LIBERAL popularity and LIBERAL trends

Activista por los derechos del colectivo LGTB, la mediática hija del actual presidente cubano irrita por igual al sector más cavernario de los exiliados y al más talibán del partido comunista

«Parece que no hubiéramos aprendido nada», se lamentaba ayer a este diario Ahmed Maher, líder del movimiento juvenil 6 de Abril, uno de los instigadores de la revuelta que derrocó a Mubarak. La división del voto liberal, que ya perjudicó a los izquierdistas en las elecciones parlamentarias, ha vuelto a repetirse. Los ánimos estaban bajos ayer entre los laicos revolucionarios, que se encuentran ...

On this Memorial Day Weekend, I wanted to see what kind of sin those liberal Americans were up to. And I wanted to hear a little more about that pesky War on Women. Is that really a thing? Or does it just sound good to say?

POWER PLAY: After shoring up liberal base, president looks to important voter block he appears to be losingObama: Romney's Words 'Cow Pie Of Distortion'Wisconsin a National Battleground

At first glance, Nancy Pelosi’s call to extend tax breaks to everyone earning under $1 million seems firmly in line with the liberal consensus. “It is unacceptable to hold tax cuts for the middle class hostage to extending multi-billion dollar tax breaks for millionaires,” the House Minority Leader wrote in a letter to John Boehner, demanding an immediate vote for a permanent extension of middl...

The UAE may be the Gulf's most liberal Arab state but two local women have caused a stir with an online campaign against the "repulsive" habit of Western women to reveal too much flesh in public.

This time last year, Craig Carter-Edwards was working for a government relations firm and had just bought a North York home with his wife, a teacher. But he was soon let go from his job and, when his severance pay ran out, he started collecting EI. He was on it for about a month before he took a job with Ontario’s Liberal Party in the runup to last fall’s election.

Embattled Liberal government says more stringent emission standards on newer vehicles have reduced need for program

Liberal Democrat Sir Bob Russell says members of a watchdog set up to monitor expenses claimed £400 a day for attending meetings despite only taking part by phone.

I wrote a few weeks ago about an internal David Dewhurst email in which his strategist Dave Carney insisted that low-polling rival Tom Leffert is on the rise in the three-way GOP Texas Senate primary. So it was interesting to see this Dallas Morning News piece yesterday on Dewhurst's new strategy about Leppert, which is denouncing him, as anticipated, as a "liberal," but not in the most effecti...

It’s a historic day in Egyptian history: voters are headed to the polls to vote for the country’s first president since the ousting of Hos…

Scott Stinson: The Tories are ostensibly the party of small government, and yet they sit as Opposition to a party in the throes of a government-reduction plan

Arguably the biggest lie coming from the Republicans and the Romney campaign is that President Obama is a tax and spend liberal who's directly and personally responsible for record deficits and a crushing national debt.

Telegraph View: We have a disappointing absence of radicalism that is routinely blamed on the intransigence of the Liberal Democrats.

ISLAMABAD - The two-day India-Pakistan Interior Secretary-Level Talks starting here on Thursday would unlikely to ink any agreement on liberal visa policy, as Interior Minister Rehman Malik could not bring the matter before the federal cabinet for approval, sources privy to the development Wednesday informed TheNation. The interior secretary level talks between Pakistan and India would begin fr...

And we are too! Okay, so, as 30 Rock fans know, Jenna Maroney can play dead. She watched her whole church group get eaten by a bear. But alas, Jane Krakowski, the actress that plays Jenna, cannot pretend to be happy that 30 Rock is coming to an end! When asked about the show's seventh and [...]

Adrian Beecroft, a venture capitalist, calls business secretary 'a socialist who found a home in the Lib Dems'Vince Cable is a "socialist" who has blocked action to liberalise employment laws that could give a £50bn boost to the economy, according to a Tory donor who wrote a controversial report on cutting red tape.In a sign of some Tories' deep frustrations with the coalition, Adrian Beecroft ...

