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Mugabe’s birthday gift

March 2, 2009

Original source: Zimbawean President Robert Mugabe pledged to continue land redistribution at his lavish 85th birthday party on Saturday. Mr Mugabe said: 'Land distribution will continue. It will not stop. 'The few remaining white farmers should...

Opinion: Chavez win is peoples victory

March 2, 2009

Venezuelans on Feb. 15 approved a constitutional amendment removing term limits on elected officials. The door is now open for Hugo Chavez to run for a third presidential term in 2012. The outcome provoked a replay...

The Obama budget and health care reform

March 2, 2009

As has been widely reported, the Obama administration's newly unveiled budget creates a $634 billion fund over the next ten years to promote affordable access to health care and control the cost of skyrocketing prescription drug...

The Obama budget and energy policy

March 2, 2009

With its new budget, the Obama administration has made clear that it intends to make energy policy a cornerstone of its agenda. The Obama budget proposes to invest $15 billion each year over the next 10...

Obama’s budget and military spending

March 2, 2009

The Obama administration created enormous buzz last week with the release of its first budget outline. One area of that budget that stirred surprisingly little discussion in the media was the White House's projections for military...