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Politics News: Scottish Greens quit Yes campaign after complaining they're ... Scottish Daily Record ALEX Salmond was dealt ablow yesterday when the Scottish Greens walked away from the Yes campaign for independence. Green Party leader Patrick Harvie MSP announced the move following fears that the campaign is little more than a front group for the SNP ... See all stories on this topic »

Paving a political path to Bradford's Muslim women The Guardian (blog) Much has been made of Pakistani Muslim male politics in Bradford since Labour's historic defeat in the Bradford West by-election earlier this year. And since Muslim women were credited with being a key component of George Galloway's stunning victory, ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian (blog)

Independent bookstores embrace digital publishing Kansas City Star By STACY A. ANDERSON AP In this June 5, 2012, photo, a customer reads a book by the Espresso Book Machine, known as Opus, at Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington. Self-publishing has been made easier since the machine by On Demand Books debuted ... See all stories on this topic » Kansas City Star

'Modi a political terrorist, trying to divert attention from real issues' Firstpost New Delhi/Surat: Stung by comparison to a sinking ship, Congress yesterday hit back at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi calling him a "political terrorist" and accused him of making wild allegations to divert attention from real issues in the ... See all stories on this topic » Firstpost

Political gridlock over road tolls leaves drivers stuck in traffic Hamilton Spectator When two veteran politicians met downtown to discuss congestion in the GTA, one of them got stuck in traffic. Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion, who has been around the block a few times, knew enough to leave early for her meeting with Premier Dalton ... See all stories on this topic »

The illiberal politics of PM Manmohan Singh Daily News & Analysis But even Anna Hazare does not believe Singh is a corrupt politician. He seems to agree that Singh is a good man surrounded by bad guys. The harshest thing BJP leader LK Advani could say about Singh was that he was a weak prime minister. See all stories on this topic » Daily News & Analysis

Obama's political gaffe will be fodder in general election Washington Post Here's an unpopular opinion: Political gaffes matter. After President Obama's assertion Friday that "the private sector is doing fine" — and his subsequent attempt to clean up the rhetorical mess he made for himself — many Democrats insisted that ... See all stories on this topic »

Shun politics on helmets India Today It is the price to be paid for the Delhi government's cynically populist measure of exempting women from wearing helmets while riding twowheelers. Two women are battling for their lives at the AIIMS trauma centre, after suffering head injuries in ... See all stories on this topic »

Saitoti the Mathematician Scored Well in Politics AllAfrica.com ( Resource: Kenya: Minister, Assistant Killed in Chopper Crash Nairobi, Kenya — Born in 1945 Professor George Saitoti rose through the ranks in his career as a scholar, economist, powerful politician as an MP, Vice President and a Cabinet minister. See all stories on this topic »

Team Anna conspiring to destabilise Indian politics: Vayalar Ravi Firstpost Hyderabad: After V Narayanasamy, another Union Minister Vayalar Ravi yesterday attacked Team Anna, saying the anti-corruption group is "not that innocent" and alleged its activists could be acting in a "conspiracy" to destabilise Indian politics. See all stories on this topic » Firstpost

WILSON: Political science is about art, psychology, voter mood and money Quincy Herald Whig What everybody knows, but seems to forget is that the term "political science" is a misnomer. It's not a science. It's certainly not math where 1 + 1 = 2. Politics is more about art and psychology than it is about hard science. See all stories on this topic »

Politics 'not press inquiry focus' Portsmouth News The judge chairing the inquiry into press ethics said it was "essential" that cross-party political support for his investigation was "not jeopardised". Lord Justice Leveson said the "politics of personality" and any impact inquiry evidence might have ... See all stories on this topic » Portsmouth News

In Politics, Nobody Likes A Loser Yankton Daily Press In the political jungle, where people tend to be more Darwinian than divine, he is wounded and the pack is beginning to turn. Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, who could be a hockey mom if he wore lipstick, recently told ABC's Charlie Rose in so ... See all stories on this topic »

Malasusa cautions politicians on laws The Citizen Daily The head of Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania (ELCT), Bishop Alex Malasusa, yesterday warned politicians against hijacking the debate on the review of the Constitution, saying they should let the public to discuss the matter freely. See all stories on this topic »