FROM THE ARCHIVES:As the Home Rule Bill awaited its next parliamentary stage, both sides spoke to public meetings in Ireland and England, including this Liberal Party meeting in Barnsley addressed by Nationalist MP John Dillon. –JOE JOYCE

Conservative and Liberal Democrat opponents of Treasury plans to extend VAT to static caravans are stepping up their campaign.

Le chef de groupe libéral au Parlement européen Guy Verhofstadt se rendra en Ukraine afin de participer à une conférence sur les relations entre l’Union Européenne et l&...lire la suitehistoires liées17:16 Godinne : la collision n’a pas provoqué d’émanation de vapeurs toxiques17:37 Roland Garros : Goffin franchit le 1er tour des qualifications17:49 Yanina Wickmayer au 2e tour du Brussels Op...

A LIBERAL backbencher who is a qualified doctor is concerned for MP Craig Thomson's mental health.

A partnership between conservative and liberal politicians seeks to displace the ascendant Coalition of the Radical Left in coming elections that could determine Greece’s future in the eurozone.

Vladimir Putin may have reclaimed the presidency, but his sidekick Dmitry Medvedev is winning the appointments game. Are liberal reforms finally possible?

A partnership between conservative and liberal politicians seeks to displace the ascendant Coalition of the Radical Left in upcoming elections that could determine Greece’s future in the eurozone.

Todas las encuestas indican que las elecciones se decidirán entre el candidato del oficialista PLD (liberal), el exministro de la Presidencia Danilo Medina, y el del opositor PRD (socialdemócrata), el expresidente Hipóli

OPPOSITION leader Tony Abbott's political enforcer Bill Heffernan is accused of a homophobic attack on a senior Liberal staffer.

Conservative interest groups have dumped well over $20 million into congressional races so far this year, outspending their liberal opponents 4 to 1 and setting off a growing panic among Democrats struggling to regain the House and hold on to their slim majority in the Senate. More from PostPolitics: - Joe Ricketts, a wealthy donor, getting attention in presidential ...

The House beat back an unusual coalition of liberal and conservative lawmakers and approved a contentious $642 billion Pentagon policy bill.

Seven months on from Muammar Gaddafi's butchering in the ruins of Sirte, the fruits of liberal intervention in Libya are now cruelly clear.

Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio, the anti-war liberal who twice ran for president, said today he will not seek election in Washington state and ...

In the Middle East, democracy isn’t enough. True freedom requires a liberal society.

As Egyptians prepare for what many hope will be their country's first free presidential elections next week, an impasse between liberal politicians and Islamists over a new constitution means candidates are vying for an ill-defined role.

Tim Loughton,Tory Minister for Children and Families, left, came under fire from Liberal Democrat partners after he said he was totally opposed to same-sex marriage.

Banning and criminalising the Muslim face veil tests the very foundations of modern liberal society, warn researchers from Queen Mary, University of London and the University of Sussex.

New donation limits - applied retroactively by Conservatives - hamstringing former contestants’ ability to pay off campaign debt

An Orange County Superior Court judge on Thursday ruled in favor of the Episcopal Church in its long-running legal dispute over the rightful ownership of the properties of two congregations that seceded from the church years ago.

Ein Religionskrieg findet nicht statt. Weder von Salafisten noch von Rechtspopulisten darf sich der Staat in die Eskalation treiben lassen, kommentiert Heinrich Wefing.

Two views, conservative and liberal, on same-sex marriage

Is Abdelmonem Aboelfotohh's agenda to implement progressive ideas or sharia law?

With his endorsement of gay marriage, President Obama electrified his liberal base and incensed cultural conservatives.

PLANS TO reform the House of Lords, which could lead to a revolt by 100 Conservative MPs, look increasingly in jeopardy, following signals from a former Liberal leader that the issue is no longer a top priority.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama's embrace of gay marriage is a political gamble that seeks to fire up young and liberal voters at the possible expense of alienating undecided voters in swing states such as North Carolina and Florida....

Democratic leaders expressed alarm that George Soros’s $100 million plan to focus on grass-roots organizing would squander a chance to fend off an advertising onslaught from Republican groups.

Economics editor Stephanie Flanders and Liberal Democrat MEP Sharon Bowles on the impact of the French and Greek election results on the future of the Eurozone.

