The same geopolitical developments which had bolstered the position of the anti-US bases advocates have diminished the strategic value of the Philippines for the United States, & the opening of markets I Eastern Europe & the unification of South & North American trading blocs, coupled with our own inability to manage the economy, have attracted American investment away from the Philippines. ... External military involvement requires men & materiel over which the executive department which forges foreign relations has no control. ... If what this involves is merely allowing the US & other forei...

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He then continued on to promise that his administration will "help lay the foundation for you to grow and innovate" while also pledging to devote new investment in infrastructure and education and a focus on removing "barriers that make it harder for you to compete - from the tax code to the regulatory system" (Dennis). ... In turn, Obama accused the group of using foreign money to fund ads attacking the Democrats, an allegation that they have said is a "threat to our democracy" (Dennis). ...

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"Special interests buy favors from congressmen and presidents through political action committees (PACs), devices by which groups like corporations, professional associations, trade unions, investment banking groups "can pool their money and give upto $10,000 per election to each House and Senate candidate"(Lind, 157). ... The President is extremely powerful in foreign policy making; so powerful that scholars now speak of the "Imperial Presidency," implying that the President runs foreign policy as an emperor. ... This abundance of foreign Presidential power may cause one to belie...

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We definitely need a change in our home and foreign policies and therefore it is very important who will be chosen to be our next president. ... Governor Dean will revitalize the lending and investment programs of the Small Business Corporation. ... In addition, a major issue that Dean will fight for to change is our foreign policy. ... Our foreign and military policy must be about the notion of America leading the world, not America against the world. ... Howard Dean's opposition to the war, however, is part of a comprehensive view of America's role in the world that I presented to the Coun...

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The dilemma of whether or not the taking of colonies or the annexation of territories beyond the bounds of the North American land mass was congruous with previous American policies, including the Declaration of Independence, remained a major foreign policy debate between the Spanish-American War, beginning in 1898, and World War I, beginning in 1914. ... It would not be possible to take over a foreign area and completely ignore a large native population. ... Three final justifications for the shift of American foreign policy to imperialism are the Monroe Doctrine and its extensions: the Roose...

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"Special interests buy favors from congressmen and presidents through political action committees (PACs), devices by which groups like corporations, professional associations, trade unions, investment banking groups "can pool their money and give up to $10,000 per election to each House and Senate candidate" (Lind 157). ... The President is extremely powerful in foreign policy making; so powerful that scholars now speak of the "Imperial Presidency," implying that the President runs foreign policy as an emperor. ... This abundance of foreign Presidential power may cause one to believe ...

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The President's budget request will increase investments in Pell Grants by more than $15 billion over the next 10 years to provide extra assistance for the Nation's low-income Pell Grant recipients. ... Second, encourage investment and expansion by restraining federal spending and reducing regulation. Third, make America less dependant on foreign sources of energy through a comprehensive national energy policy. ...

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