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Philippine Presidency: Past Lessons, Future Prospects

13 hours ago ago from NoyPI Ako!

By Bernard Karganilla Malaya What does it take to be chosen as a country’s Chief Executive, Dean Ma. Jacquiline B. Patarata and her College of Education in the Universidad de Manila want to know. In the case of the Philippines, past and the prospective presidents have and will be measured against the ideals of the 1896 Revolution. That is due to the historic fact that the Republic was a product of the Revolution. Andres Bonifacio ...

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The End of the World as We Know It

23 hours ago ago from Just Above Sunset

People love to be scared – safely – or to consider the end of everything – as long as it happens to someone else, or only sort of maybe could happen to us all, but not really. Out here in Hollywood that's one way you make money. On the occasion of the recent death of Gene Barry one of the cable channels put his most successful film into rotation for a few days – from 1953, War of the Worlds . Barry was dashing and suave and quietly ...

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Stick to the Science, Save the Future of Humanity

13 hours ago ago from bartblog.

It's really that important. See this graph from Bill McKibben at 350.org ? The talks in Copenhagen right now are settling. Leaders of big countries are throwing their weight around in the name of economics and politics, settling on agreements that will mean catastrophic consequences for people, and all species, all over the world in the next 90 years. This is not something that our great grandchildren will need to worry about it's something ...

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Navajo Nation restructures government New Mexico Independent

11 hours ago ago from New Mexico Independent

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Advisers say Obama preparing to close Gitmo

14 hours ago ago from Hot news and articles blogging

(01-12) 11:59 PST WASHINGTON (AP) Advisers to President-elect Barack Obama say one of his first duties in office will be to order the closing of the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay. That executive order is expected during Obama 's first week on the job — and possibly on his first day, according to two transition team advisers. Both spoke Monday on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. ...

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At Copenhagen, both rich and developing nations offer concessions

2 hours ago ago from Washington Post - World

COPENHAGEN -- As President Obama prepared to visit the historic climate conference here, there were signs Wednesday of a break in the impasse between rich and developing nations. The United States and Japan agreed to make major contributions to the developing world to keep prospects of a deal alive. And the leader of a bloc of African nations said they would accept a smaller -- though still sizable -- package of financial aid, in return for ...

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President Obama to appear on the WWE

14 hours ago ago from TV Squad

President Obama will be appearing on the NBC special WWE Tribute to the Troops on December 19th. Granted, it will be a pre-taped message for the soldiers, but that still counts, right? It won't even be Obama's first WWE appearance. There were pre-taped messages on one of the WWE broadcasts during the last presidential election by John McCain, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama (this was before Clinton ceded to Obama). The upcoming event is, ...

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Lisa Solod Warren: Two Black Role Models Done In By Hubris

11 hours ago ago from Huffington Post

In the past few weeks, the two most famous and arguably most successful black men in America have taken a huge fall. It has become clear that both pro golfer Tiger Woods, just named Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press, and the American president, Barack Obama, the first black person to lead the country, suffer from a surfeit of hubris which has finally caught up with them. If both men somehow thought they were untouchable, they have ...

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Blagojevich Attorney: Obama As Witness Would Be 'Awesome'

10 hours ago ago from Huffington Post

CHICAGO An attorney for Rod Blagojevich says questioning President Barack Obama as a witness in the corruption case against the former Illinois governor would be "awesome," but that he doesn't know if it would be necessary or even possible. Attorney Samuel E. Adam made the statement Wednesday after a hearing in Blagojevich's racketeering case. Blagojevich is charged with scheming to sell or trade Obama's former Senate seat. He has denied ...

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Jack Johnson Pardon: John McCain, Peter King Urge Obama To Take Action

14 hours ago ago from Huffington Post

WASHINGTON Two lawmakers are appealing to President Barack Obama to pardon renowned black boxer Jack Johnson, imprisoned a century ago because of his romantic link to a white woman. Sen. John McCain of Arizona and Rep. Peter King of New York, both Republicans, were sending a new letter to the president Wednesday, after receiving their first response from the Obama administration last week. In that response, the Justice Department's pardon ...

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