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April 23rd, 2012 - 9:13 am § in Politics

Tea party a la France

Far right hits historic heights Far-right National Front candidate Marine Le Pen obtained a surprising 18% of the vote in the first-round of France’s presidential election Sunday night. But who will those votes go to in the second round? By Sarah LEDUC (from France 24) Having secured nearly one in[...]

April 22nd, 2011 - 9:37 am § in Politics

Tea Party Comes to Finland

HELSINKI, Finland — There is hardly a country on the continent that has been a more steadfast supporter of the European Union than Finland. For more than 20 years, the voters here have returned the same three parties to power in various coalition governments, with few changes in policies. The True[...]

March 3rd, 2011 - 5:28 pm § in Politics

Is Thomas’s Failure to Disclose Ties to Koch, Reason for Impeachment?

from Robert Reich’s Blog Justice Clarence Thomas, in a speech last weekend to the Federalist Society, accused his critics of “undermining” the legitimacy of the Supreme Court – politicizing it in ways that jeopardize the Court’s credibility in the eyes of the public. He warned: You are[...]