Doblin: In politics, total recall is a bad thing NorthJersey.com As it is, America politicians are in a constant election mode. They move from campaign to campaign like bees to flowers. All this pollination may result in some jars of honey, but good public policy? Not so much. Public officials are elected for finite ... See all stories on this topic »

Without a new constitution, Egypt's political future remains uncertain Firstpost Egypt's political future is tangled in a thick web of court cases and bitter public squabbles. How everything is straightened out will be the difference between an end to military rule by 1 July as scheduled or a return to square one of a turbulent ... See all stories on this topic » Firstpost

Manmohan Singh should show political responsibility against graft: Baba Ramdev Economic Times HYDERABAD: Yoga guru Ramdev today said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should display "political and constitutional responsibility" in cracking down on corruption. "Personally, there is nothing against the Prime Minister. But he has to display political ... See all stories on this topic »

'World News' Political Insights: President Obama's Rough Stretch Exposes Weak ... ABC News (blog) Then a Democratic loss in Wisconsin, coupled with staggering Romney campaign fundraising figures, revealed the strength of political organization on the right. The week was punctuated by the most prominent voice in the party short of the president ... See all stories on this topic » ABC News (blog)

The Political Scene New Yorker From the inception of his Presidential bid, Obama has sought to present himself as a leader with far-reaching ideas, and has prided himself on his ability to look past the politics of the moment. To the degree that he is able to ponder his strategy for ... See all stories on this topic » New Yorker

Surgeon operates on patients and politics Vancouver Sun Her unpaid time at the children's hospital, known as CHEO, allows Leitch to maintain her surgeon's credentials while she masters the art of electoral politics. REPLACED HELENA GUERGIS When she won the nomination after the downfall and expulsion of ... See all stories on this topic »

Leading Kenyan politician among 6 killed in helicopter crash Fort Worth Star Telegram Saitoti, an American-trained economist and mathematician, was one of the most visible figures in Kenyan politics. He announced last year that he would seek the presidency in 2013. His death is a "great tragedy that has befallen our country at this time ... See all stories on this topic » Fort Worth Star Telegram

Theresa May statement on deportation and human rights: Politics live blog The Guardian (blog) As the Press Association reports, he said failure to address the "impact of press behaviour" or the "consequence of press interests" was not confined to one government or one political party. For that reason, it remains essential that cross-party ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian (blog)

News analysis: Politicians rejected, then recycled Memphis Commercial Appeal By Emily Wagster Pettus, AP JACKSON -- When Larry "Butch" Brown was dumped as director of the Mississippi Department of Transportation in February 2011, some thought the outspoken executive might fade from the political scene. See all stories on this topic »

Siblings spend millions for differing political ends Kansas City Star In a second-floor walk-up near the Capitol, two children of one of the world's richest men used to slump into armchairs in the evening and gripe about California education, unwittingly laying the groundwork for a potential upheaval in state politics. See all stories on this topic »

Presidential politics: Iowa still 'up for grabs' Quad City Times "It's hard to say right now," said Chris Larimer, a political science professor at the University of Northern Iowa. As a rule, he looks for clues in primary election night turnout to gauge voter enthusiasm for the general election. See all stories on this topic »

Region Affairs Enter National Political Arena AllAfrica.com While Mwapachu was making his way through school, elsewhere the country was experiencing profound political and social change. Independence arrived in 1961, and three years later the Union was born. "It was exciting," he says when asked about coming of ... See all stories on this topic »

JD (U) slams Modi for his 'caste politics' remarks Hindustan Times The ruling Janta Dal (U) and opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) have reacted sharply to Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi's reported remarks blaming "festering caste politics" in Bihar as the main reason of its backwardness. See all stories on this topic »

The health of politics Trinidad & Tobago Express By Essiba Small essiba.small@gmail.com Should the job of national politician carry a government health warning? The topic was explored in a chapter of the new book the Psychology of Politicians, a collection of essays edited by US psychology lecturer ... See all stories on this topic »

