806 articles related to "government"

Paternity Testing Regulation Help or Hindrance

The French legislation has passed a law which prohibits testing for paternity without the involvement of the court system. Article 16-11 of the civil code states that in order for an individual to legally conduct a paternity test, he or she must firs...

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The Bitch and Equality: KEEP IT SIMPLE, STUPID!

Well Darlings, Equality. It is a simple word. It has a simple meaning. Basically it is the quality of being the same in quantity, measure, value or status. So why don't we have one simple law that says all humankind must be considered equal and...

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Feisty Candidates Spar for Vote

Accusations, finger pointing and mudslinging would be welcome gestures compared to the new lows two rival candidates have stooped to this election year. The pair are on the campaign trail desperately pulling out all stops to secure your vote and qui...

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Slobodan Milosevic Found Dead

Slobodan Milosevic, the former Yugoslav president who was currently being tried for war crimes, has been found dead in his prison cell. The 64 year old was being held at a detention center outside The Hague, and initial reports suggest that he died o...

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Corporate Crime

Corporate crime? I'm not sure that there is such a thing. If we want to reduce the crimes that are given that lable, we need to quit handing out large punitive fines to corporations. The idea isn't as radical as it sounds. First of all, wh...

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State Governments: Immobile, Going Broke and High On Wine

Many state and local governments are heading towards financial insolvency as a result of their state employee pension and retiree medical liabilities. Consider an article from the October 18, 2010 issue of Businessweek magazine: - According to a stu...

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War, What is it Good For

War is on everyone's mind, and it is our first thought before peace is even considered. Thoughts of peace are trigged by the thoughts of war. Society has a passion for war, and it offers all of us something personal, and an opportunity to expre...

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Native American Indians Your Elders Are Preserving Your Culture

It's an interesting case that often Europeans are most enamored with Canadian Aboriginals, "First Nations" people, or in old and less respected terminology "Indians" or "American Indians". To them these first people of the America's represe...

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The Possibilities for Anarchy II

Any chances for a country to be ruled by alternative rule will always be zero because -as many economists, philosophers and scientists claim- the way the various parts reality consist of interrelate is dominated by forces we won’t in a billion year...

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Grasstops: An Excerpt from 'Persuading Congress'

You may not be as familiar with the term "grasstops." In the lobbying world, it refers to efforts to influence Congress through contacts with corporate CEOs and other VIPs. In this context, though, VIP is a loose term. For example, if the American Me...

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