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USAID develops a bad reputation among some foreign leaders
WASHINGTON — When Bolivian President Evo Morales expelled the U.S. Agency for International Development from his impoverished country last week, he complained that Washington "still has a mentality of domination and submission" in the region. It...
Tags: Egypt, Government, Polls, United Nations, Punishment
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The filibuster kills gun legislation and democracy
President Obama called it a shameful day for the Senate. A survivor of the Tucson shooting that wounded Gabby Giffords shouted from the gallery, "Shame on you." This was the response to the rejection of gun control. I was tempted to write the "voting...Tags: Barack Obama, Elections, Personal Weapon Control, Mitch McConnell, Government
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Giulio Andreotti dies at 94; seven-time Italian prime minister
Giulio Andreotti, the seven-time Italian prime minister who dominated Italian politics after World War II, but was tainted by accusations of Mafia ties, died in Rome on Monday after suffering from respiratory problems. He was 94. A lawmaker who lived...Tags: Elections, Cannes Film Festival, Government, Sicilian Mafia, National Government
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David Graeber looks at the Occupy movement, from the inside
"It's a difficult business," writes David Graeber, "creating a new, alternative civilization." Just open a window or turn on the TV — the same old civilization is rotting all around us. Budget cuts, police shootings, endless and ever-broadening...
Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Book, Democracy, Philosophy, U.S. Congress
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'Arab Spring,' once an inspiration, now a more cautionary tale
Two years ago, the "Arab Spring" that deposed dictators and demagogues was an inspiration to hundreds of millions of repressed souls across the Middle East who yearned for a say in how they were governed. Today, with the Egyptian economy in ruins,...
Tags: Government, Egypt, Arab Spring, National Government, Religious Conflicts
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Beyonce and Jay-Z save communism
The communist regime in Cuba was just about to come tumbling down, ending decades of dictatorship and opening the way for freedom and democracy. But before that could happen, Jay-Z and Beyonce took a trip to the island. So Cuba's despotism can expect to...Tags: Government, Trips and Vacations, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Human Rights, Travel
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Excerpt: 'The Third Coast' by Thomas Dyja
From his stove, Nelson Algren saw a dark shape stumble out of the bar across Wabansia Avenue. It teetered once, then slumped under the Nectar Beer sign, sizzling neon in the bitter February cold. Eight degrees, an army fatigue jacket, and too many shots...
Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Human Interest, Carl Sandburg, Abusive Behavior, Syphilis
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COLUMN: Thatcher's vigorous virtues effective
Washington Post Writers GroupWASHINGTON -- She had the eyes of Caligula and the lips of Marilyn Monroe. So said Francois Mitterrand, the last serious socialist to lead a major European nation, speaking of Margaret Thatcher, who helped bury socialism as a doctrine of governance....Tags: Government, Milton Friedman, United Kingdom, Labour Party (UK), Margaret Thatcher
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The starkly new face of the Netherlands' monarchy
AMSTERDAM — Even by the unconventional standards of the Dutch, their new king is going to be a bit of a novelty. He has a license to fly commercial airliners. He's married to a South American, a lively Argentine who's more popular than he is. He...
Tags: Imperial and Royal Matters, Elections, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Government, Parliament
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French Socialists soften tone on Merkel
Reuters* Socialist text criticised Merkel * Party removes words from the text * Prime minister steps in, stresses Paris-Berlin links By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS, April 27 (Reuters) - France's ruling Socialist party will remove strongly worded criticism of...Tags: Berlin (Germany), Germany, Angela Merkel, Government, European Union
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'Right wing' doesn't equal 'terrorist'
"If history were to repeat itself," warned President Franklin D. Roosevelt in his 1944 State of the Union address, "and we were to return to the so-called normalcy of the 1920s, then it is certain that even though we shall have conquered our enemies on...Tags: Ayn Rand, John F. Kennedy, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Oklahoma City Bombing (1995), Michael Bloomberg
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Playwright drags Chile's conscience into the spotlight
The stage lights rise, and Michelle Bachelet — former political prisoner, torture victim and socialist president of Chile from 2006 to 2010 — braces herself to deliver a dramatic farewell speech. "Pardon me if I offend the fascists," she tells...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Human Rights, Chile, Prisons, Justice and Rights
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