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A lawyer says 10 Zimbabwean lawmakers from Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's party have been arrested and charged with disturbing the peace as they headed into the Finance Ministry for a meeting.
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, a rising star in the Democratic Party, resisted interest reaching all the way to the White House for her to run for higher office next year. One of the reasons: A campaign for U.S. Senate or governor would have been a burden on her young family.
What is it with philandering politicians? Why do men in power — the ones on pedestals — think they are above us and can get away with cheating on their spouses, particularly when media scrutiny is so intense and peccadilloes are arguably more politically damaging than in the past?
Egg-throwing protesters have made a mess of the Czech Republic's European election campaign.
Waiting for the Legislature's budget committee to start its work, state Rep. Robin Vos lacked the power of the majority party, but he did have the power of the tweet.
Women running for top offices need to appear competent and attractive, according to a new study. For male candidates, seeming competent may be enough.
A rash of graffiti vandalism on the cars and homes of members of Congress has spread from Minnesota to Missouri, prompting an investigation into whether they all may be connected.
It's no coincidence the first black major-party nominee for president calls Illinois home. The state has sent more blacks to Congress than any other, in large part due to the chronic segregation of Chicago's housing.
Moving from celebrity to senator isn't exactly an untraveled path. But that doesn't mean comedian Al Franken, who is vying for a Senate seat in Minnesota, will coast to Capitol Hill on a wide, smooth road.
Aung San Suu Kyi's political party says Myanmar's military leaders have freed 15 party members who were arrested for marching to the home of the detained Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
A golf outing for local Democrats left some participants embarrassed after they found out strippers were handing out drinks at the event.
For $5, residents of one of the city's hardest hit neighborhoods received three tennis balls Saturday — and a chance to vent 15 months of frustration at the slow pace of rebuilding since Hurricane Katrina.
When was the last time you took time, if ever, to figure out how much our federal government takes, in taxes, from you? Have you really pondered what you give to our government, yearly? It doesn't end April 16th ...
Send A Pink Slip to Congress ...Did you ever want to send an urgent message to every member of Congress, ensuring delivery to their offices on Capitol Hill and letting them know they are being watched? Is that time now? If so, a bold new program might be just what you are looking for.
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When citizens act like police - thestar.comDavid Chen has discovered that criminal justice has become a spectator sport. Members of the public are only allowed to watch from the sidelines.
Pretending to Speak for an Entire CultureOne of the things that brings me to the boiling point is when I hear elected officials tell me what "Americans want" or what "Americans think." To believe that today's federally elected politicians understand – or care – what their constituents want, never mind Amer …
See my previous article at my Newsvine author site about government overstatements about the saftey of the swine flu vaccine--even though I am NOT one of those kook opponents of vaccines.
"The suppression of truth has long been among the highest priorities for the upper echelons of power and authority.
The latest polls seem to be going up and down like a yo-yo for President Obama. They have changed so frequently in the last nine months of him being in the White House it almost makes one's head spin.
Does Our 'Unrespected' Leadership Ever Step Forward?Congress, the organization that is ranked as having the trust of only 10% of the entire population is the same body of elected officials we rely upon to keep our nation's promises to the veterans, retired military and active duty service personnel.
That is an interesting question because many people might be tempted to say no, judging by their experience of politics and the number of politicians who have lost credibility trying to deliver that truth and have been found wanting.
Do we really want a police action in Afghanistan? Do we really want a police action in Afghanistan or do we want to fight a war.
I've been thinking about this idea for awhile and I guess I just need to get it out, it seems timely. Our government is and has been for a number of years seemingly incapable of making the tough decisions.
Problems Behind Crime and Poverty The main perpetrator of poverty is politics.
The politicians have forgotten. The people have not.Love flows people to people, person to person. Perhpas Love will touch a politician who will then touch other politicians. Congress has forgotten. The people have not.
It's Time to Pay Close Attention to the PoliticiansI have long said that we, the citizens of the United States, must demand good government over politics from our elected officials. The need for this demand has grown exponentially over the past four decades.
What Is America Saying?Brigadier General Robert Clements, United States Air Force (ret) sent a warning out to the military community.
US House Votes Draconian Gitmo RestrictionsI like to believe that, despite studying Guantánamo for four years, I still have a sense of humor, but last Thursday I lost it, after 258 members of the House of Representatives (including 88 members of President Obama's own party) voted for an idiotic, paranoid, and unjust moti …
First who I am. I am a LEGAL citizen that has a humble sales job, our family makes well under the national average. I am not good at wording things or public speaking. I have a high school diploma and two post high school diplomas.
Fatima Rizvi : Over the last several weeks Pakistanis have watched former intelligence and military personnel competing with each other in tell all telethons.
OpenSecrets | Blue Dog Democrat Mike Ross Benefits From Real Estate Deal With Drug Company This means that as Ross opposes a government-sponsored health care plan (unless a trigger is in place), he's got money in his pocket from a company that not only employs his wife -- she's still a pharmacist for Holly's Health Mart, which USA Drug bought from the couple -- but tha …
Glenn Beck exploits 9/11 tragedy for ratings: Because cheap symbology matters more than peopleThere really isn't more shameless a huckster working the snake-oil circuits of cable punditry these days than Glenn Beck.
An Immoral Economic SystemAn immoral economic system compels a society's moral decline. Because of Congressional devotion to our traditional economic system, American government seems to have enshrined all the disadvantages and none of the advantages of democracy.
What's the matter with South Carolina?excerpt: ""With two shouted words during the president's speech to Congress Wednesday night, Congressman Joe Wilson cemented South Carolina's status as the geographic center of opposition to the Obama White House. ""
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