Politics Around The Globe

Senator Chris Dodd, a former Democratic presidential candidate, is calling to his fellow Democrats to support the presidential candidacy of Senator Barack Obama.

Sen. Dodd cautioned that a fiery battle between Democrats running for presidential nomination could possibly damage the Democratic Party. There is the danger of divisiveness; the candidates, the consultants, and the advisers.

Obama and Senator Hillary Clinton is on a very close fight for the Democratic presidential nomination. Obama is currently leading the fight for winning eleven times in a row. He has already gained 1, 327 delegates while Clinton has 1, 255.

Obama and Clinton will be having their next competition on March 4 in Texas, Ohio, Rhode Island and Vermont.

Loosely defined, it is a robust welfare system that provides protection to all citizens and promoting economic equality. The sustainability of this social model has been brought into question. The renewed model should be investment in human capital and preventative welfare.

Social policy should focus on achieving goals through a positive welfare approach. This includes:

ü Investment in education, preventing poverty before it begins;

ü Educating and training a more flexible workforce;

ü Flexible labor market;

ü Shift towards preventive healthcare;

ü Facilitate employability through training and education;

ü Policies to address not only those under poverty line but also those close to it;

ü Older people must remain productive and not cut-off from employment

Source: global-politics.co.uk

• US Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton - was the former First Lady of the United States of America from year 1993 to 2001. She was born October 16, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois.
• John R. Edwards - a former U.S. Senator and was a candidate for President in 2004 but lost in the primaries. He was born June 10, 1953 in Seneca, South Carolina.
• Maurice R. “Mike” Gravel – a former U.S. Senator and the Founder and President of Democacy Foundation and National Initiative for Democracy non-profit groups. Born May 13, 1930 in Springfield, Massachusetts.
• US Senator Barack H. Obama, Jr. - U.S. Senator from year 2005 up to present. He was a Keynote Speaker in the Democratic Nationa Convention in 2004. Born August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Burma is a country rich in natural resources, with lush sceneries and home to dozens of cultures and peoples. The country was colonized on 1886 by the British and gained independence on 1948. Burma enjoyed this democracy until 1962 when a military coup placed the entire country under military rule.

The country of Burma has been under military dictatorship since then. Because the leaders are neither economists nor politicians, no clear path towards development was mapped out. The economy collapsed to a point where the country was declared the “Rice Bowl of Asia” in 1987. This is a distinction given by the United Nations for least developed countries. This brought the country to the level of Chad and Ethiopia. The 45 million people of Burma live in extreme poverty and suppressed human rights because of a military government with an isolationist economic mismanagement policy.

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President Dwight Eisenhower was the first to invoke and coin the term. Simply put, it is that the advice given by the aides could not be made public because it will destroy the confidential relationship. That of course can also allow it to be abused. Presidential aides and advisers have invoked it to give them a semblance of immunity and protection from scrutiny.

When Congress requests presidential aides to testify in an inquiry, the President can say no and invoke the privilege. Congress on the other hand is not that powerless against it. They can vote to declare the aide in contempt and refer the issue to court. The right to executive privilege is commonly abused when congressional inquiries would expose something illegal in government transactions.

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Politics historically was a world only for men. In New Zealand in 1893, women were first allowed to vote since then Women have played an important role in politics. In ancient Rome, the real power behind the throne was traditionally women. In the modern world of global politics, women remain as the movers and shakers in the political arena.

Looking through modern history, women politicians were usually taken for granted because their gender was seen as a weakness. However, many women politicians have proven otherwise. They have been decisive in going to war and they have been diplomatic if the need arise. Setting aside the issue of gender, women have proven themselves as worthy as men in the world of politics.

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A first in the history of politics around the globe, the International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics popularly known as iKnow Politics, was launched at the United Nations. It is a virtual network that links women in politics all over the world. The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI), the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) work together for this project. This was founded to equip women whatever assistance they need for them to be able to participate meaningfully and make their political mark.