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What to watch for Monday in politics
Just about everything that's happening in politics Monday has to do with what's coming up Tuesday. That's when Colorado, Minnesota and Missouri hold Republican caucuses. Mitt Romney, coming off back-to-back wins in Nevada and Florida, has two rallies planned in Colorado (12:20 p.m. and 6:25 p.m. MST). Meanwhile, former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty will be [...]

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:24:52 -0800

Politics in Malaysia: Business first, service last
Indeed one begins to wonder why is it that our Malaysian politicians are getting involved in businesses when they should be in the business of caring for the welfare and well being of the rakyat on a full time basis. Are they not paid a salary with perks to govern?

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:42:59 -0800

Graft, politics, militant Islam shake Indian Ocean island
MALE, Maldives (Reuters) - Few of the million or so tourists who visit the Maldives each year would catch even a whiff of the troubled politics or growing militant threat roiling the islands of one of the world's most renowned get-away-from-it-all destinations. President Mohamed Nasheed, who initiated multi-party democracy in the Indian Ocean archipelago with an historic election victory in 2008 ...

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:40:39 -0800

Italy’s Berlusconi to quit frontline politics
ROME — Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has declared he is “stepping aside” from frontline politics, revealing he has no intention of running again for his old post. In his first interview since resigning amid turmoil over financial markets in November, Berlusconi spoke to the Financial Times at his Rome residence on a range of subjects, including what he called a media-inspired ...

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:10:00 -0800

Politics and the Supreme Court
Three major legal cases may influence the 2012 election, but the cases also illustrate how politics shape the Supreme Court.

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:01:06 -0800