While I’m going to have to agree with Ruffini that Governor David Paterson’s proposal to start taxing things like Ipod songs and movie tickets is really pretty stupid - for a number of political and economic reasons but mostly that you don’t go raising the prices on the little things people like to splurge on [...]
Disgraced former president Joseph Estrada has announced the possibility that he may run for the office of president again come the 2010 elections.
“If the opposition will not unite, that will be my last option—I might run,” said the man who was president of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001 when he was deposed in a [...]
A Catholic Priest in Modesto California has urged his parishioners who voted for Obama to take confession – a Catholic sacrament of admission of sin. The priest did note that those who knew Obama was pro-abortion and still voted for him were in need of this sacrament. The Bishop in control of that particular parish cried foul – stating parishioners were under no such obligation. This most lik
Clients say they will not take out motor vehicle physical damage insurance policies if insurers join forces to raise the insurance premiums for vehicles.
16 insurers shaking hands to raise insurance premiums
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Domestic insurance companies have signed an agreement on raising the standard motor vehicle physical damage insurance premium, under which, the insurance premium
It has been revealed that the IVA Council has settled its High Court argument with Clear Debt Limited by giving an apology to the company and agreeing, along with connected companies and individuals, to pay GBP250,000 in damages and costs.It has been reported that clear debt wins GBP250,000 in damages and costs case against the IVA council, by sending a apology letter to the company. IVA considere
The Issue: The passage of California’s Proposition 8, a ban on gay marriage in the state, has led to many significant responses from the pro-gay community. The newest national event, called “Day Without A Gay” is a boycott scheduled for Wednesday December 10.
The event is being organized by the website, daywithoutagay.org. The event is [...]
A Catholic Priest (AP) in South Carolina is refusing communion to those who voted for Barrack Obama because “the Democratic president-elect supports abortion, and supporting him "constitutes material cooperation with intrinsic evil." This should come as no surprise to those in the press, or the general public for that matter. The Church has intensified its remarks on abortion in this past gener
In the aftermath of Barack Obama’s election victory, some conservatives, especially those who defected during the campaign, are calling on all conservatives to join The One’s government as part of a loyal opposition. As Andrew C. McCarthy put it at NRO, we should offer a hand when he reaches out to us and support him when we think [...]
Assuming of course they aren't sent to a reeducation camp.It's tough to guess what will happen but since I have a keyboard and internet connection I'll take a shot.Out of this come the seeds of a strong republican comeback in 2 years. Now that the left wing of the democratic party has firm control over the White House and Congress I suspect it won't take long before a large portion of middle Ameri
In the universe of bodybuilding competition of dieting, there are two huge players. The former is Clenbuterol, an adrenergic agonist that arouses the central nervous system in loosing weight. The next one, ECA, is a pile of aspirin, caffeine, and ephedrine, which function mutually to generate a synergistic thermogenic outcome in [...]
Are you unemployed or looking for a new job? Do you realise it can take a minimum of 6 weeks to book a sign language interpreter or palantypist? Factor that into your job hunt … you won’t get very far.
We all know that being deaf means life is not as easy as it should [...]
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Old Bethpage, NY - Several cities, including 61 Nebraska cities, are voting on fluoridation this year. They should reject it because science tells us adding fluoride chemicals into tap water to reduce tooth decay is ineffective, harmful and a waste of money.
Over 1300 additional professionals signed onto the Fluoride Action Network’s (FAN) statement calling [...]
The problem with Conservatives is not that we have been too inflexible and intolerent. The problem with Conservatives is that we haven't been nearly inflexible and intolerent enough.In the sense that anyone agrees with Liberals, that person will be wrong. Conservatives are not always right but liberals are always wrong. Not some of the time, not half of the time, not most of the time. Liberals are
Nach Bekanntwerden des großangelegten Datendiebstahls bei der Telekom-Tochter T-Mobile fordert die Opposition rechtliche Konsequenzen: Die umstrittene Vorratsdatenspeicherung müsse sofort zurückgenommen werden, erklärte der Grünen-Parlamentsgeschäftsführer Volker Beck in Berlin. Die Daten der Bürger seien bei der Deutschen Telekom nicht sicher. “Wo Datenberge entstehen, gibt es neben
Last week the Association of public Advertisers sent a letter on behalf of its 400 element companies to the US integrity Department (DOJ) asking the government to impede the pending Google-Yahoo explore advertising deal. Then there were gossip that the DOJ had hired attorney grimy Litvack, its chief defiantbelief attorney under earlier US leader Jimmy mover, as a consultant on the problem.
