is headquartered in Washington‚ D.C and has annual budgets of more than 9 million. This interest group has lobbied for federal legislation banning partial-birth abortions. This act remained the highest priority of the NRLC‚ which has helped secure state legislation banning the abortion procedure in 17 states. They operate four outreach programs; National Teens for Life‚ American Victims of Abortion‚ National Pro-Life Religious Council‚ and Black Americans for Life. NRLC strengths are its number
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Sarkesian‚ “US national interests are expression of US values projected into the domestic and international arenas.” The concerns of technology‚ totalitarianism‚ and suspicion of the military have developed into the four core national interests. President Roosevelt saw the need for unity among military branches necessary in order to combat against the concerns of national interest. President Truman adapted the national interests to show the strength of the U.S. The national interests described by
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diversity. Actors and sub-groups from different domestic territories try to equate their region’s interests with that of the nation‚ meaning that these competing special interests and not an overarching unanimous national interest determine foreign policy (Trubowitz‚ 1998). By highlighting these rifts‚ this essay argues that although foreign policies are theoretically designed to promote a country’s national interest‚ they really advance the agenda of sub-groups. In order to support this claim and show precedence
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INFORMATION MANAGEMENT IN NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE Presented to ANALIZA PANA-AGUILAR Instructor In partial fulfillment of the requirements in PA 1114: Management Information System THEA MARIE SALDANA JUNNIBEV BANGCAYA March 2013 BACKGROUND OF THE AGENCY MANDATES BY THE 1987 PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION The National Statistics Office (NSO) is the major statistical agency responsible in collecting‚ compiling‚ classifying
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Unconditional Positive Regard is a central concept in the theories of Carl R. Rogers‚ both for psychotherapy and for interpersonal relations. A universal need for positive regard by others appears at about the same time a person begins to experience awareness of self (Rogers‚ 1959). In therapy‚ UPR is a quality of the therapist’s experience toward the client (p. 239). Rogers’ writing sheds light on various aspects of this construct: Unconditional One experiencing UPR holds ‘no conditions of acceptance
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Biodiversity Hotspots The Caucasus: The Caucasus hotspot‚ historically interpreted as the area of land between the Black and Caspian seas‚ covers a total area of 580‚000 km. Located at a biological crossroads‚ species from Central and Northern Europe‚ Central Asia‚ the Middle East and North Africa mingles here with endemics found nowhere else. One of the most biologically rich regions on Earth‚ the Caucasus is among the planet’s 25 most diverse and endangered hotspots. The Caucasus is one of WWF’s Global
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2015/03/09 STRATEGIC ESTIMATE OF THE CAUCASUS REGION • US Domestic Considerations are the oil pipeline through the Southern Caucasus Region and the Black Sea for trade access. • Non-US/Multinational Policy Goals‚ include NATO expansion in size and influence. Relations with Russia. Creation of an independent Kurdish nation. • Iran’s objectives to reconstitute former borders‚ control the oil pipeline from Caspian Sea and U.S. presence gone from Caucasus region. Iran interests include abandoning nuclear programs
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NBER WORKING PAPER SERIES GROWTH IN REGIONS Nicola Gennaioli Rafael La Porta Florencio Lopez de Silanes Andrei Shleifer Working Paper 18937 http://www.nber.org/papers/w18937 NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH 1050 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge‚ MA 02138 April 2013 We are grateful to Jan Luksic for outstanding research assistance‚ to Antonio Spilimbergo for sharing the structural reform data set‚ and to Robert Barro‚ Peter Ganong‚ and Simon Jaeger for extremely helpful comments. Shleifer
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Basilan Country Philippines Region Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) and Zamboanga Peninsula Region (Isabela City only) Class 4th Class Province Districts Lone District of Basilan Barangays 255 Official Languages Filipino‚ English Other Languages/Dialects in Basilan Zamboangueño (Chavacano)‚ Tausug‚ Yakan‚ Cebuano‚ Sama‚ Hiligaynon‚ Spanish‚ Tagalog‚ Chinese Chartered City (R.A.288) July 1‚ 1948 Province (P.D.356) December 27‚ 1973 Government - Type Province of the Philippines - Governor
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Philippine Regions of Luzon Area The Philippines consists of 17 regions. The following are in the northern part of the country: Region Regional center Towns and Cities National Capital Region (NCR; Metro Manila) Manila Caloocan City Las Piñas City Makati City Malabon City Mandaluyong City Manila Marikina City Muntinlupa City Navotas City Parañaque City Pasay City Pasig City Pateros Quezon City San Juan City Taguig City Valenzuela City Cordillera Administrative
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