Making an order to cut down cherry trees that another man had cultivated with love; that’s a real story

Madeline Grant, who is reading English, was forced to defend herself in front of a grim-faced panel of three who, she says, accused, cross-examined and humiliated.

Boris Johnson beats Labour rival, but his party and Liberal Democrats suffer crushing nationwide defeat in local polls.

Depuis le 1er mai, les coffee shops du sud des Pays-Bas, prisés des jeunes Nordistes, sont interdits aux non-résidents néerlandais. On est allé voir à Breda, dans le Brabant-Nord à deux petites heures de Lille, comment était appliquée la « wiet pass » : réservée aux membres, cette « carte cannabis » serait destinée à lutter contre les nuisances provoquées selon l'actuel gouvernement libéral hol...

Tim Allen’s sitcom “Last Man Standing," which aired the penultimate episode of its first season last night,  is winding up with far less braggadocio than it began. The show began as part of a triumvirate of ABC sitcoms about masculinity in crisis, men being besieged and bettered women at every turn (the other two were the hapless-if-sweet dad sitcom “Man Up” and the all-time cross-dressing horr...

TREASURER Wayne Swan has issued a 'please explain' to Liberal frontbencher Christopher Pyne over his contact with the staffer at the centre of sexual harassment allegations against Speaker Peter Slipper.

While the age of consent across the world ranges from 13 to 18, the bulk of the countries, including the most liberal ones, have it at 16.

Switzerland has agreed to provide India with the identity of persons on liberal terms, a move that is expected to lift the veil over names of “black money” account-holders in the alpine nation. HT reports.

Senior Liberal Democrats fear the Government could force online "snooping" laws through Parliament by including them in widely-supported reforms of the fight against organised crime.

The fraudster who gave the Liberal Democrats £2.4 million before fleeing the country is to be questioned when he returns to Britain to help determine if the party will be forced to pay back the cash.

The latest issue of The National Interest is out, and it's a special issue devoted to the "Crisis of the Old Order."  Fittingly enough, I have a review essay in there of Charles Kupchan's latest book, No One's World:  The West, The Rest, and the Coming Global Turn.  Kupchan's book is pretty pessimistic about the current order:  In No One’s World

BRITISH PRIME minister Herbert Asquith walked onto the stage of the Theatre Royal in Dublin in July 1912 to a rapturous reception from a specially invited audience who had come to hear him speak in favour of Home Rule.

Susan Sarandon's friends now know why every time there's a leak in her ceiling, she truly believes it's from a wire tapper in her attic dropping his glass of water after a rat jumped in front of him. During a Q&A about politics at the Tribeca Film Festival with fellow liberal activist Michael Moore, an audience member asked both of them if they've ever felt like they were unde...

DUTCH Prime Minister Mark Rutte's liberal government has resigned after losing its parliamentary coalition.

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s liberal government resigned on Monday after the collapse of its parliamentary partnership with a far-right party, paving the way for early elections.

Le premier ministre libéral Mark Rutte n'a pas réussi à trouver un accord avec les populistes de Geert Wilders sur les coupes budgétaires nécessaires au respect des normes en matière de déficit public.

India allows Pakistani industrialists to set up industries in India. This announcement was made by Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma. Pakistan has welcomed the idea of liberal trade. Pakistan’s Minister Makhdoom Amin Faheem has also endorsed the idea. This initiative of foreign direct investment (FDI) will certainly be packaged in a number of attractive privileges and ...

India allows Pakistani industrialists to set up industries in India. This announcement was made by Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma. Pakistan has welcomed the idea of liberal trade. Pakistan’s Minister Makhdoom Amin Faheem has also endorsed the idea. This initiative of foreign direct investment (FDI) will certainly be packaged in a number of attractive privileges and ...

India allows Pakistani industrialists to set up industries in India. This announcement was made by Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma. Pakistan has welcomed the idea of liberal trade. Pakistan’s Minister Makhdoom Amin Faheem has also endorsed the idea. This initiative of foreign direct investment (FDI) will certainly be packaged in a number of attractive privileges and ...

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - As the Netherlands heads for early elections, Prime Minister Mark Rutte's Liberal Party has strengthened its lead, an opinion poll published on Sunday showed, followed closely by two leftist parties.

