Friday, December 31st, 2010
The European Union’s charter calls for respect for the rule of law, human rights, economic progress and media freedom. Some in Brussels are wondering whether Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, whose country takes over the rotating EU presidency on Jan. 1, has read it.
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Friday, October 8th, 2010
According to an index on African governance released by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, "[m]ost countries are improving their economies and their human development, yet nearly two-thirds are suffering a 'democratic recession' - a deterioration in human rights, physical security and the rule of law," the Globe and Mail reports (York, ...
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Friday, July 30th, 2010
Sen. Olympia Snowe (Maine) on Wednesday became the fourth Republican senator to announce her support for Elena Kagan's nomination to the Supreme Court, the New York Times' "The Caucus" reports. Snowe said Kagan met the standard she uses for evaluating judicial nominations by displaying "strong intellect, respect for the rule ...
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Thursday, February 4th, 2010
Two newspapers and various broadcast outlets reacted to Friday's first-degree murder conviction of Scott Roeder for the May 2009 shooting death of abortion provider George Tiller. Summaries appear below. Editorials ~ New York Times: Roeder's conviction "was a just verdict, but it was not only the judgment of guilt that ...
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