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...deaths in October of 85 Muslim protesters in the custody of security forces, both King Bhumibol Adulyadej and his wife, Queen Sirikit, have spoken out. On Wednesday, in a speech broadcast to the nation, the King told a gathering of military and police generals in Bangkok that they must adopt softer tactics to handle the unrest?and warned that if they do not "manage the situation properly" the nation may "fall into ruin." The previous day, Queen Sirikit had appeared on TV to make a tearful plea for peace and urged her predominantly Buddhist national audience to "care for their...
...European Union (EU) has formally backed embryonic stem cell research. The EU has already allowed part of their $20 billion research budget to be granted to stem cell researchers. While the rest of the world is embracing this potentially revolutionary scientific research, our government is forcing it to adopt a second-rate status...
...instincts but his own. Ten days before the election, Lockhart and pollster Stan Greenberg started circulating a battle plan among Kerry's top advisers that called for an abrupt pivot in tone and message for the final stretch. He should talk more about domestic issues, the memo said, adopt a "positive and hopeful tone" and offer optimism instead of fear. "We want to elevate the choice by elevating the moment and the consequences--of four more years of Bush, with all the partiality and bleakness, or a fresh start for America with Kerry, with sense [of] the possibility and hope...
...acknowledging the success of the president, however, Republicans must not become complacent. The Democrats have been defeated, and with this reality comes the realization that success in the future will not be derived from stubborn adherence to a failing vision. The Democrats must adopt new policies and present new justifications if they ever hope to present a legitimate challenge to Republicanism...
...satisfied merely with the availability of absentee balloting is to completely ignore how simple and self-explanatory some states have made the process. Students who think they were disenfranchised by an unfair or ill-designed system should ask their state to adopt the simpler, more efficient model of a state like California. A government premised on the rule of the people is made more legitimate by high voter turnout and especially high voter turnout across all slices of America. With a few simple changes, states could strengthen the democratic fiber of America by delivering the legitimacy the even slightly higher...