News tagged with 'politics'. Found 500 tagged news.

Ahmadinejad attacks Israel at aid conference

Tehrān :: Iran | about 16 hours ago

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad renewed his verbal attacks on Israel on Saturday, predicting the demise of the "Zionist regime" at a UN development conference in Doha. "While expressing sympathy with Palestinians and warning professional Zionist...

Tags: israel, ahmadinejad, Arab-Israeli, politics, Iran, palestine, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

Nazri: Streamline Umno’s rules with legislation

Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | about 17 hours ago

Umno’s regulations need to be streamlined with the Anti-Corruption Act to make it easier for the Anti-Corruption Agen-cy to bring to book party members involved in graft, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul...

Tags: politics, corruption, curb money, Streamline Umno, money political, Change Umno

Palin back on the campaign trail

Tbilisi :: Georgia | about 21 hours ago

Chambliss won a plurality of the vote on Election Day, but Georgia state law requires 50 percent plus one vote for a victory. Due to the inclusion of a third party candidate, Chambliss fell just shy of that threshold, forcing a runoff contest. Palin is...

Tags: palin, saxby chambliss, saxby chamblis, vote, voters, Sarah Palin, senate race, US Senate, politics, mccain

Probability of nothing and everything.

Manila :: Philippines | 1 day ago

Posted by mondaymorning

While I was browsing a number of sites in the net, I found this site and amusing as it appealed to me, I registered only to find out that I placed myself under an irrevocable circumstance. Of course, I wouldn't allow myself to be bombarded with disturbing...

Tags: space, new, tags, news, politics, science, technology, cash, currency, entertainment, online, buzz, white house, white, house, bugs, love, stories, blogs, world, philippines, cheap, multiply, friendster, craze, businesswoman, businessman, match, die, live, death, life

Obama winning over military skeptics

Washington :: DC :: USA | 1 day ago

President-elect Barack Obama seems to be winning over skeptical military commanders who at first distrusted him, analysts say. With Obama set to announce the leadership of his national security team Monday in Chicago, he has been meeting with Adm...Mullen's...

Tags: obama, president-elect, president, elect, gates, barack, meeting, election, politics, defense

The Political History of Thailand

Bangkok :: Thailand | 1 day ago

Posted by mwilson16

Thailand Today   In 2008, Thailand could not avoid the current crisis that’s gripping the city of Bangkok. Prime Minister, Samak Sundaravej has stated that he is not going to resign, nor dissolve the elected parliament. He declared a state...

Tags: politics, history, bangkok, protesters

Law unclear on funding mammograms

Las Vegas :: NV :: USA | 1 day ago

Nevada statute prohibits spending of campaign funds for a candidates' "personal use," but the law is vague about what "personal use" means. Candidates have gotten away with spending their campaign cash on suits, baby-sitting and car tires, all under the...

Tags: obama, candidates, president-elect, democrat, law, barack, john mccain, politics, Reid

The Nation, Thailand: Sukhumbhand gets candidacy No 2

Bangkok :: Thailand | 1 day ago

Democrat Party's Sukhumbhand Baribatra registered his candidacy in the Bangkok governor election Sunday and got candidacy No 2. Sukhumbhand and six other candidates applied to run in the election on the first day of the candidacy registration.

Tags: bangkok, politics, Bangkok Post, governor election

Obama Describes Team as Experienced Yet Fresh

Gwalior :: India | 2 days ago

Posted by city786

CHICAGO — President-elect Barack Obama on Wednesday defended his decision to select veterans of the Clinton administration for positions in the West Wing, in his cabinet and across the administration, saying Americans would be rightly “troubled”...

Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, news

Thai protesters, cops face off--Thai TV

Bangkok :: Thailand | 3 days ago

Anti-government demonstrators and Thai police faced off on a road to Bangkok's besieged Suvarnabhumi airport on Saturday as police tried to set up roadblocks, Thai television reported. Broadcast footage showed angry demonstrators arguing with police officers...

Tags: bangkok, Thailand, Main Bangkok, politics, government protesters, international airport, bangkok airport