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Kidnappings Of Expatriates Increase Worldwide, Says Author

Posted 12.10.2009 | Books

Read More: Kidnappings, Expats, Somalia, Pakistan, Nicholas Schmidle, Mexico, Npr, Books, Expatriates, Nigeria, To Live or to Perish Forever, Books News

Nicholas Schmidle, author of "To Live or to Perish Forever: Two Tumultuous Years in Pakistan", his account of his years as an expatriate in Pakistan, ...

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Private Health Care is Stranding U.S. Expats Overseas

James Glave | Posted 09.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Exile, Single Payer, Healthcare Reform, Health Care, Expats, Politics News
James Glave

There are a number of Americans who left the country at some point for various reasons -- and who now can't return because they or their dependents are effectively uninsurable.

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Tokyo: 'Most Expensive Expat City'

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 08.07.2009 | World

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According to the data/surveying firm Mercer, Tokyo and Osaka, Japan surpassed Moscow in 2009 as the most expensive city in the world for expats, due t...

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Letter From Paris: Calling A Dick A Dick

Beth Arnold | Posted 07.02.2009 | World

Read More: Journalists, Lies, Expatriates, David Gregory, Dick Cheney Torture, Expats, Republicans, Media, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Citizen Journalists, Dick Cheney, Torture, World News
Beth Arnold

With yet another round of Dick Cheney disinformation saturating the airwaves, it boggles the mind how the Bush administration controlled the American conversation in the media for so many years.

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World to Obama: Thanks for Giving Us Back Our America

Rebecca Novick | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Politics, Obama, Obama Transition, Barack Obama Inauguration, World, President Obama, Citizenship, India, International Voters, Obama Votes, Expats Voting, Expats, Votes, First-Time Voters, Voting Day, First Time Voters, American Citizenship, Americans Abroad Obama, Obama Expats, Voting Rights, Voters, Americans Abroad, Citizenship Rights, International, Voting, Politics News
Rebecca Novick

It's the immigrants who really know the fragility of liberty; how it can be won and lost, and won and lost again. For them freedom is not a parade. It's a flower in a storm.

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Unprecedented: Paris Mayor Hosts Inaugural Bash

Ron Katz | Posted 02.21.2009 | World

Read More: Inaugural Address, Barack Obama, Hotel De Ville, France, Inauguration Day, Obama, Inaugural Speech, Paris City Hall, Expats, 100 Days, World News
Ron Katz

The inaugural line snaked from the door of city hall around to a corner more than 500 yards away. This was not the city hall in Washington, D.C., nor one in any other American city. It was the Hotel de Ville in Paris, headquarters of the mayor of Paris, Bertrand Delanoë, and the hundreds of bureaucrats charged with administering the capital of France.

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Reader Q & A: Why Did She Dump Me?

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 12.19.2008 | Living

Read More: Single Mom, Loneliness, Living News, Relationships, Expatriates, Children, Dumped, Reciprocity, Phone Friend, Dumpee, Balance, Best Friend, Expats, Reader Q & A, Living News
Dr. Irene S. Levine

I telephoned a girlfriend today for a chat and she hit me with a bombshell. She politely told me that she saw no point in continuing our friendship.

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Waiting for Obama

Kate Southwood | Posted 01.29.2009 | Style

Read More: Americans Abroad, Expats, Norway, Living Abroad, Barack Obama, HuffPost Election Reaction, Barack Obama Patriotism, Patriotism, Election Reaction, Style News
Kate Southwood

I've lived in Oslo for eleven years and, although I've rarely feared for my physical safety as an American abroad, I've taken pains not to advertise my citizenship.

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Born In The U.S.A. - Expats Look Back

Stefan Sirucek | Posted 12.13.2008 | Politics

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Stefan Sirucek

If America is indeed on the path to being cool again we might see a wave of this sort of voluntary repatriation.

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American Voters Abroad: No Double Taxation Without Real Representation

Gail McGowan Mellor | Posted 12.04.2008 | Home

Read More: U.S. Dollar, Dnc, Double Taxation, Expats, Taxation Without Representation, Campaign 2008, Democrats Abroad, Switzerland, Irs, Barack Obama, American Abroad, Obama Expats, American Dollar, Absentee Ballots, Election 2008, Obama Americans Abroad, John McCain, Denver, Voting, Home News
Gail McGowan Mellor

Expats have a high chance of not getting to fully participate in this election. One million absentee ballots were requested in the 2006 midterm election but only a third of those votes were counted.

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An American in Paris

Jessica Roy | Posted 11.07.2008 | Style

Read More: American Identity, Expats, Europe, Paris, Style News
Jessica Roy

I am an American woman. What does this mean, other than the fact that French men believe that we are easy and want to touch my hair on the Metro?

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Overseas Voters Could Be a Factor

Kelly Nuxoll | Posted 10.19.2008 | Home

Read More: Democrats Abroad, Obama Voters Overseas, Obama Berlin, Expat Obama, Expats, Obama Abroad, Overseas Voting, Expat Voting, Obama Expat Voters, Home News
Kelly Nuxoll

The internet has made it a great deal easier for the 6 million U.S. expats to vote. It seems clear that more young people living overseas will vote than ever before and that there are more Democrats than Republicans casting overseas ballots.

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Blogging The DNC For Buenos Aires Expats

Yanqui Mike Skowronek | Posted 10.16.2008 | Home

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Yanqui Mike Skowronek

An American-born Argentine travels to Denver to cover the DNC, and gets a taste of America.

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An Expat's View of the Conventions: End of Summer in America and Back "Home" to Europe

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 10.10.2008 | Politics

Read More: Europe, Alaska, Democratic Convention, Gustav, Secede, Expat, Mccain, Obama, Billionaires, Republican Convention, Election, Biden, Mainstream Media, Michelle Shocked, Politics, Education, Summer, Hillary, Palin, Protests, Martial Law, Health Care, Democracy Now, John McCain, Expats, United States, Politics News
Vivian Norris de Montaigu

I am a Democrat but actually found the old McCain palatable once upon a time...where in the hell did the real John McCain go?

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Meet An American Samoa Superdelegate: A Beauty Contest Judge

Elaine Meyer | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home

Read More: Democratic Convention, Who Are Superdelegates, Offthebus, Superdelegate Profiles, Democratic Nomination Superdelegates, Unpledged Delegates, Superdelegate, Unpledged Democratic Delegates, 2008 Election, Democratic Nominating Process, Expats Voting, Automatic Delegates, Expats, Superdelegates, Superdelegates Barack Obama, Democratic Nomination, Automatic Democratic Delegates, Superdelegate Transparency Project, Superdelegates Hillary Clinton, HuffPost OffTheBus, Huffington Post Off the Bus, Huffingtonpost OffTheBus, Superdelegate Interviews, Home News
Elaine Meyer

Super-delegates are often portrayed as the ultimate Democratic party insiders, people who hold elected office or have been high-ranking staff on a pol...

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