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No Compensation for No Work!
Last Saturday I suggested that members of Congress be punished for their inability to negotiate and compromise by depriving them of compensation. This was when it was unclear whether or not any progress on the debt ceiling was forthcoming, but it...
The Quiet Revolution: Latin America Moving Away From Washington’s Influence
Perhaps the biggest foreign-policy story of the past decade, thoroughly overlooked by the American media after 9/11 and its subsequent monomaniacal focus on terrorism, security and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, is the fact that Latin America has essentially...
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Urges Swift Action By Congress on FAA Bill
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Randy Babbitt called on Congress Thursday to pass a clean extension of the FAA’s authorization in order to avoid airport project construction delays and employee furloughs....
Ghana’s Ruling National Democratic Congress to Establish Party School
The General Secretary of Ghana’s ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Assiedu Nketiah, said on Saturday at the party’s congress in Sunyani (306km south east of Accra) that the party has secured a twenty-acre of land at Oyibi in Accra...
Bancroft Library to Expand Documentation of Japanese Americans’ World War II Experiences
The Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley, has received two grants from the U.S. National Park Service to expand its efforts documenting the World War II era experiences of Japanese Americans.
House Speaker Disputes White House Argument That U.S. Forces are Not Facing Hostilities in Libya
The speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, John Boehner, has disputed a White House argument that U.S. forces are not facing hostilities in Libya.
South Africa to Host 62nd Astronautical Congress
The South African Cabinet has approved that the Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor, and Trade and Industry, Rob Davies, further consult on the hosting of the 62nd International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2011).
Leader of Violent D.C. Drug Gang Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Term
Antwuan Ball, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced to 18 years and nine months in prison for drug-dealing activities that took place when he was the leader of the Congress Park Crew, a violent drug gang that operated in Southeast Washington. Full Story...
