WASHINGTON - An outspoken critic of the Obama administration's handling of the crisis in Honduras dropped his opposition to two State Department nominees late Thursday, saying the administration has reversed course. Sen. Jim...
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The Indo report that the new EU President Herman Van Rompuy wishes to level new EU wide taxes to raise money directly for the EU . “The financing of the welfare state, irrespective of the social reform we implement, will...
Over at Crooked Timber, Chris Bertram describes some examples of the flora and fauna commonly found in comment zones. Pete Baker @ 03:14 PM | Comments (8) Top blogger outs herself: Belle de Jour and medical research The media...
What is it about politicians in Northern Ireland that they will not seriously confront racism, bigotry and sectarianism? How can any politician who promotes the notion of ‘a sectarian head count’ in either community convince...
A WIDE-RANGING study of middle school students across China's mainland involving online friendships has thrown up some alarming statistics. For example, only 6 percent of middle school students said making online...