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I hate being in opposition. I can see what needs changing with ever greater clarity, but have little agency to do anything about it. It has never been my style [...]

A remedy framework on the concern on childhood obesity includes area of research focus, possible causes of obesity, possible market failures and potential remedies. Policy implications of findings from research in obesity are presented.

One of the contributors to childhood obesity is fast-food marketing. The parents' influence on children's food intake and implications of the findings on social marketing strategies and obesity-related public policies are discussed.

Australia's progressives have a new hero: Malcolm Fraser. Two years ago, Labor Party icon and former Prime Minister, Gough Whitlam, 'rattled off' the issues he and his former political enemy [...]

IT IS A CLICHED TALE as old as the hills. The elder generation looks at society's youngsters and shakes its head in disappointed wonder and disgust. 'When I was a [...]

War creates consent. The best wars-those that are fought decisively, are won quickly and cost little-deliver so much approval to those who wage them it's a wonder strong leaders allow [...]

To paraphrase retired Vice Adm. James Stockdale's question in the 1992 vice presidential debate, 'Who are we, and why are we here?' Republicans must answer that question soon, for the [...]

PARENTS should be able to answer the deceptively simple, but often hard questions their children ask. How can they respond to 'What will America be like when I grow up?' [...]

ONE of George Bush's favourite words is prudence. But when iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, something happened. He launched himself into a frenzy of activity. The man who had spoken [...]

When Congress resumes work on reauthorization of the 1996 welfare law the focus will be on work requirements, although it is fatherhood initiatives that really should be the next major [...]

WASHINGTON -- Oct-30 -- (CongressDaily) Senate Democrats and Republicans questioned the administration's handling of recent terrorist threats at meetings Tuesday with Office of Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge. 'There's a [...]

WASHINGTON -- Oct-4 -- (CongressDaily) With progress on counter-terrorism and money laundering legislation eclipsing the stalled aviation security bill, Senate Minority Leader Lott suggested Thursday that the Senate turn its [...]

Five HMOs with more than 3 million members in Minnesota are endorsing a common set of evidence-based medical care guidelines that aim to improve treatment for all state residents. Long [...]

Dear politicians in rich countries, I write to issue a challenge to you: are any of you brave enough to really tackle health inequities both in your own country and [...]

U.S. IT industry representatives Tuesday will announce the creation of the long-awaited Information Technology Information Sharing and Analysis Center - IT-ISAC - in Washington. The group will share information on […]

Vladimir Putin, president of Russia, looked down the gorgeous hall in the Kremlin of which he was now master. Seated before him, on a muggy summer day, were some 30 [...]

Six banks have joined a statewide Iowa program for the working poor that will match some of their savings for buying a home, starting a business, or post-secondary education. Iowa [...]

Migrant farm children grow up quickly. Many of them work beside their parents in the fields when they are as young as 7 years old. By the time they are […]