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Tricks and Treats Who will get the Seats: Democrats Prepare for Congressional Change
Published on 2010-10-31 15:16:55
On November 2nd the United States will hold mid-term elections, which occur every two years. The results will determine which party Republican or Democrat control the US Congress for the next two years. In congress all 435 seats in the House of Repre > read more
Christopher Hitchens v Tony Blair, Nov 26th, Toronto
Published on 2010-10-27 08:15:00
Tony Blair is to square off with, a member of ‘The Four Horsemen of the Anti-Apocalypse’, Christopher Hitchens. The former Prime Minister of the UK and the public polemical intellectual are due to have a religious debate in Toronto on Nov > read more
Is The Spirit Level a perfect prescription for society?
Published on 2010-10-12 16:47:27
With a 100,000 copies sold does The Spirit Level provide the prefect prescription to solve social and health issues in society? Social epidemiologists Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett argue that equality is not a political goal, but that the > read more
TWiP - This Week in Politics
Published on 2010-10-07 16:21:28
#1 Forbes Magazine names Michelle Obama ‘World’s Most Powerful Woman’. Mrs Obama is in the company of #4 Angela Merkal, German Chancellor #5 Hillary Clinton, US Secretary of State #7 Lady Gaga, singer. #2 David Cameron, the P > read more
Ed-Words
Published on 2010-10-03 05:53:15
Ed Miliband acceptance speech Wordle Here is a Wordle of Ed Millibands Labour leadership acceptance speech along with the video footage > read more
Larry King: My Remarkable Journey
Published on 2010-06-18 17:52:29
‘My Remarkable Journey’ was an entertaining and relaxed read, although at times it was tedious and superficial. King takes us from his life in depression-era Brooklyn to his rise at CNN on his show ‘Larry King Live’. With a career spanning o > read more
An Alternative Vote
Published on 2010-02-01 15:32:27
Gordon Brown is backing electoral reform calling for a referendum on replacing the current "first-past-the-post" voting system with an "alternative vote" system, or, instant runoff voting (IRV) to give the American English term for the system. Under > read more
BCC PolitiPlayer: Democracy Live
Published on 2009-11-27 04:41:55
Democracy Live is the BBC's new website which offers live and on demand video coverage of the UK's national political institutions and the European Parliament. Its BBC iPlayer for politics with intuitive navigation features. The most useful element i > read more
Invictus:His people needed a leader. He gave them a champion
Published on 2009-11-04 14:48:30
Clint Eastwood directs the true story of how Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) united with the captain of South Africa's rugby team, Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon), to help unite their nation at a pivotal point in South Africa's history. Fledgling Presi > read more
44th President becomes 4th President to receive Nobel Peace Prize
Published on 2009-10-09 21:11:15
Click to see full size image On Friday October 9th 2009 the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to President Barack Obama "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples." The Norwegian Nobel Committee h > read more