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OPINION: Is 18 years too long to wait to vote?
The Virginian-PilotIf everything goes according to plan, at lunchtime today my church will vote on a new pastor. Every member of every age will fill out a paper ballot with an aye or nay. I've been one for only a dozen years, but I'm told this kind of democracy is the...Tags: Elections, Central Intelligence Agency, Baptist, Washington, DC, Africa
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AFRICA INVESTMENT-Africa's emerging middle class drives growth and democracy
ReutersBy Pascal Fletcher JOHANNESBURG, May 10 (Reuters) - After years of headlines about Africa's poverty, its emerging middle class is now grabbing attention as a driver of growth and democracy and an expanding pool of consumers for market-hungry retailers....Tags: International Organizations, World Bank Group, Africa, Johannesburg (South Africa), Consumers
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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: Russia, Polls, Egypt, UNICEF, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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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: Personal Weapon Control, U.S. Congress, Harry Reid, Barack Obama, Political Systems
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Joel Brinkley: Can Taiwan pull China toward democracy?
American VoicesPresident Ma Ying-jeou sat at the head of large conference table in his presidential office, and inscribed on the wall behind him was the name of his nation: Republic of China. Beside that, in parentheses and smaller letters, was acknowledgment that he...Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Chicago Tribune Columnists, The New York Times, China, Taiwan
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Rich liberal donors throw weight behind Obama agenda
WASHINGTON — An influential network of some of the country's wealthiest liberal political donors is steering resources to an advocacy group backing President Obama's agenda and to organizations working to pass immigration reform, providing a surge...
Tags: George Soros, U.S. Congress, David Koch, Washington, DC, Barack Obama
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OPINION: Democracy or monarchy?
The Anniston StarAs vivid as may be the Tea Party's nightmare of a socialist America installed by a tyrant of doubtful citizenship, Founding Fathers such as Thomas Jefferson had realistic fears that democracy might be twisted into monarchy. Ink had barely dried on the...Tags: George Washington, U.S. Congress, Tea Party Movement, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Republican Party
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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, U.S. Congress, Book, Philosophy, Religion and Belief
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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: Lebanon, Libya, Religious Conflicts, Egypt, National Government
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Reforms inch along in Pakistan
Pakistan is beset by a torrent of maladies. Its government is bankrupt. Its economy is mired in stagflation as the population booms. Terrorists strike all corners of the country. Civil conflict in its largest city, Karachi, has evolved from feuds...
Tags: Political Corruption, Terrorism, Parliament, Nawaz Sharif, Elections
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Election Cross-Endorsements Serve Voters
The Hartford CourantIn the past few years, there has been a disturbing push in a number of states toward limiting the right to vote and raising barriers to participation in democracy. Not in Connecticut. When it comes to ensuring an inclusive and fair democracy that...Tags: Elections, Libertarian Party, Unemployment Benefits, Politics, Political Fundraising
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Interview: Why the world is losing faith in democracy
In the heady days of 1989, nondemocratic regimes fell like dominoes to the peaceful march of activists across Eastern Europe. Even China briefly appeared vulnerable to popular demands for a voice in how the country is ruled -- until the crackdown at ...
Tags: Burma, Political Corruption, Hugo Chavez, China, Political Systems
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