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Democrat Nick Lampson has been in campaign attack mode for months, beating U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay for nearly every statement, campaign finance report or vote made.

But with three GOP primary challengers doing the same to DeLay, the attacks made little noise.

Now that DeLa...

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Politics bears a great resemblance to show business, with serious policy ignored in favor of catchy one-liners, charming personalities, celebrities and most importantly, obscene amounts of money. Parties, by their very nature, seek to put up someone who can win rather than someone able to provide effective government. One especially bad effect of this is political dynasties. The children of maj...

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Democrat Nick Lampson has been in campaign attack mode for months, beating U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay for nearly every statement, campaign finance report or vote made.

But with three GOP primary challengers doing the same to DeLay, the attacks made little noise.

Now that De...

It is not hard to figure out what has kept statesman and Privy Council chairman Gen Prem Tinsula... Sleepless in Bangkok...

It is not hard to figure out what has kept statesman and Privy Council chairman Gen Prem Tinsulanonda sleepless these days. of course, it is southern unrest and the political turmoil.

Even a cool-tempered man like Gen Prem is suffering from stress as many political problems have landed on his doorstep almost every day.

The signs are his frowning face, his shorter temper (occasion...

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Democrat Nick Lampson has been in campaign attack mode for months, beating U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay fo... Spotlight now falls on Lam

Democrat Nick Lampson has been in campaign attack mode for months, beating U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay for nearly every statement, campaign finance report or vote made.

But with three GOP primary challengers doing the same to DeLay, the attacks made little noise.

Now that DeLay has vanquished the competition from his own party, Lampson has an audience.

Despite DeLay's considerable po...

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Democrat Nick Lampson has been in campaign attack mode for months, beating U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay for nearly every statement, campaign finance report or vote made.

But with three GOP primary challengers doing the same to DeLay, the attacks made little noise.

Now that D...

Our society has been thoroughly taken over by an influx of gossip. Everywhere, we are pounded by ... Gossip gone wild...

Our society has been thoroughly taken over by an influx of gossip. Everywhere, we are pounded by images of a celebrity acting unusual, from jumping on couches to having a public breakup.

The problem is a new form of mediačconvergence where there seems to be roughly three magazine covers, eight TV shows and five-thousand blogs every time Paris Hilton sneezes.

It is a unique prob...

Around 40,000 anti-Thaksin demonstrators marched to the Democracy Monument and then to Government... Social 'elite' cal

Around 40,000 anti-Thaksin demonstrators marched to the Democracy Monument and then to Government House (above) from Sanam Luang and plan nightly protests against the prime minister. — SOMCHAI LAOPAISARNTAKSIN

The snowballing protests against Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra entered their fifth week last night with a new strategy: An indefinite campaign of nightly protests at Sana...

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