International Business News - Politics http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Pakistani lawyers met Saturday to decide whether to mount street protests against the government after its failure to reinstate judges ousted by President Pervez Musharraf. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/48094-pakistan-politics.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080517/pakistan-lawyers-mull-street-protests.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080517/pakistan-lawyers-mull-street-protests.htm Sat, 17 May 2008 06:40:15 EDT In President Bush's hint that Barack Obama wants to appease terrorists, Democrats heard troubling echoes of 2004, when Republicans portrayed John Kerry as irresolute and weak on national security. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/47769-mccain-2008.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/analysis-obama-reacts-fast-to-bush-on-diplomacy.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080516/analysis-obama-reacts-fast-to-bush-on-diplomacy.htm Fri, 16 May 2008 20:09:26 EDT National Rifle Association chief Wayne LaPierre says Republican John McCain isn't in lockstep with the group on every issue, but the nation's gun owners aren't "foolish enough" to ignore their common ground. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/nra-chief-stresses-common-ground-with-mccain.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 18:31:20 EDT Ministers from the party of ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif submitted their resignations from Pakistan's Cabinet on Tuesday, shaking the fragile coalition government that took power just six weeks ago. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/45796-pakistan-politics.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/party-moves-quit-pakistan-cabinet.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080513/party-moves-quit-pakistan-cabinet.htm Tue, 13 May 2008 07:06:44 EDT Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif pulled his party from the Cabinet on Monday, raising doubts over the new government's stability and Pakistan's transition to democracy after eight years of military rule. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/45637-pakistan-politics.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/sharifs-party-to-quit-pakistan-cabinet.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/sharifs-party-to-quit-pakistan-cabinet.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 15:58:07 EDT Ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has announced that his party is withdrawing from Pakistan's federal Cabinet but will not join the parliamentary opposition. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/45526-pakistan-politics.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/sharifs-party-quitting-pakistans-cabinet.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/sharifs-party-quitting-pakistans-cabinet.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 08:46:36 EDT The future of Pakistan's fledgling coalition government hung in the balance Monday after failed talks on how to restore judges sacked by President Pervez Musharraf. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/pakistan-governing-coalition-faces-dissolution.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 03:16:54 EDT The future of Pakistan's fledgling coalition government hung in the balance Monday after failed talks on how to restore judges sacked by President Pervez Musharraf. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080512/fate-of-pakistan-governing-coalition-faces-dissolution.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 03:03:35 EDT Pakistani leaders failed Sunday to reach a deal on restoring judges sacked by President Pervez Musharraf, increasing the likelihood the ruling coalition could shatter after just six weeks in power and plunge the country back into political turmoil. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080511/pakistan-leaders-fail-to-reach-accord-on-restoring-judges.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 14:25:21 EDT Call it Obamacare or call it Clintoncare. But don't call it "socialized medicine." And don't think that the health care systems that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have promised to put into effect if they get into the White House would be anything like the universal health coverage offered in Great Britain or Canada. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080511/insurance-model-follows-american-tradition.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 11:55:56 EDT With a self-imposed deadline looming, Pakistani leaders had yet to clinch a deal Sunday on restoring judges sacked by President Pervez Musharraf, an issue that has threatened to break up the ruling coalition. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/45341-pakistan-politics.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080511/deadline-on-judges-looms-in-pakistan.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080511/deadline-on-judges-looms-in-pakistan.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 06:26:29 EDT A study conducted by good-government groups says dozens of corporations with business before the Legislature may have exceeded the legal limit in 2007 on how much they can legally contribute to candidates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/groups-say-companies-may-violate-ny-campaign-giving-limits.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 14:47:13 EDT The deadly cyclone that ripped into Myanmar poses a threat to the stranglehold on power of the country's ruling generals, becoming a force for change more powerful than huge pro-democracy demonstrations and international sanctions. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/44354-myanmar-cyclone.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080506/analysis-devastating-cyclone-raises-risks-for-myanmar-junta.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080506/analysis-devastating-cyclone-raises-risks-for-myanmar-junta.htm Tue, 06 May 2008 17:10:58 EDT Pakistan's new government, already at odds over how to confront President Pervez Musharraf, faced new strains Tuesday over a delay in elections in which ruling coalition leaders had hoped to run for Parliament. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080506/pakistan-government-is-strained-by-election-delay-allegations.htm Tue, 06 May 2008 09:27:05 EDT For surrogates of Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama, there was a political horse race Saturday that outpaced the Kentucky Derby in importance. The Run for the Roses is always a big draw for the rich and powerful, and prominent supporters for both Democratic presidential candidates rubbed elbows with them at Churchill Downs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080504/clinton-obama-supporters-focus-on-political-horse-race.htm Sun, 04 May 2008 01:37:09 EDT Pakistani leaders reported progress Thursday in talks on how to restore judges ousted by President Pervez Musharraf, signaling they had fended off a crisis that threatened to break up their month-old coalition government. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080501/pakistans-leaders-announce-progress-on-reinstating-judges.htm Thu, 01 May 2008 15:15:18 EDT Get rid of the federal gas tax _ at least for the summer. Tax Big Oil to help the rest of us out. Get drilling in that Alaska refuge. Soaring gasoline prices are suddenly the nation's No. 1 crisis, and all the presidential candidates are offering cures. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080501/proposals-to-slash-gas-prices-abound-in-white-house-race.htm Thu, 01 May 2008 15:10:07 EDT Pakistan's new leaders failed to meet their Wednesday deadline for wrapping up efforts to restore judges ousted by President Pervez Musharraf and end a fight that is threatening their month-old coalition government. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/43070-pakistan-politics.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080430/pakistans-leaders-extend-talks-on-reinstating-ousted-judges.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080430/pakistans-leaders-extend-talks-on-reinstating-ousted-judges.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:14:46 EDT Pakistani leaders were up against a key deadline Wednesday in efforts to restore judges ousted by President Pervez Musharraf and end a spat that has strained their month-old coalition government. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/43048-pakistan-politics.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080430/pakistans-leaders-meet-for-talks-on-restoring-judges.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080430/pakistans-leaders-meet-for-talks-on-restoring-judges.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:08:34 EDT Pakistani leaders were up against a key deadline Wednesday in efforts to restore judges ousted by President Pervez Musharraf and end a spat that has strained their month-old coalition government. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/42996-pakistan-politics.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080430/pakistans-leaders-to-meet-for-talks-on-restoring-judges.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080430/pakistans-leaders-to-meet-for-talks-on-restoring-judges.htm Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:21:16 EDT