888 articles on "govern"

Don't Mess with Texas. Or Some Parts of Texas, At Least.

I was lucky enough to be evacuated by family, escaping Lake Ponchatrain's water before it flooded into the city. If not, then I fear I might've ended up bused, or flown, to Texas. Out of all the many other cities and states that displaced N...

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World Federation of Trade Unions Calls for April 1st Action

Unions affiliated to the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) met in Lisbon in December to discuss the world financial crisis and advance a set of demands. The assembled WFTU affiliates set Wednesday, April 1, 2009 as an international date for wor...

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New Defense Secretary Changes Everything

On Election Day, the American people spoke very strongly that the direction the President and the Republican Party was taking America towards, is not the direction the country wanted to go in. Presidents are not oblivious to polls. They may not honor...

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Venezuela: Politics and History

Venezuela is situated in South America next to Colombia, Brazil and Guyana and was originally inhabited by Carib, Arawak and Chibcha peoples who farmed and hunted along the coast, the Andean mountain range and the Orinoco River. The first permanent S...

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Do We Teach Our Children to Lie?

As I write this, Lewis "Scooter" Libby, the Vice Presidential Chief of Staff under President Bush has been indicted under five counts of lying, perjury and obstructing justice. I do want us to be clear on the meaning of the word "indicted." It doesn&...

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The President Obama Complaining, "They Talk About Me Like A Dog"

"Wag the Dog" is a euphemism for when a politician in trouble wages a war or does some other diversion to get the heat off his back. President Obama, it appears to me, is doing a "Wag the Mosque" as a smokescreen for a tanking deflation economy durin...

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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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Some Friendly Economics For The Nuclear Energy Booster Club

I would like to begin this brief exposition with a bizarre fairy tale that was confected by two well known energy experts, Amory Lovins and Joseph Romm, and published in Foreign Affairs (1992-93), which is the prestigious journal of the (United State...

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The Leo Wanta Saga, Pt. 25: No Release Yet of $4.5 Trillion of Wanta Funds Earmarked for the Benefit of the American People

With the immediate implementation of what has been called " The Wanta Plan" everyone benefits except the Illuminati and New World Order, according to London financial writer Christopher Story in his latest article. And this is exactly why, Story add...

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What Good Is Your Blackberry, Mr. President, If You Never Use It?

As the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama is known for his strong work ethic and his unparalleled ability to multitask. Among the tools in his arsenal is his trusty BlackBerry – essentially a secure smartphone that can send and recei...

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