Près de 20 000 personnes se sont rassemblées à Varsovie. Al'issue d'une messe aux côtés de Jaroslaw Kaczynski, à la tête du principal parti…

Nicolas Sarkozy a affirmé vendredi sur RTL qu'il n'y avait "plus de risque d'implosion de l'euro", mais que l'Europe était en "convalescence".histoires liéesDes grands patrons publient un "manifeste" libéral pour la réduction des dépenses publiquesLe CAC 40 efface ses gains depuis le 1er janvierLa SNCF va lancer des autocars sur l´international et prépare un TGV low costHollande pour une baisse...

Vladimir Zhirinovsky, the leader of the Liberal and Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), set out his claims to Russian media

As you?d expect, the universe of political blogs is largely split in two, with conservative and liberal blogs rarely covering the same stories or linking to the same sites. But it can be very challenging to tell their political leanings at a glance, especially with names like 'Balloon Juice,' 'Weasel Zippers,' or 'The Volokh Conspiracy.' So, four years ago, I launched a project with Delicious/T...

Die Piraten bezeichnen sich gerne als liberal, teilen aber nicht die Staatsskepsis der FDP. Sie fordern gleichere Einkommen und lehnen Privatisierung ab. mehr...

Die Grünen-Kandidatin in NRW will Abgaben für Wohlhabende, um die Schulden zu tilgen. Im Gegensatz zur FDP seien die Grünen wirklich liberal, sagt sie im Interview.

The mainstream liberal media, some "liberal NGOs" and business leaders like Nedbank chairman Reuel Khoza are part of an "ideological third force" that fear black rule, Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande said on Friday.

Ist es nicht so, dass die Republikaner dem Kreationismus huldigen, weil man den Schulterschluss mit den religiösen Fundamentalisten suchte? Und Klimaforschung bekämpft wird, weil man Klimapolitik verhindern will? Es geht doch im Grunde gar nicht darum, ob liberal oder konservativ die Einstellung zu den Wissenschaften beeinflusst. Die besondere Situation in den USA entstand dadurch, dass politi...

* Opposition to liberal economic policies post-Arab Spring

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's liberal opposition, bolstered by the under-40s and power of social media, could spring a surprise win in this week's parliamentary elections despite opinion polls that show it tied with the ruling conservatives.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - During three days of arguments over the Obama healthcare plan, Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan put on a display of rhetorical firepower, reinforcing predictions that the newest liberal justice is best equipped to take on the conservative, five-man majority controlling the bench.

Liberal pundits and bloggers are up in arms over the JOBS Act, which they see as a new monument to deregulation. But Darrell Delamaide says the law would help capital formation with little risk of fraud.

THE new Liberal National Party government has canned the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards, claiming it would save $240,000.

CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, in control of almost half the seats in parliament, announced on Saturday it was fielding its own presidential candidate, reversing an earlier decision not to do so and escalating its confrontation with the nation's ruling generals and the group's secular and liberal critics....

Coverage of hearings on Obama’s heath reform law shows how the court has become politicised, with liberal and conservative wings

Schlechte Bezahlung, keine Rechte und jetzt keine Rettung - dabei hätte es nur 71 Millionen Euro gebraucht, in Zeiten von Rettungsschirmen ein fast läppischer Betrag. Schlecker-Mitarbeiter zweifeln nicht nur an Marktwirtschaft und Kapitalismus, sondern verzweifeln auch an Politikern - zum Beispiel aus der FDP. Sie betreiben Politik nach dem Motto: Wer ist der Kälteste im Land?

Le renforcement du pare-feu financier contre la crise vers lequel s’achemine la zone euro est insuffisant, a déploré le chef de file du groupe libéral au Parlement européen. ...lire la suite

Lawmakers from the liberal bloc walked out of an Egyptian parliamentary vote deciding on the composition of a 100-person panel tasked with drafting Egypt's new constitution. The bloc, which includes three liberal parties that hold nine percent of seats in Egypt's lower house of parliament, cited differences with the Islamist parties, which hold a majority in both houses of the legislature. Th...

