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Funny things that happened on the way to an election
LIKE A BROKEN RECORD: US voters are still hung up on old issues Todd Akin’s (left) comments on rape and abortion could benefit his opponent, Claire McCaskill. AP pic1 / 1 WE should all now try to find… more →
Boston to Bali with Balas in between
Funny things that happened on the way to an election
wrote 8 months ago: LIKE A BROKEN RECORD: US voters are still hung up on old issues Todd Akin’s (left) comments on rape … more →
Thank you, Ryan, for re-electing Barack Obama
wrote 9 months ago: FISCAL HAWK: Romney’s running mate’s targeting of the Medicare healthcare scheme will fr … more →
Floodwaters not the only thing rising in the Philippines
wrote 9 months ago: SAMA-SAMA ATTITUDE: Increasing wealth, greater nationalism and better ties with US are powering the … more →
Syria on its knees as rebels land heavy blows
wrote 9 months ago: STUDYING HISTORY: Rebels are getting more innovative in the final days of the war SYRIAN President B … more →
Shias and Sunnis battle it out for Mideast control
wrote 9 months ago: SECTARIAN ISSUES: Sunnis would love to break the dominance of Shias USUALLY looking at a map is the … more →
For once, some good news in southern Thailand
wrote 10 months ago: Thai Muslim children receiving donations from soldiers ahead of Ramadan in Thailand’s southern Narat … more →
A show of statecraft
wrote 10 months ago: The 45th ASEAN ministerial meeting ended in Phnom Penh without an official communique — the first in … more →
True or false, or something in between?
wrote 10 months ago: A DECENT INTERVAL: In world politics, most leaders prefer to take the middle path WHEN George Aiken … more →
The broccoli decision saves poor Americans
wrote 10 months ago: BACK ON TRACK: Last week’s Supreme Court ruling on Obamacare is a victory for decency and against cr … more →
Hoping to put a boundary on Facebook's reach
wrote 10 months ago: ISN’T 20PC ENOUGH? One out of five Internet pages is now at or through Facebook ONE gets inured to n … more →
Putin faces Mideast realities
wrote 10 months ago: A QUESTION OF ‘WHEN’ RATHER THAN ‘IF’: If the civil war tips against Syria … more →
I've nothing to hide but stay out of my bedroom
wrote 10 months ago: PILLOW TALK: Diplomacy could grind to a halt if everything is on a microphone WikiLeaks founder Juli … more →
Every country for itself G-+
wrote 10 months ago: WORLD: Too many nations are competing for the same resources A man prepares to press the shutter on … more →
Character to play increasing role in US election
wrote 10 months ago: FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Obama shows guts and courage while Romney is caught lying about ‘high school … more →
Why some nations are so rich while others poor
wrote 10 months ago: EXPANSIVE TOPIC: There is no single explanation for it DOZENS of books have appeared in my lifetime … more →
Behind the 'intel' game
wrote 10 months ago: HIGH STAKES: News that an al-Qaeda ‘bomber’ was an undercover agent is about celebrating … more →
Who's afraid of 3-D digital printing revolution?
wrote 10 months ago: NOT SCIENCE FICTION: The technology is so good that there are scientists ‘printing’ lung … more →
Philippines wouldn't mind some Chinese shell shocks
wrote 10 months ago: MISSTEP: Beijing has underestimated Manila’s resolve Graffiti in front of the Chinese consulat … more →
Obama can't take chances with 'October surprise'
wrote 10 months ago: LEAKS IN WASHINGTON: Conspiracy theories abound in American politics and all eyes are now on Israel … more →
