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The press conference Brett Favre SHOULD hold
Mon Apr 10, 2006 11:38 PM EDT
"I want to thank all of you for coming to this press conference. I know it's hard to pull yourselves away from the latest Mel Kiper projections, but now that the Masters are over, I figured it'd be a good time to make my announcement.
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Ukraine president opts for Orange coalition
Seeded on Thu Apr 6, 2006 1:28 PM EDT (The Washington Post)
It looks like the rumored coalition between Yushchenko's Our Ukraine, Tymoshenko's bloc, and the Socialists has finally been solidified. This reunites the "Orange" team, though the circumstances have changed greatly in the intervening 16 months.
Nuclear Nightmares
Seeded on Mon Apr 3, 2006 11:45 PM EDT (pixelpress.org)
Nuclear Nightmares: Twenty Years Since Chernobyl
The New York Times Reboot
Mon Apr 3, 2006 8:59 PM EDT
The website for the New York Times has been updated in a pretty clear attempt to capitalize on some current trends in web design. It's been what, two or three years now, at least, since a major change in their site layout, so this redesign is a welcome endeavour.
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Whose Ukraine?
Seeded on Fri Mar 31, 2006 12:11 PM EST (International Herald Tribune)
Ukraine must be seen for what it is. It is still a post-Soviet space: demoralized, uncertain of itself, somewhat depressive, internally divided, to a degree criminalized. It needs time and political will to overcome these problems.
Ukrainian election exit polls
Seeded on Mon Mar 27, 2006 1:13 AM EST (unian.net)
The Party of Regions Received some 27.5%, BYT – some 21.6%, Our Ukraine – some 15.6%, SPU – some 5.5%, the People' Block of Lytvyn – some 5.1%, CPU – some 4.7%, the Block of Natalia Vitrenko – some 3.2%.
Views from US election observers in Ukraine
Seeded on Sat Mar 25, 2006 1:10 PM EST (bergen.com)
Interesting first hand accouints from a few cities across Ukraine by election observer volunteers from the US.
A rundown of Ukraine's parliamentary elections
Seeded on Fri Mar 17, 2006 11:03 AM EST (kyivpost.com)
A good wrap-up of the complicated election situation.
Ukraine Attracting Shady Candidates
Seeded on Wed Mar 15, 2006 10:29 PM EST (The Washington Post)
[Party of Regions frontrunner] Yanukovych was sentenced to three years in prison for robbery and assault in 1967, at age 17, but was released because he was a juvenile. The conviction was annulled when the alleged victim withdrew his statement.
Tymoshenko and Orange drama subject of best-selling thriller
Seeded on Sat Mar 11, 2006 10:46 AM EST (Independent.co.uk)
An edgy paperback recounting the events leading up to her dismissal as prime minister last year and her spectacular fall from grace after Ukraine's orange revolution in 2004 mixed with a liberal dash of fiction and conspiracy theory has become a runaway hit.
Colleges "whiter" than demographics suggest?
Seeded on Wed Mar 8, 2006 6:58 PM EST (universitybusiness.com)
This study examines demographics based on admission applications, where they've seen an increase in "other" or "unknown," and compares that data to actual ethnicity.
Guy In Philosophy Class Needs To Shut The F--- Up | The Onion
Seeded on Wed Mar 8, 2006 11:04 AM EST (The Onion)
Every time I read this, I still crack up. Probably because there's a guy like this in most of my classes.
Hamas' electoral legitimacy and their future direction
Mon Mar 6, 2006 1:06 AM EST
Hamas' mandate isn't as strong as the latest Palestinian election results suggest.
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Al Qaeda's Zawahri calls for strikes against West
Seeded on Sun Mar 5, 2006 7:35 PM EST (Yahoo! News)
I'm surprised he couldn't get "crusader" a few more times in there. Sounds like he's piggy backing on existing sentiment, and making an appeal for more money.
Hamas strength seen in State Department poll before election
Seeded on Sun Mar 5, 2006 12:11 AM EST (RealCities.com)
While the poll margin between the two parties seemed pretty even, the frustration with the level of corruption suggests that voters were fed up with their local representatives, which would account for the huge margin Hamas won over Fatah in the local representative list.
Criminals and Politics - Ukraine
Fri Mar 3, 2006 12:58 AM EST
Nothing gets out the democratic spirit quite like an election, and there's a humdinger of one approaching in Ukraine later this month.
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More Ukraine election...
Thu Mar 2, 2006 11:07 PM EST
Here's another section that I've been writing. I'm doing well with examples and background, but seem to be struggling to find a point...
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Summer river party "Tubestock" faces cancellation
Seeded on Thu Mar 2, 2006 8:26 AM EST (thedartmouth.com)
This has been a tradition for a while at Dartmouth, where students, particularly those on campus for their sophomore summers, congregate on the Conn. river with homemade rafts and plenty of beer.
Early draft of a section of my Ukraine op-ed
Thu Mar 2, 2006 12:23 AM EST
I'm working on writing an op-ed for my comparative politics class on the upcoming Ukrainian parliamentary elections. Here's a section of the draft:
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Interior Minister Talked with Oligarchs - UNIAN
Seeded on Wed Mar 1, 2006 11:41 PM EST (unian.net)
Oddly translated, but you get the idea. He sat down with some of the bigwigs to try to keep them from getting too involved. Not sure how it all worked out though...
Crimean journalist's property set on fire - from 5 Kanal
Seeded on Wed Mar 1, 2006 11:39 PM EST (5tv.com.ua)
Sounds like retaliation for doing reporting that exposed the criminal sides of candidates in the upcoming local election .
Election poll numbers from UNIAN
Seeded on Wed Mar 1, 2006 11:38 PM EST (unian.net)
Yanukovich leads, though it looks like Yulia closed the gap some, trailing by just 5%. Too bad there isn't info on a few of the smaller parties. From 2/27.
Consultant reflects on Ukraine's political arena - from Kyiv Post.
Seeded on Wed Mar 1, 2006 11:36 PM EST (kyivpost.com)
Interview of a conslutant-turned politician on the upcoming election.
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