... does need to step up and help the American people understand why these missions are vital to the national security interests of our country," Boehner said (Rowley). On Friday, the House is looking to pass either or both of the measures, signifying Congress' most assertive stance on the Libya conflict to date. Furthermore, the vote will draw attention to the tensions between executive and legislative branches over the president's ability to wage war ... House did not come to Congress for permission for the air offensive in Libya, a step that the White House was required to take. The admi...

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Argentine President Cristina Kirchner was recently in America this week for the UN General Assembly being held in New York City. The problem with this is, that puts her right in the fire, so to speak. She and her country have defaulted on billions in debt owed to U.S. creditors. President Kirchner has repeatedly ignored the U.S. federal court system and supposedly removed any of her country's assets to outside the U.S. and away from collectors. With her being in New York this week for the UN talks, U.S. bondholders' have become more upset due this obvious slap in the face to the U.S. Justice s...

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... election was unlike any other, in a number of ways. There was the possibility of a female vice-president pitted against the possibility of an African-American president - both potential history-making moments. Voting turnouts broke some records, and with the election of Senator Barack Obama, the United States allowed a new era of American politics to be ushered in. And the way it all happened was revolutionary, too. The Internet has, it seems, forever changed ... the way Americans experience their political lives. The Internet has infiltrated our everyday lives in countless ways: We ban...

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... with the Federal Reserve, the federal income tax, countless agencies, bailouts, and stimulus packages. Some even call for the elimination of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid. They remedy the problems caused by the recession with secession, tax boycotts, states nullifying federal laws, and citizen militias. Although many of the Tea Party groups differ slightly in their views, one main, recurring theme of all the Tea Partiers is impending tyranny. Tea Partiers fear the government and believe ... that President Obama is driving the nation towards dictatorship (Barstow). Obama ... ...

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... those who seek to divide, by economic and social issues, by the demands of democracy itself. Challenges remain, but the US will be there to stand by the Iraqi people as they navigate those challenges to build a stronger and more prosperous nation," said Panetta (Shanker). "After a lot of blood spilled by Iraqis and Americans, the mission of an Iraq that could govern and secure itself has become real," he continued. "To ... be sure, the cost was high, in blood and treasure for the United States, and for the Iraqi people. Those lives were not lost in vain. No words, no ... ...

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... 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 an attempt to reconcile the differences between his administration and the US Chamber of Commerce, Obama walked the block to the Chamber headquarters. Once there ... , he joked "I'm in the interest of being more neighborly. Maybe we would have gotten ... ...

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... its 2.5% tariff on South Korean automobiles during the five year period. Historically, the imbalance of exports and imports in the automobile industry was so severe that it accounted for three-fourths of the $10.6 billion U.S. trade deficit with South Korea. Furthermore, the White House is hopeful that the new provisions will create tens of thousands of new jobs in struggling auto and auto parts industries and up to $11 billion in new exports ... . Without the provisions, 345,000 American workers could be laid off, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Thomas Donohue, president of t...

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... this year, Congress opened the door for a solution to the visa waiver problem between the U.S. and several of its allies. Then, in March, the Hungarian, Slovakian, and Lithuanian governments signed MOUs (memoranda of understand) committing the U.S. government to help them qualify for the waiver program. In exchange, the U.S. would receive increased security assistance. These countries follow in the footsteps of the Czech Republic, Latvia and Estonia, who have done the same in the past. These agreements are ... very significant steps in the reciprocal relationships between the United Sta...

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... that is foreign to them? The answer can be found in general expertise, the desire to train with the best in a particular sport, and even an attempt to escape persecution. A Matter Of Expertise Many foreign athletes flock to the U.S. to train because of the reputation that the U.S has for expertise in Olympic sport in general. Its overall history of being a major competitor in the Olympics and supporting its athletes draws foreign athletes ... athletes to escape this oppressive atmosphere at home and focus on their sport in the U.S. There are multiple reasons why foreign athletes train i...

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... is not right to speak of a vacuum," he said (Tuysuz). Three of the men who resigned were the commanders of the air force, army, and navy. All were also part of a group of soldiers, approximately 250 in number, who are suspected of plotting coups and are currently awaiting trial. Although these three were also scheduled to retire in a month, they were also up for promotion. However, the government and the military were unable to ... agree on specific promotions at the High Military Council ... ...

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... . He saw our schools gaining the status as the best in the world, and our children having every opportunity to pursue higher education. He saw us all driving fuel efficient or hybrid cars, or taking the new high speed rails that would be the base of the mass transit system he was in favor of. He saw the rich no longer lining their pockets off of the misery of the middle class. He saw ... an equitable tax system, and a health care system where no one would ever die for lack ... of medicine or treatment. No one expected him to do all this in four years. It was almost a given that we would...

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... a Muslim father, but you chose to stand in the ranks of the enemies of the Muslims, and pray the prayer of the Jews, although you claim to be Christian, in order to climb the rungs of leadership in America. And so you promised to back Israel, and you threatened to strike the tribal regions in Pakistan and to send thousands more troops to Afghanistan, in order for the crimes of the American crusade in it to continue." This criticism stood ... in stark contrast to the praising words the message had for ... ...

