In addition to his morally outrageous characterization of Israel and factually inaccurate account of its foundations, Obama struck out at the Jewish state through the two policies he outlined in his address.
Much of his book had, in fact, been written before the World Trade Centre was attacked, and though he bows to the enormous implications of this event, he maintains that it would be preposterous to argue that the domestic policies, state structures and ideologies of the Middle East were transformed by it although American thinking may have been.
Germany's example is especially instructive: Although the state's family policies are now among the most generous in Europe -- a parent who stays home with a child receives 67% of his or her current net income for up to 12 months -- they have failed to boost the birthrate or reverse the figures for childless women.
This competition between the states holds out the prospect of remaking the economic and political map of America, as new economic state powers pursuing pro-growth policies arise, replacing the over-the-hill, declining, economic state powers pursuing the blind alleys of sterile, defunct, redistribution policies of the past.
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Part I provides a framework for the review of existing policies and the state of the SME sector.
That ALAC Act, which has passed in Tennessee, Louisiana and Arizona and to date has not been legally challenged on any grounds, was used as a methodological tool to define which Shariah-related cases in state courts were in conflict with the Constitution or state public policies.
Meanwhile, for some Han Chinese, the Uighurs seem ungrateful and backward, pampered by the state with preferential policies, such as being allowed to have more children.
Once the state becomes involved, policies should be geared toward transferring payments down the income ladder as much as possible.
That is partly the healthy consequence of liberal economic reforms in the 1980s and 1990s: the previous policies of state-led import-substitution tended to concentrate economic activity close to the centres of political power.
Democrats may have a tougher time at the polls in general next year: Green policies like the state's renewable energy mandate, cap and trade and a low-carbon fuel standard will start kicking into high gear in 2014.
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As usual, there's panel discussions, symposiums about the state of the economy and interest rate policies and all the topics that economists get excited about.
This is the fundamental problem with Republican policies for the welfare state.
With its clout at the grassroots, the RSS commands enormous influence over state policies, including economic ones like the intensely nationalistic swadeshi (self-reliance) drive.
Omary charges that Israeli media consistently show a sanitized view of Gaza violence and too often, he says, become uncritical boosters for the Jewish state and its policies.
Walker brushed off talk of presidential politics on Friday but made clear that a higher profile has allowed him to promote not only his state but the policies he cares about.
Because other states look to Massachusetts where students overall routinely rank at the top of national and international tests for lessons on academic achievement and innovation, the Bay State's policies on charter schools are being followed closely, former Florida education commissioner Gerard Robinson told charter advocates gathered in Boston recently.
The overlapping federal, state and local policies governing solar are a headache, as are the various rebates.
Before Obamacare, health care insurance regulation had been a state function, and each state had written laws mandating that all health insurance policies written in the state must cover certain services.
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In the absence of a reassessment of the situation in Egypt by the Israeli Left and the American policy establishment alike, the chance of anyone adopting rational policies towards the strongest Arab state would remain small.
The State has also ratified and adopted progressive policies such as the millennium development goals (MDGs) and the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (CEDA) which guarantees access to education for all (EFA).
It added the secretary of state believed the application did not conflict with national policies.
But I think what he says also affects policies at the state and local level and in the private sector.
Far from condemning Europe for its anti-Israel policies, the State Department under Colin Powell has embraced much of the European Middle East platform as its own.
Convene stakeholders, through a series of public workshops, to develop and encourage the use of best practice State policies and investment models that address barriers to .
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The state's own procurement policies are barely more sophisticated.
Although things have been a bit better lately, thanks in part to Mr Doyle's business-friendly policies, the state is still suffering from a net loss of manufacturing jobs not good news for Mr Bush.
Rhode Island, for example, in 2009 passed regulations requiring that all health insurance policies in the state, beginning in 2010, be written at an eighth-grade level, which is the average reading level for state residents.
African Americans, she said, were upset with Florida Gov. Jeb Bush over his attempt to repeal the state's affirmative action policies, and had vowed to retaliate by voting for Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore in November.
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As former Pentagon official Richard Perle wrote in an article this week in The National Interest, Bush was undercut on the most crucial foreign policy issues he faced by the State Department and the CIA, which either ignored his policies or openly sought to discredit them.
Directs the U.S. Department of Commerce to assess state and local policies that aid in the development of new businesses.
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