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Rahul slams opposition for stalling Food Bill
Rahul said it was disturbing that the opposition in Kerala was "using violence" against the Congress workers. #UPA #BJP #PoliticalPlay #Rahul Gandhi #Food Security Bill
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AIUDF to contest for second Assam Rajya Sabha seat
AIUDF president Badaruddin Ajmal also said the party was "supporting the prime minister... but because he is the prime minister of the country". #Politics #Manmohan Singh #Rajya Sabha #AIUDF #Assam #PoliticalPlay #Badaruddin Ajmal
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Advani, Swaraj can't wash their hands of BJP's Karnataka defeat
The taint of corruption has spread deep and far into the party's ranks and Siroya is correct when he argues that Advani and Swaraj cannot feign ignorance about what has happened. #BJP #sushma swaraj #PoliticalPlay #Advani #Lehar Singh Siroya
Blog posts
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Brand Anna and the law of diminishing returns
Recent events and circumstances surrounding the drafting of the Lokpal Bill have inadvertently proved that the law of diminishing returns, fundamentally a law of economics, applies to the political process too. #Anna Hazare #Lokpal #Baba Ramdev #PoliticalPlay #Brand Anna
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Kanimozhi Saga: Perfect plot for Mahesh Bhatt and Anu Mallik
Karunanidhi's tears at Kanimozhi's plight has all the elements of an epic tragedy. But somehow I am not as moved as I should be. #Corruption #M. Karunanidhi #Kanimozhi #Supreme Court #PoliticalPlay
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Don't let the sun go down (on me)
A full monty of diversionary tactics are taking the attention away from the real issue at hand. #Corruption #Black money #PoliticalPlay #Pranayama #One
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The Independent
The top ten: political myths
Suddenly we were transported to fantasy land this month; to a country where Nigel Farage won a quarter of the vote in protest elections and it was said that David Cameron should ditch gay marriage and pull out of the EU without bothering with a referendu #Nigel Farage #Margaret Thatcher #David Cameron
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BBC News
UN urges Syria political transition
15 May 2013 Last updated at 19:17 ET The resolution expressed grave concern at the escalation of violence in Syria The UN General Assembly has adopted a resolution calling for a political transition in Syria and condemning the government's use of heavy w #Syria #Aleppo, Syria
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Foreign Policy
Political risk must-reads
Eurasia Group's weekly selection of essential reading for the political-risk junkie -- presented in no particular order. As always, feel free to give us your feedback or selections by tweeting at us via @EurasiaGroup or @ianbremmer. "Leaving Bangladesh? #Bangladesh #John Hannah #Cambodia




