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Iran: Male Clerics Call for Justice While Female Parliamentarians Advocate for Discriminatory Laws Against Women

Sara Dehghan | Posted 10.17.2009 | World

Read More: Iranian Women, Ahmadinejad Cabinet, Fatemeh Ajorlou, Neda Agha Soltan, Taraneh Mousavi, Saideh Pour Aghaei, Iran Women's Rights, Iran Cabinet Female Members, Iran Rape, Iran Women's Movement, Election, Iran, Poor Aghayee, Parliament, Majlis, Saeedeh, World News
Sara Dehghan

In Iran, appointing loyal hardline females to ministries does not translate into women's equal rights. It is another cunning strategy by Ahmadinejad's government to fool the world.

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Jordanian Parliament is Back on Air... Indirectly

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 08.10.2009 | World

Read More: Corruption, Internet, Parliament, Jordan, Radio, Broadcast, Israel, Palestine, Broadcast TV, World News
Daoud Kuttab

Two and a half years after being taken off the air, Radio Al Balad was able to broadcast live during the afternoon session of Parliament on July 6, 2009.

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U.K. Police Launching Criminal Investigation Into Politicians' Expense Claims

wsj.com | ALISTAIR MACDONALD | Posted 07.20.2009 | World

Read More: Uk, Parliament, UK Politicians, Parliament Expense Scandal, Great Britain, Members of Parliament, World News

London police started a criminal investigation into the possible misuse of Parliament's program to reimburse members for living expenses, adding a pot...

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Bonfire of The Vanities: The Arrogance of British Politics

Cedric Perrier | Posted 07.17.2009 | World

Read More: Sub-Prime, House of Commons, Congress, Britain, Parliament, Bbc, Member of Parliament, Labour Party, David Cameron, Democracy, Tony Blair, Telegraph, Recession, England, Gordon Brown, Prime Minister, Conservatives, Madoff, Mp, Parliamentary Expenses, Republicans, World News
Cedric Perrier

Politicians have long been fodder for the rabble-rousing editor of any tabloid, but when exactly did we stop respecting or appreciating those we elect to represent us in the legislative process?

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Gordon Brown Puts on a Show

Michael Wolff | Posted 07.09.2009 | World

Read More: Gordon Brown, British Expense Scandal, Michael Wolff, Parliament, United Kingdom, Barack Obama, World News
Michael Wolff

Gordon Brown is over, done with, kaput, finis. There isn't a sentient person not on his payroll who'd say otherwise.

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Indian Strategic Power: Soft

Shashi Tharoor | Posted 06.26.2009 | World

Read More: Parliament, India, Tharoor, Shashi, Shashi-Tharoor, Shashi Tharoor, Election, World News
Shashi Tharoor

To wield soft power, India must defend, assert and promote its culture of openness against the forces of intolerance and bigotry inside and outside the country.

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Iran's First Female President: Not Gonna Happen

Shirin Sadeghi | Posted 06.20.2009 | World

Read More: Law, Women's Rights, Women's Issues, Al Zahra University, Iran Presidential Election, Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Supreme Leader, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mehdi Karroubi, Zahra Rahnavard, First Lady, Mohsen Rezai, Supreme Jurist, Tehran, Female, Guardian Council, Dr. Zahra Rahnavard, Vetting, Iran Reformists, Women, Parliament, Iran Supreme Leader, Hijab, Women Voters, Hejab, University, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iranian Women, Women and Politics, Candidate, Chancellor, Presidential Election, Iran Women's Rights, Tehran-Iran, World News
Shirin Sadeghi

In a society where about 70% of the university population is female, the election vetting process is a sad comment on the true condition of Iran's girls and women: second-class citizens.

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This Week In Cheating

Jeff Kreisler | Posted 06.08.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Uk, Get Rich Cheating, Parliament, Opposition, Carrie Prejean, Manny Ramirez, Willie Nelson, Dodgers, Manny, Miss California, Media, Loopholes, Gordon Brown, Business Reporters, Tax, Soccer, Breast Implants, Red Sox, Monty Python, Comedy News
Jeff Kreisler

Even if they close some loopholes, the Republican Party knows they can't catch us all. Just ask Willie Nelson and Wesley Snipes. You can't spell "making millions by cheating on taxes" with out "cheating on taxes."

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The World's Greatest Democracy Keeps Breaking Its Own Record

Shashi Tharoor | Posted 05.28.2009 | World

Read More: India, Parliament, Tharoor, Shashi, Shashi Tharoor, Election, India Elections, Indian Elections, Delhi-India, World News
Shashi Tharoor

Elections are an enduring spectacle of free India, and have provided foreign journalists with the opportunity to remind the world that India remains the world's largest democracy.

