Politics

Source: articles.moneycentral.msn.com --- 13 hours ago
Youku and Tudou are giving China's youth plenty of video fare. Will the two be able to steer clear of the state? 2009 07 03 05:00 ...

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I read this story and just wonder when the circus will ever leave Detroit.   Via Freep Detroit --One week after pleading guilty to a five-year felony, Monica Conyers faces more legal woes, after a former staffer filed a lawsuit this week alleging the councilwoman threatened to fire her over handwriting, coffee cups and telephone greetings.   Shanise Robinson's lawsuit alleges she worked for Conyers for a month in January 2008, and the councilwoman did nothing to stop sexual harassment by another employee, Dale Foster, who is a candidate for the City Council.   The Wayne County suit, which seeks unspecified damages, alleges Robinson quit after Conyers threatened to fire her for: Using, or appearing to use, the 'wrong' coffee mug." • Answering the phone using Conyers' title as "council president pro-tem" when Council President Kenneth Cockrel Jr. was overseas. Conyers "concluded that his absence automatically elevated her to the position of council president and that her phone should be answered" with that title, the suit said. • Signing Conyers' signature to a resolution in a "sloppy" manner. A spokeswoman for Conyers, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy to bribery and resigns Monday, couldn't be reached. Foster, who is a defendant in the suit, called Robinson "money hungry."   "She has been harassing Dale Foster," Foster said. "This has been a continuing effort to tarnish my name. She doesn't have a leg to stand on." Foster said he w ...

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Peter Morgan imagined the relationship between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown from their 1983 arrival in Parliament until Blair became Labour Party leader in 1994. Source: Stephen Murray Published: Jul 03, 2009 ...

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GABORONE, Jul 3 (IPS) - As Botswana prepares for general elections in October, gender activists are protesting against the lack of female parliamentary candidates. ...

Source: thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com --- 7 hours ago
A coalition of left-leaning groups sponsors ads to counter Republicans' efforts to target possibly vulnerable Democrats in swing-districts who voted for the legislation in the House. ...

Source: www.japantoday.com --- 19 hours ago
The world's top nuclear watchdog chose Japan's Yukiya Amano as its next head on Thursday; and he touched on the devastation U.S. atom bombs wreaked… ...

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In the latest political podcast, NPR Washington Editor Ron Elving and Political Editor Ken Rudin discuss Al Franken and the myth of the 60-vote Senate majority. ...

Source: www.record-eagle.com --- 1 hour ago
Everyone loves a good-hearted crack on the boss at the office's Christmas party, but for former Washington staffer Elaina Newport the laughs she drew from one party took her away from Politics in the traditional sense. Newport is a co-founder of the popular parody troupe Capitol Steps. ...

Source: www.japantoday.com --- 5 hours ago
Japan urged India to do more as part of global efforts to combat climate change when the foreign ministers from the two Asian powers met… ...

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Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawamura suggested Friday that winning a majority in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election would be considered a political victory for the… ...

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Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told his Japanese counterpart Hirofumi Nakasone when they met last month that China is carefully watching the debate in Japan… ...

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The Financial Services Agency, Japan's financial watchdog, said Friday Katsunori Mikuniya, the head of its supervisory bureau, will succeed FSA Commissioner Takafumi Sato on July… ...

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Haron Amin chose theater to tell people about the complex but often misunderstood history of Afghanistan. "The Crossroads Country," a play he commissioned while he… ...

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The Japan Atomic Energy Commission has decided to postpone revising the basic outline of the country's nuclear policy because a series of problems at nuclear… ...

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The menu at this year's Fourth of July party in Japan went healthy _ in honor of the Obamas. The U.S. Embassy, which plays host… ...

Source: tunedin.blogs.time.com --- 11 hours ago
It's Independence Day weekend, so here's an historically appropriate last poll of the week: The British version of The Office or the American? Which is better and why? Brent or Scott? Tim/Dawn or Jim/Pam? Be ye patriot or Tory? Have fun, shoot off some fireworks, stir up some bitter trans-Atlantic rivalries, and I'll see you next [...] ...

Source: www.npaper-wehaa.com --- 21 hours ago
By SARITA CHOUREY S.C. State Law Enforcement Division director Reggie Lloyd said a review of Sanford’s travel documents revealed no improper spending and no violations of the law. At the request of S.C. ...