The last twenty four hours have seen a dramatic movement in the policies of the British conservative party, currently in the middle of its annual conference. Witnessing the dramatic collapse of the bailout plan in Washington, the party has abandoned its formerly critical position toward the government and ostentatiously adopted the role of loyal opposition. This is all the more surprising because
Former opposition MP JB Jeyaretnam dies of heart failure
This man used to play chess with my Dad in our old Holland Village home. He was a gentleman…softspoken, and ran his legal firm in Colombo Court (now known as The Aldelphi which is opposite Funan Centre). :( (I am still amazed at how he [...]
It’s interesting to note that Radwanski was turfed from office before he was able to finalize and release the Privacy Commissioner’s annual report to Parliament for 2001-2002, the recommendations of which were swept under the carpet. It includes the following warning to Canadians, among many specific warnings regarding intrusive surveillance (including biometric ID checks, public [...]
Senator John McCain is scrambling to recast himself as a champion of regulation to end “reckless conduct, corruption and unbridled greed” on Wall Street.
KUALA LUMPUR: Former deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was sworn in in the Dewan Rakyat as the new Permatang Pauh member of Parliament (MP) after 10 years' absence in active politics.Accompanied by his fellow colleagues in the opposition, he walked into the august House at 9.55am.Anwar took the oath as MP for Permatang Pauh at 10.03am before Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia and s
According to the EEOC, protected activity includes opposition to a practice that is believed to be unlawful discrimination. Opposition can be shown simply by informing an employer that you believe that he/she is engaging in prohibited discrimination.Opposition is protected from retaliation as long as it is based on a reasonable, good-faith belief that the complained of practice violates anti-discr
To win back his seat, David Davis needed only to defeat a smokers' rights advocate and a man claiming to be the true Pope.Faith in the City
What is more interesting – tackling ingrained poverty or securing our beautiful liberties? Both get me warmed up, and likewise Britain’s bloggers seemed pretty turned on by both Haltemprice and Glasgow. Turning his attention to the by-election in Glasgow
ABC Radio Australia East Timor's Oppositiion Fretilin Party has called on the Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao to explain why a lucrative contract has gone to a member of his party the CNRT. The contract for the importation of rice has been doubled to 16,000 tons to provide improved food security in the country. Read more...Palacio do Governo, DiliEast Timor Legal News - More than just the news!
Recently, each state in Southeast Asia had its fair share of troubling issues in local politics. Singapore wasn't spared too, even though on the surface, the political field still remains peaceful compared to our neighbours.A few weeks ago, I chanced upon Workers' Party member Yaw Shin Leong's blog and saw his post expressing his remorse for voting for the PAP candidate at the place he resides. He
I first came across this video when Steve Hanson posted it on Uppity Wisconsin. This video was authorized by the Progressive Patriots Fund--an organization, Chaired by Senator Feingold, that is "dedicated to promoting a progressive reform agenda and supporting candidates across the country."I am very happy to call Russ Feingold my Senator, and I hope he will keep up the fight on FISA. Please tak
All levels of awareness have challenges and obstacles. The uninitiated have the problem of not being aware enough to overcome these. Even enlightened beings are presented with challenges, although they are higher level challenges. And they are burdened with the challenges presented by the unenlightened.
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President Bush’s announcement of plans to remove North Korea from the terrorism list is the result of long negotiations that illustrate that the process is complicated and it is turning controversial. Talks with North Korea about removal from the terrorism list have been going on for at least eight years. North Korean officials have been seeking removal as part of the price for being more fo
"They exchanged the truth of God for a lie and revered and worshiped the creature rather than the creator, who is blessed forever. Amen. Therefore, God handed them over to degrading passions. Their females exchanged natural relations for unnatural, and the males likewise gave up natural relations with females and burned with lust for one another. Males did shameful things with males and thus recei
The environmentalists are whining about McCain’s stance on dropping the ban on offshore drilling to ease oil prices and our dependency on foreign oil. As is typical with these people, you’re either pro-drilling or pro-environment with nothing in between. WIth today’s technology, I bet we can drill with minimal environmental impact, but the green crowd [...]
