Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category

Polish cross wars rage four months after crash

WARSAW (Reuters) – Thousands of people protested in Warsaw during the night urging the removal of a cross erected to honor victims of a plane crash that killed President Lech Kaczynski and dozens of national leaders in April. The wooden cross, set up by scouts outside the presidential palace in...
August 10th, 2010 | Politics | Read More

 MPs to be briefed on Information Bill

Next »  1  2 State Security Minister Siyabonga Cwele will come to Parliament on Friday to address MPs on the Protection of Information Bill, which has set the stage for a showdown between government and the media. Cecil Burgess, the chairperson of the ad hoc committee handling the controversial...
August 10th, 2010 | Politics | Read More

Census Response Rate 2010: High Response Saves $1.6 Billion

WASHINGTON — With the 2010 census nearly finished, the government said Tuesday it will save $1.6 billion in the cost of the U.S. population count because of strong public response and no major problems. The cost of the census was originally budgeted at $14.7 billion, with emergency dollars set...
August 10th, 2010 | Politics | Read More

Fingerprint Deportation: Homeland Security Deports 47,000 Immigrants

WASHINGTON — Records show that about 47,000 people have been removed or deported from the U.S. after the Homeland Security Department sifted through 3 million sets of fingerprints taken from bookings at local jails. About one-quarter of those kicked out of the country did not have criminal records,...
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Chávez visits Colombia amid diplomatic spat

Hugo Chávez, Venezuela’s president, is set to visit Juan Manuel Santos, Colombia’s newly-inaugurated president, little more than a fortnight after breaking diplomatic ties with his neighbour Go to Source
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Pentagon’s ‘endless money’ era ends

In what could be the biggest cuts to the bureaucracy since September 11, US defence secretary Robert Gates announces curbs on outside contractors, military intelligence agencies and his own staff Go to Source
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Obama swoops in for fundraising effort

US President Barack Obama will swoop into Austin and Dallas on Monday, bringing his star power to two Democratic committee fundraisers as the party machinery gears up for tough battles in the November mid-term Congressional elections Go to Source
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Power play in the South China Sea

If Beijing stands up to US interference in its backyard, it risks pushing wary neighbours into America’s camp, writes Geoff Dyer Go to Source
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Large Number of Governors’ Races Grips Both Parties

The political parties are obsessing this year more than ever over the nation’s 37 races for governor and a battle over redistricting. Go to Source
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Obama Calls for U.S. to Lead in Graduation

President Obama, at the University of Texas, called for the nation to lead the world in college graduation. Go to Source
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