He's a strong contender to be the next mayor of L.A., but his fortunes depend in part on who else runs.Eric Garcetti is one of the city's more likable public officials. He's smart, dapper, quietly confident, attentive to detail, seasoned enough to be taken seriously by power brokers but boyish enough to tend his Twitter feed. He's quite liberal but also a member of the Navy reserve. He's a good...

Australia's ruling Labor Party has suffered a crushing defeat in an election in the state of Queensland, handing the conservative Liberal National coalition the biggest majority in the state's history.

Economists reported that the Liberal Democrat proposal for a mansion tax would have been a better option and could have raised ‘considerably more revenue’.

The dismantling of the National Health Service (NHS) and of the welfare state proceeds apace. The historic settlement of 1948, born of the recession of the 1920s and 1930s and the carnage of World War 2, is being picked apart systematically by the UK's Coalition Government, which ironically includes the remnants of the Liberal Party that played such an important part in building the foundations...

THE DOWNFALL of the Chinese party baron Bo Xilai, who on Thursday was unceremoniously purged from his post in the Chongqing region, looks at first glance like good news for the cause of liberal reform. Mr. Bo, after all, had been whipping up popular support for a neo-Maoist “red revival” in his territory, staging public singings of old Communist standards and texting Mao’s maxims to Chongqing c...

The Standing Committee on Finance has suggested a very moderate tax regime in its proposals on the Direct Taxes Code Bill, 2010 (DTC).

by danendra jain In the name of adventure in credit growth banks had followed the path of misadventure both in credit growth and in branch expansion and consequences are now surfacing. It is true that such relaxation will for the time being provide ventilator to sick economy of the country and critical position of banks. Private banks will at least gain by this liberal attitude of th...

Thailand hat die Gefahr durch Terroristen lange verharmlost, um Touristen nicht abzuschrecken - dann kamen die Anschläge vom Valentinstag. Ein neuer Sicherheitschef warnt nun: Kontrollen sind zu lasch, Kriminelle haben es bei der Einreise zu leicht. Wird das Land der offenen Grenzen bald weniger liberal?

LEINSTER UNDER-21 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FIRST ROUND Louth 6-34 Kilkenny 0-2:It was a slaughter at Ballyragget last night but Louth did no more than give free expression to their liberal talents when thrashing Kilkenny.

Liberal Kirsty Duncan says the health minister has not done nearly enough research into the liberation theory, and explains how the bill calls for Canada to be at the forefront of the new research.

POLICE failed to tell Liberal Democrat deputy leader Simon Hughes that a PI had his address, home phone number and personal details about his friends

After playing a major role in defeating SOPA legislation, Reddit users decided to craft their own "Free Internet Act," which, they hoped, could be used as a far more liberal replacement bill. More »

THE Liberal National Party will almost certainly win government in Queensland on March 24, but it may prove to be a difficult task.

Was wird das zentrale Thema für Joachim Gaucks Amtszeit als Bundespräsident? Kritiker warfen dem DDR-Bürgerrechtler und selbsternannten Freiheitsliebhaber thematische Einsilbigkeit vor. Nicht ganz zu Recht.

LOCAL Government secretary sparks new war between Parliament and liberal judges — by saying 'let them pray'

It still amazes us that respected industry commentators join liberal politicians in questioning the need for FttH in the wake of the enormous success of mobile broadband. They refer to this phenomenon as proof that people are bypassing their fixed broadband and are now using the smartphones and tablets to obtain most of their broadband access. However, after several years of mobile boom the...

As Mumbai votes today to decide who will rule the BMC – supposedly the richest municipality in the country – for the next five year, there are two main questions that cross my mind when I think of what Mumbaiites really want from their municipality. Infrastructure….and a liberal culture. Over the last twenty years, both have been attacked and both have suffered; consumed by the parochial and ru...

Geht es nach Gordon Hodson an der Brock University im kanadischen St. Catharines, sind Rassisten und Konservative sowie Menschen mit Vorurteilen dümmer als liberal Denkende. Und: Die spätere Einstellung lasse sich schon im Kindesalter ablesen, so der Psychologe, der Daten aus zwei Langzeitstudien mit knapp 16.000 Briten analysiert hat.

