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In today's pages: The Supremes, immigration, "worldwide judicial anarchy."latimes.com » L.A. Times - Opinion Blog - 11 minutes ago On the first Monday in October, the Times editorial page crosses its collective fingers and hopes the U.S. Supreme Court's docket of low-profile cases will mean a relatively apolitical, civil and consensus-seeking … Also tagged: religion, crime, science, breaking news, venezuela, free speech, immigration, supreme court, editorials, california, politicians, health care, our columnists, attaboys and raspberries, constitution, campaign 2008 |
thehill.com » The Hill's Pundits Blog - 10 hours ago
I was a little disappointed to read the other day that an American would likely not get the Nobel Prize for Literature this year. "Europe is still the center of the literary world," not the United States, said Horace …
newmatilda.com » newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Oct 2, 2008
If you have been reading the Chinese media lately, there will be little you don’t know about the recent successful Shenzhou VII mission. China independently conducted a spacewalk and became only the third nation behind …
Also tagged: space, china, hero, us china relations, us power, maryann keady
thehill.com » The Hill's Pundits Blog - Oct 2, 2008
Last week, John McCain and Newt Gingrich cited Ireland's low corporate tax rate of 11 and 12 percent, respectively, (it's actually 12.5 percent) as evidence that American business were overtaxed. Well, you don't have …
Also tagged: presidential campaign, economy and budget
newmatilda.com » newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Sep 30, 2008
In February 2008, the Brookings Institution of Washington, DC, hosted an exercise in moral abstraction with the title "The US-Pakistan Strategic Relationship". The panel at this event consisted largely of old friends …
Also tagged: afghanistan, pakistan, featured, us foreign policy, tariq ali, benazir bhutto, asif ali zardari
thehill.com » The Hill's Pundits Blog - Sep 29, 2008
I first heard the term “Islamofascism” on a summer visit to the U.S. six years ago. Though its source was dubious — talk radio of the most strident sort — the expression immediately rang true with me. Yes, fascism did …
Also tagged: religion
newmatilda.com » newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Sep 28, 2008
The streets of Islamabad’s "Blue Area" are typically wide, straight boulevards lined with greenery and the mansions of diplomats and politicians. In one such street is a simple but large house rendered in plain white …
Also tagged: pakistan, featured, mustafa qadri, women in pakistan, acid survivors foundation, saraiki belt, northwestern frontier
newmatilda.com » newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Sep 23, 2008
After nine years as South Africa’s president, Thabo Mbeki leaves office prematurely, humiliated and rejected by the party to which he dedicated half a century of his life. read more
Also tagged: aids, south africa, featured, anc, thabo mbeki, antiretrovirals, najad abdullahi, hiv politics
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In today's pages: Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Barack Obama and Wall Streetlatimes.com » L.A. Times - Opinion Blog - Sep 23, 2008 Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images Why is Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad smiling? Perhaps it's because the Times' Op-Ed page gave him a prime chunk of its real estate. In an interview with two top Times editors and … Also tagged: barack obama, crime, iran, editorials, race, our columnists, opeds, campaign 2008 |
newmatilda.com » newmatilda.com - Independent news, analysis and satire - Sep 22, 2008
In a recent article in newmatilda.com, titled What’s So New About Rudd’s Pacific Policy?, Maureen Penjueli and Wesley Morgan pose the question: Does the Rudd Government have the will to address the development needs of …
Also tagged: featured, pacific, free trade, pacific islands, australian politics, duncan kerr