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Political campaign rhetoric rarely matches reality (The Grand Rapids Press)
While Republicans seek votes from a Tea Party-influenced conservative base that will bring anger with the federal government into the voting booth in August, the ones in state office now are spending every dime the federal stimulus has provided Lansing and are asking for more.
Zambia : 'Nawakwi's Comments Mere Rhetoric' (AllAfrica.com)
THE Government has said Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) president Edith Nawakwi's statement that the health sector has been neglected is just empty political rhetoric.
Obama reaches out to Iranian civilians (AFP via Yahoo! News)
President Barack Obama on Saturday subtly shifted US rhetoric on Iran, pledging to ensure Iranians could access the Internet without fear of censorship, and blaming Tehran for isolating itself.
Military chooses names of operations carefully (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
In the hypercharged rush of combat, the adrenaline flows and the rhetoric soars.
Kerry lends support to immigration marchers (Boston Globe)
By John M. Guilfoil, Globe Staff US Senator John Kerry expressed support today for about 1,500 Massachusetts immigrants and advocates who are heading to Washington D.C. to call for immigration reform. "You deserve more than the empty rhetoric and...
Children's textbooks on Islam are incorrect and inflammatory, group says (The Patriot-News)
View full size AP Photo/Matt Rourke Shown are "World of Islam" books by Mason Crest Publishing before a news conference held by the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Philadelphia, Wednesday, March 17, 2010. The Muslim civil liberties group is protesting the series of children's textbooks that it says contains misleading and inflammatory rhetoric against Islam.
As vote nears on health care reform, Indiana congressmen face pressure from both sides (Bedford Times-Mail)
The debate over health care reform was as inescapable as sunshine this week in Bloomington, as rhetoric reached a fever pitch before an expected vote in Congress today. The public ...
Obama reaches out to Iranian civilians (Gulf Times)
President Barack Obama yesterday subtly shifted US rhetoric on Iran , pledging to ensure Iranians could access the Internet without fear of censorship, and blaming Tehran for isolating itself.
Afghan drug cartels squeeze poppy farmers (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Like farmers the world over Haji Afzal has locked in the price for his crop with a forward contract.
In choosing its battle names, the military must know its target audience (Washington Post)
In the hypercharged rush of combat, the adrenaline flows and the rhetoric soars. After the "shock and awe" invasion of Iraq, many of the names the military gave early battles were pugnacious: Operation Scorpion Sting, Operation Iron Hammer, Operation Ivy Serpent.