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Afghanistan, Bosnia, Taiwan and Hong Kong teach Canada lessons on how to build democracy, Queen’s studies show (Popularity:  )
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Thomas Axworthy, Chairman of the Centre for the Study of Democracy (CSD) at Queen’s University, is calling on the Harper Government to review the lessons learned by some of the world’s newest democracies and to create The Democracy Canada Institute to promote democracy abroad. Four Transitions to Democracy studies looking at the progress of democracy in Afghanistan, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Hong Kong and Taiwan, and are being offered up to foreign-policy stakeholders ...
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Statement of the Office of the Trustee of Lehman Brothers Inc. (LBI) (Popularity: )
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James W. Giddens, the Trustee for the Liquidation of Lehman Brothers Inc. (LBI), with assistance of his counsel at Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, today filed his Second Interim Report for the period May 30 to November 11, 2009 with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The Trustee has now administered more than $110 billion in the Securities Investor Protection Act (SIPA) liquidation of ...
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ATFL Chairman Amb. Thomas Nassif Meets with Secretary of State Rice (Popularity: )
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American Task Force for Lebanon (ATFL) Chairman Thomas A. Nassif, a former US ambassador to Morocco, was among a group of nine Arab-American leaders that met with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in Washington. Ambassador Nassif thanked the Secretary for the Administration's rapid response in getting equipment to the Lebanese army, which has been locked in battle with the militant Fatah al-Islam since May 20. He also thanked the Secretary ...
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Gulf Oil Spill Poses Unprecedented Challenge to National Parks - National Park Foundation Launches Disaster Recovery Fund (Popularity: )
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The ongoing Gulf oil spill poses an historic challenge to the national parks in the Gulf region, and beyond. The National Park Foundation, official charity of America's national parks, today launched the National Parks Disaster Recovery Fund. The public outreach and fundraising campaign will support the National Park Service's response to the Gulf oil spill, and will also serve to create lasting capacity to help national parks recover from future ...
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Academy Scientist and Foremost Authority on Delta Bulrush Says 'His' Plant Could Help Ease Oil Spill Crisis (Popularity: )
A revered botanist at the Academy of Natural Sciences who first profiled and then named the delta bulrush says the plant has natural properties that could help reduce the impact of the Gulf oil spill on the Mississippi delta.Dr. Alfred Ernest Schuyler, the Academy's curator emeritus of botany and a prominent botanist in the international science community, is urging all sides involved in the crisis to give this slender sedge ...
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TV Ads Target House Members Who Voted for Obamacare (Popularity: )
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The League of American Voters (USALeague.com) launched a major TV-ad campaign today urging thirteen House members to vote "No" on the Obama-Pelosi plan to take over healthcare.House Democrats who voted with Nancy Pelosi to narrowly pass Obamacare last November, who represent congressional districts whose citizens overwhelming oppose Obamacare, are initial targets of the ads. The League is preparing TV ads to run in an additional seventeen congressional districts."Americans believe in ...
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Sade Set to Release SOLDIER OF LOVE Worldwide on February 8th (Popularity: )
http://www.sadeusa.com
The wait is now over. Epic Records is pleased to announce the release of SOLDIER OF LOVE, the highly anticipated new body of work from SADE. SOLDIER OF LOVE -- which will be released WORLDWIDE on February 8, 2010 -- is Sade's first official studio album since the multi-platinum release of Lovers Rock in 2000.Known for their one of a kind timeless sound, Sade has enjoyed phenomenal success both internationally ...
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Pelosi: 'President Obama's Budget Directly Tackles Our Nation's Most Pressing Challenges' (Popularity: )
Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement on President Obama's budget request for fiscal year 2011, which was released today:"President Obama's budget directly tackles our nation's most pressing challenges - reflecting our dedication to fiscal discipline and our commitment to keep jobs, growth, and opportunity at the top of our agenda."This budget builds on the success of the steps taken in the Recovery Act to create good-paying jobs, spur investment ...
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ECHO MALIBU Teen Drug Treatment Center Honored by Gov. Schwarzenegger, Sen. Feinstein, Mayor Villaraigosa, Other Calilfornia Officials (Popularity: )
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ECHO MALIBU, Teen Drug Treatment Center, was honored in a private ceremony on Monday, September 25, 2006 in a presentation of proclamations, letters of gratitude and certificates of recognition from a wide cross section of California’s elected officials. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Senator Diane Feinstein, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, the Los Angeles City Council, Members of the California Senate and California General ...
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Prologue Magazine Article Reveals Eisenhower's Fears About the Soviets (Popularity: )
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower's frustrations over inadequate intelligence about the Soviet nuclear threat during the 1950s led him to order a major increase in risky spying missions, with the use of overflights and satellite photos, according to a new article.The article, "Ike and His Spies in the Sky," appears in the Winter issue of Prologue, the quarterly publication of the National Archives and Records Administration."It was important to pierce the ...
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