Stories about North America from February, 2008
China: Bullhorn Moment
Enka compares the bullhorn photo of Premier Wen Jiabo with a bullhorn photo of Bush.
India: Obama or Clinton?
Reflecting on Super Tuesday in the U.S, Blowin’ In The Wind takes a closer look at the difference between Obama and Clinton.
India: Run-up to Super Tuesday
Indian Muslims Blog rounds up the process of presidential elections in the U.S. as of a day before Super Tuesday.
India: How the US elects
Elections in the US can appear quite muddled-up to an outsider. confused of calcutta explains the various stages of the presidential elections.
USA: Voices Without Votes
There are few subjects that spark the imagination of bloggers worldwide - and United States foreign policy is one of them. Today, Global Voices is launching a new website with Reuters that opens a window on the global conversation about the 2008 presidential election in the USA. It's called Voices Without Votes.
U.S.: Presidential Candidates on Putin and Russia
Siberian Light examines “what each of the remaining US presidential candidates has to say about Russia and about our hero Vladimir Putin, the mighty President they all hope one day to emulate…”
Iran:Breast kisser sentenced
Dime a Zone writes that an Iranian PhD student in St. John’s, Newfoundland in Canada was sentenced to an additional 18 days in prison for sexually assaulting a woman on an elevator.This student said “you can’t expect all males to control themselves when the breasts are out.”
Armenia: Blogging Congressmen
The Armenian-American Political Action Committee, a new U.S.-based Diasporan lobbying group, has started its own blog. Unlike most Armenian blogs, however, those writing for it are two U.S. Congressmen, Frank Pallone and Joe Knollenberg. The first hasn't started posting yet, but Knollenberg has an entry on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
