Political Science In The Arab-Israeli Conflict

... states from Georgia, including South Ossetia and Abkhazia. According to the Associated Press, NATO came out in support of Georgia after Russian President Dmitry Medvedev refused to comply with a cease-fire order brokered for the two nations by France. The conflict is far from over, as debate over who started it in the first place continues. According to Georgian officials, Russia started it ... by mobilizing tens of thousands of troops near South Ossetia rebel strongholds, supposedly as part of a military exercise. Once the exercise was complete, the Russian forces stayed on. Russia say...

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... . But even with funding for green energy increasing and one of the most persistent promoters of information on global warming (Nobel Prize recipient Al Gore) reaching celebrity status, we are seeing a startling net increase in the emissions of the greenhouse gas Carbon Dioxide and a revitalized political commitment to dependence on oil, foreign and otherwise. Scary Science We are seeing such staggering figures as 9.34 billion tons ... of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere, which figures to a 3% increase of emissions in a single year (2006-2007). The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...

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Following a series of political assassinations of Afghanistan's political leaders, the United States' military officers have seen dramatic improvement in securing the country. Following the assassination of Osama bin Laden, President Obama announced the hasty drawdown of the extra "surge" troops he ordered to finish off the al-Qaeda regime. However, there have been several recent acts of violence that have some officials worried. Following the assassination of Ahmed Wali Karzai, the president's half-brother, a suicide car bomber attacked a police headquarters, killing twelve policemen and a ch...

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... conflict, those needed to do the job, until the late summer of 2010" (Thompson). Gates warned the public not to jump to any conclusions about the talks yet during his appearance on CNN's "State of the Union." He said the talks are in such infant stages that officials are not even certain that the Taliban members who are engaged in the negotiations are true representatives of the Taliban leader Mullah Omar. In fact, the ... Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton, who would normally head the negotiations, has not even been involved yet (Thompson). "We have said all along that a politi...

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... 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 bank online, we shop online, we work online, and we form social relationships online. And, in the presidential race of 2008, Americans got political online. The Internet gave voters a new, direct ... link to their candidates. News giant CNN and pop-culture portal YouTube collaborated on two debates between the candidates, so that potenti...

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... . Reports show that pollen seasons are growing longer and more intense every year. What relief can we give our children as they struggle to take in air and grow? Until science finds a way to reduce the CO2 levels in the air not much. Antihistamines and steroids provide some relief but neither is without side effects. Antihistamines are infamous for causing sleepiness while steroids can cause ... an all but uncontrollable rage in a sensitive child. I have seen these effects in my own children as they grew and they are not something to laugh or joke ... I literally feared for my then seve...

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... provide detailed information about the nature, cost, and objectives of the American contribution to the NATO operation within 14 days. It also requests an explanation for why the White 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 administration replied that early in the conflict Obama possessed the power to initiate American participation in the hostilities without Congressional approval ... because the combat was of limited scope and duration (Steinhauer). "There's a lot of concern ... ...

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... a new music application that allows users to essentially create their own radio stations. Surfing the stations for a good song just went out of style. Can't live without Facebook or Flickr? The iPhone caters to all you social butterflies, too. These social media sources and others are available right in the palm of your hand, so you can take your network of friends, family and ... colleagues right along with you. And you thought having a laptop made your life mobile! The iPhone has made the globe just a little bit smaller, too. In a successful effort to keep pace with the "trend to opti...

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... take with you anywhere you go. The possibilities are endless. Outfitting homes and businesses with such paneling would be infinitely simpler and more practical than doing the same with its glass counterparts. The science may not be there yet but is making impressive strides. To Benefit A Nation President Bush spoke of these advances as he referred to the progress made in the field of solar energy. Its ... use has increased in recent years, and he stated that someday soon it will enjoy ... widespread use. Peoples" homes will be outfitted with solar paneling that will stand up to the abu...

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... as part of an effort to conceal his mistress and her baby in order to protect his White House bid. Prosecutors contend that the money given to Hunter by political backers should be considered campaign donations (Bohn). The money was used to send Hunter into hiding in 2007 and 2008, at the height of the White House campaign. $725,000 was collected from Mellon and $200 ... wanted to give money to someone running for federal office but didn't want it to be used in his campaign (Bohn). Several other political leaders are outraged at Edwards' decision to accept the money. "Democracy demands t...

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