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  • April 2008

    • Turkey Rounds Up Experts to Revise Islam

      newser  |  McClatchy Newspapers  |  Apr 27, 08 3:04 PM CDT

      Turkey Rounds Up Experts to Revise Islam

      Ankara has gathered a team of experts to parse through Muhammad's words and deeds and decode them for modern-day Muslims, McClatchy Newspapers reports. Their planned 5-volume set will point out anachronisms—no, Muslims need not brush their teeth with a twig—and will likely remove lines about women being bad luck or stupid. "Those definitely cannot be the words of the prophet," one scholar said. More »

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      religion  • Turkey  • Islam  • reform  • Muhammad

  • September 2007

    • Congress Tiptoes Back to Immigrant Issues

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Sep 17, 07 4:22 AM CDT

      Congress Tiptoes Back to Immigrant Issues

      Congress is stealing back into the immigration debate. After failing to pass broad reforms three months ago, lawmakers are focusing on less ambitious initiatives. Democrat proposals would give legal status to young immigrants and visas to farmhands, while Republicans favor guest worker programs and blocking illegals from federal aid. But these quieter moves will likely still draw loud reactions, says the Los Angeles Times . More »

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      Congress  • immigration  • reform  • illegal immigration  • guest worker

    • Hillary Wants Feds, Employers to Share Tab

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Sep 15, 07 3:57 PM CDT

      Hillary Wants Feds, Employers to Share Tab

      Details of Hillary’s health plan are leaking out before she formally announces them Monday in Iowa. Rather than re-making the system – or imitating her 1993 proposal – she wants the Feds to subsidize some care and employers to pay for the rest. The Wall Street Journal reports that she’s headed for a run-in with the GOP but has support from voters, who trust her more than other candidates on health care. More »

    • 'Hillarycare' Wasn’t Her Bad

      newser  |  American Prospect  |  Sep 15, 07 5:35 AM CDT

      'Hillarycare' Wasn&rsquo;t Her Bad

      As Hillary Clinton gets set to roll out her new health care proposal, Paul Starr in the American Prospect wans to correct the record on her last, disastrous effort. Hillary gets all the flak for the 1993 flameout, but the mistakes are grossly misdiagnosed—and they belong to Bill, says Starr, who was a key health policy adviser to the Clintons. The first lady was chair of the task force, but the president’s ideas were already formed. More »

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      Hillary Clinton  • election 2008  • Bill Clinton  • health care  • reform  • Hillary Care

    • EU Aims to Court Legal Immigrants

      newser  |  BBC  |  Sep 13, 07 7:10 PM CDT

      EU Aims to Court Legal Immigrants

      A European Union executive is proposing both a "new vision" and new policies for immigration in Europe, the BBC reports. With Europe already suffering from shortages in many job sectors, Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini said the EU should view immigration as "enrichment," and not a threat. While the US gets 55% of all skilled immigrants, Europe gets 5%, he said. More »

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      European Union  • immigration  • reform

  • August 2007
  • July 2007

    • Ethics Bill Clears House

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Jul 31, 07 4:10 PM CDT

      Ethics Bill Clears House

      The House passed a bill today that would impose sweeping new ethics rules and restrictions on lobbying, the Washington Post reports. The bill, which passed by an overwhelming 411-8 vote, takes particular aim at earmarks for legislators' personal projects. It also curbs campaign contributions and lobbyist wining and dining and imposes new restrictions on lobbyists. More »

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      Senate  • House of Representatives  • corruption  • ethics  • reform  • lobbying  • earmarks

    • Mais Oui! French Prez Is Friend to Business

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 28, 07 7:42 AM CDT

      Mais Oui! French Prez Is Friend to Business

      France could see a longer work week and new limits on workers' right to strike if President Nicholas Sarkozy gets his way. He's already reduced wealth taxes on certain investments and practically eliminated the inheritance tax, the Los Angeles Times reports. But supporters insist he will not erode social benefits or copy the freewheeling American style of capitalism. More »

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      France  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • labor  • reform  • French politics  • French economy

  • June 2007
  • May 2007

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