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Moderate AFSPA to Tackle Militancy
Sinlung Nation | December 6th 2009
By JP Rajkhowa The AFSPA is a failure considering the growth of militant outfits in the Northeast ever since it was first imposed on the region. Also, the Act runs counter to democracy Dubbed as one of the most Draconian laws, the Armed Forces (Speci read more
Among people for whom any lie told loudly enough is the same as t…
Brilliant at Breakfast | December 6th 2009 by Jill
It's become part of the wingnut doctrine that it doesn't matter what the truth is, as long as you BELIEVE that something IS or COULD BE true, it's exactly the same as reality.So it's hardly surprising that a "terrorist dry run" that seems to exist on read more
Bolivia Holds Presidential Election
The Daily Tiger | December 6th 2009 by The DailyTiger
Daily Tiger News Vote expected to hand President Evo Morales a second term in office Bolivians vote Sunday in an election expected to hand President Evo Morales a second term in office. A recent poll showed Mr. Morales with a commanding lead over hi read more
FORCE JONATHAN TO RESIGN, INVITE TROUBLE –OPC
NIGERIA BEST FORUM BLOG | December 6th 2009 by Prince
Force Jonathan to resign, invite trouble –OPC By WILLY EYA The Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) has warned against any pressure by a cabal on the Vice President, Goodluck Jonathan, to resign from office. A s read more
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SmashedThumbs | December 6th 2009 by LiisaElder@gmail.com
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Obama Deception Dulls Public Outrage on Poisonous Policies
Hot Political News | December 6th 2009 by Jeremia Trirachmat
I think it’s safe to say that the majority of you readers, and in fact the majority of the planetary population, held high hopes for the new United States President, Barack Obama. He championed change and promised to restore respect to internatio read more
Dec. 6 cartoon
Birds Eye View Newsstand | December 6th 2009 by Robin Casey
Mike Luckovich >> Political cartoons from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution\'s Pulitzer Prize winner. Monthly galleries: December | November | October | September | August | July | June | May | April | March | February | January Special galleri read more
Martial Law in Maguindanao: What shall we do?
New Philippine Revolution | December 5th 2009 by Pat Mangubat
Proclamation 1959 was the third time Martial law was availed of by government as an emergency measure. The first time was when President Jose P. Laurel, the government caretaker, declared martial rule when foreign invaders entered Manila. The Laure read more
Martial Law
The Council | December 5th 2009 by Patrick Basister
MALACAÑANG Manila PROCLAMATION NO. 1959 PROCLAIMING A STATE OF MARTIAL LAW AND SUSPENDING THE PRIVILEGE OF THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS IN THE PROVINCE OF MAGUINDANAO, EXCEPT FOR CERTAIN AREAS WHEREAS, Proclamation No. 1946 was issued on 24 Novem read more
State Sen. Kasim Reed Certified as Mayor-Elect of City of Atlanta…
Black Political Thought | December 5th 2009 by Janet Shan
Kasim Reed has been certified as the mayor-elect of Atlanta, Ga., in a hotly contested mayoral race. The Fulton County Board of Elections has certified last Thursday's vote that chose state Sen. Reed over Mary Norwood as the city's next mayor. Ms. No read more
Duende louco ameaça explodir cabeça de Papai Noel em shopping d…
PlunkPlakZum | December 5th 2009 by Tarcicio Blog
Um homem fantasiado de duende foi preso na noite de quarta-feira (2) acusado de ter ameaçado dinamitar um Papai Noel em um shopping center de Morrow, na região metropolitana de Atlanta, no estado americano da Geórgia. William C. Caldwell III, d read more
Greens are Good
Makeup and Beauty Blog: Makeup Reviews, Beauty Tips and Drug… | December 5th 2009 by Karen
A daily dose of greens are good for the constitution. Clockwise from left: China Glaze Re-Fresh Mint (from the Up and Away collection for spring 2010) Essie Mint Candy Apple (from the Essie Sweet Time of Year collection) Chanel Jade (from the Jade c read more
Team Wilders Versus Pomo Law
Politeia | December 5th 2009 by Cassandra
The paper version of Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reported this morning that Geert Wilders' star lawyer Abraham Moszkowicz has lodged a complaint with the Amsterdam Court of Appeal against their indictment of Wilders for "insulting a group". Come to read more
The EU/Microsoft Browser Ballot Saga Continues
GophaSpeak | December 5th 2009 by Rich Gomez
File under: “I cannot believe this crap is still going on.” In another chapter in the ongoing antitrust-settlement saga between MS and the EU, MS has decided to revise it’s browser ballot system after complaints from Opera, Mozilla read more
Maguindanao under Martial Law
GoT HuB! | December 5th 2009 by Paul Michael Jacob
(Text of martial law declaration as read by Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita at 7 a.m. Saturday morning in Malacanang. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed the proclamation on Friday evening.) Proclamation 1959: Proclaiming a State of Martial L read more
I Really Hated History
Personalized Creations Bangles Beads Bows | December 5th 2009 by Tammy Adams
Blog Prompt: Which class do think was the hardest? Oh my gosh that would be any kind of history class. I hated history all during high school. We had to learn the US Constitution and the Missouri Constitution and make a passing grade before we coul read more
Tigergate: The Crime of the Century?
