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If a government buys ‘a fleet’ of Land Rovers for its ministers, does that amount to corruption? If the leader of a country has a bullet-proof car, does that amount to exuberant extravagance? If a prime minister has a private jet – don’t...
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On Wednesday, July 22nd, Washington Post and Slate columnist and Pulitzer-prize winning author Anne Applebaum came to San Francisco to speak with the World Affairs Council about ‘Russia and Europe in the Obama Era.’ While this topic is not...
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by Biodun Iginla, BBC News and the Economist. Tim Geithner unveiled a long-awaited rescue plan for America’s financial system. The treasury secretary said banks would get more government cash if they need it, the Federal Reserve would...
Xenophobia has become a major problem in Russia. In January alone 16 crimes have been classified as xenophobic in the Russian capital of Moscow . Most of the attacks have been aimed at immigrants of Caucasian/Central Asian ethnicity's.Neo Nazi groups...
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Since the first democratic elections in 1994, the share of Parliament controlled by the African National Congress, the party of Mandela, Mbeki and Zuma, has increased to 69.7 percent from 63 percent. With that majority, the party can pass any law or even...
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