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...Basham’s reasoning—that women don’t want careers anyway—draws mainly on opinion polling and anecdotal evidence: “Ask a group of mothers if they would continue to work full-time if they didn’t have to and the answer will overwhelmingly come back ‘No!’,” she writes. Despite the fact that this statement is a near truism (wouldn’t the majority of people cut back on work if their monetary circumstances permitted?), Basham proceeds to cite...
...election heal the country? The longer that you leave it like this, the more divisions there will be. They have to settle it quickly, especially if they are sincerely loyal to the King. The word "loyalty" has been used as an excuse to acquire power. We have to ask those who are behind the divisiveness to stop meddling into the system. When I was in power, there was a meeting in one house on Sukhumvit [Road in Bangkok] and one of the attendees revealed to me--and I have the tapes of what happened--that the meeting was about getting...
...reportedly crashed multiple times. Plus, there's a more general question of access. "A lot of families in Mongolia don't have computers," Lacey says. "These are genuine riders who tend to their horses and work with their flocks when they're not working in the circus. To ask them to go online and fill out a form is just crazy. They can get to the nearest town and post a letter, and that's about it." (See pictures from the circus...
...clear idea why they had been targeted, and their aid efforts in the autonomous region of South Sudan have not been affected. "We've actually received no official reason or explanation," said Kurt Tjossem, Regional Director for the Horn and East Africa at the International Rescue Committee. "We did ask them on what grounds and that was not responded...
...Supreme Court's decision effectively bars you from contesting the presidency in 2013. But you've said you are not driven to seek office of any kind. What do you say to skeptics who believe you will inevitably do so? Ask Mr. Zardari. Did I ever seek an office from him? Did I ever say that I want the office of the President or of Prime Minister? We have sacrificed everything for the sake of democracy. This is a noble agenda, and I think the civil society of this country, the youth, the lawyers' society and the media...