MOSCOW. (Political scientist Ilgar Velizade for RIA Novosti) - One year from now Iran will hold presidential elections. Political changes are not frequent in that country, but each of them is invariably associated with the major political event of a

The Federal Aviation Administration has a goal of customer satisfaction. Lest that make you feel all warm and fuzzy, consider that the customer it wants to satisfy isn't you, the passenger. It's the airline industry.

Here's a measure of how much the Iraq war is costing America, not just in lives and dollars, but in terms of the nation's priorities:

It certainly doesn't have to be accomplished at the end of the year. It will not turn into a pumpkin after some days! The next president and next Congress can take this up,' says expert K Alan Kronstadt.

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti military commentator Ilya Kramnik) - The leasing by India of a Project 971 nuclear submarine built in Komsomolsk-on-Amur is the latest hot news. The agreement, whose significance for Russian-Indian cooperation has yet to be assessed, could have

Practice makes perfect. That's the hope, in any case, as Sarasota County holds a mock election today to test its new voting equipment.

Hear ye! Hear ye! It's time to help Floridians with high gas prices. This can be done with repeal of Florida's 1985 minimum mark-up law (the Motor Fuel Marketing Practices Act). The mandatory profit margin required with gasoline sales is

In the 2006 election, when we experienced 18,000 undervotes, voters overwhelmingly passed a new amendment to the Sarasota County Charter. This amendment set forth two sensible measures to ensure accurate election tabulations: paper ballots and random audits. It was an

In baseball, there has to be a pitch before anyone can reach first base.

Regarding Michael Braga's article in Monday's Business Weekly ("Consultant taking on assessment"): Why aren't taxpayers likely to win an appeal at a county's Value Adjustment Board hearing? Is the property appraiser's office that good? Probably not.

Contrary to popular opinion, a statistical study shows that legalized abortions have led to an increase in crime.

By Ghassan Karam, Special to Ya LibnanPolitics imitates life in Lebanon, especially the phenomenon of Michel Aoun.

America's economic pinch looks increasingly like a chokehold. Local governments are juggling budgets to accommodate unpredictably escalating fuel prices. Airlines are at the breaking point. Carmakers aren't far behind. Real estate markets are in turmoil. Food prices are skyrocketing. Despite

We have to hope Gov. Rick Perry hasn't silenced the messenger and ignored the message. He quietly removed Dallas businessman Frederick "Shad" Rowe as chairman of the Texas Pension Review Board recently, after four years. A spokeswoman for the governor

Texas House members practiced in the sleight-of-hand art of "ghost voting" now have an official rebuke to deal with: a scolding from Austin grand jurors who were understandably disgusted. The colorful term refers to lawmakers' habit of pushing electronic voting

If the Texas Legislature proposed a law requiring all computer repairers to obtain a private investigator's license, with stiff fines for customers who used unlicensed repairers, computer users around the state would justifiably go berserk. But exactly such a measure

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WINSTON CHURCHILL, Amritsar massacre speech, 8 July, 1920

JIM MURPHY, Minister for Europe, on violence at gay pride marches

JOHN A K HUNTLEY suggests the Elgin Marbles' fate is a matter for Scots Law