Nothing suggests a good week to come like the Catholic Church calling out "godless" Hollywood — or, more specifically, rebuking Tom Hanks and the rest of the fork-tongued heathens who had requested access to shoot parts of Angels and Demons in a few of Rome's celebrated cathedrals. The Vatican apparently has yet to get over the whole Jesus-was-married thing from The Da Vinci Code, and the pa
The opposition to Pervez Musharraf is taking a worrisome turn — one that Musharraf’s supporters inside and outside of Pakistan should take heed of. Those who would like to see Musharraf’s ouster have been frustrated by the prevention of him being conventionally removed. Rather than simply calling for his resignation or impeachment, some have upped the antie, calling for Musharraf to be pun
Ça y est, les conservateurs ont fait adopter leur projet de loi “C-10″ qui leur donne le droit de couper le budget (terme poli pour CENSURER) de tous les films qui ne cadrent pas avec les bonnes vieilles “valeurs” de l’ouest canadien. Cet acte anti-démocratique flagrant s’inscrit dans une longue liste d’abus de pouvoir et de reculs [...]
Das Oberste Gericht ordnete hat knapp drei Wochen vor der Stichwahl um die Präsidentschaft in Simbabwe am Sonntag die Freilassung eines Oppositi9 Vote(s)
The Massachusetts Democrat Party will hold their primary this Sunday in Lowell, MA and although John Kerry is expected to win his party’s nomination, it is not without some opposition. A percentage...
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Broadly based political support for using monetary policy for the medium term control of inflation despite short term pains (Goodhart, 1994) makes an independent central bank able to reach this goal. All agents who prefer low inflation will support the idea of an independent central bank.
According to Posen (1993) opposition to inflation is due [...]
There were some pretty strong opinions on my prior post regarding the proposed carbon tax in Canada. It was great to hear from both sides of the argument.
If you’re interested in more information about the carbon tax poll - and why it might not be a great idea - check out this post from [...]
Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the Movement for Democratic Change(MDC) has decided not to return to Zmbabwe to contest the run-off election against President Mugabe due to reports of an assasssinatin plot against his life. His spokesperson, George Sibotshiwe, said’ “We have received information from a credible source concerning a planned assassination attempt.” On Friday, US [...]
Devlet Bahceli, leader of the opposition Nationalist Movement Party(MHP), claimed the ruling Justice and Developmnt Party(AKP) led by Prime Minister Erdogan, is using the attempt by the prosecutor’s office to close it down as a strategy of placing itself as a victim rather than confronting real issues that have occurred during its administration of the [...]
Rbert Mugabe lost an election six weeks ago and still refuses to accept the decision of his own people. Instead, he has unleashed the thugs of war to beat, brutalize and kill those who dared to vote for his opponent. The number of post-election deaths has now risen to at least 32 as Mugabe men [...]
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Fox has a lot more information at their disposal. They had a television crew at the Somerset County Courthouse yesterday where Colonel Harry Beam laid out a precise and devastating exposé of Islamic and terrorist memorializing design features, and they were sent extensive fact checking materials.
LONDON: Britain's main opposition party made strong gains in local elections in England and Wales as results were tallied Friday, piling pressure on Prime Minister Gordon Brown's struggling Labour Party government which faces a national election within two years.The British Broadcasting Corp. projected that the resurgent Conservative Party would take 44 percent of the vote, putting it 20 points ahead of Labour. Brown's party was running neck-and-neck with the Liberal Democrats, the country's third-largest party.Partial results on Friday from 99 local councils showed the Conservatives gaining 144 seats while Labour lost 145. The Liberal Democrats gained 10."I think these results are not just a vote against Gordon Brown and his government," Conservative leader David Cameron said Friday. "I t
Congressman Jim Ramstad (R-MN) gave a House speech this month, supporting Mr. Burnett’s opposition to the crescent design. The speech is entered in the Congressional Record here, along with supporting statements from Tom Burnett Sr. (father of murdered Flight 93 hero Tom Burnett Jr.).
That makes two Congressmen now who have come out publicly against [...]
Congressman Jim Ramstad (R-MN) gave a House speech this month, supporting Mr. Burnett's opposition to the crescent design. The speech is entered in the Congressional Record here, along with supporting statements from Tom Burnett Sr. (father of murdered Flight 93...
The Soouth African government finally decded to exert pressure on President Mugabe by urging the immediate release of election results. President Mibeki of South Afrca has come under severe criticism throughout the world for his failure to demonstrate a commitment to democracy. Themba Maseko, a spokesman for South Africa, said: “When elections are held [...]
