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...young Americans to participate in the democratic process. Launched on Sunday, the site has been tipped for success by 2004 election bloggers. “We want to encourage all people, especially Americans under 30, to learn about the issues, to get involved in the election, and to ultimately vote,” said the site’s founder William M. Ruben ’10. VoteGopher strives to present election information without engaging in political mudslinging. Its contributors, all of whom have taken non-partisan oaths, summarize the candidates’ political platforms. The Web site also posts...
...death of pro-Beijing lawmaker Ma Lik - is being billed as the most dramatic in Hong Kong's history because of its implications for democratic reform. Chan faces the pro-Beijing camp's anointed candidate, former security chief Regina Ip. Defeat for Ip will be interpreted as a vote for Chan's political platform, which includes the introduction of universal suffrage by 2012. It is an anxious prospect for mainland China, which vets candidates for Hong Kong's top offices. Yet Chan says she is uncowed by Beijing's disapproval: "I'm putting my money where my mouth...
Even Trucost doesn't pretend this is the only formula, and the market for carbon accounting will likely explode once companies realize they have no choice but to embrace openness. That will happen only when investors vote with their money, not just their mouths. The market forces that helped make the mess may then play a big part in cleaning...
...Life magazines, the collections of the U.S. Library of Congress and of state and regional historical societies, and rarely seen private collections to produce a comprehensive visual chronicle of America's journey from its birth as an idea 400 years ago in the Jamestown settlement to how we vote on American Idol. The more than 600 images range from the intimate back rooms of history to the grandest of public moments. We see a young Teddy Roosevelt watching through a window as Abraham Lincoln's funeral cortege marches down New York City's Fifth Avenue as well as Martin Luther...
...cities were hit by strikes of varying severity. Such self-reliance wasn't an option for users of inter-city and cross-country train service: state rail company SNCF canceled a whopping 95% of scheduled traffic, and remains the most vulnerable to continued striking as union members prepared to vote on whether to renew the movement. The union leaders' task now is to find a way to extend the actions long enough to force Sarkozy to do something he's repeatedly vowed not to: withdraw contested reform he and conservative backers call both urgent and overdue. For many observers...