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Court Silences CIA Operative Despite Yellowcake Scandal

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:20:55 -0800

Court Silences CIA Operative Despite Yellowcake Scandal
Valerie Plame Wilson cannot publicize details of her work as a CIA operative, even though a government official already outed her as an agent in an attempt to discredit her husband, Joseph C. Wilson, a federal appeals court says. Valerie Plame Wilson and...
submitted by Derek van Vliet

Organizing Workshops to Design Anti-Corruption Strategies | ArticlesBase.com

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:43:43 -0800

Organizing Workshops to Design Anti-Corruption Strategies | ArticlesBase.com
High-level participatory diagnoses have proved remarkably fruitful in generating frank analyses of sensitive policy issues,...
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African Bureaucracies | ArticlesBase.com

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:43:42 -0800

African Bureaucracies | ArticlesBase.com
The context in many African countries (among others) is not conducive to successful bureaucracies. For example: Information...
submitted by Hansal

Yahoo!みんなの政治 - 政治記事・ニュース - 政治記事読みくらべ - VOICE - 民主党こそ“官僚丸投げ”／山形浩生（評論家兼業サラリーマン）

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:22:04 -0800

Yahoo!みんなの政治 - 政治記事・ニュース - 政治記事読みくらべ - VOICE - 民主党こそ“官僚丸投げ”／山形浩生（評論家兼業サラリーマン）
「政権取る前にそれをやっておいてほしいんだけど、民主党は明らかにそれをサボっていたようだ」「大臣さんたちがかなり勉強しないとダメ」
submitted by makou

What If ObamaCare Had a Rally and Nobody Showed Up? St. Louis Edition

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 20:00:29 -0800

What If ObamaCare Had a Rally and Nobody Showed Up? St. Louis Edition
There isn’t anything dramatic like SEIU thugs beating up people in the video below. What’s dramatic is what isn’t there–like the famous dogs who didn’t bark in the Sherlock Holmes story. Health Care for America Now (HCAN), the principal...
submitted by Dave

moizebu tagged

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:37:29 -0800

Musings from Mayweed Corners community as politics
submitted by moizebu

Rep. Cao Ignores Republican Groupthink

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:21:13 -0800

Rep. Cao Ignores Republican Groupthink
AP–Republican Anh 'Joseph' Cao waves as he holds his daughter Betsy Cao, 4, with his wife Kate Hieu Hoang. Rep. Anh...
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痛いニュース(ﾉ∀`):ノーベル賞の野依氏、蓮舫氏らの「スパコン、世界一になる必要あるのか」発言に憤慨

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:25:18 -0800

痛いニュース(ﾉ∀`):ノーベル賞の野依氏、蓮舫氏らの「スパコン、世界一になる必要あるのか」発言に憤慨
歴史がロシアに追従し始めた。
submitted by makou

A risky setting for NYC trial of 9/11 suspects (AP)

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:24:03 -0800

A risky setting for NYC trial of 9/11 suspects (AP)
AP - In a move both politically and legally risky, the Obama administration plans to put on trial the professed mastermind of...
submitted by afoxyred

Sarah Palin: are they crazy?

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:18:56 -0800

Sarah Palin: are they crazy?
How can it be that there are people who actually support this charlatan? Smart, educated people. Are they crazy? A person...
submitted by Janet P

A Joel Pett Cartoon

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:11:52 -0800

A Joel Pett Cartoon
A thought provoking cartoon concerning the hypocrisy of some who are involved in the heated debate about health-care reform by...
submitted by Anthony

Newsweek: Bad, Bad Newsweak Disses Sarah Palin

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:05:00 -0800

Newsweek: Bad, Bad Newsweak Disses Sarah Palin
Of course, I fixed it for them.
submitted by Serr8d

The world's quietest places

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:02:40 -0800

The world's quietest places
I have to go to The Troll Ladder in Norway! Anyone want to come with?22 Vote(s)
submitted by knajidads1

No Space for Terrorism

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:00:28 -0800

No Space for Terrorism

submitted by Pakistani Spectator

Wall Street Banks Getting Swine Flu Vaccine Before Many High-Risk Groups (VIDEO)

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:58:44 -0800

Wall Street Banks Getting Swine Flu Vaccine Before Many High-Risk Groups (VIDEO)
"While thousands of at-risk Americans wait, some big Wall Street banks have already secured the hard-to-find H1N1 vaccine for their employees. Building on a story that BusinessWeek broke, NBC reports that employees at the New York Stock Exchange,...
submitted by jtyost2

事業仕分けの論点 - タケルンバ卿日記

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:53:12 -0800

事業仕分けの論点 - タケルンバ卿日記
submitted by mikieto

Health Care Reform: Is Health Care a Right or Privilege

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:31:00 -0800

Health Care Reform: Is Health Care a Right or Privilege

submitted by Verite Parlant

CO2 emissions, birth & death rates by country, simulated real-time

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:23:52 -0800

CO2 emissions, birth & death rates by country, simulated real-time
submitted by br1o

Palestine: Birth Pains of a Nation

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:18:01 -0800

Palestine: Birth Pains of a Nation
This post includes information drawn from Shlomo Maital who wrote an article entitled The Palestinian (Almost) State. As...
submitted by Mideast Y

Jon Stewart on McCain's Anti-Net-Neutrality Bill

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:17:00 -0800

Jon Stewart on McCain's Anti-Net-Neutrality Bill
From Here to Neutrality The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c From Here to...
submitted by Doubledown Tandino

The Economist: The World in 2010

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:09:43 -0800

The Economist: The World in 2010
In 2010, Obama will have a miserable year, NATO may lose in Afghanistan, the UK gets a regime change, China needs to chill,...
submitted by loquacious23

MARRIAGE FOR CONVINIENCE…DOES IT WORK?

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:07:00 -0800

MARRIAGE FOR CONVINIENCE…DOES IT WORK?
Filipino’s used to be traditionalists, old-fashioned to others. BUT come 20th century...it almost had been pure history. ...
submitted by jenie

Andrew Sullivan, Calling Out Sarah Palin: I Know You Read My Blog, Sucka! [Beefs]

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:00:00 -0800

Andrew Sullivan, Calling Out Sarah Palin: I Know You Read My Blog, Sucka! [Beefs]
Our favorite gay, British, libertarian-conservative High Ganja Priest of Political Commentary, The Atlantic's marathon Daily...
submitted by gawker

US president forcing arms control with Russians

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:50:39 -0800

US president forcing arms control with Russians
A major pact within tantalizing reach, President Barack Obama aims to nudge forward an arms-control deal in talks with Russian...
submitted by ChickDivaChild

Hoh, Oho!

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:39:05 -0800

Hoh, Oho!
Strange title, eh? Wait a bit please. Hoh is the surname of a former Marine who fought in Iraq and became [...]
submitted by Tanzeel