All Entries Tagged With: "newspapers"
Illogical blame game
People who study current affairs and history can tell us that seldom it is heard that China blamed any nation or super power to interfere in its national affairs. But it is a reality that China too blames other nations but their way of complaining is very straight, decent and effective. Still we remember that [...]
Indiana Seeks to Limit Legalized Graft and Payola to State Legislature by J.E. Ante
The State of Indiana seeks to improve its failing legislative ethics F grade to an A from the Center for Public Integrity. 23 major newspapers are behind an effort to limit legalized graft and payola to legislators from lobbyists to $50 per incidence per day. Currently lobbyists can provide $100 in gifts and payola to [...]
Obama’s Afghan policy and regional media
Journalists had speculations about Obama’s speech of new Afghan policy even before December. Almost every newspaper had suggested solutions of Afghan problem in its editorials. After president Obama’s speech the regional media had mix reactions about it in its editorials. The concentration in this article is on the print media (English) of Afghanistan, Pakistan and [...]
Obama refuse to kiss the French First Lady, why?
I read a funny anecdote by accident : the British press has gone in a frenzy over an existential question : what happened to Barack et Carla? In fact, the British newspapers are wondering why the American president and the French First Lady did not kiss each other when they met for the first time. [...]
Rep. Foster Continues to Reject Automatic Pay Raise for Members of Congress
Today, after working to block automatic Congressional pay raises in the past, Rep. Bill Foster (IL-14) announced his support for bipartisan legislation that would block the next automatic pay raise for Members of Congress.
“With unemployment numbers hovering around 10 percent in the 14th District, and with families losing their homes and their health insurance far [...]
Top 10 Reasons Why Conservatives are Weaker on National Security
“You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time,” is a quote often attributed to Abraham Lincoln. Yet, as wise a man as our 16th President was, apparently ex-mayor of New York [...]
The low-down on our youths
Reaching out to the Malaysian youth: Do we just run a competition, make sure it is highly successful and then close shop or continue to stay involved after that to link up with the youths through other mechanisms?
The current mechanism we are thinking of is a music event. Why music?
Simply, music appeals to the youths [...]
GOP Politicians Who Oppose Public Programs But Attended Public Universities
To the Editor:
President Obama made a great point in a speech to students. He pointed out that some suggest government is trying to take over the healthcare system. He further pointed out that we have private universities and we have public universities but no one has suggested government wants to take over the university system. [...]
Three Reasons Media Bias Proven in U.S. Election
To The Editor:
Well, Friday’s study of 979 news stories by the non-partisan Center for Media and Public Affairs proves what any U.S. political observer knows to be true: The media are highly biased against John McCain. The study showed 65 percent of the stories favor Obama; only 31 percent were favorable of McCain.
This is [...]