Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Nov 13, 2008	Obama, expectations, realities and ‘those’ Muslims
By MUHAMMED ÇETİN: All around the world people rejoiced when Barack Obama was elected US president. Some perceive his election as a victory against "aggressive and unilateral neocon interests across the world." However, there are exaggerated expectations about the course of action...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Nov 4, 2008	Waiting for an election result
By ANDREW FINKEL: It is a brave or possibly simply vain commentator that is prepared to add even one more word to the zillions already published on today's American presidential election. And it is the better part of valor that stops a morning paper published in İstanbul from...... [view]

Posted By:  corinamurafa Posted On:  Oct 12, 2008	Bruxelles - Economia Romaniei by FIC
In cateva ore plec la Bruxelles, pentru o scurta vizita de trei zile. La invitatia domnului Daniel Daianu , europarlamentar liberal. Suntem mai multi tineri profesionisti care participam la intregul eveniment. Vom vizita Parlamentul European si, cel mai provocator intelectual vorbind, vom...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Oct 3, 2008	The battle of hope and experience
From The Economist print edition: Will America choose the old hero who favours tax cuts for business and the rich and backed George Bush’s wars? Or the young man who promises health care for all, a swift exit from Iraq and more money for the average worker? As America’s financial system...... [view]

Posted By:  laurakenyon Posted On:  Oct 2, 2008	'Dion' and 'Winner' in the same sentence!
Last night a Liberal campaign volunteer came by my house to give me a leaflet about my area's Liberal candidate, it's the first actual canvasing I've seen happen in my neighbourhood so far this election. The only other physical evidence that there is an election going on are all the signs on...... [view]

Posted By:  judym Posted On:  Sep 29, 2008	a seat at the table, a serving of scraps
Four of the country's five major parties have a better percentage of female candidates, compared to 2006. Where does it get interesting? Just how many of those women have a chance of winning a seat. ... [view]

Posted By:  judym Posted On:  Sep 15, 2008	Equal Voice tracks federal election
This election, Equal Voice is tracking the numbers of women nominated by each political party. According to national chair Raylene Lang-Dion, "We are happy to see that all parties have shown improvements in the numbers of women nominated in 2008. However, we are disappointed that the numbers of...... [view]

Posted By:  cydnairobi Posted On:  Sep 12, 2008	Two approaches to rising energy costs (warning: one of them may kill your children)
In the past few days it has become clearer and clearer that out on the campaign trail there are two diametrically-opposed approaches to dealing with rising energy costs and their impact on Canadian families. One of them, expounded by the Conservatives, is this: make it cheaper to consume and...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  May 15, 2008	Bahamas: Politics, Divisions, and Pastors
Politics not closed to pastors: By KARAN MINNIS, Guardian Lifestyles Reporter - Nassau, Bahamas: Is it right for Bishop Neil Ellis to have acted as the spiritual advisor for the Progressive Liberal Party, while Bishop Simeon Hall carried the same role for the Free National Movement? Do...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  May 4, 2008	"For every step forward in press freedom last year, there were two steps back", said Freedom House Executive Director Jennifer Windsor
Bahamas Ranks 37th In World Press Freedom - Report Says Press Freedom Declines: Bahama Journal - A non governmental organization based in the United States has ranked The Bahamas 37th in a worldwide assessment of press freedom, referring to instances where undue pressure might have been...... [view]

Posted By:  yajitha Posted On:  Apr 12, 2008	POWER-SHARING: A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
The constitutional reform debate in Sri Lanka is in a particularly enervated state as we approach the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, with a government in power that displays that bizarre concoction of procrustean infantilism that so characterised the Jayewardene and Premadasa attitudes to...... [view]

Unión Colombiana de Jóvenes Demócratas (UCJD)
Submitted By:   lazaroramirez Website:  http://ucjd.blogspot.com Phone:  +57 3002116589 E-mail:  ucjd.internacional@gmail.com	Vision:   Agenda por Colombia La UCJD como movimiento político considera fundamental tener una propuesta sólida que contribuya al proceso de desarrollo de nuestro país. Esta propuesta se encuentra hoy en proceso de discusión,......   [view]