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E-Demokratie: Bittsteller und ihre virtuellen Petitionen
E-Demokratie verspricht Transparenz und Teilhabe. Manchen stellt sie jedoch vor fast unüberwindbare digitale Hürden, wie die mühsame Korrespondenz des Münchner Rentners Heider Heydrichs mit dem Petitionsausschuss des Bundestages beweist. FAZ.NET - Homepage | Politik | Gesellschaft | Wirtschaft | Finanzmarkt | Sport | Feuilleton | Reise | Wissen | Auto | Computer
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EWF: Ein Euro-Schuldenfonds
Der Maastrichter Vertrag verbietet die Haftung eines EU-Landes für die Schulden eines anderen. Nun will die EU-Kommission den fiskalpolitischen Sündenfall aber institutionalisieren. Dazu soll ein Europäischer Währungsfonds eingerichtet werden. Die Kanzlerin hält das auch noch für eine gute Idee. Warum bloß? Eine Analyse von Holger Steltzner. FAZ.NET - Homepage | Politik | Gesellschaft | Wirtschaft | Finanzmarkt | Sport | Feuilleton | Reise | Wissen | Auto | Computer
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Saar-Linke: Müller vorerst nicht familienpolitische Sprecherin
Christa Müller hat in ihrer Funktion als familienpolitische Sprecherin der Linken vom „Hausfrauenethos“ geschwärmt. Damit ging sie auf Konfrontationskurs zur eigenen Bundespartei. Der Sprecherposten bleibt nun trotz Bewerbung Müllers vorerst unbesetzt. FAZ.NET - Homepage | Politik | Gesellschaft | Wirtschaft | Finanzmarkt | Sport | Feuilleton | Reise | Wissen | Auto | Computer
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Behind the scenes, crafting the US no-fly list (AP)
AP - It starts with a tip, a scrap of intelligence, a fingerprint lifted from a suspected terrorist's home.
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Gates: Some troops could leave Afghanistan early (AP)
AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates raised the possibility Wednesday that some of the U.S. forces involved in the Afghanistan surge could leave the country before President Barack Obama's announced July 2011 date to begin withdrawal.
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Beijing vows not to use U.S. debt for political gain
A top Chinese official said Tuesday that Beijing will not use its vast holdings of U.S. government debt for political gain, just a few days after a forecast projected that the U.S. national debt is on course to triple to $20 trillion over the next decade. China holds the world's largest cache of foreign exchange reserves, which soared more than $450 billion last year to reach $2.4 trillion at year's end. Concerns about Beijing's plans for its holdings have peaked in recent weeks after Chinese military officials suggested using that debt to pressure the United States in other policy areas. ...
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Obama's teacher hard line spurs debate
President Obama's approval of the recent firing of teachers at a Rhode Island high school has spurred a debate among education specialists about whether staff turnover will help underperforming schools. Some experts agree that it is appropriate for underperforming schools to start over with a new staff, an element of Mr. Obama's initiative to overhaul lowest-performing public schools. Others say such drastic turnover will only hurt student performance. Janet Bass, a spokeswoman for the American Federation of Teachers union, said the lack of consistency with mass staff turnover will not benefit student's learning or improve performance. "There is no plan ...
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Colo. Catholic school rejects gay parents' children
DENVER | Tensions between the Catholic Church and the gay community have erupted in Colorado after a Catholic school's decision to deny enrollment next year to the children of a lesbian couple. The decision by Sacred Heart of Jesus School in Boulder, which comes while several Catholic dioceses are trimming their relationships with state agencies over gay marriage, has sparked public protests and criticism over the past few days in Colorado. Denver Archbishop Charles Chaput came to the defense of the school, arguing in his weekly column that Catholic schools cannot fulfill their mission if they accept families based on ...
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Ga. bill would outlaw abortion for race, sex
A Georgia bill that would outlaw abortions based on race, color or sex is fueling arguments over whether abortion providers are targeting black women. The Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act would apply to abortion "the same standards of nondiscrimination" that govern employment, education, government and housing, said Georgia state Rep. Barry Loudermilk, a Republican who introduced the bill last month with bipartisan support. If enacted, the bill would make it illegal to knowingly solicit, perform or accept funding for race- or sex-selected abortions. The bill has a hearing set for Wednesday before the Judiciary Non-Civil Committee. The Radiance Foundation has been raising ...
