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Stories tagged with: politics
Three astronauts return safely to Earth
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http://edition.cnn.com/2011/11/21/world/astronauts-return/in...
Three astronauts returned safely to Earth on Tuesday after spending almost six months in space.
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GOP blocks Obama jobs bill; pushes alternative that won’t create jobs
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/post/gop-block...
Republicans in the Senate blocked Obama’s infrastructure and jobs bill today, and apparently are going to get a vote on their own alternative: the REINS act, which would require Congress to vote on all specific major regulations before they are enacted.
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Banning orders’ to curb teenage gangs injunctions
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/8861500...
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Teenagers are to be banned from socialising with suspected fellow gang members under proposals to stop a repeat of the summer riots.
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Syrians set out to draft new constitution
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http://edition.cnn.com/2011/10/31/world/meast/syria-unrest/i...
Syrians going to write history for their country by aiming to write a new constitution for the strife-torn country will meet for the first time on Monday, the state news agency reported Sunday after a weekend of intense violence.
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Ramdev says history will not forgive Manmohan for “political sin”
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http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2084238.ece
With the government toughening its stand against Baba Ramdev,
the yoga guru on Tuesday said he forgave the Prime Minister for the
crackdown on his agitation but history will not forgive him for the
“political sin” he committed.
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Write-in Roundup: 10 Most Outrageous Presidential Candidates
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http://publicpolicydegree.org/write-in-roundup-10-most-outra...
Although many of us can lean towards the Democratic or Republican candidate, they can all have us considering a third party candidate at one time or another. With plenty of insanity on both sides of the aisle, there is no exception for independent and specialty party candidates.
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9 Strangest Third Parties in American History
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http://www.toponlinecolleges.com/blog/2011/9-strangest-third...
The two-party system has been entrenched for so long that the odds of actually getting anywhere with a third party are incredibly slim (in recent memory, only Ross Perot made a legitimate splash, and he had insane amounts of capital to back him up).
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Submitted by sunnyspeaks
13 months, 1 day, 2 hours agoTags: Third Parties, America, politics, history, election 
10 Most Corrupt State Governments
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http://www.criminaljusticedegreesguide.com/features/10-most-...
Charles Caleb Colton said it best: "Corruption is like a ball of snow; once it’s set a rolling, it must increase." It seems that political corruption is influenced by several intrinsic factors that are almost impossible to change. Some states have struggled with the same issues of embezzlement, extortion and bribery for centuries, and have done little to change for the better, which explains why, as Americans, we’re perpetually cynical about our elected officials, despite purporting ourselves to be a moral beacon for the world.
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Submitted by GoldenHeart
13 months, 1 week, 3 days agoTags: corruption, State Governments, politics, political corruptio 
Wael Ghonim - The Man behind Revolution in Egypt
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http://www.breakingnewsonline.net/features/8171-wael-ghonim-...
Wael Ghonim, who hogged limelight during Egypt's political uprising, is believed to be the real person behind the revolution that inspired many national unrests in countries like Yemen, Syria and Libya.Ghonim is an Internet activist and the head of Marketing of Google Middle East and North Africa. History can never forget him who had played a key role to encourage pro-democracy demonstrations in Egypt after his emotional interview to media about his torture by Egyptian police.
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Submitted by GoldenHeart
13 months, 1 week, 6 days, 1 hour agoTags: Wael Ghonim, egypt, politics, revolution, Internet activist 
Anna Hazare ends Fast, gives August 15 Ultimatum
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http://www.breakingnewsonline.net/news/7897-anna-hazare-ends...
Noted social activist Anna Hazare finally ended his fast after over four days (98 hours). The people's power triumphed, as the UPA government bowed to Anna and issued the notification for the setting up a panel for the Lokpal Bill.
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Submitted by steve06
13 months, 3 weeks, 6 days, 5 hours agoTags: Social activist, Anna Hazare, Lokpal Bill, politics, news
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