Politics Archive

  • Save the Children in Syria

    Using Social Media to Save the Children in Syria

    Two million children trapped inside Syria are innocent victims of a bloody conflict that has already claimed 70,000 lives, Save the Children warned Tuesday, saying that these children are under constant risk of malnutrition, disease, trauma and early marriage. In a new report, “Childhood Under...

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  • Michelle Obama on The Dr. Oz Show

    Michelle Obama to Appear on The Dr. Oz Show

    Michelle Obama, whose advocacy for fitness and nutrition have been a cornerstone of her work as First Lady, will appear on the nationally syndicated The Dr. Oz Show on the third anniversary of her monumental “Let’s Move!” campaign. Joined by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan,...

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  • Osama Bin Laden

    How Osama Bin Laden Was Killed

    Esquire magazine will publish an exclusive in-depth feature story in the March 2013 issue about the former Navy SEAL Team Six member who killed Osama Bin Laden. It also tells how Osama Bin Laden was killed. The 15,000-word story, “The Shooter,” is written by Phil...

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  • Sexual Violence

    South Africa Must Tackle Sexual Violence: UN

    The United Nations human rights chief expressed her shock and deep sadness at the rape, mutilation and murder of a 17-year-old woman in South Africa, and urged a more comprehensive approach to tackling the “pandemic of sexual violence” in the country. “There is a need...

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    Barbara Bush to Lead Reading Discovery Program

    Former First Lady Barbara Bush will read excerpts from a book and answer students’ questions at the Reading Discovery Distance Learning Program and Videoconference on Feb. 7 from 10-11:15 a.m. CST at the George Bush Presidential Library Center at Texas A&M University. The 2013 theme...

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  • wiki

    DreamWorks to Release WikiLeaks Film “The Fifth Estate”

    Principal photography has begun on the WikiLeaks drama “The Fifth Estate,” it was announced Tuesday by DreamWorks Studios. The film about the controversial website stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Julian Assange and Daniel Brühl as Daniel Domscheit-Berg, as well as Laura Linney, Anthony Mackie, David Thewlis,...

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    Presidential Inaugural Gala Cookie from Wonderland

    Wonderland Bakery, a specialty bakery and thematic destination founded by Allyson Ames, has created the 2013 Presidential Inaugural Gala cookie. Embellished with the 2013 Presidential Inaugural artwork, each sugar cookie is hand-cut and frosted with French vanilla icing, created with edible technology and individually wrapped...

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  • advice

    Startup Companies’ Advice to President Obama

    High growth small companies, while small in number, have an outsized impact on the U.S. economy.  They consume roughly 0.1-0.2% of U.S. GDP in invested capital, but turn into companies that create roughly 11 percent of U.S. private sector employment and 21 percent of U.S....

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    Ad Tells the President How to Help Girls

    Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) released a public service announcement that features the two winners of its “Girl Scouts Speak Out: Dear Mr. President” contest, in which girls across the country were invited to make PSAs addressed to the presidential candidates telling them how...

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  • walm

    Walmart to Boost Sourcing of U.S. Products by $50bn

    Walmart today announced to increase domestic sourcing of the products it sells and help veterans find jobs when they come off active duty. Speaking at the National Retail Federation’s annual BIG Show, Walmart U.S. president and CEO Bill Simon also announced the company is helping...

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  • moms

    One Million Moms for Gun Control to Rally in the US

    One Million Moms for Gun Control, an organization formed within 24 hours of the Connecticut elementary school shooting in Sandy Hook, announced that it will sponsor several major events in January to demand action on common-sense gun control laws. Its New York City chapters will...

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    Can You be a Hindu or a Muslim Journalist?

    By Rakesh Raman In India, TV channels fall under three categories: bad, worse, and worst. I was watching a January 9 program on one such channel called CNN IBN. The anchor Rajdeep Sardesai was interviewing Asaduddin Owaisi whose brother Akbaruddin Owaisi – a member of...

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