10Mar

On the White House: Rove on Rove: A Conversation With the Former Bush Senior Adviser

Posted by ADMiN as Books and Literature, Bush, George W, Central Intelligence Agency, Iraq War (2003- ), New York Times, News, Politics and Government, Presidents and Presidency (US), Rove, Karl

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The Times caught up with Karl Rove to talk about democracy in Iraq, the impact of the C.I.A. leak case and questions about his family life.

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09Mar

Uproar in India Over Quota for Female Lawmakers

Posted by ADMiN as India, New York Times, News, Politics and Government, Women and Girls

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A plan to reserve a third of the seats in India’s legislatures for women plunged Parliament into chaos and threatened the governing coalition.

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09Mar

House Democrat Says Party Drove Him From Office

Posted by ADMiN as House of Representatives, Massa, Eric J, New York Times, News, Politics and Government, Sexual Harassment, United States Politics and Government

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Eric J. Massa from New York, accused of sexual harassment, said that party leaders had orchestrated a campaign against him.

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09Mar

Mexico Oil Politics Keeps Riches Just Out of Reach

Posted by ADMiN as International Trade and World Market, Mexico, New York Times, News, Offshore Exploration and Installations, Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Politics and Government

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The country, which kicked out oil firms in 1938, now needs assistance to get its oil out of the ground.

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08Mar

Magazine Preview: The Limits of Rahmism

Posted by ADMiN as Emanuel, Rahm, New York Times, News, Politics and Government, Presidents and Presidency (US)

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He was chosen as White House chief of staff because he could make things happen. What happened?

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08Mar

Iraqis Defy Blasts in Strong Turnout for Pivotal Election

Posted by ADMiN as Allawi, Ayad, Elections, Iraq, Maliki, Nuri Kamal al-, New York Times, News, Politics and Government

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The shrugging response of voters in the face of a barrage of explosions in Baghdad could signal a fundamental weakening of the insurgency’s potency.

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06Mar

Ex-Mayor Gets 15 Years for Bribery; City Pays Price

Posted by ADMiN as Birmingham (Ala), Bribery, Frauds and Swindling, Gambling, Langford, Larry P, New York Times, News, Politics and Government, Sentences (Criminal)

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Former Mayor Larry Langford of Birmingham, Ala., was also fined $360,000 by a federal judge.

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06Mar

Dysfunction Displaces Work in Distracted Albany

Posted by ADMiN as Budgets and Budgeting, Krueger, Liz, New York State, New York Times, News, Politics and Government, State Legislatures

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No party can muster a majority in the State Senate, the governor is notable for his absence and a $9 billion budget gap must be plugged in weeks.

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06Mar

Fake Former Presidents Use Comedy for a Cause

Posted by ADMiN as Congressional Oversight Panel, Ferrell, Will, FunnyOrDie.com, McKay, Adam, New York Times, News, Politics and Government, Presidents and Presidency (US), Recordings and Downloads (Video), United States Economy

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The kings of presidential comedy were reunited last weekend — with a little nudge from the Congressional Oversight Panel.

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05Mar

Germany Makes No Financial Pledge to Greece

Posted by ADMiN as Demonstrations and Riots, European Union, Germany, Government Bonds, Greece, New York Times, News, Politics and Government

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The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, ended talks without making a firm pledge, as Greece was hit by strikes over its adoption of a new austerity package.

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05Mar

Paterson Loses Aide and Consults Lawyer

Posted by ADMiN as Ethics, New York State, New York Times, News, Paterson, David A, Politics and Government, Suspensions, Dismissals and Resignations

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The aide, Peter E. Kauffmann, resigned as information emerged that the governor’s contact with a woman in an assault case was more extensive than earlier reported.

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05Mar

Political Memo: Rash of Scandals Tests Democrats at Sensitive Time

Posted by ADMiN as Blagojevich, Rod R, Democratic Party, Edwards, John, Ethics, New York Times, News, Paterson, David A, Politics and Government, Rangel, Charles B, Spitzer, Eliot L, United States Politics and Government

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Ethics cases have opened the party to the same lines of criticism used against Republicans in winning control of the House and Senate four years ago.

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05Mar

Closing of Rest Stops Stirs Anger in Arizona

Posted by ADMiN as Arizona, New York Times, News, Parks and Other Recreation Areas, Politics and Government

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The state’s decision to close 13 highway rest stops has been met with more anger than other cost-cutting moves.

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04Mar

Murky Candidacy Stokes Iraq’s Sectarian Fears

Posted by ADMiN as Elections, Iraq, Iraq War (2003- ), New York Times, News, Politics and Government, Shiite Muslims, Sunni Muslims, Zamili, Hakim al-

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As early voting began Thursday in Iraq, a Shiite once accused of running death squads is on the ballot.

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04Mar

Book on Spitzer’s Downfall Sets Off Angry Replies

Posted by ADMiN as Books and Literature, Constantine, Lloyd, Ethics, New York Times, News, Politics and Government, Spitzer, Eliot L

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Eliot Spitzer called an account by his former senior adviser “self-serving and largely inaccurate.”

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03Mar

First Gambit in Battle to Lead Texas

Posted by ADMiN as Elections, New York Times, News, Perry, Rick, Politics and Government, Texas, White, Bill

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The confetti had barely settled on the primaries when the Democratic nominee went after Gov. Rick Perry.

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03Mar

Investigators Are Told of Paterson Bid to Quiet Accuser

Posted by ADMiN as Albany (NY), Democratic Party, National Organization for Women, New York Times, News, Paterson, David A, Politics and Government

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A state worker told investigators that Gov. David A. Paterson enlisted her help in quieting the accuser in a domestic abuse case, according to a person familiar with her account.