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Bush Asks Senate for Law of the Sea
In case you missed it: "I urge the Senate to act favorably on U.S. accession to the United Nations Convention on the...
Fidelity Divests!
Big news on the Sudan divestment front from the past few days: Fidelity divested 91% of its American Depository Receipts (otherwise known...
Hagel’s Partial Reengagement
Senator Chuck Hagel's presentation yesterday at the Center for National Policy on "America's Role in the World" was just what the doctor...
Power Couple
If confirmed, he'll have closed to 189,000 troops under his purvue and she oversees close to 90,000 troops and police. A true...
Lugar: We Need Law of the Sea
Dick Lugar just hit one out of the park on Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The former Chairman of the Senate Foreign...
World Bank Committee Rebukes Wolfowitz
"Mr. Wolfowitz placed his own personal interests in opposition to the interests of the institution" -- is one finding of the World...
Biden on the Pitcher’s Mound
President Bush deserves some credit. He has announced to "small group of trusted Republican grass-roots organizers" that he is going to strongly...
Mortimer Joins “Blair to World Bank” Push
Good to see Edward Mortimer the former Director of Communications in the Executive Office of the United Nations Secretary-General join the push...
Former Rat Doesn’t Like Mondays or Live Earth?
When I first read the headline "Geldof Criticizes Gore's Live Earth" I was shocked and a bit disappointed. Bob Geldof isn't just...
World Publics Favor New Powers for the UN
Today I attended a presentation by pollster, Steven Kull who just released an eighteen nation survey showing that publics around the world...
Fieldnotes: Indianapolis
Last night I was honored to attend the NUVO Cultural Vision Awards 2007 as a guest of the award-winning cultural visionary John...