Tragically, U.S. policy in the Muslim world continues to be too often driven by arrogance, ignorance, and special interest groups. Recently, the intemperate U.S. ambassador in Islamabad, in a fit of imperial hubris, actually called for air attacks on Pashtun leaders in Quetta, capital of Pakistan's restive Baluchistan province.
WHEN a government body asks the public for input, and gets it, and then broadcasts the fact that it will be responding to that input before making a final decision - but then cancels the response - well, something has gone very wrong. But that's just what the California Citizens Redistricting Commission did this week. When it released draft maps of new congressional, state Senate and Assembly districts in June, it got plenty of comments from members of the public, from interest groups - and from us, for that matter.
Criminologists and scholars have been accepting the premise that there is a hate crime epidemic in the US of unprecedented proportions without questioning these claims critically. Many interest groups and articles use the term "epidemic" based on thin or contrary statistical reports. Claims that violence motivated by race, gender, ethnicity and sexual orientation has never been greater are patently false when one considers the historical treatment of African-Americans, Native Americans and others. US society is more intolerant of hate crimes today, but remedies should be based on accurate understandings of their prevalence.
Less than a week after Sandra Day O'Connor announced her retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court, special interest groups and political leaders in New Jersey are planning events they hope will influence the selection of her successor. Both sides of the abortion issue see the next justice as someone who could overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that legalized the termination of pregnancies.
Interest groups from opposing sides all found something to like in the U.S. International Trade Commission's recently released study on imported milk protein concentrates. Milk protein concentrates are used as ingredients in a number of foods, but their unfettered importation has caused controversy within the U.S. dairy industry.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is soliciting survey input from members of the public, licensees, and interest groups related to the effectiveness of the Reactor Oversight Process (ROP). This solicitation will provide insights into the self- assessment process, and a summary of the survey results will be included in the annual ROP self-assessment report to the Commission.
American politics has become so caustic that many engaged in it have become blind to the fact there are many goals shared by the two factions that hold good government hostage. Clear-thinking Americans - those not slavishly beholden to opinion polls and special- interest groups - understand that the overwhelming majority of us have more in common than not. The wise politico will harness the energy of opposite groups to achieve common goals. Let's take two issues involving a common goal that have supporters on the opposite ends of the political spectrum: alternative energy sources and energy independence.
We are very pleased to give [Joslyn M. Pettway] an opportunity to develop our new department of Primary Care Initiatives," [Chris Alien] said. "Her first major challenge will be to organize primary care services on Detroit's near east side. "We were very impressed with Joslyn's knowledge and ability to work among many different interest groups, which helped us achieve the near east side initiative," Alien added. In her new role, Pettway will be responsible for developing comprehensive networks of primary care in medically underserved areas of Detroit and Wayne County, establishing "medical homes" which provide a continuum of medical, dental, and mental health care, along with health promotion and disease prevention services.
Former wrestling star Jesse Ventura's election to the governorship of Minnesota should be a warning signal to Republicans and Democrats. Citizens seem increasingly disenchanted with national parties and their dependence on special interest groups. It is also a lesson to the US that third parties do not have a chance in national elections without campaign finance reform. Minnesota has a campaign law allotting public funds to third-party candidates, and this law played a major roll in Ventura's success.
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