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What gets me most about the whole Bush “homecoming” down in Dallas is that so many people here have no idea that the rest of the country??I’m thinking of the two coasts, not the giant landmass north of Dallas and south of Canada—would probably not, to say the least, be impressed that they know “George” personally and/or still believe him to have been a terrific president, irrespective of the numerous economic and political disasters that characterized his presidency...

Author: By James K. Mcauley | Title: Welcome Home, George and Laura | 8/11/2009 | See Source »

...same conditions as the average citizen has been a struggle to say the least—with only a few hours of functioning electricity and questionable water flowing each day. Though it is true that, like many other central African nations, Equatorial Guinea is struggling with infrastructure development, this country??s government has a wealth of oil-based profits flowing into its coffers that other such nations...

Author: By James A. Mcfadden | Title: A Tale of Two Guineas | 8/10/2009 | See Source »

...deplorable slums of Malabo are a visual hypocrisy staring everyone in the face. Tackling government corruption and greed in a developing context is admittedly a challenging task, but that is perhaps not even the real issue. Obiang could easily invest in bringing Malabo and the rest of the country??s infrastructure into the 21st (20th?) century and still have plenty of money left over to squander...

Author: By James A. Mcfadden | Title: A Tale of Two Guineas | 8/10/2009 | See Source »

Such an agreement would unlikely garner immense support in either wealthy countries or the developing world. Westerners would complain about government spending going towards another country??s economy; those in developing nations would complain about mandatory emissions cuts. The reality with any international treaty is that every side has to compromise. But this proposal would provide enough benefits to all parties that it is an idea well worth pursuing...

Author: By Ravi N. Mulani | Title: Forging a Global Climate Deal | 8/4/2009 | See Source »

...ages, Uganda has been divided into several kingdoms. (Even today, three kingdoms remain politically significant.) Like all Ugandan kingdoms, Buganda—of which Maureen is technically a subject and whose terrain spans the central portion of the country??puts a premium on surnames...

Author: By Ahmed N. Mabruk | Title: What's in a Surname? | 7/29/2009 | See Source »

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