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Is the Vice Presidency an Irrelevant Position?
2014-12-06 00:14:49| IT Services - Topix.net
"Who am I? Why am I here?" asked Admiral James Stockdale, one-time running mate to Ross Perot, in a famous 1992 vice presidential debate. The admiral's remarks garnered ridicule from the public, but recently acclaimed political journalist and author Jules Witcover has asked the same questions about the vice presidential role itself: Just what does the vice president do and why does it matter? Witcover's new book, The American Vice Presidency: From Irrelevance to Power , explores how the roles and responsibilities of the vice president have shifted and expanded over the years.
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EU moves eastward with Tusk taking presidency
2014-12-02 06:17:45| Trucking - Topix.net
Tusk, democratic Poland's longe... . FILE - This is a Monday, June 16, 2014 file photo of Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk as he speaks at a news conference in Warsaw.
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EU moves eastward with Tusk taking presidency
2014-12-01 13:10:23| Air Courier - Topix.net
Tusk, democratic Poland's longe... . FILE - This is a Monday, June 16, 2014 file photo of Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk as he speaks at a news conference in Warsaw.
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From A Village In The Amazon To The Cusp Of Brazil's Presidency
2014-09-18 21:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Marina Silva, Brazil's former environment minister, tells a story about when she had her environmental awakening. She was young, the daughter of poor rubber tappers, living in her isolated community in the Amazon with seven siblings. Suddenly, building crews showed up outside her door, paving a road in the middle of the forest. The men didn't only bring a means of transport to the outside world - they also brought a malaria epidemic that killed two of her sisters and two other relatives. "It...
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Approving Keystone XL could be biggest mistake of Obama's presidency
2014-01-31 22:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: I have made my position on the Keystone XL pipeline quite clear. Approving this hotly debated pipeline would send America down the wrong path. The science tells us now is the time that we should be throwing everything we have into creating a clean 21st century energy economy, not doubling down on the dirty energy that is imperiling our planet. Now that the State Department has just released a final environmental impact report on Keystone XL, which appears to downplay the threat, and greatly increases...
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