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Gardens crop up in war zones
Gardening can be comforting — even therapeutic — for troops trying to shake the stresses of war. There's a long history of soldiers growing plants in the extreme conditions of a war zone. "Trench Gardens" produced needed food as well as healing diversion for soldiers mired in the muck on both sides of the Western Front in World War I. American prisoners of war cultivated "barbed-wire gardens" to augment starvation rations and provide some mental escape during World War II. Most recently, such "defiant gardens" have cropped up at isolated combat outposts in Iraq and Afghanistan, much as they did ...
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Skilled chef interns offer meals on wheels
MIAMI | Culinary student Solomon Nerio could be slaving away on the line in any Miami restaurant, chopping onions with a dozen other chefs. Instead, he took to the road in a food truck that serves Latin-influenced burgers and tacos. It's a career path mostly unavailable to young chefs not so long ago. But the recent popularity of food trucks like the shiny black one where Mr. Nerio interns (called "the latin burger and taco truck") has opened new avenues for those looking to break out earlier rather than later in their careers. "One thing that we're doing is we're ...
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DONATELLI: States experimenting with creating new jobs
ANALYSIS/OPINION: If we are to believe government experts and liberal academics, Americans must accept high unemployment and slow economic growth "for the foreseeable future." Fortunately, many states are experimenting with economic policies and strategies designed to create jobs and raise economic activity by strengthening the private sector and targeting investment and resources to make labor markets function more smoothly. What are some of these policy initiatives that conservative governors across the country are supporting? First, and most obvious, states must restore fiscal discipline to their budgeting and tax policies. Numbers don't lie. States with high rates of taxation and large ...
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TV staffer pleads guilty in Letterman case
NEW YORK | A television producer admitted Tuesday to trying to shake down David Letterman in a case that bared the late-night host's affairs with staffers, avoiding a long prison sentence by pleading guilty in exchange for six months in jail and community service. Robert "Joe" Halderman, 52, entered the plea in a Manhattan court to attempted grand larceny after being accused of demanding $2 million to keep quiet about the late-night comic's workplace love life. Halderman, a producer for CBS' "48 Hours Mystery," had mined information from reading his then-girlfriend's diary entries about her relationship with Mr. Letterman, her ...
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American Scene
CALIFORNIA NHTSA to inspect runaway Prius EL CAJON | A Toyota Prius that sped out of control on a California freeway was towed to a dealership Tuesday while federal and company inspectors converged on the car to determine whether a stuck gas pedal was to blame. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sent two investigators to examine the car after Monday's incident, said Olivia Alair, a spokeswoman for the Department of Transportation, which oversees NHTSA. Toyota Motor Corp. spokesman Brian Lyons said the automaker is sending three of its own technicians to investigate. James Sikes, 61, of Jacumba, told authorities ...
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Debatte um Missbrauch: Unions-Politiker attackieren Justizministerin
Der CSU-Bundestagsabgeordnete Norbert Geis hat Justizministerin Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger scharf kritisiert: „Ihr geht es nicht mehr um Aufklärung, sondern um einen Angriff auf die katholische Kirche.“ Auch aus der CDU kam Kritik an der FDP-Politikerin. FAZ.NET - Homepage | Politik | Gesellschaft | Wirtschaft | Finanzmarkt | Sport | Feuilleton | Reise | Wissen | Auto | Computer
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Cost, intrigue doomed Northrop bid (Politico)
Politico - A crippling error for Northrop was its decision to bank too long and too heavily on Republicans.
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Israel: Ban und Biden verurteilen Siedlungspläne
Nach dem amerikanischen Vizepräsidenten Joe Biden hat auch UN-Generalsekretär Ban Ki-moon die israelischen Pläne für den umstrittenen Siedlungsbau in Jerusalem verurteilt. Biden will heute mit der Palästinenserführung in Ramallah sprechen. FAZ.NET - Homepage | Politik | Gesellschaft | Wirtschaft | Finanzmarkt | Sport | Feuilleton | Reise | Wissen | Auto | Computer
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Graham to Obama: Time to 'step it up' (Politico)
Politico - GOP Sen. says Obama’s lack of direction on immigration reform is hampering efforts in Congress.
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Obama pushing on health care end game (AP)
AP - President Barack Obama has chosen a suburban St. Louis high school to make his closing argument for a health care overhaul, pushing a new anti-fraud plan as he cranks up the pressure on skittish Democratic lawmakers to act fast.
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FACT CHECK: Lawmaker quits amid changing stories (AP)
AP - New York congressman Eric Massa resigned his House seat this week under a sexual harassment cloud, claiming fellow Democrats forced his ouster to keep him from voting against their health care bill.
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