888 articles on "govern"

Public Procurement and Very Private Benefits

ic Procurement and Very Private Benefits by: Sam Vaknin, Ph.D. In every national budget, there is a part called "Public Procurement". This is the portion of the budget allocated to purchasing services and goods for the various ministries, author...

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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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Do We Teach Our Children to Lie?

As I write this, Lewis "Scooter" Libby, the Vice Presidential Chief of Staff under President Bush has been indicted under five counts of lying, perjury and obstructing justice. I do want us to be clear on the meaning of the word "indicted." It doesn&...

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Indigenous Jobs in WA

Indigenous Employment and Aboriginal Jobs in WA The labour market place in WA gives unparalleled opportunities for Indigenous employment and aboriginal jobs, where people can train, develop skills and take up function opportunities in Western Austra...

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The Protectionism Delusion

Economists through years of study and practice have concluded that through free trade, based on the principal of comparative advantage, the world economy can achieve a more efficient allocation of resources and a higher level of material well-being. ...

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U.S. Passport Primer A Guide to the New Passport Regulations

Thanks to new federal passport proposals, the cost of a Caribbean cruise, a Cancun honeymoon, or a Vancouver theater weekend could be going up. The security-related changes, scheduled to take effect over the next 2 1/2 years, will affect Americans wh...

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The Wheels On The Obama Care Bus Never Go Round and Round... They Just Fall Off

Since the legislation known as Obama Care was passed back in the spring, it seems like a good time to revisit the legislation and see what has happened in the health care industry since then. Unfortunately, for both the President and millions of Amer...

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The Bitch Says: It's Not Plain Sailing!

Well Darlings, To the little man in the street, the nation's security remains a mystery. He pays a lot of money for it, in taxes, and just hopes all is well. But is it? Recent news shows us, a nation's security can also be a mystery to tho...

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Wisconsin Medicaid Cost Reductions - A Little Bit Of Good News On Government Spending

It does not happen often but every once in a while we come across an instance of a government entity actually reducing its costs and inefficiency when it comes to spending taxpayer money. A short article by Ryan Tracy in the August 23, 2010 issue of ...

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The Leo Wanta Saga Pt. 1: 'The 27.5 Trillion Dollar Man'; Wanta Is Legal Trustee Of Funds On Behalf Of The American People

The only thing standing in the way of life and death for Ambassador Leo Wanta is he "knows where the money is hidden" and the Illuminati banksters don't. A former U.S. Treasury official appointed trustee to a large sum of money by President Ron...

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