Prime Minister David Cameron has responded to the resignation of Energy Secretary Chris Huhne

Die politischen Umwälzungen in Ägypten und Tunesien haben die Islamisten an die Macht gespült. Die geben sich moderat und liberal. Und doch bekommt die Demokratie in beiden Ländern eine deutlich religiöse Färbung.

La campagne présidentielle russe augure mal du scrutin honnête et transparent promis par Vladimir Poutine. Iavlinski, fondateur du parti libéral Iabloko, va être très probablement disqualifié par la commission électorale. Un quart des 2 millions de parrainages nécessaires à l'enregistrement de sa...

Viele halten sich für liberal, aber der Wirtschaftsliberalismus, der als Markenzeichen der FDP gilt, ist weitgehend unbeliebt. Darin gründet der Niedergang der Partei.

January 24, 2012 - The Lede blogger Robert Mackey interviews liberal activist Gigi Ibrahim from Cairo on the one-year anniversary of the Egyptian revolution.

London/Lincoln (dpa) - Die politischen Ansichten eines Menschen sind zumindest teilweise biologisch begründet. Zu diesem Schluss kommen US-Forscher nach Experimenten mit liberal und konservativ einge...

El homenaje conjunto que el lunes brindó el Parlamento Europeo a Manuel Fraga y al expresidente checo Vaclav Havel ha levantado ampollas entre un grupo de eurodiputados, que considera inadecuado que se equiparase a ambos políticos. La primera piedra la lanzó ayer la británica liberal Sarah Ludford, quien criticó la decisión del ya expresidente de la Eurocámara, Jerzey Buzek, de guardar un minut...

Today’s topics: Liberal promises, actions; modern ships; food truths; Scottish independence ... and more

The US gave money to a Pakistani Muslim group that organized anti-Taliban rallies, but which later demonstrated in support of an extremist who killed a leading liberal politician, the US Embassy in Pakistan said Wednesday.

Islamists aimed to cement control over Egypt's lower house of parliament as a final phase of voting began today, while a secular party's plan to boycott elections for the upper chamber threatened to weaken the liberal bloc.

Le chef de groupe libéral au Parlement européen, Guy Verhofstadt, est persuadé que 2012 ne verra pas la fin de l’euro, mais bien des réformes profondes auxquelles les ...lire la suite

LAHORE - With Pakistan and India fast heading towards full normalization of trade and economic relations, a very liberal visa policy is likely to be in place very soon as all formalities to this regard had already been agreed between the two sides. This was stated by Pakistan High Commissioner… Visit: http://www.nation.com.pk for full story

Quelques milliers de personnes ont manifesté aujourd'hui à Moscou, à l'appel du parti libéral Iabloko, un rassemblement de moindre ampleur…

Football agents have been labelled 'parasites' and 'spivs' by Liberal Democrat MP Bob Russell, who believes the money would be better used in other areas of the sport.

PORTLAND, Ore (Reuters) - Portland Mayor Sam Adams is a self-described strong liberal, but despite sharing the politics of many anti-Wall Street protesters who rocked his city, he has also emerged as one of their harshest critics.

La Fondation pour l'innovation politique, un think tank proche de l'UMP, a livré hier ses « 12 idées pour 2012 » et après... pour enrayer une crise qu'elle juge « profonde ».

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptians voted on Monday in run-off contests for parliamentary seats, with the Muslim Brotherhood's party trying to extend its lead over hardline Islamists and liberal parties in a political landscape redrawn by the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak.The Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) is set to take the most seats in Egypt's first free election in six decades, bolsteri...

Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Barney Frank, a key lawmaker on financial issues and a longtime liberal voice on Capitol Hill, said he will retire from Congress at the end of next year.

If you think that American journalists misunderstand the Interwebs, the Kuwaiti literatti can prove you wrong anytime: Kuwaiti Liberal: Uncensored Internet Discourse May Lead to Assassination of LiberalsKuwaiti liberal columnist Ahmad Al-Saraf published an article criticizing Internet users for posting opinions on issues about which they are profoundly ignorant, and for using grossly ina...