AP, ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (April 16 2008): Another opposition party announced Wednesday it will boycott Ethiopia's second round of local elections because of rigging and intimidation, further damaging the democratic credentials of the key U.S. ally.Bulcha Demeksa, head of the Oromo Federalist Democratic Movement, said observers were banned from polling stations, voters threatened by ruling party officials and canvas ballot bags stuffed with ballots during the first round of elections April 13.Those problems led the party, which claims to represent Ethiopia's largest ethnic group, to withdraw from the second round of elections April 20.Merga Bekana, chairman of the national election board, dismissed the allegations of rigging and said he was unaware of the boycott until journalists informed
By Peter Heinlein VOA News, Addis Ababa (April 14, 2008) - The biggest opposition party that participated in Ethiopia's nationwide elections Sunday is planning to boycott the second part of the voting, charging the first half was rigged. Another, larger opposition group had pulled out even before the first vote. VOA's Peter Heinlein in Addis Ababa reports the withdrawal of the two largest opposition factions would clear the way for Ethiopia's ruling party to take control of local councils nationwide, and to increase its majority in parliament.The leadership of the Oromo Federalist Democratic Movement voted Monday to join a boycott when Ethiopia votes in critical municipal elections next Sunday.The OFDM had been the largest opposition party participating last Sunday, as Ethiopians voted fo
ADDIS ABABA (AFP, April 12) — Ethiopia on Sunday holds elections for the first time since deadly 2005 poll violence, but accusations of fresh repression against the opposition make the results a foregone conclusion.About 3.7 million candidates are competing for almost as many local and federal council seats and the opposition was only able to field a few thousand contestants. About 30 million people are eligible to vote.On Thursday, one of the main opposition movements in the Horn of Africa nation, the United Ethiopian Democratic Forces (UEDF), announced it was pulling out of the race."We have decided to call off our participation from the elections as the situation is out of hand and dangerous," party chairman Beyene Petros told AFP."We attempted to field candidates in several constitue
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Opposition officials accused Zimbabwe’s ruling party Tuesday of orchestrating a campaign of violence in remote rural areas in an effort to intimidate opponents of President Robert Mugabe ahead of a likely runoff election.
The accusations came amid growing reports that ruling party thugs were escalating their invasions of white-owned farms and driving [...]
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s opposition party suspended talks with the government Tuesday and hundreds of angry young opposition backers set fires to protest delays in reaching a power-sharing deal.
But after a series of demands by the opposition, and replies by the government, it appeared late Tuesday that the talks might soon resume.
President Mwai Kibaki [...]
Main oppsition leader Deniz Baykal urged Prime Minister Erdogan to admit his party’s mistke in attempting to impose Islamic law on the secular nation of Turkey. He insisted the move to have Turkey’s hgh court close down the Justice and Development Party on grounds it violates the nation’s law by seeking to end the secular [...]
Zimbabwe’s opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) Wednesday claimed victory and rejected the need for a second round of voting in the tense presidential contest between MDC leader Morgan Tsvangirai and long-time President Robert Mugabe.
The Southern Poverty Law Center has included Mass Resistance in its list of hate groups because of the organization's opposition to homosexuality, an opposition which is rooted in both Divine Revelation and Natural Law. This is ridiculous on so many different levels. What is particularly ironic, however, is that Mass Resistance doesn't even meet the SPLC's definition of a hate group: "All hate groups have beliefs or practices that attack or malign an entire class of people, typically for their immutable characteristics." (Source: ).And what is the definition of "immutable"? The word itself comes from the Latin: in - not and mutabilis - mutable. The American Heritage Dictionary provides us with an excellent definition: "Not subject or susceptible to change." But can one honestly suggest tha
Zimbabwe’s opposition party claimed an overwhelming victory against President Robert Mugabe in yesterday’s presidential election. The Movement for Democratic Change(MDC) says its candidate Morgan Tsvangaini had “massacred” the ruling Zanu-PF party. The MDC defied a government ban on pre-empting the official anouncement of election results by releasing its own figures. Tendai Biti, secretary general of [...]
I have been hearing news (more like rumors) that some elected Opposition MPs and ADUN’s have problems in declaring their assets as instructed by Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to all elected nationwide MPs and ADUNs.Why? What’s up with their hesitations?Hello… Transparency is for everybody and Barisan Nasional is not the only party that has to be transparent to the common people. It would be quite silly isn’t it if those who urged Barisan Nasional to show transparency failed to do the same thing when they have been put in power. :-)Hudhaifah, may Allah be pleased with him, reported:Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) narrated to us two Hadiths. I have seen one (crystallized into reality), and I am waiting for the other. He told us: Trust and honesty settled in the innermost (root) of
Zimbabwe plice arrested opposition officials and a pilot who were delivering election materials for Saturday’s general election. Jameson Timba, wh is standing for parliament was seized by police as he accepted campaign materials. Earlier this month, the head of the Zimbabwe police vowed: “Western puppets would never rule.” He also made clear the police would [...]
Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of the Movement for Democratic Change(MDC) in Zimbabwe, drew a crowd estimated to be at least 30,000 compared to the 3,000 attending a rally for President Mugabe. Tsvangirai told the crowd that President Mugabe will “enage in every tirck in the book” to rig the polls. Western observers are barred from suprervising [...]
I do agree with BERSIH. My gut feeling even told me that our political opposition parties would have wiped out Barisan Nasional in the recent 2008 General Election if the election itself is conducted fairly and cleanly.Press Release: 17 March 2008The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (BERSIH) wishes to point out that the opposition parties might have won the elections outright if it was in fact clean, free, fair and transparent.BERSIH stresses that the Opposition’s impressive gains were the result of a number of factors, and in spite of the numerous incidences of fraudulent practices, irregularities and misconduct — not because of the absence of dirty tactics.The BN won many seats with wafer-thin margins, very likely aided by fraudulent means. The margin was smaller than 20% of th
Now that all three of our political opposition parties have agreed to recognize Datin Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail as Opposition Leader, it is only right for mainstream media and fellow bloggers to stop referring Mr. Lim Kit Siang as Opposition Leader.It is interesting to take note here that Datin Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail’s new recognition is just temporary since PAS, PKR and DAP seems to have made a pact to let Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim lead the Opposition after he had won a seat in Parliament.Courtesy of tvPAS Dot ComBy the way, I never did like the sound of Mr. Lim Kit Siang as Opposition Leader in the past. Events that had transpired recently had proven that Mr. Lim Kit Siang can never be a true leader for all Malaysians regardless of religion, race and color. It would be more appro
Despite strong opposition, the Indonesian government insisted yesterday it would go ahead with its plans to build four nuclear power plants in the country, a state-run media report said.State Research and Technology Minister Kusmayanto Kadiman said the plants were part of the country’s long-term development plans and were needed to fulfil its energy demand, according to the state-run Antara news agency.“If one nuclear power plant can produce 1,200MW of electricity, we need four plants by 2025 to met our power demand,” Kadiman was quoted as saying.Indonesia plans to build the first nuclear power plant at the foot of the dormant Mount Muria volcano in earthquake-prone Central Java, about 450km east of Jakarta.Java accounts for more than 60% of the 225mn people who inhabit the 17,000 is
In the world of Vladmir Putin, there is Vladmir Putin and his correct view on just about every issue in the world. The Russian president has rarely entertained ideas from opposition leaders, let alone even giving them an equal opportunity to win an election. As he prepares to abandon the post of president and switch [...]
PAS and Parti Keadilan Rakyat will form the new Kedah state government. State Pas comissioner Azizan Abdul Razak will meet the Kedah Sultan later today to convey their intention of forming the state government.You can get the details in Malaysiakini web or NST and The Star News online.Azizan said both parties would now discuss the candidates for menteri besar.They will also decide the power sharing structure of the new state government."At the moment, DAP is now part of the PKR-Pas alignment in Kedah. We leave it to their leaders to decide if they should join us," he said at a press conference at Pas headquarters at Kota Sarang Semut. On the new state government's relationship with the federal government, Azizan said "Kelantan has survived on its own."Barisan routed as
European Union and American observers are being excluded from examining the validity of the March 29th election in Zimbabwe. Apparently, those nations do not yet grasp the meaning of an election held under the rule of Robert Mugabe. Zimbabwean Foreign Minister Simbarashe Mumbengegwi informed the world, “Clearly those who believe that the only free and [...]
