883 articles on "government"

A Report Card On This Generation's American Politicians

As the first decade of this century comes to a close, I thought it would be a good idea to look back over the past twenty years to see how this generation's politicians have managed the affairs of the Federal government and the country. Twenty y...

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Governing The Planet

"I believe that national sovereignty will shrink in the face of universal interdependence." ~ Explorer, diver and conservationist, Jacques Cousteau Imagine a roadway through an ancient village, with houses on either side - a few big houses, owned by...

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What You Should Know About Laws For Machine Guns

Machine guns arrived during World War I and completely transformed the battlefield. Early prototypes required four to six men to operate and were very heavy to carry but could do a lot of damage to enemy forces. Many of these new guns jammed or becam...

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Investment In Low-chem Yield Enhancers Could Help Solve The Conflict Between Biofuel And Food Crops

Food and bioenergy crops are now competing for land, water and other resources in many parts of the world according to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation. The FAO argues that the rising price of basic foods in 2007 - 08 that generated f...

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How The Government Pension Offset May Affect Social Security Benefits?

How The Government Pension Offset May Affect Social Security Benefits? by: Jinky C. Mesias The government pension offset is in fact a reduction in the benefit which a social security member’s spouse is likely to experience especially if the sp...

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When the Levee Breaks, How Many More Fuel Increases Can We Take

The aftermath of Katrina has affected more that just New Orleans and the surrounding gulf coast. There are huge financial implications associated with the catastrophe, from the initial humanitarian aid to the rebuilding and repairing needed to get th...

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SMARTMATIC and the Php 11.3-B poll automation contract

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc has awarded the P11.3-billion contract for the controversy-tainted poll automation project to the consortium of Smartmatic and Total Information Management (TIM). Smartmatic will supply the 82,500 voting...

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Fighting Terrorist Overseas during Economic Slump

Dear Media Friends, Home foreclosures are at all time high, unemployment seems to be rising, Cities and States are under stimulus packages, big corporations are under rescue, national debt is enormous and increasing, businesses are shutting down or ...

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Make Your Vote Count

Election time in the United States is fast approaching. Choices need to be made and votes cast. In the scheme of things - there are winners and losers. In the cold, hard factual world, the voters are not always the victors - the candidates are not al...

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The Obscenity Of Wealth and Power In Washington D.C. And How To Defuse It

Two recently published news articles seemed unrelated but with a little imagination, you could see were tightly compatible. The first article appeared on the Mainstreet website and it categorized the ten richest and the ten poorest counties in the Un...

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