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Face Posters: Trading Cards #1
Posted by on June 1st, 2009 in culture, dublin, ireland and politicsDublin Politics = Face Posters
Posted by on May 9th, 2009 in culture, dublin, ireland and politicsThis week brought the return of Anita’s beloved “face posters,” the primary form of campaigning that we’ve noticed. ..
White House Diplomacy and the American Idea
Posted by on March 12th, 2009 in politics and usaNo, this isn’t a very late endorsement for Barack Obama. (Will and Anita made personal endorsements during the 2008 campaign. ..
In the papers: Major Irish political parties stumbling
Posted by on March 2nd, 2009 in ireland and politicsThe falling popularity of two major political parties in Ireland would be no surprise to anyone who regularly reads the Irish daily newspapers. ..
Ninetieth Anniversary of The First Dáil Éireann
Posted by on February 3rd, 2009 in culture, dublin, ireland and politicsThe Bugle is a bit tardy in reporting the 90th anniversary of the first independent parliament of Ireland. ..
One request regarding Blago
Posted by on December 19th, 2008 in culture, mental state, politics and usaOur Illinois friends and family asked us: “Did you hear about the Governor?” The short answer is “Yes.” I’d like your help in getting the long answer just right.
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights: 60 years
Posted by on December 10th, 2008 in ireland, politics and usaI hope that your news source of choice has a piece on the 60th anniversary of adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. ..
Protest against Budget 2009
Posted by on October 24th, 2008 in dublin, ireland and politicsLast week, Ireland’s Government presented its budget for 2009 with the theme, “solidarity and patriotic action in most difficult and uncertain times.” The prevailing response to the the Fianna Fail party, in particular its Finance Minister Brian Lenihan, was that they chose the right tune but played too many notes off-key. ..
Recommended Listening: Looking at the US
Posted by on October 21st, 2008 in politics and usaOrdinary Dubliners want to talk about the coming election for the US Presidency, given any excuse. In fact, the Europeans we meet want to talk about the coming election, given any excuse.
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Constitution Day already?
Posted by on September 17th, 2008 in ireland, politics and usaIt seems like just a few months ago that we celebrated Constitution Day 2007. ..