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Thursday, 22 January 2015

Francois Hollande is not a popular president. No matter how hard the ‘socialist’ leader tries to impress, there never seems to be a no solid constituency that backs him. He attempted to mask his initial lack of experience in foreign affairs with a war in Mali, after his country enthusiastically took on Libya. While he succeeded at launching wars, he failed at managing their consequences as the latest attacks in Paris have demonstrated. Following the attack on satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, he...

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Green Party, SNP, and Plaid Cymru set to join seven-way TV leaders’ debates The Independent

Broadcasters are reportedly preparing to schedule seven-way television debates involving the Green Party, SNP and Plaid Cymru alongside the four larger parties. According to a report in the Radio Times magazine, the BBC and ITV are preparing plans for two seven-way debates, followed by a third...

Now Republicans are trying to block international climate deals Grist

James Inhofe, the Senate's leading climate denier, is leading the charge to undermine the U.S.-China climate pact and a future Paris agreement....

Ranked-choice voting advocates aiming for 2016 Maine ballot Tampa Bay Online

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) A group that wants to implement ranked-choice voting in Maine elections plans to wait until 2016 to put its proposal before voters. The Committee for Ranked-Choice Voting had been considering filing signatures to force a referendum this November, but it now wants more time to...

Cuomo should answer questions on Silver Lower Hudson Online

Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb said Gov. Andrew Cuomo should face questions about his decision to shutter an anti-corruption commission last year after Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was arrested Thursday. Silver, D-Manhattan, was arrested Thursday on five federal charges, which accuse of him...

Akufo-Addo Outlines Policies For A Prosperous Ghana Peace FM Online

The 2016 Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has outlined policies, he says, will deliver prosperity on a sustainable basis for the people of Ghana. He delivered an address on Wednesday, January 21, 2014 on the theme Developing Ghana Policies for...

Christie Appoints Atlantic City Emergency Management Team Bloomberg

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie created an emergency management team to turn around Atlantic City, the seaside gambling resort where four of 12 casinos closed last year after being battered by out-of-state competition. Christie, a second-term...

One GOP Presidential Candidate Believes In Climate Change The Daily Beast

Unlike many other Republicans, former ambassador John Bolton is "perfectly prepared to accept that part of the increase in temperature is because of human activity.” When former ambassador John Bolton goes to Iowa this weekend to speak at the Iowa Freedom Summit, it won’t just be his hawkish foreign...

Ohio county fair loses $60,000 in apparent tax scam Springfield News-Sun

An organization treasurer who lost over $60,000 in county fair funds to an apparent scam is under investigation by...

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