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A couple of days ago I referred to Yoel Marcus endorsing Ehud Olmert to stay in power regardless of the final report of the Winograd Committee. I didn't comment on it much further, and in the meantime Haaretz has published a response by Emmanuel Sivan, concluding that Olmert is obliged to resign (Hebrew). Most of his arguments are regarding Olmert's performance as Prime-Minister in various aspect,s including the Peace Process, Annapolis, the Gaza strip and the education crisis. His arguments concerning Olmert's functioning during the Lebanon war of 2006 are mainly the ground offensive of the last few days of the war, and even more so the decision to continue the war after the first week, when "three independent reports, solicited by his bureau and the office of the defense minister… reached a similar conclusion: all that was possible to achieve by military means against Hezbollah had already been metâ€. This is Olmert's great fault according to Sivan. When deciding
While Petrodollars Propaganda showers networks in the Middle East, Europe and North America to weaken democracies' resolve to confront the Iranian and Syrian regimes and as "lobbies" in the West accelerate the campaign to break the isolation of Damascus and Tehran, these two regimes turned against their opposition in several attempts to crush them as long as the "window of opportunity is open" according to insiders. The Khamenei and Assad regimes, witnessing the Baker-Hamilton report causing confusion...(read more)
Hon. Stephane Dion: "We are not in Afghanistan in retribution for 9/11. Never! Canada is not that kind of a country.â€by Wayne PranteDecember 7th, 2007Edmonton, Alberta - Prior to the attacks in New York and Washington, DC on September 11th, 2001, Canada was widely known and respected as a UN Peacekeeping force in conflicts around the world.Shortly after the 9/11 attacks, NATO invoked, for the first time in history (at US request) Article 5 of the NATO Charter, claiming an attack by a foreign nation. President George W. Bush declared some days later, during an internationally televised speech, and in a direct challenge to other nations "you are either with us or you are with the terrorists". Canada, under Liberal Jean Chretien, like other NATO allies, quickly announced that it would participate in Bush's global "War on Terror" and sent troops to Afghanistan. Popular support for that decision was very high.Canada has changed federal governments since the war began, with the Conserva
On December 4, President Bush met in the White House with a few pro-democracy members of the Syrian opposition, including US-based Ammar Abdelhamid and former Syrian parliamentarian Mamoun Homsi, who currently lives outside of Syria. Homsi who signed the Damascus Declaration, was imprisoned in 2002 and sentenced to five years for his criticism of the Syrian mukhabarat and the perpetual "state of emergency" laws that govern Syria. Few details of the meeting have emerged. Homsi and Abdelhamid are said...(read more)
An opposition politician running in Russian parliamentary elections was shot and seriously wounded on Wednesday as he entered his house in the southern Russian region of Dagestan, Russian media reported.
Farid Babayev, who will lead the regional list for the liberal anti-Kremlin Yabloko party was in a serious condition in hospital, RIA novosti news agency reported after an unidentified gunman fired on him in the regional capital Makhachkala.
“The incident occurred at about 10 p.m., not far from his home. Farid Babayev is now in hospital in a serious condition,” said his party colleague and fellow electoral candidate, Ruslan Salahbekov, was quoted as saying by Interfax news agency.
I’m sure it was a total coincidence that he was shot. Don’t be surprised if his condition takes a turn for the worse while he’s in the hospital and he doesn’t make it.
-Chris Jones
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Glenn Beck in action.Complaints and demands for a retraction and an apology are flooding CNN today after Neo-Con host Glenn Beck and ex-Marxist David Horowitz smeared Ron Paul supporters, libertarians and the anti-war left as terrorist sympathizers and inferred that the U.S. military should be used to silence them, parroting a talking point that traces back to a September 2006 White House directive.This is part of an ongoing propaganda assault which has also been mimicked by other anti-American Neo-Con talking heads like Bill O'Reilly and Rush Limbaugh.Beck opened up his show segment by inferring that the U.S. military should be used to silence domestic dissent against the war, claiming that those he would later identify as Ron Paul supporters, libertarians and the anti-war left and link with terrorists, were a "physical threat.""When you enlist in the U.S. military, you have take an oath that says you're gonna support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enem
Opposition to the war in Iraq has reached an all-time high, according to the CNN/Opinion Research Corporation Poll released Thursday morning. Support for the war in Iraq has dropped to 31 percent and the 68 percent who oppose the war is a new record.read more | digg story
In case you all missed it. Rush Limbaugh sold Harry Reid’s letter to Clear Channel requesting that Rush be censured for $2.1 Million on eBay. Rush then kept his word and matched the offer, making the total $4.2 Million. All the proceeds will go to the Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation, a group that gives scholarship money to the children of service members either killed in war or in the course of public duty. Rush is on the board of directors of this great organization.Amazingly, Media Matters is still running with the fake “Phony Soldiers” story. These people clearly do not know when they have lost a battle. Rush took the Democratic Party nonsense in Congress and smashed them over the head with an anvil. It was simply brilliant.Now the only question is whether any of the Senators who signed the disgraceful letter to Rush Limbaugh, will match the donation as Rush requested. Let us see how patriotic they really are.Notably, Hillary Clinton was one of the people who s
Hardbeatnews, GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Fri. Oct. 12, 2007: Guyana’s main opposition party, The Peoples National Congress Reform, is calling for “transparency” following reports that the Guyana government plans to sell land to Barbadian citizens for US$5 per acre.
The opposition Union of Right Forces is opposing President Putin’s attempts to reduce free enterprise in the Russian economy. The Union is offering candidates in the upcoming State Duma elections who champion the idea of free enterprise and individual initiative. They believe reforms begun by Yeltsin in the 1990s to open the Russian economy to market forces are being undone by Putin’s conservative quasi-authoritarian tendencies which increasingly place the government as a force in the national economy. The Union of Right Forces seeks a Russia which follows free market ideas, has a volunteer army, and a more open and liberal approach to foreign policy.
