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POLITICS-U.S.: It’s the Policy, Stupid
A blue-ribbon panel on U.S. public diplomacy is calling on President George W Bush not only to sharply increase funding to more effectively explain U.S. policy to an increasingly hostile Islamic world, but also to narrow the gap between U.S. values and what Washington actually does in the region.That is the distinct - albeit partially hidden - message of a new report on how better to communicate with Muslim populations from North Africa to South-east Asia, released Wednesday at the State Department.
POLITICS-U.S.: It’s the Policy, Stupid
A blue-ribbon panel on U.S. public diplomacy is calling on President George W Bush not only to sharply increase funding to more effectively explain U.S. policy to an increasingly hostile Islamic world, but also to narrow the gap between U.S. values and what Washington actually does in the region.POLITICS: U.S. to Cut More Aid to Global Court’s Backers in 2004
Countries that refuse to exempt U.S. citizens and soldiers from the jurisdiction of the new International Criminal Court (ICC) could lose almost 90 million dollars in military aid from the United States in fiscal year 2004, which begins Wednesday.POLITICS: U.S. to Cut More Aid to Global Court’s Backers in 2004
Countries that refuse to exempt U.S. citizens and soldiers from the jurisdiction of the new International Criminal Court (ICC) could lose almost 90 million dollars in military aid from the United States in fiscal year 2004, which begins today.POLITICS-U.S.: The Blood Starts to Flow
To say that there's blood in the water and the sharks are circling around the Bush administration's Iraq policy would be understatement at this point.POLITICS-U.S.: Cheney as Extremist
In the 2000 elections he was the thoughtful, grey-haired Washington veteran who reassured nervous voters that candidate George W. Bush would indeed have adult supervision if he became president of the United States.POLITICS-U.S.: Rising Poverty More Bad News For Bush
With voters more concerned about the U.S. economy than even Iraq, President George W. Bush got more bad news Friday as the Census Bureau reported a 1.1 percent drop in median household income last year and an increase of nearly 1.7 million people who were living in poverty.POLITICS: U.S. Dominates Arms Sales to Third World
The United States retained its dominance of the Third World arms market for the eighth year in a row in 2002, according to the latest in an annual series of reports produced by the Congressional Research Service (CRS).POLITICS: U.S. Dominates Arms Sales to Third World
The United States retained its dominance of the Third World arms market for the eighth year in a row in 2002, according to the latest in an annual series of reports produced by the Congressional Research Service (CRS).IRAQ: Watchdogs Raise Alarm for Media Freedom
The barring of two major Arab satellite TV stations from Iraqi government ministries and press events held by the country's governing council is an ominous sign for the future of the media in the nation, warn global press freedom groups.POLITICS-U.S.: Public Wants Bigger U.N. Role
A solid majority of the U.S. public favours giving the United Nations a greater role in guiding the political future and reconstruction of Iraq despite President George W. Bush's insistence that Washington exercise virtually total control over both, found a poll released just hours after Bush's speech to the United Nations on Tuesday.POLITICS-U.S.: ”Logic” of Occupation Points to Growing Trouble
Growing calls by prominent members of Washington's handpicked Governing Council in Iraq for the United States to more quickly transfer real power from U.S. occupation authorities are adding to the embarrassment of the Bush administration.POLITICS-U.S.: Military Aid to Latin America Soars
Spurred by the wars on drugs and terrorism, U.S. military aid to Latin America has more than tripled over the last five years, according to a report released here Monday by three foreign policy groups.POLITICS-U.S.: An Administration in Disarray
While Hurricane Isabel granted President George W. Bush a brief respite this week from the constant stream of bad news coming out of the Middle East, its ravages on Washington and the mid-Atlantic states might pale in comparison to the gathering political storm over his war in Iraq.POLITICS-U.S.: General’s Presidential Bid Boosts Anti-War Forces
Retired General Wesley Clark's entry into the race for the Democratic presidential nomination will almost certainly strengthen anti-war forces determined to unseat President George W. Bush in 2004.POLITICS: Donor Delay Dooming Afghanistan – Aid Agency
By completing just one percent of the reconstruction required in Afghanistan to date, the United States and other donors are risking renewed conflict, if not disintegration, in the devastated country, says an unusually frank new report released Wednesday by U.S. relief organisation, CARE.U.S.: Senate Vote Slows Media Giants
In a move hailed by activists and civil-rights groups, the U.S. Senate voted 55-40 Tuesday to rescind new rules backed by the administration of President George W. Bush that would have enabled giant U.S. companies to increase their domination of the media market.RIGHTS: Group Outraged at Colombia Plan to Amnesty Paramilitaries
A Colombian proposal to amnesty leaders of right-wing paramilitary groups responsible for some of the worst massacres of the country's decades-long civil war has been strongly assailed by a major U.S. human-rights researcher.RIGHTS: Group Outraged at Colombia Plan to Amnesty Paramilitaries
A Colombian proposal to amnesty leaders of right-wing paramilitary groups responsible for some of the worst massacres of the country's decades-long civil war has been strongly assailed by Human Rights Watch.ECONOMY: Activists Toast as Food Giant Pours Fair Trade Coffee
The fair-trade coffee movement, which has highlighted the disastrous plight of some 25 million farmers in poor countries, scored a major victory Monday when U.S. coffee giant Procter & Gamble announced that it will offer Fair Trade Certified coffee through its specialty division, Millstone.POLITICS-U.S.: The Hawks Fall Out
Faced with the rising costs and complications of occupying Iraq, the hard-line coalition around U.S. President George W. Bush that led the drive to war with Iraq appears to be suffering serious internal strains.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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