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First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 48 mins ago - 3 reports

One Dead in Mall Garage Collapse

One person died and another was injured after a 40-foot section of a parking garage at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda collapsed Thursday afternoon, officials said.The garage, near Macy's and the mall's food court, was under renovation at the time ... [Published NBC Washington DC - 4 hours ago]

Entities: Democracy, emergency, University of Maryland, Baltimore (Maryland, United States)

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 5 reports

Barack Obama

Obama: Libya, Tunisia, Egypt 'Rebuke' to 'Violent Extremists'

On Thursday, in a wide-ranging speech on foreign policy and national security at the National Defense University in Washington, President Obama said that he would support what he termed democratic transitions in Islamic countries. He cited Libya, ... [Published Breitbart Feed - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Barack Obama, Tunisia, Libya, Foreign Aid, Egypt

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 2 reports

How Disasters Spur Democracy

After an earthquake struck southwest China earlier this year, social media and mobile phones proved instrumental in relief efforts. Patrick Meier considers the broader implications for the Chinese government:[U]sing social media to crowdsourced grassroots ... [Published Atlantic Monthly - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Disasters, Disaster, Democracy, Dictator

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 3 hours ago - 4 reports

Obama's Hasty Push for Reconciliation With Burma's Thein Sein

is the director of Democracy and Human Rights at the Foreign Policy Initiative.The fast pace of rapprochement between Burma and the United States continued this week with the visit of Burma's president Thein Sein to Washington, where he met with President ... [Published US News & World Report - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Myanmar/Burma, Thein Sein, Push, Democracy

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 4 reports

Sheikh Hasina

PM criticises civil society advocating non-party interim govt

The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, again on Thursday slammed civil society members who were prescribing election time non-party interim-government formulas and said that democracy would not be well-established if the government listens to their presc ... [Published New Age Bangladesh - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Democracy, Advocate

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 6 hours ago - 2 reports

Than Shwe

The story so far: Democracy on prescription

The Kachins’ way of saying no MYANMAR’S TRANSITION HAS been a top-down affair. This, more than anything, distinguishes it from other recent upheavals such as the “people power” revolutions of the Arab spring, the fall of communism in Europe and the toppling ... [Published The Economist HK - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Democracy, Myanmar/Burma, Than Shwe, protest, Ne Win

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 12 hours ago - 3 reports

Muhammad Nawaz Sharif

Polls expose Pak fault lines

Pakistan has traversed many a mile in the past weeks since election fever took hold over it. Some would say it has matured in more senses than one in a flash.The elections are over and done with. But they have left behind bittersweet memories and legacies ... [Published New Indian Express - 21 hours ago]

Entities: Pakistan, Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Pakistan), Awami National Party, Imran Khan

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 2 reports

In name only

The cause of democracy has been dragged through the mud over the tenure of the present government.Recent turn of events has brought into question whether the democratic process in Bangladesh has in fact been suspended, in favour of an emergency that dare ... [Published Dhaka Courier - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Bangladesh, Democracy, Sheikh Hasina, Mahmudur Rahman

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated 14 hours ago - 4 reports

Hasty judgements at times because of pressure from press, civil society: PM

New Delhi: Free press and active civil society put pressure on the government for early and decisive action in addressing weaknesses in governance and sometimes it leads to "hasty judgement", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said."We are the world's largest ... [Published Jagran Post - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Manmohan Singh, Democracy, India

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 3 reports

Tony Aidoo insults Judges

Head of Policy Monitoring and Evaluation at the Presidency, Dr. Tony Aidoo, says since the inception of the fourth Republic, every facet of society has systematically degenerated adding that Judges in the country are “rotten people”.Speaking to Radio ... [Published GhanaHomePage - May 22 2013]

Entities: Tony Aidoo, Democracy, Ghana, Supreme Court, National Democratic Congress (Ghana)

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 2 reports

Policy Life Stirs in Doha: Islamists and Democracy

Big conferences can be enervating, especially when large panels are populated with establishment political figures spouting the conventional wisdom. However, the Doha Forum, which I have been attending in Doha (surprise!), Qatar, sported a burst of spontaneity ... [Published Cato Institute - May 22 2013]

Entities: Doha (Qatar), Democracy, Arab Spring

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 3 reports

Saying Bye (elections) to Democracy in Zambia [analysis]

Zambia's ruling Patriotic Front (PF) party came to power in 2011 with 60 members of parliament, just five more than the losing Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) - and well short of an overall majority in the 150 seat National Assembly. Since then, ... [Published Individual.com - May 22 2013]

Entities: Michael Sata, Zambia, Defection, Elections, Democracy

Quotes

However, a Scottish government reporter said she was satisfied the plans "would not make this part of Dumfries and Galloway a less attractive tourism or recreational destination"

Turbine condition changes rejected [Published BBC - 23 mins ago]

...Chicago Teachers Union president Karen Lewis has made it clear the union will oppose Emanuel's re-election, and said yesterday "Clearly, this kind of cowboy mentality, mayoral control is out of control."

Chicago: Time to End the Billionaires' Experiments With Mayoral Control? [Published Teacher Magazine - 32 mins ago]

...President Obama pulled a two-centuries-old quotation from James Madison to underscore that point: "No nation could preserve its freedom in the midst of continual warfare."

