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the House of Representatives passes the US$ 1.9tn Covid Relief Package - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "the House of Representatives passes the huge - US$ 1.9tn Covid relief !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and economic stimulus package - of the Biden-Harris team !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the bill is projected to slash poverty in 2021 - tackle racial, gender, and class inequalities !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and represents the first major legislative victory - for the team of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the massive legislation, a broadly popular bill with the public - had received no Republican support !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "it fulfills Biden-Harris team’ campaign promise to combat Covid - and revive the economy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "it also includes sweeping anti-poverty measures - and tackles racial, gender, and class inequalities !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "US$ 1,400 stimulus checks:  a majority - as many as 85% of households - receives direct payments of US$ 1,400 per person !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "individuals making less than US$ 75,000 - and married couples making less than US$ 150,000 collectively will receive the checks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "unemployment benefits:  the bill extends through early September - the US$ 300-a-week federal unemployment benefits !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the legislation significantly increases - and expands eligibility - for the child tax credit !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "health insurance subsidies:  the bill temporarily increases - financial assistance for health coverage !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "purchased through marketplaces established by the Obama administration’s Affordable Care Act - known as Obamacare !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "it also helps those who are unemployed - keep their health coverage !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and it provides additional funding for health programs - for example the military veterans’ healthcare !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "vaccine distribution and testing:  the bill provides tens of billions of dollars - to speed up vaccine distribution and administration !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "as well as increase testing - and enhance contact tracing and genomic sequencing !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the bill sends US$ 350bn to state - local - and tribal governments !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "to help offset deep budget shortfalls - as a result of the efforts !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "it also includes US$ 130bn to help schools reopen safely - by reducing class sizes and modifying classrooms !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "colleges and universities receive US$ 40bn - to help cover the cost of expenses !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "smaller businesses also get funding - including under a new program to help bars and restaurants hurt by lockdowns !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "rental, mortgage and food assistance:  the legislation also provides assistance for food - and housing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "including money for low-income persons - to afford rent and pay their utilities !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and aid to homeowners - struggling to pay their mortgages !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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leaked Trump Transcripts show his incoherent, ill-informed Narcissism - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "the transcripts of the conversations of Donald Trump - with Mexican Enrique Peña Nieto and Australian Malcolm Turnbull - showed !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "to be no more coherent in private - than Trump was public:  !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "ill-informed - and narcissistic - to the point of absurdity !"

 

 

 

 

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  • ""I am the greatest person" - Trump told Turnbull !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "at one point in his castigation of Turnbull - he compared him unfavourably with Putin !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "perhaps the least surprising upshot of the release of the transcripts was the confirmation - that Trump deliberately misled the public about them !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "as has happened repeatedly - the emergence of the facts has upheld the news reports - and shown the denials to be fake !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Trump repeatedly tried to coach Peña Nieto - on how to mislead the press !"

 

 


 

 

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  • "and he argued the wall and its financing - was the least important thing that we were talking about !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and said, he was in a "political bind" - because he had "been talking about it for a two-year period"  !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "similar themes recurred in the Turnbull conversation - Trump was furious that abiding by the agreement could harm his image !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "just after he had signed his first abortive order cutting the acceptance of refugees from Syria - and suspended travel from a list of seven countries !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "this was going to kill him - Trump said !"

 

 

 

 

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  • ""I am a person that does not want to let people into the country" - Trump said !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "it makes me look so bad" - Trump said !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Trump was clearly in a foul temper by the end of the discussion - and broader bilateral issues are shelved !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "when Turnbull asked to discuss Syria and North Korea - Trump was not interested - and ended the call !"

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Climate Plan to cut US Carbon Pollution - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "Barack Obama unveils a plan - that cuts carbon pollution from power plants !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and promotes - cap-and-trade !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the regulations cut carbon pollution - by as much as 25% !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "from about 1,600 power plants - in operation !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the plan allows electricity companies - to reduce pollution !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "by shutting down - the oldest coal plants !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "they can install carbon-sucking retrofits - they can expand wind and solar energy - upgrade the electrical grid !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and encourage customers - to update to more efficient heating and cooling systems !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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nobody who works full-Time should have to live in Poverty - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "Barack Obama raises the minimum wage - for federal contract workers !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "to US$ 10.10 - an hour !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "nobody who works full-time - should have to live in poverty !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "boosting wages lowers turnover and absenteeism - and increases morale and productivity overall !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Obama condemns 'shameful' Failure to pass Reform - the Guardian: LINK ¤ the GUARDIAN

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  • "a furious Barack Obama - accuses some members of Congress !!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "of caving to the gun lobby !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "after the best chance of reform in over a decade - fell at the first hurdle  !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Republicans bowed to pressure from the "National Rifle Association"  !!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and blocked a bipartisan Senate amendment !!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "that would have expanded background checks - for gun purchases to gun shows and online sales  !!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "as the measure fell, Patricia Maisch - a survivor of the mass shooting in Tucson, shouts  !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "shame on you !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "from the visitors gallery - where she was sitting near bereaved Newtown families  !!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "opinion polls have consistently shown - that a large majority of Americans support moderate gun control reform !!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "a poll showed 92% to 7% - in favour of background checks !!!!!!"

