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Yearly Archives: 2007, 2008

US/PAKISTAN: Raid May Herald More Confrontational Policy

Sep 4, 2008

WASHINGTON, Sep 4 (IPS) - An apparent raid into Pakistani territory by U.S. forces stationed in Afghanistan has prompted angry denunciations from Pakistani officials and renewed questions about the future of the war …
Q&A: "The U.S. Election Is Going to Be Won at the Margins"

Sep 2, 2008

DETROIT, Sep 2 (IPS) - Michigan is a key state either presidential nominee needs to win the White House on Nov. 4. Unlike Democratic nominee Barack Obama, John McCain has carried Michigan before when he ran against …
POLITICS-US: The Reinterpretation of Dreams

Aug 29, 2008

WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (IPS) - In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington and gave a speech that went down as one of the greatest in U.S. history.
POLITICS-US: McCain's VP Pick Seen as High-Stakes Gamble

Aug 29, 2008

WASHINGTON, Aug 29 (IPS) - Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain stunned the political establishment Friday by choosing as his running-mate the little-known Alaska governor with virtually no national, let …
POLITICS-US: Women Take the Platform at Dem Convention

Aug 27, 2008

WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (IPS) - From the party platform ratified by delegates between speeches Monday, to primetime, headlining speeches by two heavy hitters in the election -- Sen. Hillary Clinton and first-lady hopeful …