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Musharraf took power in a military coup eight years ago, vowing to stay on only as long as it took to stamp out corruption and repair the economy. He has delivered somewhat on both fronts. But his other major pledge - to not "allow the people to be taken back to...
To that end, we commend Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain, who last week vowed to eliminate the practice of signing statements if elected. We hope the presidential candidates of both parties will issue a similar pledge that they will not skirt the Constitution.
The greenest of the green join Carbon Ration Action Groups (CRAGS), whose members pledge to reduce their personal carbon dioxide emissions. Britain already has 14 active CRAG chapters, and a few are just starting to develop in the U.S. To Surrey CRAG member Jonathan Essex--who stays under his carbon...
Even when backed by the largesse of Bill Gates, the nonprofits' influence in Iowa or New Hampshire pales in comparison to more established interest groups such as unions and the ethanol lobby. Still, some groups made small inroads in 2004. A grassroots campaign led by the Global AIDS Alliance in...
The sway of a more assertive nonprofit sector is already being felt in this election cycle. Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton last month signed a pledge that commits the next President to investing $50 billion by 2013 to combat HIV. Her commitment came after the pledge's sponsor, the AIDS...