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2012 French President Elections: The Political Issues

Sarcozy versus Hollande

April 26, 2012 (TSR) - The first round of the French presidential election on Sunday starkly exposed the political crisis in France and throughout Europe and the immense dangers facing the working class. The main political beneficiary of four years of global economic crisis, imperialist war in the Middle East and collapsing state budgets was the [...]

No nationalization of military in China: senior PLA officer

(L to R) Honor guards from the navy, land, and air force of the People's Liberation Army dress in the latest uniform and salute in formation in Beijing.  China called its growing military strength a force for peace. REUTERS/Joe Chan (CHINA)

The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is resolutely opposed to nationalizing the military, a senior PLA officer has said, urging the PLA to unswervingly uphold the principle of the absolute leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) over the military. The officer said that “domestic and foreign hostile forces” have a purpose in criticizing the [...]

LONDON: A city of children who cannot read

Nerd child

London is in the grip of a literacy crisis. One million people in this great city cannot read. In London, the home of Charles Dickens, Shakespeare’s Globe, and T S Eliot, schools are, in 2011, churning out illiterate pupils at unacceptably high rates. This is a betrayal of children, but it is a tragedy for society, too. The [...]

Asylum seekers sew lips

Asylum seekers sew lips

SYDNEY, Australia. November 19, 2010 (AFP) – UP TO 10 asylum-seekers in a remote Australian immigration detention centre have sewn their lips together, the government said on Friday, just days after an Iraqi inmate at a Sydney centre took his own life. ‘This is distressing for me and most of the Australian people,’ Immigration Minister [...]

Mali, Mauritania to fight al-Qaeda

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The government of Mali has joined forces with Mauritania in a fight against al-Qaeda through the establishment of the first ever joint patrols between the Malian and Mauritanian armies. This weekend several hundred Malian and Mauritanian military vehicles gathered about 80km north of Timbuktu. The Malians recently joined Mauritanian troops who arrived last week to [...]

Mr. Weiner Takes GOP Congressmen to Task

Some intense moments on the US House floor Thursday night during debate for a bill that would have provided health care to people sickened during the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Obama’s First State of the Union Address: FULL TRANSCRIPT

Obama's First State of the Union Address

President Obama spoke to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night. This is a transcript of the speech.

Obama’s First News Conference: FULL TRANSCRIPT

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Good evening. Before I take your questions tonight, I’d like to speak briefly about the state of our economy and why I believe we need to put this recovery plan in motion as soon as possible. I took a trip to Elkhart, Indiana today. Elkhart is a place that has lost jobs faster than anywhere [...]

NAFTA: Learning to Love Thy Neighbor

NAFTA

Trade between the United States and its two closest neighbors has accelerated under NAFTA. But there are still some rough patches to work out between the three countries.

Obama with Al-Arabiya TV: FULL TRANSCRIPT

Obama with Al-Arabiya TV

This is full transcript of United States President Barack Obama’s interview with al-Arabiya Television- his first TV interview.


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