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Nuclear Energy Profile - Sweden

In: Sweden

By: Mark Resnicoff

In recent years, Sweden has changed its stance on nuclear power. The operational lives of many existing reactors has been extended amid plans to build new facilities. more...

7 Years in Afghanistan, Is the Millitary Winning

In: US Armed Conflicts

By: Frank W. Hardy

Inept planning, partisan politics and insufficient military support places American troops in harms way. Not losing a battle does not mean you are winning the war! more...

Preah Vihear Temple - the Facts

In: S Asian/Chinese Affairs

By: Mari Nicholson

For centuries, Preah Vihear Temple has been a source of tension between Thailand and Cambodia. The demarkation of the Thai-Cambodian border means that both claim it more...

Three Years After Hurricane Katrina

In: American Affairs

By: Frank W. Hardy

Ex-FEMA director Michael Brown & the Army Corp of Engineers fell to widespread criticism & governmental investigation after the costliest natural disaster in US history. more...

Do Journalists Report the News or Create It?

In: American Affairs

By: Frank W. Hardy

Editor's determinations of what constitutes a newsworthy story, have sufficient power to influence public opinion; thereby increasing the importance of any single event. more...

NY Press, Reckless Goading or Political Satire?

In: US Elections

By: Frank W. Hardy

Does the behavior of the New Yorker Magazine conform to proper journalistic etiquette or is it slipshod, satirical agitation? more...

Serbia - Government Profile

In: Serbia & Montenegro

By: Mark Resnicoff

Serbia, completely independent since 2006, has developed into a parliamentary democratic republic, with executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government. more...

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