22 July, 2010
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Comunicas.- Only 11 percent of the country has confidence in the United States Congress, making it the lowest ranked institution in a new Gallup poll. Among the 1,020 adults surveyed, Congress rates lower than banks, labor, big business and Health Maintenance Organizations. The 11 percent who said they have faith in Congress is down 6 [...]
22 July, 2010
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Comunicas.- Organizations of Panamanian civil society are questioning parliament”s “consultation process” on the anti-labor package known as the “aviation law,” saying that repeal of the law has been excluded. For the third consecutive day, the National Assembly on Thursday was receiving presentations and arguments from different groups regarding the measure also known as Law 30, [...]
20 July, 2010
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Comunicas.- The man who seized the White House by fomenting a mood of irrational expectation is now facing the bitter price exacted by reality. The reality is that there can be no “good” American president. It’s an impossible hand to play. Obama is close to being finished. The nation’s first black president promised change at [...]
20 July, 2010
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Comunicas.- What do neo-Nazis, Arizona politicians, and border patrolling have in common? Answer: They are all involved in one giant love affair. The Associated Press reports that J.T. Ready, a leader of the National Socialist Movement concerned with the “promotion of white separation” and “preservation of European culture and heritage” is now the organizer of [...]
26 July, 2010
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Comunicas.- The Fox News Channel’s handling of the Shirley Sherrod controversy “was absolutely racist,” former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean charged on Sunday. Appearing on “Fox News Sunday,” Dean, who’s also a former Democratic national chairman and hero of liberals, asserted Fox News failed to vet video footage of a speech misleadingly excerpted to make it [...]
26 July, 2010
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Comunicas.- Venezuela is assessing new measures and signs in the dispute with Colombia, in the light of potential US-backed armed aggression from that country. Since the escalation spurred by the Colombian government of this bilateral crisis, the Venezuelan authorities have been on the alert to safeguard the country’s sovereignty and implement a precise strategy against [...]
26 July, 2010
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Comunicas.- The certainty that the People”s Democratic Republic of Korea will defend its sovereignty has caused concern in South East Asia, which remains attentive to US-South Korean naval maneuvers in Japanese waters. Washington and Seoul insisted on holding the joint military drills despite calls urging them to be cautious, and avoid a provocation that could [...]
26 July, 2010
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Comunicas.- The Afghan War Diary an extraordinary secret compendium of over 91,000 reports covering the war in Afghanistan from 2004 to 2010. The reports describe the majority of lethal military actions involving the United States military. They include the number of persons internally stated to be killed, wounded, or detained during each action, together with [...]
26 July, 2010
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Comunicas.- When I was 19 and full of socialist fervor, I went to the Soviet Union to see the workers’ paradise. I spent most of the year on bread lines. And flour lines. And butter lines. My disillusionment was total. The Russian army was withdrawing from a ruinous war in Afghanistan. The economy was nearing [...]
22 July, 2010
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Comunicas.- Ever since Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed SB 1070 into law, everyone and their mother has weighed in to opine on the merits of Arizona’s battle against undocumented immigrants. Well, now it’s my turn. Because I’ve actually read the law. And trust me, it’s a dumb one. Let me walk you through why. There’s [...]
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