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Politics and Government05 Mar 2010 05:16 pm

Confidence in Our Government to Manage Health Care?

I listened very intently as the President made his passionate plea for Congress to act on and pass the current health care legislation. He spoke of the plight of millions of people who are currently without health insurance. He also spoke about those that have serious medical conditions that either prohibit them from getting coverage or are in jeopardy of loosing coverage.

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Politics and Government05 Mar 2010 11:18 am

Do it Right the First Time

Passing an unsatisfactory Healthcare reform is not a good choice. Past experience indicates that it will never be fixed.

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Politics and Government05 Mar 2010 11:07 am

An Alternative to War

This article gives a simplistic view of the Afghan war in order to offer a different strategy in tackling the situation. Beliefs govern actions, and change at that level of mental functioning is difficult, yet possible.

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Politics and Government04 Mar 2010 12:55 pm

A to Z of Indian Politics

While in school we are taught a for apple, b for ball and such stuff, the school of politics of India has entirely different teaching. Here is how it looks like: A for Aam Aadmi: India is very diverse country with all major religions, various languages, caste living in one country. But chiefly there are only two set of people.

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Politics and Government04 Mar 2010 08:13 am

Government Reaction to Crises

Politicians, not security experts, seem to be in charge of our national security much to our peril. Political correctness may kill us yet.

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Politics and Government04 Mar 2010 07:46 am

Liberal Terms For the Legislative Process - Know What Your Senators and Representatives Are Saying

The meaning of words and phrase does not always mean the same in Congress or state Legislatures. What you learned as a student in school may not have the same meaning to an elected official. I know this first hand as an elected County Commissioner in Oklahoma. Serving on the commissioner's legislative committee, I have had to learn these meaning to better understand the liberal mind.

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Politics and Government03 Mar 2010 09:51 pm

Which Party Leader Will Shine on Television?

With the format agreed for the first ever television debates between the three main party leaders, which one will shine? In the weeks before the upcoming general election, voters will be given the chance to watch all three men scrutinised before a carefully selected audience and the millions of us at home.

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Politics and Government03 Mar 2010 08:13 pm

Strong Leaders

What ever happened to strong leaders? The kind that fought for, and built the greatest nation ever known. What ever happened to the kind of leaders, that made the right decisions; Even when they weren't the easy or popular ones?

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Politics and Government03 Mar 2010 07:04 pm

Interventionism Revisited

As a teacher of the Holocaust I'm often faced with the ever-daunting question: With all the many super-powers throughout the world, and all those societies claiming to have moral values, why did nobody do anything to stop the Holocaust? This question, so deep and complex, will often explode the conversation in many different directions.

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Politics and Government03 Mar 2010 04:16 pm

The Veena Finds Its Voice Again

The veena he had been playing on for over 50 years had broken down into countless pieces and the old man viz., Veena Doreswamy Iyengar broke down and wept like a mere child. The writer highlights the emotional bondage that exists between an artiste and his instrument besides proving the point that the old man in his eighties at the time was much greater than his achievements!

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