Tag Archives: politically
The 1% really hate budget deficits: here’s why
The wealthy may be just as politically polarized as the rest of the country. Continue reading
Ukraine’s Tymoshenko ‘Accused’ Of 1996 Murder
Jailed former Ukrainian leader Yulia Tymoshenko is accused of murdering a rival in a move she says is ‘politically motivated’. Continue reading
Iran’s Ahmadinejad sacks only female government minister
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday dismissed his only female cabinet minister, Health Minister Marzieh Vahid Dastjerdi, after she criticized her colleagues for failing to provide funds to import vital medicines. Appointed in 2009, Dastjerdi was the first woman government minister since the Islamic Republic was established in 1979. Continue reading
House approves $633 billion defense bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a $633 billion defense bill for next year despite Pentagon complaints that it spares outdated but politically popular weapons at the expense of the military’s ability to fight. Continue reading
China’s Wanxiang wins auction for U.S. government-backed A123
China’s largest maker of auto parts won a politically sensitive auction for A123 Systems Inc , a bankrupt maker of batteries for electric cars that was funded partly with U.S. government money, the investment banker for A123 said on Saturday. Continue reading
Graffiti artists thrive in reform-era Myanmar
(Note: strong language in paragraph 16) YANGON (Reuters) – A television set with wings hovers on a wall in a murky Yangon sidestreet. “This was my first one,” says Aung, 33, pointing proudly to an image he spray-painted last year to protest media censorship and now duplicated across Myanmar's commercial capital. “Media freedom is a big issue for me.” Aung, who requested that his full name be withheld, belongs to a new generation of Yangon street artists whose often politically charged graffiti was almost unthinkable before Myanmar's recent burst of reforms Continue reading
Terror trial against Iraqi vice president resumes
A neighbor of Iraq’s fugitive vice president has claimed he transported bombs at the request of the official’s son during testimony in a politically charged terrorism trial against the politician. Continue reading
M. Obama: The president is ‘not Spiderman’
First lady Michelle Obama is reminding people that her husband is not a superhero — he needs money and votes to fly politically. Continue reading
Gu Kailai’s trial ends in seven hours, verdict later
HEFEI, China (Reuters) – The woman at the centre of China's most politically explosive trial in three decades did not contest charges of murder on Thursday in a hearing that lasted just seven hours and could determine the fate of former Politburo member Bo Xilai. A formal verdict will be delivered at a later date, a court official said, recounting details of the closed-door hearing Continue reading