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Boeing - US cable - 2008: LINK ¤ 08MANAMA47

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  • "following months of heavy lobbying - by the US ambassador !!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the Crown Prince and King of Bahrain - rejected a Gulf Air proposal to buy Airbus !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and directed the airline - to make a deal with Boeing !!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Gulf Air signed an agreement - valued at US$ 6 billion with Boeing !!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the agreement represents a significant - US embassy commercial advocacy success !!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the US ambassador persisted - in lobbying Gulf Air management !!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "board members - government officials and representatives of parliament !!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the US ambassador had spoken directly - to the Crown Prince on Boeing's behalf !!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Boeing subsequently returned to Bahrain !!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the Crown Prince had assured him of the government's sincerity - in seeking a deal !!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "this was a last-minute maneuver - to wring concessions from Airbus !!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Boeing responded by shaving !!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "an additional five percent - off its proposed sale price !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the US embassy's role in Boeing's success - is noteworthy !!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Gulf Air relied on the embassy to communicate with Boeing  !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "conveying Boeing - at all levels !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Iraq Oil - US cable - 2008: LINK ¤ 08BAGHDAD647

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  • "the Iraqi Ministry of Oil has presented - the three-part plan for oil field development !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "to sign 2-year technical service agreements !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "with major international oil companies, IOCs !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "of five giant oil fields:"

 

 

 

 

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  • "Kirkuk field - with Shell Oil !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "al-Rumaila - with BP !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "al-Zubair - with Exxon-Mobil !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "West Khorna - with Chevron and Total !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and Mayssan - with Shell and BHP Billiton !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the contracts will be negotiated - directly with the companies !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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United Nations - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09STATE80163

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  • "reporting and collection needs for US agencies - to collect information on the United Nations !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "reporting officers should include - as much of the following information as possible:  !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "office and organizational titles - names - position titles !!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and other information on business cards - numbers of telephones !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "cell phones, pagers and faxes - telephone directories - and e-mail listings !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "Internet and intranet "handles" - Internet e-mail addresses - web site identification-URLs !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "credit card account numbers - frequent flyer account numbers !!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "work schedules - and other relevant biographical information !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Goldstone Report - US cable - 2009: LINK ¤ 09STATE98567

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  • "the United Nations Human Rights Council, HRC - held a special session on violations of human rights in the occupied territories, in Gaza !!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "and mandated - that a fact finding mission be sent !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "to investigate all violations of international human rights law - and international humanitarian law !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "by Israel - against the Palestinian people !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "we, the US - have very serious concerns about the Report !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "the Report's substance, recommendations - and broader effects  !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "could have a strong impact - on many of our interests !!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "these include its recommendations - including a call for this issue to be taken up in international fora !!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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OECD mahnt Reformen in USA ein - der Standard: LINK ¤ der STANDARD

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  • "um dafür zu sorgen"

 

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  • "dass mittlere und sozial schwächere Schichten der Gesellschaft profitieren !!!"

 

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  • "sind Änderungen beim Steuersystem, bei Bildung und Ausbildung, Migration und auf dem Arbeitsmarkt notwendig !!!!"

 

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  • "auch muss der Mindestlohn angehoben werden !!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Human Rights in the US - Wikipedia EN: LINK ¤ US HUMAN RIGHTS

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  • "the human rights record of the United States of America - is a complicated matter !!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the US have the highest percentage of people in prison - of any nation !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "there were more than 2.2 million in prisons or jails - or roughly 1 out of every 136 Americans !!!!"

 

 

 

 


 

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  • "and the US government had categorized a large number of people as "unlawful combatants" - a classification used mainly as an excuse to bypass international law  !"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Federalist No. 10 - James Madison - 1787: LINK ¤ FEDERALIST NO. 10

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  • "the federalist papers are written by James Madison  !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "No. 10 addresses the question - of how to guard against "factions"  !!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "or groups of citizens - with interests contrary to the rights of others !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "or the interests - of the whole community !!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "a faction is a number of citizens - whether amounting to a minority or majority of the whole  !"

 

 

 

 

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  • "who are united, and actuated by some common impulse of passion - or of interest !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "adverse to the rights of other citizens !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "or to the permanent and aggregate interests - of the community !!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Common Sense - Thomas Paine - 1776: LINK ¤ US HISTORY

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  • "I draw my idea of the form of government - from a principle in nature which no art can overturn !!!"

 

 

 

 

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  • "that the more simple any thing is - the less liable it is to be disordered, and the easier repaired when disordered  !"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "wherefore, laying aside all national pride and prejudice in favour of modes and forms"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "the plain truth is that it is wholly owing - to the constitution of the people !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "and not to the constitution of the government !!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "mankind being originally equals - in the order of creation !!!!!!"

 

 

 

 

 

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  • "however strange it may appear to some - or however unwilling they may be to think so, matters not  !"
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