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Romney, Santorum Bid for right-wing in Michigan

Tuesday, 28 February 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 15 years ago Malta Independent

Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum are virtually tied heading into the critical Republican presidential primary in Michigan today, where the outcome could further boost Romney’s ...

Unfinished Business: Gonzi, the euro and Syria

Tuesday, 28 February 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

What seems to link together three totally unrelated issues, Gonzi, the euro and the Syrian tragedy, is that in all cases we are talking of unfinished business...

Return To the Arc of Crisis

Monday, 27 February 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

Thirty-three years ago, then-US National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski spoke of an “arc of crisis” coursing through the Middle East and into Central Asia...

More June Than September

Sunday, 26 February 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

People may have been taken in by the lull that followed Franco Debono’s abstention in the parliamentary confidence vote in the past weeks, and may...

Over The edge

Sunday, 26 February 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 16 years ago Malta Independent

Lending money to Greece under the terms of the bailout scheme put together by the EU through the new €130 billion scheme is like throwing money down the drain. Why? Simply because the arrangement ...

Legislating For sustainable development

Sunday, 26 February 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The Bill for Sustainable Development is currently before Parliament. It has rightly been criticised for being deficient in a number of key respects. ...

The (Real) Dictator

Sunday, 26 February 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The last film at which I laughed myself silly was Sacha Baron Cohen’s Bruno. So I’m more than glad to see that he has another epic character in production: The Dictator. This should be one film that Franco Debono, ...

Moment In Time - Pre-match handshakes

Sunday, 26 February 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

The greatly publicised incident involving a Liverpool football player refusing to shake the hand of a Manchester United opponent, who had...

Ethics, Justice and changes

Sunday, 26 February 2012, 00:00 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Ethics in sport is all about building character through trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, citizenship, friendship, positive rivalry, being moderate in victory and honourable ...

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