Setting limits on drones [Published Baltimore Sun - 34 mins ago]

...But for them the rest of you could not succeed. To delegates of NUM take this to heart "When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you" . The time has come for the champion to rise defend and advance

NUM not responsible for death of Mawethu Stevens - Senzeni Zokwana [Published Politicsweb - 34 mins ago]

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Turbine condition changes rejected [Published BBC - 23 mins ago]
African Union commemorates 50th anniversary of ... [Published Michigan Citizen - 25 mins ago]
Chicago: Time to End the Billionaires' Experime... [Published Teacher Magazine - 32 mins ago]
Senate to Take On Comprehensive Immigration Reform [Published The Guardian Express - 33 mins ago]
Setting limits on drones [Published Baltimore Sun - 34 mins ago]
NUM not responsible for death of Mawethu Steven... [Published Politicsweb - 34 mins ago]
Spanish Newspaperman Honored by Eisenhower Fell... [Published Latin American Herald Tribune - 38 mins ago]
ANC, US congratulate Zim on constitution [Published Zimbabwe Herald - 38 mins ago]
PKR condemns arrest of trio [Published thestar.com.my - 40 mins ago]
Inventions a-plenty, but no real innovation [Published thestar.com.my - 40 mins ago]
Pakatan to push for parliamentary panel to redr... [Published Malaysian Insider - 40 mins ago]
Obama Looks To End War On Terrorism [Published Opposing Views - 42 mins ago]
Korean history boom among K-Pop stars [Published Donga.com - 43 mins ago]
Peaceful demonstration spirals into violence [Published Georgia Today - 43 mins ago]
Statement of the citizens of Georgia on the eve... [Published Georgia Today - 43 mins ago]
Obama seeks to ramp down 9/11-era rules for war... [Published The Hill - 45 mins ago]
ERITREA: Eritrea’s 20th anniversary - haunted b... [Published Radio France Internationale - 46 mins ago]
Gitmo, Politics, and Ending the War [Published National Review - 48 mins ago]
Low interest rates not feasible now ? CBN [Published Vanguard - 57 mins ago]
IRS abuse confirms Americans fears [Published Washington Times - 1 hour ago]
Constitutional Court essential to Hungary [Published Miniszterelnök - 1 hour ago]
Shaadaab S Bakht: Libertarian, time you acted [Published The Gulf Today - 1 hour ago]
Question Time: 'Police can't be expected to sto... [Published Scottish Daily Express - 1 hour ago]
Opposition crackdown shows reforms a lie, say P... [Published Malaysian Insider - 1 hour ago]
Politicians ‘least corrupt’: Narayan [Published Goa Herald - 1 hour ago]
Obama calls for review of rules on subpoenas to... [Published Washington Post - 1 hour ago]
Kleinfontein people, join SA: iLIVE [Published Times Live South Africa - 1 hour ago]
Australia yet to decide on Fijis election funding [Published Pacific Islands News Association - 1 hour ago]
Acclaimed activist asks ?How do we improve civi... [Published Noodls - 1 hour ago]
In Drone Speech, Obama Gets Slippery on Killing... [Published Progressive Magazine - 1 hour ago]

Blogs

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Lawrence Solomon: Why Russia is in Syria [Published Financial Post \| Opinion » FP Comment - 1 hour ago] Is Russian President Vladimir Putin supporting the murderous regime in Syria to restore Russia’s influence in the Middle East, lost during the Cold War? Is he flexing Russia’s military might to demonstrate it remains a Superpower? To maintain Russia’s ...
Woolwich: Islam According to the Book [Published Solsticewitch13's BOS - 1 hour ago] thanks to TheReligionOfPeace.Com for finding this Woolwich: Islam According to the Book http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/2013/05/23/woolwich-islam-according-to-the-book/ By now most of you would have heard about the latest Islamic attack on non-Muslims, ...
Obama: Libya, Tunisia, Egypt 'Rebuke' to 'Viole... [Published Breitbart Feed - 2 hours ago] On Thursday, in a wide-ranging speech on foreign policy and national security at the National Defense University in Washington, President Obama said that he would support what he termed democratic transitions in Islamic countries. He cited Libya, ...
Ringside Seat: War Is Over? [Published TAPPED - 2 hours ago] To be honest, before President Obama delivered his speech today on the "war on terror," we weren't too optimistic about what new ground it might break. But it turned out to be quite significant—perhaps not completely revolutionary, but meaningful nonetheless. ...
How Disasters Spur Democracy [Published The Daily Dish \| By Andrew Sullivan - 2 hours ago] After an earthquake struck southwest China earlier this year, social media and mobile phones proved instrumental in relief efforts. Patrick Meier considers the broader implications for the Chinese government: [U]sing social media to crowdsourced grassroots ...

Audio/Video

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Welch: Out of control campaign spending is a th... [Published Rep. Peter Welch - YouTube Channel - May 22 2013]
McConnell Calls for Lifting Import Sanctions Ag... [Published Senator Mitch McConnell - YouTube Channel - May 21 2013]
S Africa urges democratisation of Swaziland [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - May 10 2013]
Iraq's Journey from Dictatorship to Democracy w... [Published UC Television - YouTube - May 08 2013]
Al Gore: 'Our Democracy Has Been Hacked' [Published Bloomberg - YouTube - May 01 2013]

Press Releases

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Maryam Rajavi at France Libertes Foundation - 3... [Published PR Newswire: Entertainment & Media - 12 hours ago]
In Reversal, USAID Raises Budget for Wasteful C... [Published PR Newswire: Policy & Public Interest - May 22 2013]
Utrikesdepartementet: Sweden pushing for human ... [Published Business Wire - May 22 2013]
Sweden pushing for human rights online [Published CisionWire - English - May 22 2013]
Stephen L. Green ‘59 Student Paper Competition ... [Published PR inside - May 21 2013]