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Senatorial Scion's Sinecure Shortened
Region: New YorkFormer Democrat Assemblyman Pedro G. Espada was hired August 6th as deputy director of intergovernmental relations at US$120,000 per year as I reported and commented on previously http://groundreport.com/articles.php?id=29... more
Views: 308Adult Children Of Legislators Feed At Taxpayer Expense
Region: New YorkI am shocked. Newsday http://www.newsday.com/son-of-key-ny-senate-coup-figure-gets-state-job-1.1362048 reports that Pedro G. Espada has received a job working for the Senate Democrats but paid for by the ta... more
Views: 465Exercises going on for imposing military rule in Nepal: Mahara
Region: NepalKrishna Bahadur Mahara, Maoist leader and former media minister of Nepal, has accused the Nepali Congress and the UML parties of exercising to impose a military rule in Nepal. Speaking at a program organized this morning ... more
Views: 409Coup reported in Bangladesh
Region: BangladeshBangladesh Rifles soldiers have reportedly couped against their officers in Dhaka.The soldiers have taken many officers as hostages.Heavy gunfire is still being carried out . Some people were killed in excha... more
Views: 389Politics in Thailand: Life Since the Coup
Region: ThailandI have lived through many coups in Thailand since 1950. Some were bloody and some were bloodless. Some took a few hours and some lasted for days. A few were of necessity but most were more of mere power struggle. But... more
Views: 571Why Thailand Will Not Stage the Next Military Coup
Region: ThailandThailand will not have the next military coup Ever since King Rama VII abdicated his throne and gave his absolute governing power to his people in 2 March 1935, Thailand has been on the up and down of the political turmoi... more
Views: 664Tough Two Weeks of Threats for Turkey
Region: TurkeyPosted by Deborah Anne Dilley to Global Voices Online The past two weeks have been tough for the Republic of Turkey as they have been dealing with enemies from within. On July 9th, a terrorist attack on the US Consulate ... more
Views: 680Fiji Government Raises Income Tax Threshold, Lowers Trade Duties
Region: FijiActing Finance Minister Filipe Bole of Fiji's interim government has announced that his Department has raised the nation's minimum income tax threshold from $9000 to $15,000 (U.S.), a move which is getting mixed reactions ... more
Views: 1256Madagascar Opposition Refuses Referendum, Claims Power Again
Region: MadagascarOver the weekend, Andry Rajoelina said he had taken control of the government, though the elected president has refused to resign. Rajoelina Says He's Taken Control of Country Again On Sunday Madagascar's P... more
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