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Obama's Troubling Stance on Missile Defense and Militarizing Space

Thursday, 04 December 2008 12:42 John Lasker
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Patriot Missile
Missile defense is quickly becoming the most significant global arms race of the 21st century. This race may soon reach into space, what the US military has called the "ultimate high ground." President-elect Barack Obamam, during his campaign, pledged to cut "unproven missile defense" and never put weapons into space. Yet "Space Hawks" at the Pentagon are urging Obama to rethink his comments and keep the emerging US antimissile shield on track.

Last Updated on Thursday, 04 December 2008 15:20
 

Economic Woes? Look to Kerala, India

Tuesday, 16 December 2008 10:45 Shirin Shirin
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Political Rally in Kerala
In his 2005 book The World Is Flat, Thomas Friedman joined a chorus of economists who touted India as the latest development success story, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. While India has developed a middle class with disposable income for the first time in recent history, such growth has not been accompanied by meaningful poverty reduction.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 December 2008 10:45
 

Disarmament is the Key to Peaceful Coexistence in Europe

Tuesday, 10 February 2009 00:00 Arn Specter
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ImagePeople in Europe, Russia and some in America are resting easier after the Kremlin's announcement, Wednesday, January 28 that they are withdrawing their threat against Poland and the United States. That threat was about placing their missiles on the northern border  of Poland in response to any further building of the U.S. Missile Defense System in Poland and the Czech Republic. Russia felt threatened by the placement of 10 Interceptor Missiles in Poland, only a few hundred miles from Russian territory to the East.
Last Updated on Sunday, 08 February 2009 10:41
 

Canadian Company Threatens El Salvador with Lawsuit Over Mining Project

Tuesday, 23 December 2008 00:00 Cyril Mychalejko
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Women Against Mining
A Canadian mining company intends to sue El Salvador's government for several hundred million dollars if it is not granted permission to open a widely unpopular gold and silver mine that scientists warn would have devastating effects on local water supplies.
Last Updated on Monday, 22 December 2008 10:27
 

Medical Marijuana: Is This Watched Pot About to Boil?

Thursday, 26 March 2009 00:00 Shawna L. Swanberg, Ph.D.
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ImageCost factor may prove the most potent ingredient yet in the long-awaited change to medical marijuana policy. Although President Obama has publicly affirmed he is 'not in favor' of the legalization of pot, the President's position on medical use is unambiguous: "Federal resources should not be used to circumvent state [marijuana] laws."

Last Updated on Friday, 20 March 2009 15:58
 
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