http://stateaffairs.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Affairs of the State en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:52:56 GMT 2010-01-07T15:52:56Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981586&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace to watch the health care negotiations on CSPAN Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:28:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981586&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace The Militant Moderate 2010-01-07T13:28:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981293&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace PETALING JAYA: There will be two price strucutures for petrol from May 1 - one for Malaysians and another for foreigners - Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:31:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977981293&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2010-01-07T09:31:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977756&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace No wonder he got tingles when he heard Obama speaking . . . he was listening to his "hero" personified in Barack Obama . . . . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:34:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977756&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace Lee Y. 2010-01-05T19:34:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979923&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace In this space I have been tracking the ongoing efforts of the current Congress to modernize the 33-year old Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), which is the primary law governing the regulation of . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:04:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979923&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace David K. 2010-01-06T17:04:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979328&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace 05.01.2010 Source: Pravda.Ru, By Hans Vogel This winter, instead of the traditional story about a little orphaned ice bear cub or cute little elephant baby, the world was fed a different kind of story. . . . Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:11:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977979328&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2010-01-06T09:11:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978248&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace Some of you know some of my history here in this arena with me and some of you don’t but I’m happy with the over-all results. I have written several letters Al Gore and Bill Clinton actually . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:20:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978248&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2010-01-05T20:20:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978154&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace In the aftermath of 911 anyone who criticized Team Bush about anything, including issues completely unrelated to the attack, was instantly answered with a chorus of name calling from the Right. “Un-American, . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:50:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978154&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace Devin Barber 2010-01-05T19:50:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978141&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace In what should hardly come as a surprise, US third-quarter GDP has once again been revised downward from the initial projection of 3.5% annual growth. First the figure was revised downward to 2.8%, . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:24:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977978141&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace Sean Kennedy 2010-01-05T19:24:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977989&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace Jake Tapper's ABC News blog reported January 4 that President Obama had named a transgender person as a presidential appointee. The story says, "President Obama recently named Amanda Simpson . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:54:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977989&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace AC W. 2010-01-05T17:54:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977974&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace This is from Joseph Ashby at The American Thinker....funny: 10. Canadian health boards wanted four more years of having somewhere to send their citizens to get medical care. 9. The benefits were supposed . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:42:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977974&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace AC W. 2010-01-05T17:42:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977954&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace The Associated Press reported January 4 that former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich would compete in the upcoming season of Donald Trump's Celebrity Apprentice. The story says, "Vaulted to infamy . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:28:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977954&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace AC W. 2010-01-05T17:28:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977468&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace Tehran Times, January 5, 2010, Tehran Times Political Desk TEHRAN -- The Intelligence Ministry has announced the names of 60 institutions and foundations which are working as agents in the soft war . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:17:00 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977468&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2010-01-05T12:17:00Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977050&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace In my opinion, it is not a sure thing that printing more US Dollars will cause the value of the US Dollar to drop in value, thus cause inflation.  The conventional wisdom says that it will, however, . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 06:45:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977977050&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2010-01-05T06:45:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976687&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace Joe Klein, in the current Time Magazine, has and interesting column about the left wing blogosphere and the health care debate. "In the end, the sillier left-village practitioners are stoking the . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 01:39:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976687&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace The Militant Moderate 2010-01-05T01:39:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976417&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace Senate Democrats, House Democrats and the White House. No Republicans involved. That's the report from the AP. This nation is now going to be saddled with WHATEVER Democrats want. . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 23:05:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976417&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace Ivan N. 2010-01-04T23:05:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975603&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace The Star on line Maylasia, Monday January 4, 2010 MYT 5:24:00 PM, By LESTER KONG PETALING JAYA: The Port Klang Authority (PKA) board will implement the whistle-blower policy in PKA and the Port Klang . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:44:57 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975603&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2010-01-04T13:44:57Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975596&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace Al Jazeera, Monday, January 04, 2010, 14:36 Mecca time, 11:36 GMT Yemeni officials say police have killed two suspected members of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula during an "anti-terror" raid near . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:38:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975596&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2010-01-04T13:38:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975400&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace Inflation of the US Dollar has been the primary problem and is the primary cause of the housing prices to rise along with the demand for the houses as their prices were going up and up.  When the . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:41:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977975400&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2010-01-04T10:41:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974584&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace The great news is that there were no combat deaths in Iraq in December and, according to General Ray Odierno, our top commander there, American combat forces will leave the country, as scheduled, by the . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 21:34:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974584&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2010-01-03T21:34:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973971&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace A much needed book for scientific and non-scientific communities alike. Written by science writer (and former New York Times editor) Cornelia Dean, the book makes the case that scientists need to make . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:31:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973971&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace David K. 2010-01-03T12:31:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973799&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace The Times of India, PTI 3 January 2010, 01:38pm IST THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Copenhagen meet made "limited progress" and no one was satisfied with the outcome, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said, while . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:36:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973799&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2010-01-03T08:36:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973793&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace Al Jazeera, Sunday, January 03, 2010, 09:50 Mecca time, 06:50 GMT  The British government has announced plans to join the United States in funding "anti-terrorist" forces in Yemen. The announcement . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:28:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973793&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2010-01-03T08:28:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972727&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace This is good   http://motherjones.com/mojo/2009/12/fiore-cartoon-year-review Sat, 02 Jan 2010 15:04:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972727&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace The Militant Moderate 2010-01-02T15:04:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972670&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace I missed one.  How did you do? http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/02/opinion/02collins.html?ref=opinion     Note: You have to be registered with the NY Times, but it is free. . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:18:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972670&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace The Militant Moderate 2010-01-02T14:18:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972472&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace So says Chris Mooney in an opinion piece in the Washington Post today.  Mooney is co-author with marine scientist Sheril Kirshenbaum of "Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:18:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972472&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace David K. 2010-01-02T12:18:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972556&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace The Star Malaysia, Saturday January 2, 2010 MYT 6:01:00 PM KUALA LUMPUR: The Government is calling for calm among Muslims and non-governmental organisations and asking everyone to respect the court’s . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 12:09:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972556&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace Richard B. 2010-01-02T12:09:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972495&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace As we look ahead into 2010, the third year of the Great Recession, the big question on most people's minds relates to the job market. When will it recover?  When will companies start hiring again? . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 11:12:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972495&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace Dave McGill 2010-01-02T11:12:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970989&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum   (if you wish peace, prepare for war) I have heard this quote before ... I think in school.  I ran across it again today.  And then, I ran across . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 03:44:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970989&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace Lee Y. 2010-01-01T03:44:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969473&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace Just finished The Year the Dream Died - Revisiting 1968 in America by Jules Witcover, an excellent review of the events of that terrible year and their affect on many in my generation. Over . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:15:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969473&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace The Militant Moderate 2010-01-01T14:15:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971356&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace As the surreality of New Year's eve makes way for the reality of this first day of 2010, it seems appropriate to think about what goals I have for the coming year. I could say something like " . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:56:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971356&grpId=3659174697239474&nav=Groupspace David K. 2010-01-01T12:56:43Z