Senator Bong Revilla for President?
In a recent statement issued by Lakas Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas CMD) executive director Ray Roquero, he said the biggest and most organized political party is also seriously considering Senator Bong Revilla as its standard bearer in the presidential elections in 2010. The two others being considered are MMDA...

Ron Paul: a man of ideas and ideals: Ron Paul: A Life of Ideas, the first book-length biography of the noted congressman, tells the back story of the man behind the revolution, a best-selling book, and the Internet phenomenon.
Ron Paul: A Life of Ideas, by Christopher Homer and Karen Kwiatkowski, Winnipeg, Manitoba: Variant Press, 2008, 256 pages, paperback, $14.95. "Great and good are seldom the same man," Churchill once pointed out, and with considerable justification. Seldom if ever do men of overweening ambition and titanic...

Chavez wins vote to scrap term limits in Venezuela.
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - President Hugo Chavez won a referendum to eliminate term limits yesterday and vowed to remain in power for at least another decade to complete his socialist revolution. Opponents accepted defeat but said Chavez is becoming a dictator. Fireworks exploded in the sky and...

Antiabortion imperative more complex than acknowledged: John Allen: bishops' views on abortion.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Regardless of the results of the presidential election Nov. 4, the U.S. Catholic bishops will continue to face difficult questions on the divisive issue of abortion, questions that that they intend to take up during their Nov. 10-13 meeting in Baltimore, where they plan to...

Vote yellow?
Both presidential candidates have been touched by cancer. John McCain has had a number of melanomas, and Barack Obama's mother died of ovarian cancer. Do you ever wonder how their personal experiences affect their healthcare policy proposals? With such personal experiences, do they rank cancer higher than other diseases...

The policy road ahead: post-election.
Overview The 2008 presidential campaign provided the voters with a real choice on policy on a wide variety of issues. President-elect Obama now has the challenge of creating an agenda based upon those campaign promises and the diverse philosophy of his coalition in the toughest economic environment...

America & the world: challenges for the new president: a guide from the foreign policy association.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [1] IRAQ What should determine the pace of withdrawal of American troops from Iraq? Until the meltdown on Wall Street in the fall sent the economy to the top of the list of voter concerns, the war in Iraq was one...

Lebanon's 2009/10 Events Will Influence World Developments; Hizbullah Vs The State.
*** Under Bush, The War On Terror Was Pursued In A Uni-Polar Order, Which Has Failed *** Under Obama, The War Is Defined Differently As The Enemy Here Is 'Criminal', Requiring A New Type Of Multi-Polar Order For UNSC-Sanctioned Police Forces To Pursue All Those Who Are...

Travel Business News - North America.
Business & Industry News: Travel Business News - North America Nov 3, 2008 National Business Travel Association (NBTA), the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), and ProMedia.travel LLC, have announced that Katty Kay, Washington correspondent for BBC World News America, will deliver a keynote speech to...

Religious right's role in GOP questioned after November electoral defeats.
The poor performance of the Republican Party in November's election has led several pundits and commentators to engage in soul searching, with some asserting that it's time to end the party's close ties to the Religious Right. Conservative syndicated columnist Kathleen Parker blasted those who believe in...