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... blame in case the offensive was defeated. The men knew what they were heading into, and they went anyhow; not for a chain of command, but because of complete trust in an inspired and inspiring leader. History books are filled with the stories of brave men who fought for the inspired leaders that sent them charging valiantly and willingly to their deaths for a cause bigger than themselves. Leadership and the army go hand ... in hand, for men will neither fight nor die for men who simply command them. They fight and they die for those who lead them. Leadership is about serving. It's about ...

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... Obama going to be under the microscope of the entire nation, he will also have to endure the glare of the global spotlight as well. How will America's first African-American president leave his mark on the world? It has been said that the world has only two global superpowers: The United States and the world opinion. Not since the weeks and months immediately following the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center have ... these two things collided in the way they did the night an African ... ...

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... -based support I have received. I would also like to express my respect and esteem for my colleague and friend, Agustin Carstens," she said (Rooney). The global financial institution desperately needed a new leader because of their involvement with the European Union and the European Central Bank to provide financial support to Greece and other troubled European economies who need immediate help (Rooney). Lagarde is already involved in these affairs. While ... serve its entire membership with the same focus and the same spirit," said Lagarde (Rooney). The fund was originally established ...

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... The host never questions the validity of the fear. In fact, the host and guests alike treat the subject as though it were fact. They automatically assume the fear is race based. There are no questions about it. Needless to say, the commentators and hosts are simply not doing their job. Why delve deeper or question the source of the fear when fear of a black president suits the party so well? The ... 'race card' has been played so long and ... most white voters now think it's a joke. Does anyone remember the Jesse Jackson-Al Sharpton march when the white Duke Lacrosse players were accuse...

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One of the most misunderstood aspects of the Presidential election process is the electoral college. The electoral college was set up many years ago as a means of electing the new President of the United States into office. The electoral college is made up of representatives from all 50 states and the District of Columbia each holding a certain number of votes toward the end election tally. The electoral college is made up of 538 people. Each of these electors has the power of one ... vote to cast for the next President and Vice President of the United States. While the public election proce...

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... soldier, Stephen Hill, who is currently completing a tour in Iraq, submitted a video asking about the repeal of the law that banned open gays from serving in the military (MSNBC). "Do you intend to circumvent the progress that has been made for gay and lesbian soldiers in the military?" Hill questioned, after explaining that he was forced to hide who he really was when ... the men and women who wear the uniform of the United States, even when it's not politically convenient," Obama reprimanded during the annual dinner of the Human Rights Council, the largest gay rights organization in th...

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... these reports revealed some startling figures, they also provided a few reasons for the discrepancies between blacks and Hispanics and whites. The recession greatly affected industries that typically employed Hispanics, including construction and manufacturing. Also, Hispanics heavily populated parts of the country that suffered the most from the recession, like California, Nevada, and Florida (The Huffington Post). These areas received the brunt of the suffering because their house values dropped drastically (Chung). "Nearly two-thirds ... be done. These workers are ready to do it," he...

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... it questioned the way that the states policed the law and also the rights of drivers. By the late 1980's some speed control was given back to the states with the passing of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Act of 1987 that only allowed states to raise the maximum speed on rural interstates to 65mph. In 1994, for the first time since Dwight Eisenhower was in office, Republicans took control of both houses and the battle was ... on. One of their ... ...

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... phone carrier dramatically improves their coverage all over a country. Suddenly that carrier is growing and the competitors are suffering. With the globalization of any economy, this simple market shift will be felt around the world. Collective action then, makes an individual's actions become amplified and extended, whether they realize it or not. To further illustrate this point, if one ... together in order to achieve a goal that benefits them but may harm or at least take advantage of others. An example of this is the current global energy crisis. Gas prices, more specifically, are...

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... fact calling out all citizens to the responsibility of the "preservation of freedom and the birth of a new Union" (Lincoln (9). From this core thought, all other thoughts are based on. The preservation of freedom and liberty is core to his message. He quickly links thus concept to the honoring of the dead that gave their lives for the just cause of preserving the Union and with it, freedom and liberty. Unlike other orators of his day, he odes not ... evoke romantic imagery, he instead lays the responsibility for preserving the Union with those in the audience, telling them and the natio...

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... new alternative energy sources and transforming existing energy-inefficiencies into exciting opportunities for improvement. For example, President Obama indicated that, "We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories" (Obama 5). The president also emphasized that in the Age of Information, new approaches to the delivery of educational services were required, but here again, the people of the United States were up to the challenges ahead: "We ... will transform our schools and colleges and universities to meet the demands of a new age," the pres...

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... to ignore us & past historical relations. The global development to which President Ramos alludes, both strategic & economic, precisely are the direction of making it easy for the United States to pretty much ignore the Philippines. 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 ...

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... the obstacles of greed, and immorality, and that of longing for an unachievable goal. In this essay, I will scrutinise the themes of the Great Gatsby and their essential part in the plot, to create the stimulating and provocative comment on society in 1920s America. Within this novel, there are many multiple themes, but the predominate one focuses on the death of the American Dream that had become the main aim for Americans in the 1920s. The basis of ... this dream is that through your own decency and hard work, you can become rich and live a comfortable life. From the beginning of this ...

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