After Pratibha Patil, India's next president with political clout? Firstpost For the first time since India became independent 65 years ago, it may have a president with political clout. That power will flow from a prerogative that effectively gives the president a casting vote when no one political party has a clear mandate to ... See all stories on this topic » Firstpost

Burke 'playing politics' on Alpha The Australian QUEENSLAND'S Deputy Premier claims the federal government has picked a fight with the state over the $6.2 billion Alpha Coal project for political rather than environmental purposes. Jeff Seeney took exception yesterday to comments by federal ... See all stories on this topic »

Egypt political, civil society groups name choices to write constitution Ahram Online A meeting of representatives of various political parties and forces agreed on Thursday morning, after seven hours of heated negotiations, on a 50-50 ratio of Islamist to non-Islamist members in the CA tasked with writing Egypt's post-Mubarak ... See all stories on this topic » Ahram Online

Will County politics can be relative Joliet Herald News But one political expert said it can cause damage no matter how pure politicians' intentions. "There's this perception that politics is a closed activity," said Kent Redfield, a professor of political science at the University of Illinois at ... See all stories on this topic »

George Osborne and Gordon Brown appear before Leveson Inquiry The Guardian The chancellor of the exchequer, George Osborne, and former prime minister Gordon Brown will appear before the Leveson inquiry on Monday as the investigation into media standards enters its most politically charged week. With David Cameron due to give ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Payday lender political donations up Dayton Daily News Nationally, lobbying and giving from payday loan company political action committees and executives and their family members heavily leans Republican, a reversal from 2008 and 2010 that aligns with a shift in power in Washington, according to reports ... See all stories on this topic »

A 'jungle primary' could change Georgia politics Savannah Morning News By WALTER C. JONES ATLANTA — If California's latest political fashion comes east, it could shake up politics in the Peach State, experts say. Last Tuesday, California put into gear its so-called jungle primary in which all candidates appear on the ... See all stories on this topic »

Is bipartisanship possible in post-recall Wisconsin politics? Wisconsin State Journal 2012-06-10T07:00:00Z Is bipartisanship possible in post-recall Wisconsin politics?MATTHEW DeFOUR and DEE J. HALL | Wisconsin State Journal madison.com Republican Gov. Scott Walker waves at his victory party Tuesday in Waukesha after defeating ... See all stories on this topic »

Leveson matters, and not just to the elite it shames The Guardian Such were the rather haughty opinions of an unnamed cabinet minister, recounted a few weeks ago by the Observer's political editor Toby Helm. Of course, relatively few people can probably tell you what Craig Oliver does, or when Fred Michel's texts ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

Furore over textbooks reveals the abysmal level of political debate Economic Times After the furore over a 1949 cartoon on BR Ambedkar in an NCERT textbook, which Dalit political parties and activists alleged was disrespectful of the Constitution-framer, it is now the turn of political parties in Tamil Nadu to take offence at an ... See all stories on this topic »

Obama vs. Romney: Tale of the Tape in Nevada Fox News President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney are battling more than just each other in diverse and politically divided Nevada. The president also is fighting against Nevada's dismal economy while Romney faces a better-organized and ... See all stories on this topic »

Tim Harper: PM is spending political capital on omnibus budget bill Toronto Star But as the House of Commons prepares to hit the home stretch with the budget bill front and centre beginning Monday, the question will be how much political capital the Conservatives will have spent by the summer recess in order to pass this mountain ... See all stories on this topic »

The Ten Best Political Thrillers of Bollywood Rediff In a country mired by scams, corruption and exploitative politics, the genre is constantly relevant and treads on precarious grounds for the fear of censoring. What really matters though is that despite all these challenges, there are some truly ... See all stories on this topic » Rediff

Politics in education Daily Pioneer To that extent, the IIT alumni association is right in fearing that the Government's decision could end up destroying the IITs, though some political points may be scored in the process. The HRD Ministry's lack of homework is also evident in the fact ... See all stories on this topic »

Pause aid budget and audit for political activity The Australian IT'S time to hit the pause button on Australia's rapidly growing aid budget and audit expenditure against an appropriate assessment of political activity. Despite a delay in the recent budget, Australia's total aid spending has grown significantly. See all stories on this topic »

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