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Ed plan shuffles political deck
President Barack Obama’s brewing fight with teachers unions over his plans to overhaul education legislation could end up being a political trifecta for liberal Democrats, Republicans and a president eager to demonstrate he can work across party lines.
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Hollywood’s Political Fictions
“Green Zone,” like most political films, misses the ironies of American history. And Hollywood’s inability to handle political complexity adds to our polarization.
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Local tribes political spending ranks high
All the many millions that Inland tribes spent during the recent campaign over casino-expansion deals didn't just win an election. It also helped put the tribes into the upper echelons of California political spending, surpassing traditional powerhouses such as energy companies, business groups and big tobacco, according to a new study.
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DAP’s challenge another political gimmick: PBS
KOTA KINABALU: The challenge by the DAP for Kadamaian assemblyman Herbert Timbon Lagadan to confirm with PBS president Datuk Seri Panglima Joseph Pairin Kitingan whether the Kadazandusuns (KDM) have a chance to hold the post of chief minister again is a political gimmick aimed at creating inter-ethnic discord for selfish ends, said PBS information chief Datuk Johnny Mositun.
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Immigrants key to next election: political experts
All three of the major national parties are developing aggressive strategies to reach foreign-born Canadians, in the belief that immigrant voters hold the key to power in the next election, political experts say.
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Dafinone: Corruption, Greed Responsible for Political Stalemate
Renowned Chartered Accountant and Senator of the Second Republic, Chief David Dafinone, has attributed the current political stalemate in Nigeria to endemic corruption, greed and hatred, which he said have become a culture among the country’s economic and political leaders.
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Growing immigrant population means cross-the-board political scrap for votes
OTTAWA - Projections that visible minorities will soon dominate Canada's cities are no surprise to political operators in Ottawa.
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Political reform on track
With its economy growing at 8.7 percent last year amid the global economic downturn and slated to become the second largest in the world this year, China has been constantly confronted with a question from the foreign media: How is its political system being structured?
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Beckham is likely out of World Cup
David Beckham will like likely miss the World Cup after tearing his Achilles tendon.
AP source: Beckham to miss World Cup
David Beckham will miss the World Cup and most if not all the Los Angeles Galaxy season after tearing his left Achilles' tendon Sunday while playing for AC Milan.
NKoreans helping to spruce up World Cup stadiums
North Korean laborers are working on football stadiums across South Africa, including the venue where their national team will play Ivory Coast in June in its first World Cup appearance since 1966. Some 1,000 construction workers from reclusive North Korea, which maintains strict control on its citizens' travels, have been sent to help renovate stadiums across South Africa, the Seoul-based...
AP: Beckham out of World Cup after tearing Achilles' tendon
David Beckham's dream of becoming the first English player to appear in four World Cups looks to be over after he tore his left Achilles' tendon in AC Milan's 1-0 win over Chievo. The former England captain injured himself in the closing minutes of the match Sunday.
AP source: Beckham to miss World Cup
David Beckham will miss the World Cup and most if not all the Los Angeles Galaxy season after tearing his left Achilles' tendon Sunday while playing for AC Milan. His international career for England is all but over. It remains to be seen how much he'll have left for the Galaxy and Major League Soccer.
Oregon's Eaton breaks heptathlon world mark
Oregon senior Ashton Eaton broke Dan O'Brien's heptathlon world record at the NCAA indoor track and field championships.
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