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Oldham magistrate announces candidacy for judge-executive
La Grange :: IL :: USA | 7 minutes ago
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Fiscal Court Magistrate David Voegele said he plans to file Monday for judge-executive, making him the second Republican in the race for Oldham�s top job. Voegele, 62, will run against Deputy Judge-Executive Paula Gish, a former magistrate. Current Judge-Executive...
Tags: David Voegele, La Grange, Business Finance, Magistrate, County Judge/Executive, Duane, Politics, Law Crime
Turkmenistan: Washington Finesses Study-Abroad Controversy
Aşgabat :: Turkmenistan | 15 minutes ago
Credibility Prominent human rights advocates want the United States to consider invoking the Jackson-Vanik amendment against Turkmenistan over Ashgabats refusal to let hundreds of young scholars leave the country to pursue their studies.
Tags: Turkmenistan International Oil, Ashgabat, Washington, George Krol, EurasiaNet, abroad controversy, eurasia insight, insight archive, Rachel Denber, Turkmenistan, Aşgabat, Iranian Plateau, Rashid Meredov, Politics
Democratic Voice of Burma: Burma to open private schools and hospitals – Ahunt Phone Myat
Bangkok :: Thailand | 17 minutes ago
Credibility Private schools and hospitals abolished under the former Ne Win regime in Burma are to reopen in an attempt to generate more revenue in the country and improve the struggling sectors. The government’s health ministry announced a 21-point criteria list...
Tags: Burma Socialist Programme Party, private schools, boarding tuition, Thailand, Bangkok, Myanma kyat, Education in Burma, High schools in Burma, Politics, Burma, Military dictatorship, Ne Win, Education
Gilroy special agent named to commission by Governor Schwarzenegger
Justice :: IL :: USA | 18 minutes ago
Credibility Task force from 2003 to 2005, task force commander for the Unified Narcotic Enforcement Team from 1998 to 2002 and special agent from 1991 to 1998. He also served the Gilroy Police Department as a supervising officer from 1985 to 1991 and police officer...
Tags: task force, special agent, Justice, Gilroy Rail Station, Tide task force, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kennedy family, Police, Politics
Moderate Dem. agrees to debate
Lincoln :: AR :: USA | 19 minutes ago
Credibility But Nelson cautioned that he remains unsatisfied with portions of the $848 billion legislation, including language aimed at restricting federal funds from covering abortions. His vote Saturday "is not for or against the new Senate health care bill released...
Tags: Senate, health care, Lincoln, Ben Nelson, Blanche Lincoln, Dick Durbin, Mitch Landrieu, New Orleans mayoral election, Members of the Louisiana House of Representatives, Landrieu family, Mary Landrieu, Politics, Joe Lieberman, 110th United States Congress, 111th United States Congress, Nuclear option, Parliamentary procedure, Filibuster, Political corruption, Social Issues, Samuel Alito Supreme Court nomination, Health Medical Pharma
Saturday Profile: In Iraq, a Civilian Voice at the Commander’s Side
Baghdad :: Iraq | 19 minutes ago
Credibility American forces in Iraq meet with Iraqis or go to a news conference without a slight, dark-haired woman standing just a little to one side as if to give him space but almost always in his line of sight and within earshot. The woman is Emma Sky, and...
Tags: Iraqi, Ray Odierno, American, Ms. Sky, generally odierno, inner circle, Iraq, Baghdad, Raymond T. Odierno, Iraq War, invasion of Iraq, British Council, War in Afghanistan, Iraq ￢ﾀﾓ United States relations, Occupation of Iraq, War Conflict, Politics
Voting for failure in Afghanistan | Stephen Kinzer
Kabul :: Afghanistan | 28 minutes ago
Credibility by winning a new term through fraud at the polls, President Hamid Karzai has weakened his legitimacy, endangered the already tepid support he enjoys in Washington DC, and handed the Taliban another piece of evidence, if one is needed, that his regime...
Tags: Afghanistan, American, strong central, electoral democracy, Kabul, Taliban, Iranian Plateau, Democracy, Politics
Tiahrt seeks to fold TARP and end bailouts for bankers and automakers
Tarp :: Germany | 28 minutes ago
Credibility Wichitopekington Tiahrt Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Goddard, has introduced a bill in Congress to halt further spending to bail out financial institutions and automakers...Supporters credit the program with staving off a worldwide depression by rescuing banks...
Tags: Wichitopekington Tiahrt, Todd Tiahrt, fold tarp, Germany, Tarp, Timothy Geithner, Bailout, Barack Obama, Oversight of the Troubled Asset Relief Program, Banking in the United States, Troubled Asset Relief Program, United States Department of the Treasury, Business Finance, Politics
Dems Seek Fundraising Boost in War With Palin
New York :: NY :: USA | 34 minutes ago
Credibility President Obama's political arm, Organizing for America, has sent a fundraising e-mail seeking to raise $500,000 in the next week to stop a "dangerous" Palin from derailing the Democrats' effort to overhaul health care.
Tags: New York, Barack Obama, John McCain, Sarah Palin, United States presidential election, the United States, Politics, War Conflict
PM-Obama banquet: It just keeps getting bigger
New Delhi :: India | 36 minutes ago
Credibility The guest list for President Obama's state banquet for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has expanded to nearly 400, forcing the White House to shift the venue from inside the White House to the grounds outdoors where heated tents will provide an exotic setting.
Tags: White House, Indian, Washington DC, prime minister, India, New Delhi, Manmohan Singh, Rogers, Cristeta Comerford, State dinner, Bill Clinton, Politics
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