Article: Politicizing a college hire

Article: President Lee reaffirms scrapping of controversial 'canal project'.
YON - Yonhap News Agency of Korea;  June 30, 2009 ;     538 words ...SEOUL, June 29 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak promised Monday not...main campaign pledges in the 2007 presidential election, which he won by the largest...and stretch 3,100 kilometers. The president was forced to withdraw the project...

Article: Office of the President to shoulder only travel expenses of PGMA's staff.
Philippines News Agency;  June 29, 2009 ;     262 words ......Malacanang this morning said the Office of the President will only defray the travel expenses of the staff of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo who went with...congressmen and senators who are with the President's delegation will have to pay for their...

Article: Ramapo board OKs contract with teachers
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  July 3, 2007 ;     275 words ...Matthew Van Dusen The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 07-03-2007 Ramapo board OKs contract with teachers Matthew Van Dusen Date: 07-03-2007...three school years. "It was a long, arduous effort," board President Cheryl Piccoli said. "There were endless hours put in on behalf...

Article: PRESIDENT ASKS BPKP TO STOP THE PLANNED AUDIT OF KPK.
ANT - LKBN ANTARA (Indonesia);  June 29, 2009 ;     241 words ...Solo, June 29 (ANTARA): President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked...State Secretary Hatta Rajasa at the president's suggestion had already spoken...make sure that he understood the presidential directives as given at the Gelora...

Article: President urges Japanese entrepreneurs to invest in Bangladesh.
UNB - United News of Bangladesh;  June 29, 2009 ;     415 words ...Dhaka, June 29 (UNB) - President Zillur Rahman Monday urged the Japanese...attractive facilities are on offer. The President said this when outgoing Japanese...afternoon. During the meeting, the President expressed his happiness over the...

Article: All Obama, all the time: The president is getting overexposed.(Joel Connelly)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  June 28, 2009 ;     700+ words ...If President Obama's job approval ratings begin to...compelling about the main character, our 44th president told the radio and TV correspondents...heard second thoughts and concern with presidential hubris. Barack Obama is a deliverer...

Article: President, VP greet Presidents of Rwanda, Burundi on national day anniversaries.
WAM - United Arab Emirates News Agency;  July 1, 2009 ;     72 words ...Abu Dhabi, Jul 01st, 2009 (WAM)--President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has sent congratulatory cables to President of Rwanda Paul Kagami and President of Burundi Pierre Nkurunziza, on the national days...

Article: Martinelli takes office as president of Panama
Xinhua News Agency;  July 1, 2009 ;     108 words ...Martinelli takes office as president of Panama PANAMA CITY, July 1...Martinelli was sworn into office as president of Panama on Wednesday, for a term...former businessman received the presidential sash from Jose Luis Varela, the...

Article: President Lee calls for national unity against N. Korea.
YON - Yonhap News Agency of Korea;  July 2, 2009 ;     427 words ...SEOUL, July 1 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak called on his country...confrontation among ourselves, the president said while speaking to the group...between the divided Koreas while the president says the government will not be intimidated...

Article: KEEP BOTH SCHOOLS OPEN, RAMAPO BOARD IS TOLD
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  March 9, 1993 ;     376 words ......Record (Bergen County, NJ) 03-09-1993 KEEP BOTH SCHOOLS OPEN, RAMAPO BOARD IS TOLD By JANET WICKENHAVER, Record Staff Writer Date: 03-09-...Lakes students are about evenly split between the two. Board President Ronnie Levine of Oakland said that any decision is bound to...

Article: (President Zardari calls for drones technology from US).
PPI - Pakistan Press International;  June 26, 2009 ;     260 words ...SLAMABAD, June 25 (PPI): President Asif Ali Zardari asked the US to...the militants from its soil. The President said this while talking to General...also present in the meeting. The President also thanked the US administration...

Article: President Lee calls for people-friendly policy.
YON - Yonhap News Agency of Korea;  July 1, 2009 ;     254 words ...SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak called on his ministers...our warm hearts to the people, the president was quoted as saying. The remarks...unnecessary debates and divisions. The president also renewed his call for increased...

Article: SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT CALLS FOR PEOPLE-FRIENDLY POLICY.
AsiaPulse News;  July 1, 2009 ;     257 words ...SEOUL, July 1 Asia Pulse - South Korean President Lee Myung-bak called on his ministers...shows our warm hearts to the people, the president was quoted as saying. The remarks came...unnecessary debates and divisions. The president also renewed his call for increased efforts...

Article: Hypocrisy on the Hill; Congress's cowardly move to tie the president's hands on detainee transfers
The Washington Post;  July 5, 2009 ;     443 words ......Bay, Cuba, using the prison to pummel President George W. Bush for abusing his authority...lawmakers are making it nearly impossible for President Obama to close the notorious prison by...bill several provisions that tie the president's hands. Ms. Feinstein complained that...