Edgycater | December 5th 2009 by Edgycater
As I got in my car to head home from work almost every day this week, Sean Hannity was polluting the Sirius Patriot channel with the latest developments in the saga of Tiger Woods' car wreck, non-cooperation with authorities and affair. This story ha read more
YAR’ADUA:DROP SENTIMENTS, LET’S FOLLOW THE LAW
NIGERIA BEST FORUM BLOG | December 5th 2009 by Prince
—CNPP, Akande, Kokori, Adebanjo, others By TAIWO AMODU and DURO ADESEKO More Nigerians continue to lend their voices to the lingering controversy on President Yar’Adua’s ill-health and the seeming vacu read more
Lust for Power
Suman Latik | December 5th 2009 by Elma Sandoval
These days, all talk is about power. Specifically the hunger for it, its drugging effects and the deep-seated desire to cling to it. Blame it on a president, who does not seem to believe she has served her fellowmen well, for a period far longer than read more
George Washington letter sells at record $3.2 mn
Pakistan News | December 5th 2009
A letter written by the first US President, George Washington, has sold at auction for $3.2m. The sale, at Christie’s in New York, was a record for a letter written by Washington. The four-page letter was written in 1787 to the president’ read more
Japan’s Remilitarisation
ExRussian | December 5th 2009 by Devi Daksina Putra
Since the end of the Cold War, pundits have often castigated Japan, the world’s second largest economy and one of Asia’s most dynamic democracies, for its reluctance to play a greater role to help bring stability to the planet’s mos read more
The 7th Amendment Worth $20 Of Anybody's Money
Now Listen Here | December 4th 2009
In English Common Law the right to a trial by jury was well established by the 18 century, but in criminal cases only. Civil trials, over land, property rights, damages etc, were left to Judges and Barristers, who could be a little tyrannical. The read more
Republicans turn on the constitution
Political Book Summaries and Reviews | December 4th 2009 by Chris
(6) We support victory in Iraq and Afghanistan by supporting military-recommended troop surges; I would really like to point out how wrong and constitutionally-bad that is. Our founding fathers very specifically gave us a civilian leadership superior read more
AirTran Flight 297: Man Who Wrote E-mail Not On Plane Say’s Air…
Swine Flu - Pandemic Alert level Raised To 5 | December 4th 2009 by xavier
The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports that it may be a little easier to understand why a man who claimed to have thwarted a potential terrorist attack on a plane has not answered repeated requests to tell his story. He was not on the plane, accord read more
Maguindanao has been put under martial law
FT Chronicle | December 4th 2009 by Alvin Joseph Migrino
MANILA, Philippines –President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has declared martial law in Maguindanao, a senior Malacañang official announced Saturday. The declaration, contained in Proclamation 1959, also suspended the writ of habeas corpus in the provi read more
Morales Seeks Gain in Bolivia Election
Bramastara blog | December 4th 2009 by Bram
By PAULO PRADA Bolivians on Sunday are widely expected to re-elect President Evo Morales, the country's popular and populist leader. The election is being watched closely to determine how much more authority voters are willing to grant the left-leani read more
State of Emergency
The Council | December 4th 2009 by Patrick Basister
MALACAÑANG Manila PROCLAMATION NO. 1946 DECLARING A STATE OF EMERGENCY IN CENTRAL MINDANAO WHEREAS, on November 23, 2009, several persons, including women and members of media were killed in violent incident which took place in Central Mindanao; read more
Martial Law declaration of Mrs. Arroyo an abuse of Executive Powe…
New Philippine Revolution | December 4th 2009 by Pat Mangubat
What are the conditions existing that justifies the declaration of martial rule? Under Section 18 of Article 7 of the 1987 Constitution, it is clearly stated that: "The President shall be the Commander-in-Chief of all armed forces of the Philippines read more
Martial Law declared in Maguindanao...Metro Manila soon to follow…
New Philippine Revolution | December 4th 2009 by Pat Mangubat
Under the 1987 Constitution, martial law can only be declared if there is an existing condition of "insurrection, revolution or coup d'etat". Martial law, as an available power to the State, is exercised only when the security of the state is threate read more
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