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2012-02-10 Israel/Middle East (News & Politics) - Governments:

India: is a parliamentary democracy headed by President Pratibha Patil. It became a democracy when it won its independence from Great Britain on August 15, 1947 and achieved its present form of democracy

2012-02-06 Israel/Middle East (News & Politics) - Arabs:

Hi Bud,    To be quite honest, I was never really a big fan of political correctness.     Whether Arabs are a warlike race or not could be open to debate. Since Mohammed's death and the Arab conquest of

2012-02-05 India (News & Politics) - Arranged Marriage 2012:

What are the percentages of youngsters involved in love marriages nowadays, in cities and villages?    In metropolitan cities , quite a few people have love marriages.  Rural aras= hardly any.

2012-01-14 World News - Violent Conflict between two or more states receiving significant media coverage:

Kenneth:    As for a hot war between two nation states, each headed by a coherent government, I'd have to say there are none that come to mind at this point in time. The two Koreas continue to be in a

2011-12-08 World News - G8, G20 conferences - required?:

Mark:    There is no obligation under international law compelling us to attend such meetings. G-8 and G-20 meetings are cooperative and voluntary formations. The U.S. is too important for other members