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Berlusconi Stacks Parliament, Cabinet With Beauty Queens, Actresses

Times Online | Posted 05.24.2009 | World

Read More: Italy, Parliament, Berlusconi, Foreign Affairs, Italian Parliament, Angela Sozio, Berlusconi Cabinet, European Union, Eleonora Gaggioli, Veronica Lario, Silvio Berlusconi, Cabinet, Italian Cabinet, Camilla Ferranti, Barbara Matera, Advocacy, Berlusconi Beauty Queen, Berlusconi Beauty, Camilla Ferranti Berlusconi, Angela Sozio Berlusconi, Berlusconi New Cabinet, Berlusconi Sozio, World News

Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian Prime Minister, has always had a particular interest in pretty women with experience in entertainment. Now with elect...

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Tea And Sympathy

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: American Revolution, President Obama, Washington, Rebel, Boston, Monopoly, Fox, Obama, Media, Tin Foil Hat, Taxation Without Representation, Dc, Britain, East India Company, Teabag, Tax Day, Tea Taxes, Tea Bag, Almost Got Shagged, Cuppa Tea, Cigarettes, Fellow Traveler, Revolution, British East India Company, Protest, Lower Taxes, Higher Taxes, Tea Party, Protestors, Tea, Parliament, Taxes, Tobacco Tax, Smokers, Tea Tax, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Boston Tea Party, Washington DC, Anti-Tax, Smuggler, Barack Obama, Teabag Party, Smuggling, Tax, Chris Weigant, Smuggle, Giles, Fox News, Cigarette Taxes, Boston Harbor, Colonies, Spike, Cigarette Tax, Tinfoil Hat, Tax Day Tea Party, Buffy, United Kingdom, Politics News
Chris Weigant

If the modern-day Tea Parties are smart, they would try to educate the public and hang their whole protest on the "anti-bailout" hook.

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Mohammed al-Daini is Still Missing

Dal LaMagna | Posted 04.25.2009 | World

Read More: Bremer, Mohammed-Al-Daini, Parliament, Iraq, Mohammed Al-Daini, Baghdad-Iraq, World News
Dal LaMagna

Could you imagine if a member of the U.S. Congress were accused of crimes, disappeared, and 19 days later was still missing?

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Erotic Comics Ban Proposed By British Parliament Faces Stiff Criticism

The Independent | Jerome Taylor | Posted 04.23.2009 | World

Read More: United Kingdom, Japanese Erotic Comics, Parliament, Comics, English Parliament, The Independent, England, Erotic Comics Ban, Erotic Comics, Europe, Comic Boks, Japanese Comics, Alan Moore, Paedophilic Cartoon Porn, The Lost Girls, Paedophilia, Britain, World News

A coalition of graphic artists, publishers and MPs have condemned Government plans to introduce a new set of laws policing cartoons of children, argui...

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Campaign Journal from Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor | Posted 04.20.2009 | World

Read More: Parliament, India, Tharoor, Shashi, Shashi-Tharoor, Shashi Tharoor, World News
Shashi Tharoor

The Indian National Congress party announced my nomination as its candidate for the Lok Sabh. It's a huge turn in my life and involves a further "reboot" two years after leaving the UN.

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An Interview with Shabina Riaz, an MP in Pakistan

Stefan Deeran | Posted 01.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Women's Rights, Asif Zadari, Parliament, Mumbai Terrorism, Barack Obama, Terrorism, Pakistan, Politics News
Stefan Deeran

In an interview with The Exception Magazine, Shabina Riaz addresses many misconceptions of Pakistan, including women's rights, the prospect of war with India and the roots of terrorism.

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Quest for an Inquest as a Mother Searches for her Son Abroad

Steve Ralls | Posted 12.10.2008 | Living

Read More: Aeryn Gilleran, Parliament, Austria, Missing Persons, Kathy Gilleran, Civil Rights, Vienna, Living News
Steve Ralls

Aeryn Gilleran, a gay man who was living abroad in Vienna while working for the United Nations International Development Organization, disappeared just over a year ago, and his case remains unsolved.

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Maliki's Leverage Over Bush

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Negotiation, Concession, Troops, United Nations, 16 Month, Iraq, Mccain, Obama, Campaign, 2013, Withdrawal, President, Bob Woodward, 2010, 2008, Bugging, Sofa, Puppet, 2008 Campaign, Un, Status of Forces Agreement, Status of Forces, Parliament, John McCain, Time Horizon, Withdraw, Combat, Timeline, Forces, Spying, 2008 Elections, 08, 2011, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Election, 08 Election, Elections, Spy, 08 Campaign, Barack, 2008 Presidential Race, Maliki, Senate, Aspirational Goal, Woodward, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Because the clock is running out on Bush and because his domestic popularity continues to fall, Maliki is using the international media to boost his own popularity with the voters in Iraq.

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Obama Frames Iraq Right, Bush And McCain Slow To React

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Al Qaeda, Troops, Timetable, American, Iraq, Campaign, Withdrawal, Military, Surge, 2008, Occupation, 2008 Campaign, Status of Forces, Parliament, John McCain, War, 2008 Elections, Congress, Democracy, 08, 2008 Election, Surrender, Election, Barack Obama, 08 Election, Elections, 08 Campaign, 2008 Presidential Race, Maliki, Politics News
Chris Weigant

McCain's going to have to come up with some new spin to explain why Obama and Maliki are now singing from the same songbook on timetables for withdrawal.

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