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Links 4/29: Turkish Secularism, Poverty in Palestine, Malian Elections, Lame Duck Advantage |
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Thousands gather in Turkey to demonstrate in favor of secularism, as tensions grow surrounding the likely second-round election victory of Islamist candidate Abdullah Gul.
A UN report shows that humanitarian conditions in Palestine have worsened as a result of the international boycott of the Palestinian Authority.
Christian Science Monitor's Daniel Schorr turns conventional reasoning on its head with an interesting examination of President Bush's "lame duck advantage."
China is set to replace Germany this year as the world's second-largest trader, and may overtake the US by the end of the decade.
Mali's presidential elections take place today.
LOCAL NEWS: Activists Sally Petrella and Kathy Milberg are "de-junking" Detroit's Rouge River.
And finally, the video of the day: Black Eyed Peas, with "Where is the Love?"
Feel free to add your own links in the comments section.
Bush's lame duck advantage? What advantage? If he could get anything through Congress maybe, but I don't think we'll see any legislation out of Bush. We'll have to watch out for those executive orders though…