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...long synonymous with hyper economic growth, is going through a harrowing recession. Currently, 8 of the 15 states with the highest unemployment rates are in the South: North and South Carolina, Georgia and Florida are all reporting the highest rate in their state's history. South Carolina posted the nation's third-highest unemployment rate for March - 11.4%, after Michigan and Oregon. (Read "When Joblessness Becomes Homelessness...
...that must be dealt with. But carbon is so global, so embedded in every aspect of modern life that it needs to be managed by the popularly elected governmental body meant to represent us all: Congress. "This is an enormous shift, and we need to get together as a nation to deal with it," says Maggie Fox, CEO of the Alliance for Climate Protection. "That's what a democracy is about...
...government, meanwhile, announced on Thursday that it had revoked Thaksin's passport a day after the ASEAN summit debacle. Thaksin is believed to be living in Dubai, but the English-language daily The Nation reported on Thursday that a Dubai newspaper wrote he had flown to Africa. The government of Nicaragua also issued a statement that it had granted Thaksin a passport earlier this year to serve as a "special envoy" to seek investment for that country...
...Pakistani Taliban who have declared war on the central government. It is their Alamo, and as such Aziz's return to the pulpit after two years in jail marks an ominous victory for the forces that are determined to bring the secular government of this nuclear-armed nation to its knees. "This is the second coming of the Red Mosque," says columnist and politician Ayaz Amir. "It will have an impact, like someone rising from the grave. The mosque has become a site of pilgrimage and followers are revivifying their faith in its waters." (See pictures of how conservative Islam...
...identity. Even the country's elites, usually well insulated from the trials of most of their countrymen, are starting to question their security. Dinner party conversations, which once centered on the latest socialite gossip, have become taut with fear and despair. It's a malaise that has gripped the nation. "How can one be hopeful about the political future of a country where the will and the wisdom of politicians becomes hostage to the threats of barbarians?" writes student Sehar Tariq, in an opinion piece in the English daily The News. "How can I feel secure in a country where...