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...Arias, 64, a Social Democrat who won the Nobel Prize during his first presidency in the 1980s for his work to end Central America?s bloody civil wars, defeated Otton Solis of the Citizen?s Action Party by just 1.1%, one of the closest margins in Costa Rica?s history, and he garnered only 40.9% of the total vote. Solis-who was backed by the radical and increasingly popular left-wing Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez-opposes Costa Rica?s entrance into the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) with...
Three thousand, two hundred kilometers, two thosand miles: that is the length of the United States-Mexico border, an already politically-charged stretch of terrain that could soon be fortified with a 698-mile, two-layered fence if House Bill 4437 becomes law. To the common U.S. citizen, it may seem like this “wall” will alleviate domestic immigration tensions, preventing undocumented workers from entering U.S. soil. In reality, this frail three-foot high metal fence, a product of popular misconceptions about immigration, is unlikely to significantly reduce undocumented immigration and merely serves as a symbol...
...School alum, spoke about Ashoka, an organization he founded in 1980. Ashoka—a social entrepreneurship group—is Drayton’s answer to close “the social and economic gaps between the northern and southern hemispheres, while accelerating the democratic revolution through the citizen sector in developing countries,” according to Ashoka’s website. Drayton was introduced at the Forum by Gowher Rizvi, the director of the Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation and a lecturer at the Kennedy School. “When you think about anyone...
...extremely confusing issue. Foreigners aren't allowed to own U.S. television stations, which is why Rupert Murdoch had to become an American citizen to create the Fox network. Is owning a TV station a greater threat to national security than managing a port? Let me make a fearless prediction here: the ports controversy will soon turn into an even greater battle over U.S. defense contracts going to foreign-owned companies, including-as the Washington Post reported last week-Dubai International Capital, which wants to buy a company that makes components for U.S. tanks and military aircraft. Lawrence Korb, a defense...
...familiar brand - from yogurt to automobiles - being swallowed up by foreigners, even if it's unusual for them to try to block such deals in the name of the national interest. With energy, though, the case for intervention is more compelling than usual. Energy affects almost every citizen and business, and when things go wrong the costs are felt more acutely than they are, say, in the insurance sector. Antonio López, Madrid-based director of analysis at Fortis Bank, argues that opposition to E.ON's cross-border dash for Endesa signals the Spanish government "is worried about supply...