Word: representation
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A basic rule of politics is to avoid offending your allies. Apparently unaware of this tactic, the Czech Republic has decided to celebrate the start of its presidency of the European Union by commissioning a sculpture that is controversial to the point of insult. Entitled “Entropaâ?...
"I'm proud to say I'm a conservative, have been, always will be. So this notion that I'm a moderate is slightly overblown, and quite frankly a lie." - On his ability to both lead and represent the GOP (CNN, Jan. 30, 2009)
The President visited the State Department on his second full day in office to send a message: diplomacy will now take precedence over military force in U.S. foreign policy - and his Administration's will be a diplomacy of constant, persistent attention to the world's problem areas rather than slapdash...
Obama’s election is exactly the wrong signal to send to America’s ebony youth: that, if you don’t raise any issues that make the majority uncomfortable, you, too, can become the president. We can only celebrate the election and inauguration of a...
Worse, many experts consider the offset system deeply flawed. A 2008 Stanford University study found that between one-third and two-thirds of carbon offsets under the U.N.'s Clean Development Mechanism - which oversees offset projects under the Kyoto Protocol - do not represent actual emission cuts. In addition, the USCAP...