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Empire State Building, New York

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That’s what’s happening now (á la The West Wing). 🙂 donna-moss: election day ww spam ‘12 | the west wing ; 7×17 ”election day part ii”

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I might be all US politics today, but it is going to be an exciting night, and from where I stand it definitely IS a world affair! Oh and if you are American, don’t forget to VOTE! “decisions are made by those who show up” 🙂

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http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/apps/cvp/3.0/swf/cnn_416x234_embed.swf?context=embed&videoId=politics/2012/11/05/evc-campaign-in-two-minutes.cnn Missed the biggest moments of this US presidential campaign? Here’s how you catch up in two minutes! 🙂 (Source: http://i.cdn.turner.com/)

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I thought so too! The two ladies were the best moderators of the four of them! newsweek: Lady moderators > man moderators.

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United Nations News Centre – Argentina, Australia, Luxembourg, Republic of Korea and Rwanda obtain non-permanent seats on UN Security Council

United Nations News Centre – Argentina, Australia, Luxembourg, Republic of Korea and Rwanda obtain non-permanent seats on UN Security Council The United Nations General Assembly has elected Argentina, Australia, Luxembourg, the Republic of Korea and Rwanda to serve as non-permanent members on the Security Council for two-year terms beginning on 1 January 2013. The five permanent Council members, which each wield the power of veto, are China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Non-permanent members Azerbaijan, Guatemala, Morocco, Pakistan and Togo will remain on the 15-member Council until the end of 2013.

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The Hungarian Solution

The Hungarian Solution Really?! I mean, you can take him, we wouldn’t mind. If the current wave of Republican criticism of Mitt Romney—due to his ideological uncertainty and the general incompetence of his campaign—keeps up, here’s a suggestion for a replacement candidate: Viktor Orban.

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Political culture. That is what we lack here in Hungary… habemuspolitico: Obama saluda a un seguidor de Romney. Civilización.

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U.S. ambassador: NATO has no plans for military intervention in Syria

U.S. ambassador: NATO has no plans for military intervention in Syria The U.S. ambassador to NATO says the alliance has no plans for military intervention in the Syrian crisis, as reports of deaths mount by the dozens and diplomatic efforts have yet to stymie the bloodshed

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United Nations: US Must Return Stolen Land to Native Americans UN wraps up ‘contentious study’ of Native American communities – Common Dreams staff

United Nations: US Must Return Stolen Land to Native Americans UN wraps up ‘contentious study’ of Native American communities – Common Dreams staff Far from joking about this, I hope no-one will misunderstand, but every time I read about this, it makes me think about “The Indians in the Lobby” from The West Wing. JOSH: I was just coming to see you. Did you hear about the two Indians in the lobby? LEO: One of them wants to become a rabbi? JOSH: It’s not a joke, they’re really… Nevermind. 🙂 But seriously, it’s a really good episode about this same…

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