A Maoist on the hustings
Mar 19th 2008 | KATHMANDU
From The Economist print edition
A former revolutionary fighter hopes to take over through the ballot box
How democratic shall I be, wonders PrachandaFOR years the only available photograph of Pushpa Kamal Dahal, better known as Prachanda...
The resurrection
Mar 19th 2008 | MEXICO CITY
From The Economist print edition
The return of a former opponent adds to the president's troubles
ONLY a few weeks ago Andrés Manuel López Obrador was sliding towards political oblivion. Narrowly but clearly beaten by Felipe Calderón in a...
Hamas's battle for hearts and minds
Mar 27th 2008 | GAZA
From The Economist print edition
How Palestine's Islamists are working to consolidate their support
ATTEMPTS at a rapprochement between the Palestinian Islamist party, Hamas, and its more secular rival, Fatah, faltered this week almost...
The joys of parenthood
Mar 27th 2008
From The Economist print edition
Why conservatives are happier than liberals
IN EVERY nursery there is one child known as the Biter. Who suffers the most from this child's delinquency? Not his classmates, whose bite marks quickly heal. It is the Biter's...
Protesters stage coup attempt on Lac du Flambeau reservation; feds en route
ANA DAVIS
For the State Journal
LAC DU FLAMBEAU — A group of disaffected Lac du Flambeau tribal members stormed the tribe's government administration offices around 3 a.m. Wednesday in an attempted coup after previous...
I have previously indicated that I did not care which candidate from either of the two major parties was nominated because I would vote for neither. My interest, opinions, and predictions have all come from a study of politics rather than as a preference or endorsement of the U.S. political...
WASHINGTON - Long-shot presidential candidate Mike Gravel told supporters Wednesday he is leaving the Democratic Party to join the Libertarian Party.
Gravel, a former Democratic senator from Alaska, said in an e-mail that the Democratic Party "no longer represents my vision for our great...
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Charlie Murphy:
The Godfather of Backpack Rap
The date is 1993 on the set of Black Moon's "Who Got The Props Video: "Nah Nah Nah, you need more Silverback, more silver back Guerilla" states Charlie Murphy to a young and eager Buckshot.
For those who didn't realize it, Charlie...
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Charlie Murphy:
The Godfather of Backpack Rap
The date is 1993 on the set of Black Moon's "Who Got The Props Video: "Nah Nah Nah, you need more Silverback, more silver back Guerilla" states Charlie Murphy to a young and eager Buckshot.
For those who didn't realize it, Charlie...
Wear a sweater, honor Mr. Rogers
PITTSBURGH - A tribute to children's public television pioneer Fred Rogers will include an effort to get people everywhere to wear a sweater on what would have been his 80th birthday.
March 20th is being promoted as "Sweater Day" to honor Rogers, who died of...
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Jedi knight demands right to carry laser weapon in school
http://www.deadbrain.co.uk/news/article_2007_08_15_5041.php
The right to wear religious symbols in school has been asserted by a fifth form pupil – and practicing Jedi Knight – at the High Court.
Gregory T Mullet, from Cannock, arrived...