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Nobody cares enough to do something about what's happening in Syria
Your editorial "No way out for Syria" (Jan. 24) catalogs a lot of facts about the bloody turmoil that engulfs Syria today. The editorial notes the disinclination of practically any party involved to act forcefully – apart from the Syrians risking...Tags: Israel, Russia, Syria, Jerusalem (Israel), Political Systems
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New Poll Shows Voters Favor Smaller Legislature, Term Limits.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekA New Poll ... ... by the good government group Democracy Rising shows Pennsylvanians coming down strongly on the side of reform issues in state government. Nearly two-thirds (62 percent) of respondents to the poll conducted by Terry Madonna Opinion...... -
Supporting an informed democracy
The primaries have begun, the polls are churning out their predictions, and the SuperPACs are flexing their newfound powers to produce independent-expenditure-only political ads. Amidst all the media's distortion, U.S. citizens need to make informed...Tags: China, Barack Obama, National Defense Authorization Act, U.S. Senate, PROTECT IP Act
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The U.S.: Still the protector of Mideast strongmen [Blowback]
Opinion L.A.Obama has continued and in many cases increased U.S. aid (most of it military) to clients such as Morocco and Jordan, sold tens of billions of dollars in advanced weaponry to Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf allies,... -
Parrott making another petition push
timr@herald-mail.comFor a quick primer on how government-by-petition works out, look to the west. California adopted a form of direct democracy in 1911 and the truly incredible thing is that for the next 67 years, the people used a remarkable degree of restraint. The year...Tags: Justice System, Citizens Initiative and Recall, Tea Party Movement, Labor Legislation, DREAM Act
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Without effective government we get mob rule
Editor: It is a bit disconcerting that the Chair of the Harford County Republican Central Committee has such a poor understanding of the basics of American government. In his recent letter to the editor (1/4/2012), Patrick McGrady, makes the astounding...Tags: Elections, Republican Party, Political Systems, Politics
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Tags: NAACP, Karl Rove, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Elections, Voting
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Toby Moffett looks like he is winning big lobbying for online gambling, but those Egyptian general clients could be a different kind of wager
When you’re a big-time Washington lobbyist like former liberal Connecticut Congressman Toby Moffett, you win some, lose some, and sometimes you just keep taking the money and let others decide how you’re doing.
Moffett, for example, is the...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , Democratic Party, Lobbying, Companies and Corporations, Toby Moffett
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Tags: Government, Occupy Wall Street, Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Medvedev, Barack Obama
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Egyptians raid offices of NGOs, including U.S.-based groups
World NowEgyptian security forces stormed the offices of 17 nongovernmental organizations, including three U.S.-based agencies, as part of crackdown on foreign assistance that has drawn criticism from the West and threatened human rights and pro-democracy... -
Anti-democracy drive continues in Seminole schools
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelBecky Erwin's anti-democracy crusade continues in Seminole County public schools. Erwin, who ran unsuccessfully for the School Board last year, has complained vociferously that innocent 6th graders in county schools are being led to mistakenly believe... -
Vaclav Havel dies at 75; Czech leader of '89 'Velvet Revolution'
Vaclav Havel, the former dissident playwright who led Czechoslovakia's 1989 "Velvet Revolution" against communism and then served as his country's president, died Sunday. He was 75.
Havel, a former chain smoker with chronic respiratory problems, had been...Tags: Government, Revolutions, Culture, Diseases and Illnesses, Sociology
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Jan 8, 2012
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Jan 3, 2012
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Jan 3, 2012
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Dec 18, 2011
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