There is scant doubt Putin has complete control over the upcoming election and his candidates will win in a vast majority of races. The tragedy for the Russian people is to have an improving economy and a backward leader who seeks returning to the good old days of authoritarian rule.
Japanese law forbids any assistance to America’s war in Iraq which lacks a United Nations resolution. The Japanese Self Defense Force is restricted to providing aid to forces fighting in and around Afghanistan where the UN voted for military operations. A japanese group, Peace Depot, obtained American military documents which indicate ships belonging to the Japanese Self Defense Force in the Indian Ocean provided fuel to the Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier which was carrying out bombing missions in Iraq. According to a spokesperson for the group, “This fueling activity clearly violated the(Japanese) antiterrorism law.Z”
Japan’s opposition party gained control of the Upper House of the Diet several months ago and is adamantly against Japanese participation in Iraq. This incident will most probably allow the opposition to end any further aid to the Iraq war which apparently some in the current Japanese government which to provide.
When I first heard of plans to move the Chicago Children's Museum to Grant Park I was firmly opposed to the idea. I had visions of green space being torn up and replaced by a monstrosity overrun by wide-eyed, sticky-fingered kids. But mostly my opposition stemmed from my jealousy of even more park development for affluent areas of Chicago. Back in March I posted an entry on this gardening blog, titled "Dear Mayor Daley," where I complained about the disparity of park development in undeserved neighborhoods. Today I'm still not pleased with situation we have in many of our neighborhoods that aren't near the lake but I'm no longer in opposition of the Chicago Children's Museum desire to move to Grant Park.This week Mayor Daley flat-out accused the opposition of the move of being racists and anti-children. 42nd ward Alderman Brendan Reilley appeared on Chicago Tonight last night to explain that his opposition wasn't fueled by racism or a dislike of kids. He explained that his opposi
Really, folks!I could not help but felt embarrassed when I read a report published in MalaysiaKini yesterday that our opposition political parties DAP and PKR are having some disagreements over seat distributions for the upcoming general election. :-(What the heck, man!The battle has yet begun and you folks are all ready at each others’ throats!Those folks over at Barisan Nasional would be grinning from ear to ear when they hear this. We all know that they are greedy for power, are you guys just as greedy too?I know that our opposition political parties badly wanted to win more seats in the upcoming general election but please do not make it so damn conspicuous. You guys had gone through hell lately. Incidents over at Ijok and Pantai Batu Buruk should have brought you guys closer.Haven’t you guys learnt anything from it? :-(Why should you now fight over petty issues such as seat distributions?If you guys continue to behave like some Neanderthals, how do you expect Malaysians to hav
In the weekend edition of the Today newspaper on 15 Sep 2007, there was this article titled "50 years on.. What keeps Workers' Party going?". When I read the headlines, I thought that it might be another article to highlight the strengths of the PAP and weaknesses of the opposition parties in general. But I was wrong. Although in the first paragraph the journalist praised the ruling party for creating an economic miracle, the following paragraphs totally caught me by surprise. The rest of the paragraphs described the history of Workers’ Party throughout the short history of Singapore. Few items caught my eye: The title -"50 years on.. What keeps Workers' Party going?" seem to suggest that the party is able to withstand the constant onslaught from the PAP and being 50-year old, it is a party which is wise, experienced and still popular among Singaporeans. “One exception was the WP's call for a "caring society" in the 1980s, which offered Singaporeans an alternative policy.
Plan for Air Paths Draws Ground Opposition
Air travelers hoping that a proposed reconfiguration of air traffic in the New York and Philadelphia area will soon reduce chronic flight delays could be in for yet another long wait: some municipalities in New Jersey and New York are suing to stop the plan because it would route noisy jets over areas unaccustomed to such traffic.
The towns and counties
Is it my imagination or is the only thing the Democrats in Congress have done since taking over the House and the Senate is investigate the Republicans? Now comes word from the editors of the Washington Post that they ran out of town in order to start their vacations by providing the President with unlimited powers to investigate us. Great job.
Piss poor, pathetic, cowardly, insulting, weak and downright dismal are just a few of the words that spring to mind when considering this
THE Liberal Party has run up the white flag and will not contest the Williamstown or Albert Park by-elections.
Opposition Leader Ted Baillieu and the party's administrative committee last night decided against running candidates in either seat.
Idiots. No wonder the gutless wonders are still ambling about in the political wilderness. It's where they belong.
