hoc committee to search for a lawyer to advise the council on a potential municipal bankruptcy petition.
FACTBOX-Some issues in Afghanistan's parliamentary election Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 6:04AMSource: Reuters (For more on Afghanistan, click on [ID:nAFPAK]) By Jonathon Burch KABUL, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Afghans go to the polls on Sept. 18 to elect a total of 249 members to the country's ...
Carmen Sammut Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:49AMMalta needs coordinated public diplomacy and nation branding strategies. It was mid-June and World Cup fever was already running high. I was dead tired and checking in for a late night flight from Heathrow. The lady at the check-in desk handed me my boarding pass and a book.
Dems accuse Fox News of bolstering Ohio candidate Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:37AMCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The Democratic Governors Association filed an elections complaint in Ohio on Thursday alleging Fox News Network illegally helped the Republican governor nominee solicit funds during a television appearance.
After Sliema impeachment, PN goes on the attack: ‘Labour councillors’ abstention supported Nikki Dimech’ Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:04AMNationalists accuse Labour of not being true to zero-tolerance policy on corruption, by abstaining on the Nikki Dimech impeachment.
Obama says economy the focus with end of Iraq combat Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:23AMWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said that with the end of the American combat mission in Iraq, the U.S. must focus on the "urgent task' of bolstering the economy because the nation's strength is rooted in prosperity at home.
Little-known Alaska lawyer's defeat of US Sen. Lisa Murkowski marks major tea party win Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:20AMANCHORAGE, Alaska - Backed by the Tea Party Express and Sarah Palin, a little-known conservative lawyer from Alaska became the latest newcomer to the national political stage to take down an incumbent in 2010.
MP against gun registry Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:13AMThe Macleod constituency’s MP is firmly behind his party’s position to eliminate the national long gun registry. Debate over the future of the registry is heating up ahead of a Sept. 22 vote in the House of Commons for a bill to amend the Firearms Act to scrap the registry.
Dundalk to participate in early voting for the first time Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:12AMNew system changes some election tactics by Sara Blumberg For the 2010 primary election, voters will have a chance to participate in six days of early voting for the first time in Dundalk history starting Sept 3. The extra days were set up to encourage higher voter turnout not only in Dundalk, but across the state as well. State officials passed the early voting initiative in 2008, setting the ...
Your Source for Daily FOREX Market News and Analysis Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:12AMEUR/USD May Become Scalping Target Ahead of ECB Decision. The USD/JPY rallied following a robust US Manufacturing report but the pairs reaction to broader risk appetite was subdue compared to other risk sensitive pairs.
UPDATE: Sen. Murkowski concedes Alaska primary race Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:09AMANCHORAGE, Alaska - Sen. Lisa Murkowski was booted from office in the Republican primary Tuesday by a little-known conservative lawyer in arguably the biggest political upset of the year.
Liberals tout contrast between 'open' Ignatieff and 'closed' Harper Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:06AMFederal Liberals are setting up the fall as a political grudge match between "Open Mike" and "Closed Steve."
Begala To Fleischer: We’ll Give Credit For Surge If Bush Takes Some Blame For Lies Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 10:03AMLast night President Obama marked the end of U.S. combat operations in Iraq with a solemn and graceful thank you speech from the oval office . Former Clinton adviser Paul Begala and White House Press Secretary under President Bush Ari Fleischer took the occasion to debate (or re-debate) the many complex and unsettling issues that made the Iraq War such a lightening rod for criticism for both ...
Tony Blair endorses David Miliband, nearly Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:57AMAs the Labour Party gets ready to choose its next leader and the five candidates appear on tonight's Channel 4 News, former prime minister Tony Blair has dropped his heaviest hint yet that he backs David Miliband.
Obama's Mideast Workhorse: Mitchell's Surprising Successes Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:48AMThe President's Special Envoy, George Mitchell, was dealt a bad hand by the Administration and eventually turned the game around; now comes the hard part
Arne Duncan: Public schools 'lying' to students and parents Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:18AMPresident Barack Obama will deliver a "Back to School" speech to the nation's students on Sept. 14. Don't expect him to be as blunt as U.S. Education Secretary Anrne Duncan was Sunday because that would be a total bummer for the targeted audience.
Research and Markets: Ovum's Response to Ofgem's Smart Metering Prospectus Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:10AMDUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/8913fd/ovums_response_to) has announced the addition of the "Ovum's Response to Ofgem's Smart Metering Prospectus" report to their offering. On July 27, 2010, Ofgem published its eagerly anticipated prospectus for smart metering in Great Britain. With 15 separate documents ...
Mkhonto veterans to lay charges against SABC board Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:07AMThe Mkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association (MKMVA) will lay charges against the SABC board after the suspension of group chief executive Solly Mokoetle.
Research and Markets: Ovum's Response to Ofgem's Smart Metering Prospectus Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:02AMDUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Ovum's Response to Ofgem's Smart Metering Prospectus" report to their offering.