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As it is prospering, Shanghai becomes one of China's political power centers.
Publication Type:News
Source(s):Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition. 10/05/94, Vol. 224 Issue 67, pA12. 999p.
- Authors:
- Cain, Joseph
Abstract:Reports that Shanghai has become one China's political power centers. Remittance of its tax proceeds to the central government without leaving enough for its needs; Gaining of the central government's support for its master plan to revive its pre-War ...
Ending the Filibuster Would Hand Progressives a Huge Victory.
Publication Type:News
Source(s):Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition. 1/15/2016, Vol. 267 Issue 12, pA13-A13. 1/4p.
- Authors:
- Sasse, Ben
Abstract:The author discusses the need for the U.S. House and Senate conservatives to end the filibuster to limit the debate in the government and constitutional change.
VLADIMIR THE (NOT SO) GREAT.
Publication Type:News
Source(s):Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition. 5/31/2014, Vol. 263 Issue 126, pD1-D2. 2p. 2 Color Photographs.
- Authors:
- ARON, LEON
Abstract:The article considers the Russian exceptionalism that has been articulated by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The author discerns historical antecedents to Putin's beliefs in the rule of 19th-century Russian autocrats Nicholas I and Alexander III. He...
- Subjects:
- EXCEPTIONALISM (Political science)
- PATRIOTISM
Democrats Rein In Senate Filibusters. (cover story)
Publication Type:News
Source(s):Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition. 11/22/2013, Vol. 262 Issue 123, pA1-A6. 2p. 1 Graph.
Abstract:The article reports that on November 21, 2013 the U.S. Senate voted to ban filibusters for nearly all presidential nominees. The move came amid frustration on the part of Senate Democrats including Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid over filibusters the...
- Subjects:
- FILIBUSTERS (Political science)
City Bankruptcy Leaves Little for Lawsuits.
Publication Type:News
Source(s):Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition. 1/8/2016, Vol. 267 Issue 6, pA2-A2. 1/3p.
- Authors:
- STECH, KATY
Abstract:The article reports on the proposal of the city government in San Bernardino, California to exit bankruptcy protection in 2016 that may result to the city's inability to pay for those who have sued the city for injuries and deaths allegedly caused by p...
- Subjects:
- MUNICIPAL bankruptcy
- POLITICAL science
Libyan Faction Assails U.N. Envoy.
Publication Type:News
Source(s):Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition. 11/6/2015, Vol. 266 Issue 109, pA7-A7. 1/8p. 1 Color Photograph.
- Authors:
- Fassihi, Farnaz
Abstract:The article reports that the Libyan General National Congress is questioning the neutrality of Bernardino Leon, the United Nations (UN) special envoy to Libya, as mediator in political negotiations in the country.
- Subjects:
- POLITICAL science
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
Publication Type:News
Source(s):Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition. 10/2/2015, Vol. 266 Issue 79, pA12-A12. 1/2p.
- Authors:
- MCGARVEY, SEAN
- WEINSTEIN, JAN
- TIBILETTI, RALPH
Abstract:Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "A Disgraceful Labor Law Ripe for Repeal," in the September 24, 2015 issue, "The Politics of Pope Francis" in the September 26, 2015 and "Volatility Limits...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
Publication Type:News
Source(s):Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition. 9/25/2015, Vol. 266 Issue 73, pA16-A16. 1/2p.
Abstract:Letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including the editorial "Republican Filibuster" in the September 21, 2015, issue, "Seeing How a Marriage Wasn't Meant to Be" by John Miller in the September 18, 2015, issue,...
Notable & Quotable: Tom Cotton.
Publication Type:News
Source(s):Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition. 9/11/2015, Vol. 266 Issue 61, pA11-A11. 1/9p.
- Subjects:
- FILIBUSTERS (Political science)
The Too Little, Too Late Presidency.
Publication Type:News
Source(s):Wall Street Journal - Eastern Edition. 2/18/2015, Vol. 265 Issue 39, pA15-A15. 1/2p. 1 Color Photograph.
- Authors:
- Bolton, John
Abstract:The author argues that indecisiveness is the predominant characteristic of how U.S. President Barack Obama executes America's national-security policy, and it mentions how Obama's ideology impacts his decisions regarding a crisis in Ukraine, a Syrian c...