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Compulsory English Language Proficiency Exam for Immigrants Outside Of EU
By Steve Greenwood · 13 years ago
Immigrants originating from outside the European Union will now have to take the compulsory English Language Proficiency Exam, introduced by the Coalition Government The newly elected Conservative Liberal Democrat coalition government has made it a ...
The Role of State Governments in Preventing Medical Errors
By Moshe Sharon · 13 years ago
On August 7, 2008, the Chicago Tribune posted a blog entitled "Illinois ponders how to treat medical errors" (chicagotribune.com). It was a scathing commentary on the lackluster performance of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and ...
How political agendas are influenced by lobbyists
By Matt Geddes · 13 years ago
The term lobbyist refers to the people hired by groups or organizations with particular interests to convince members of Congress to pass or defeat legislation. Lobbyists may work on the behalf of different groups such ...
BP Oil Spill Astrology Analysis
By Gurmeet Singh · 13 years ago
There has been no shortage of grief and tragedy linked to what may already be the greatest environmental catastrophe in US history. BP started the "top kill" operations to stop the flow of oil on ...
McGuire works to strengthen Alaska's economy
By Lesil Mcguire · 13 years ago
Alaskans want to live and work where energy is reliable and affordable. That is why we crafted the Alaska Sustainable Energy Act, which passed unanimously on the last day of the legislative session. This bipartisan ...
Brief historical review of the Colombian emeralds
By Andres Colmenares · 13 years ago
Emeralds have a fairly old historic home, experts do not know for sure where they come from many of the emeralds belonging to the great treasure of antiquity. This is especially true for a type ...
China’s Navy an Emerging Global Force
By Christian Fleming · 13 years ago
While still a long way off from challenging the United States as the predominant world naval power, China’s modernized People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is beginning to take a more assertive role in an expanding ...
Hold the Phone Mabel … Obama Facing Treason Trial
By Denise Clarke · 13 years ago
Yikes! I have seen and heard a lot of stuff over the last 50+ years of my life, but who would have thought that the good old USA, America the Beautiful would be led by ...
The Relevance Of Political News In Today's World
By Melba Hill · 13 years ago
In order to understand what political news is all about, it is first necessary to define the two words in the phrase. "Politics", as we generally use it, refers to civil governance and the various ...
Failure to Act by the Kentucky House of Representatives Leaves Hundreds of Kentucky HIV/AIDS Patients with an Uncertain Future
By Aaron Hammer · 13 years ago
In a proposed commonwealth budget that allocates over $3.4 billion for road projects, a small request of $3.5 million to fund the Kentucky AIDS Drug Assistance Program (KADAP) has been ignored, leaving hundreds living with ...
A Psychologist's View On MP's Expenses
By Louise Weston · 13 years ago
The fact that the scandal of MPs’ expenses rumbles on for a third week is testament to just how outraged the general public are about the revelations coming out of Westminster. Although the stereotype of ...
Health Care Reform - Seen through the eyes of the typical American Citizen
By Chris Ciappa · 13 years ago
The health care we receive here in the U.S. is bar none, among the best in the world. So why do we insist on calling this recent government attempt at takeover of our health care ...
Thomas Jefferson and Early American Political Campaigns
By Jack Sterling · 13 years ago
There was pressure on Thomas Jefferson to put together a political campaign and run for a third term as president when the election of 1808 drew closer. He was the clear leader of his party: ...
Early Political Party Organizations and Political Campaigns
By Jack Sterling · 13 years ago
In 1819, a year before the political campaign that would elect a new president, the Missouri Territory petitioned to join the Union as a state. At the time, America was evenly split into states that ...
Democratic Political Campaigning following Thomas Jefferson
By Jack Sterling · 13 years ago
The party founded by Thomas Jefferson had first come to power claiming itself as the "party of the people" during the political campaign. The presidents who had been elected by this party, however, owed perhaps ...
Early Democratic Political Campaigns and Conventions
By Jack Sterling · 13 years ago
In 1936, the Democratic Party again gathered in Baltimore for their presidential political campaign convention. Vice President Martin Van Buren, the man who had masterminded Andrew Jackson's campaign, was the party's choice for president. Richard ...
Political Campaign Evolution in the Early Democratic Party
By Jack Sterling · 13 years ago
The Democratic Party had been shaped by President Martin Van Buren but was transformed by events in the nation and by Andrew Jackson's popularity with the voters. Whereas once congressional caucuses had played a key ...
Political Campaign Debate in the Nineteenth Century
By Jack Sterling · 13 years ago
By the middle of the nineteenth century, slavery was emerging as an issue of increasing political campaign focus. The question about whether or not it should be permitted was nothing new to political debate, but, ...
Qualifying to be a Political Campaign Candidate
By Jack Sterling · 13 years ago
The official qualifications top run a campaign for political office are usually pretty simple. In this democratic country that encourages public participation in government, it is not hard to meet the official qualifications for most ...
How to Run a Great Political Campaign for Elected Office
By Jack Sterling · 13 years ago
If you're running a campaign as a candidate in a political election, there's a philosophical reason why you should really begin by looking up the qualifications and duties of the office you're seeking. If you ...