Author / Jacqueline Gunn
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Of Rotten Boroughs and Electoral Reform
When the general election held last May in Britain produced a center-right coalition government, the Conservative leader David Cameron offered to his Liberal Democratic counterpart, Nick Clegg, a few compromises to sweeten the deal. These agreements included increased funding for national healthcare, banking reform, and, most importantly for Clegg, provisions for long-overdue electoral reforms. Since…
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Berlusconi to face trial over sex scandal
Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been indicted with abuse of power and was ordered to stand trial on April 6th. Mr. Berlusconi has been accused of paying an underage prostitute for sex, and subsequently abusing his office to have her released from custody when she was detained by the police for theft. According to…
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