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...Haven’t we come to expect a little more creativity from this administration when it comes to producing “objective” scientific reports? Not to worry—Abraham is probably still just bitter about being sidelined during Cheney’s backroom love-fest with all those energy industry reps back...
While American consumers have started to take notice, we still aren’t internalizing the full cost of our dirty little habit. That’s because our government subsidizes the oil companies big time—a topic certainly on the agenda during Cheney’s backroom meetings in 2001—which helps keep the price of gas down at the pump. Whether it’s gas prices or tax dollars, American consumers have to pay the piper either way. The problem is that most people don’t make the connection; whereas higher...
Unlike most elections, the race to become European Commission President takes place behind closed doors. There's no real campaigning (just lots of backroom dealing) and only 25 people have a say - the heads of the E.U. member states. Usually, the best man for the job is defined as the candidate who's least offensive. It's a strange way to pick a top dog, but then again, the Commission presidency is a strange office. The President is the guardian of E.U. treaties that he and his institution have no direct say in formulating; he's the E.U.'s highest...
...think people would be in a much better position if the union…organized from a position of strength,” Carens said. “We’ve had no [official] rallies, no public actions by the union leadership. Instead it’s just backroom deals, behind closed doors, which is profoundly wrong...
...Asian Nations (ASEAN) and host its the summit. Most of these projects, including the inauspiciously named Twin Towers, sit idle for lack of investment. Ordinary Burmese feel baffled and betrayed by the encouragement their oppressors get from Asia's leaders. Privately, Southeast Asian diplomats insist they are heaping more backroom pressure on Burma than their abysmal public showing suggests. One dearly hopes so. ASEAN now faces the prospect of showcasing its member states' considerable achievements in a country that is a global byword for backwardness and brutality...