2008 Political Events *Jan 1st - A New Hampshire law legalizing civil unions for same-sex couples comes into effect. May 15th - California becomes the second U.S. state after Massachusetts in 2004 to legalize same-sex marriage after the state’s own Supreme Court rules a previous ban unconstitutional. *Feb 24th - Fidel Castro retires as the President of Cuba after nearly fifty years. *Mar 17th - New York State Governor Eliot Spitzer resigns after a scandal involving a high-end prostitute
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Hong Kong’s Economic and Political Environment Hong Kong’s retrocession in the summer of 1997 was an event long prepared for‚ and built up to‚ in the minds of the territory’s citizens and residents. A significant number of the educated applied for overseas passports and left for more politically and economically stable environments in which to live and work; the "Brain Drain" was a significant problem for Hong Kong from 1984. Return to Chinese rule brought a promise from China that Hong Kong
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Steven Adriel R. Dizon SS111-BA2T Prof. Violeta E. Sioson POLITICAL CONFLICTS Introduction: Political conflict is the clash between groups of people for the control of power‚ authority‚ prestige‚ and resources. In many societies‚ only the state is legally empowered to use force to resolve many political conflicts like feuds‚ banditry‚ raids‚ ethnic conflicts and revolution. At the southern end of the Philippine archipelago‚ close to Indonesia and Malaysia‚ lies Mindanao—a large island
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Year 10 Commerce Assessment Task: Political Involvement Carbon Tax Question 1: Identify and outline the nature of the issue you are researching. Include a description of this issue‚ why it has arisen and its impact on society. The carbon tax is one of Australia’s biggest current political issues‚ the scheme itself was developed to help tackle climate change and help Australia environmentally. Carbon is present in all fossil fuels (coal‚ petroleum‚ and natural gas) and is released as carbon dioxide
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Political Science101 Alex Lust Erin Deng 05/15/2011 Question 1 American citizens have less tax burdens than people in most West European countries. The United States government also spends less money on social programs than most West European countries. They are all democratic countries‚ they have some similar cultures‚ and they even at the same development degree. However‚ what makes the difference on levying taxes and spending money? It should be explained from economic‚ political and cultural
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Chris Stacy Political Science Brown-Political Socialization Paper I have not been very familiar with politics until I started taking this class. My mother is a democrat and father is a republican. I am a republican as well. I can remember my mom and dad arguing about who to vote for president. My dad has the most political influence on me. My mother and I rarely discuss anything that has to do with politics. As for my friends and other family members‚ never do we discuss politics. My father
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to expand to as many countries as possible because this helped in increasing profits as it gave new areas to explore. Tesco spread itself into Asia‚ UK‚ neighboring European countries and the US‚ making it stronger and larger. It is now one of the biggest multinational stores across the globe and faces competition from similar big names such as Wal-Mart‚ Carrefour etc. Tesco came up with solutions as and when required in order to meet what the situation demanded. For eg: Opening low cost stores
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Nick King Professor Congalton Hcomm 235 18 October 2012 Political Advertisement Essay My political ad was in support of President Obama as it targeted Mitt Romney regarding his plan for america especially with taxes. The advertisement points out the problems regarding Romney’s plan trying to convince the public that his plan will not benefit Americans. Governor Romney’s plan is being targeted in this ad for his attempt to raise taxes for the middle class as well as well as his views on rolling
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Politics of Maharashtra After India’s independence‚ most of Maharashtra’s political history was dominated by the Indian National Congress party. Maharashtra became a bastion of the Congress party producing stalwarts such as Yashwantrao Chavan‚ Vasantdada Patil‚ Shankarrao Chavan‚ Vasantrao Naik‚ Vilasrao Deshmukh and Sharad Pawar. The party enjoyed near unchallenged dominance of the political landscape until 1995 when the Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured an overwhelming
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To what extent did the political and economic effects of the Seven Years War in North America help cause the American War of Independence? The American Revolutionary War‚ also known as the American War of Independence‚ was a conflict that erupted between Great Britain‚ and its American colonies from 1775 to 1783. In 1775 British soldiers invaded America with the intention to rule the country. The American War of Independence lasted for eight years and over time the War tore American and British
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