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ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL SECURITY | North Carolina Democratic Party We believe government must provide a safety net covering the basic human needs of all citizens and should work to enrich their quality of life. To fulfill this responsibility, all persons should have the opportunity to develop their talents and abilities. We believe that every North Carolinian should have adequate food, clothing, shelter, health care, and work. We believe that we, as a society, have a responsibility to help those persons in need: distressed families, the unemployed, the homeless, persons with disabilities, and the mentally ill. We should ...
CNN/AllPolitics.com - Election 2000 - The Democratic National WE BELIEVE that all Americans have a fundamental right to economic justice in a stronger, surer national economy, an economy that must grow steadily without inflation, that can generate a rising standard of living for all and fulfill the desire of all to work in dignity up to their full potential in good health with good jobs at good wages, an economy that is prosperous in every region, from coast to coast, including our rural towns and our older industrial communities, our mining towns, our energy producing areas and the urban areas that ...
WE BELIEVE that the time has come for America to take charge once again of its economic future, to reverse seven years of "voodoo economics," "trickle down" policies, fiscal irresponsibility, and economic violence against poor and working people that have converted this proud country into the world's largest debtor nation, mortgaged our children's future by tripling our national debt, placed home ownership out of reach for most young families, permitted the rise of poverty and homelessness on the streets of America, reduced the buying power ...
Democratic Presidential Candidates Reveal Higher Ed Plans The Senate has approved legislation that amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act. The bill helps to prevent identity theft by giving people greater access to their credit scores and credit reports annually, and provides a streamlined process for reporting all fraud. The bill also allows for the permanent pre-emption of state privacy laws surrounding the sharing of customers' financial information.
Recently, lawmakers, researchers and economic experts convened at a hearing of the House Subcommittee on Education Reform to discuss ways to increase the level of financial literacy among K-12 and college students. Angela Lyons, from the University of Illinois, found that "there are a growing number of students who are financially at-risk, especially with respect to the misuse and mismanagement of credit." She recommends: dedicating resources to support the development of financial education programs; creating financial education programs that target both students and parents; and promoting increased national ...
Guardian Newspapers A MAJOR military crackdown has begun on the cult members who last week literally seized Port Harcourt, Rivers State, by the throat. In a raid, carried out in the wee hours of yesterday, officers of the Joint Task Force JTF in the state, stormed the homes of the suspected ring leaders of the cult members who have killed about 30 persons in an orgy of violence. Members of the task force conducted a house-to-house search of the gang leaders between 2.00 a.m. and 3.30 a.m. yesterday. One of the raided houses is at No. 2, Afikpo Street, at Mile 1, Diobu area of the state capital. ...
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NI 7-year-olds suspended A total of 47 cases have been reported to the Department of Education and education minister Caitriona Ruane has admitted more needs to be done. She said pupils should have a voice in schools after it emerged 5,577 pupils of all ages were temporarily barred for offences including heckling teachers, attacking fellow students, and substance misuse. "I don`t condone any attacks on teachers and we need to move towards a system where our young people are not being suspended and are stimulated with a healthy ...
CNSNews.com Senior Editor Former Communist Estonia, Georgia Leading in Economic Success (CNSNews.com) - In the post-Soviet era, several former communist countries have enacted pro-capitalist, free market policies that are fueling tremendous economic growth and freedom. This week, Estonia's former prime minister explained the economic miracle in his country, which outshines many of its larger European neighbors. Full Story
Zimbabwe: Put Nation First -- President Internally, the signing of the three sub-sector protocols symbolised an important step towards the realisation of the Social Contract by the social partners, a welcome development that indeed promises to usher in a new era of mutual collaboration in addressing national challenges. Indeed, "Putting Zimbabwe First", ahead of parochial partisan interests, remains the best approach in seeking a turnaround to our economy. In order to give relief to our people in the face of astronomical rises in the prices of basic commodities, Government has embarked on a price stabilisation exercise that seeks to return prices to the pre-June 18 levels. ...
On the diplomatic front, we are indeed gratified by some recent international developments namely, the appointment of Zimbabwe to chair the United Nations Commission for Sustainable Development; our election as Vice Chair of Comesa in 2007, followed by our prospective hosting of the Summit in 2008; and the fact of our representing the Eastern and Southern African regions of the African Development Bank. These developments vividly demonstrate the confidence of our African partners in our country despite the hype of gloom and doom peddled by our Western detractors and their allies. The world is growing opposed to a unipolar world system that ...
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The Mexican general elections of July 2006 produced an official result that some felt was “very typical of advanced democracies.” But this result defied Mexican political experience, resulting in a major legitimacy crisis. With over forty million voters turning out this time, the proclaimed winner of the presidency was Felipe Calderón, the right-wing National Action Party (PAN) candidate, who in the official count beat the center-left candidate of the Democratic Revolution Party (PRD), Andrés Manuel López Obrador, by 0.58 percent. Calderón ...