Many people decry the lack of talent within the Liberals, and yet rather than give a talented candidate a go in what is in all likelihood a kamikaze mission, rather than raise the profile of a candidate, rather than give the disaffected people of Williamstown or Albert Park an alternative candidate to vote for, the Libs scurry down the nearest rat hole to hide.
I remember how Jeff Kennett lost the state of Victoria. The ALP did not run a candidate in a safe Liberal seat previously held b
02.08.07 - By Geoffrey Ciani: So its official! Reigning pound-for-pound boxing king Floyd Mayweather Junior will be facing Ricky The Hitman Hatton in his next bout. Unfortunately, there are better fights out there for Mayweather, but for whatever reasons, he doesnt seem interested in pursuing them. After beating Oscar De La Hoya, Mayweather has become one of the most sought after fighters in the 147 pound weight range. Fortunately for Mayweather, there are a slew of worthwhile more…
This is a guest post from Aaron Potts, who runs the personal development and self improvement blog Today is that Day, and is also founder of the social networking website Personal Development Partners.
No matter how hard you try in life, you are eventually going to come up against someone who disagrees with your point of view.
I know, I know - it’s hard to believe that anyone could possibly disagree with your infinite wisdom, but trust me, it will happen.
It is how you deal with that opposition, however, that will determine whether or not the outcome of that disagreement causes negativity in your life and in the lives of people around you.
Choice #1: Stand Your Ground
This is the “default” reaction for most people. After all, if you didn’t believe in your point of view, you would have never voiced it to begin with, right?
Or, even if you spoke out of turn and said something that you shouldn’t have, now your pride is on the line, and no one wants to look li
This is a follow-up to my column about the business of piggybacking, where people can improve credit scores by borrowing credit history as an authorized user on someone’s credit card. I mentioned that Fair Isaac is adopting a new FICO scoring system, starting in September, that ignores authorized users. There are two parties that oppose [...]
TEAM OBAMA RIPS CLINTONS IN OPPOSITION DOCUMENT - NY Daily NewsExcerpt:"The Clinton Campaign was sent an oppostion document drawn up by the Obama campaign yesterday. Camp Clinton sent it on to The Mouth.The document trashes Bill Clinton's stock investments, his fees from out-sourcing and down-sizing companies and Hillary Clinton's support from well-off Indian Americans who also profit from out-sourcing. It describes Hillary's political affiliation as (D-Punjab), apparently riffing on a joke made by a supporter about how well the senator understands India's issues.Apparently, The New York Times also got the doc, which they bury in a story about the Clintons selling off the stocks in their blind trust to avoid the appearance of conflicts of interests.The Mouth leaves it up to others to say whether this is a low-road attack of the kind that the Obama campaign has pledged to avoid, or a legitimate attack on the interests a politician may be catering to.The document is posted after the
With the 20th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s monumental speech calling on the Soviets to “tear down” the Berlin Wall upon us, once again we are seeing freedom-loving people taking power in European capitals.
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Shimla, June 2 (IANS) Pakistan’s Leader of Opposition Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman said here Saturday resolution of the Kashmir issue is central to normalisation of relations between India and Pakistan.
“Solving the Kashmir issue is the first and last essential,” said Rehman, who is the parliamentary leader of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal party (MMAP).
He was speaking at a two-day meeting of lawmakers of South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries here.
This is the second such meeting to be orgainsed by South Asia Free Media Association (SAFMA). About 80 parliamentarians from all the eight SAARC countries are taking part in the seminar inaugurated Saturday by Lok Sabha speaker Somanath Chatterjee.
On the issue of building a gas pipeline across Iran, Pakistan and India, the Pakistani opposition leader said: “Global powers have no business in interfering and telling us what to do.”
“We need to solve this on our own and not allow Western
By Peter Clottey
Washington, D.C.
28 May 2007
In Zimbabwe, factions of the main opposition party the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) have begun talks to join forces against President Robert Mugabe’s ruling ZANU-PF party for the upcoming presidential elections. The MDC recently split into two – the Morgan Tsvangirai and Arthur Mutambara factions. Sources say the groups have agreed to endorse Morgan Tsvangirai as a sole opposition candidate to challenge incumbent President Robert Mugabe at the presidential polls. Nelson Chamisa, the spokesman for Tsvangirai’s faction, confirmed the on-going talks. From the capital, Harare, Chamisa told VOA that both factions have agreed that the party would be stronger in unity than apart.
“I can’t really say we are at this stage or that stage, but what I can confirm is that the party realizes the importance of a synergy of efforts. They realize the need for making sure that at least there is a unity of purpose, and unity of actio
