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Did US make any significant fiscal changes following Panama Papers disclosures?
The Panama Papers disclosure was a huge scandal, so there were many reactions. This article illustrates Barack Obama's reaction to this:
Barack Obama is launching a crackdown on international tax ...
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How much alcohol has changed hands as part of the “Whisky War”?
Canada and Denmark have a territorial dispute over Hans Island between Ellesmere Island and Greenland in the arctic. Starting in 1984, each country has sent expeditions which have placed their own ...
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Is there a North Korean “interests section”, representation of NK interests, or consular arrangement for NK citizens, in the United States?
The United States and North Korea do not have diplomatic relations with each other, and therefore neither hosts a diplomatic mission of the other, although NK does maintain a mission to the United ...
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Supreme Court Cases that were harbingers of New Federalism
Between the mid-1930s and late 1980s/mid-1990s the Supreme Court didn't invalidate any acts by Congress during the era of New Deal Federalism, but under the Rehnquist Court a revival of Federalism ...
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Does the opposition figure with the highest chance to challenge Putin always end up disqualified?
In Russia, since Putin took [part in] power (say since 2000), is it always the case that opposition leaders that were attaining high popularity (relative to other opposition figures), or at least high ...
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What share of Donald Trump's voters in 2016 voted for George Bush in 2004?
Donald J. Trump (DJT) received roughly 63 million votes in 2016. Geroge W. Bush (GWB) received 62 million votes in 2004. At the same time the US Population has grown from 293 to 322 million people (...
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How do the Iowa caucuses differ from other elections in voter behavior?
The Iowa caucuses are of course different than other primaries and elections. Democratic ballots are not secret. However, the time costs are greater. A lot of research on voter participation mentions ...
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To what extent do Kashmiri people desire independence?
This is a link to an Indian debate show, where they discuss a "shocking poll" that reveals "73% of people in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir want freedom from Pakistan".
Question: Is this true, and what ...
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How can I locate RFP information, bid submissions, or other publicly available information from a procurement document number?
I am trying to learn more about a particular piece of software used to submit forms to a US federal agency. I have a 'procurement document number' sometimes also called an 'award ID'. Using this ...
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What measures exist to impose budget-like changes without passing through the Australian senate?
In this article is says:
Treasurer Joe Hockey has warned the Labor Party and the Greens to pass
tough budget measures through the Senate or the government will find
other ways to push through ...
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What have been the largest hostile cross-benches in Australian senate / house of review history?
The Australian federal senate is a house of review, elected from multiple member state electorates. It is usually comprised of a Government (often in minority), an Opposition (in lesser minority), ...
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Are there some detailed accounts of how the post-2015 Turkish purges happen?
I'm asking this because most (Western) news stories on the topic are rather opaque, along the lines of "X thousands of state employees in sector Y" got purged. Granted, there are so many of these ...
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Can the Tweede Kamer or anyone else withdraw a law if an advisory referendum on it has already been requested?
In The Netherlands, the Wet Raadgevend Referendum (Law Advisory Referendum) states that if 300,000 valid signatures are collected, a law that was recently passed (but has not taken force) can be ...
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What is this lapel pin insignia Steve Bannon is wearing?
What organization is represented by this pin insignia? There appears to be three slightly different designs. It is worn by Steve Bannon, the former Breitbart editor and current trump advisor, during a ...
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Who has pressed for the “2020 global sulphur limit”
In 2020 the maximum allowable sulfur limit in marine fuels will be only 0.5 %, compared to 3.5 % now. This will probably lead to pains in the industry, because the world's refineries haven't extended ...
