Brian Nicewander
Brian Nicewander
<div><p>Brian is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Public Administration at Virginia Commonwealth University. He formerly worked in electoral politics staffing state and national campaigns beginning in 2004.</p></div>
Articles by Brian
Mexican President Calderon Criticizes US Drug War Role
Mexican President Calderon Criticizes US Drug War Role
Credit: mexican-flag.org Mexican president Felipe Calderon criticized the United States as part of the problem in the country’s continuing war against drug cartels in his final report to the nation. Calderon, a conservative won election in 2006. Enrique Pena Nieto whose party ruled Mexico for several decades prior to 2000 will replace Calderon on December 1. Calderon claimed that the United States was, “co-responsible” for the violence the nation has suffered in the drug war in his annual repo...
07 Sep, 2012
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Neil Armstrong Advocated for Greater US Presence in Space
Neil Armstrong Advocated for Greater US Presence in Space
(Photo Credit: NASA) Neil Armstrong, the first human to walk on the moon, died of complications from heart surgery on Saturday. Armstrong began his path to the moon as a naval aviator serving in the Korean War. He later became a test pilot flying experimental aircraft. The astronaut was the first to successfully dock two craft in space in 1966. Armstrong commanded Apollo 11, which left Cape Kennedy, Florida on July 16, 1969. Armstrong and fellow astronauts Michael Collins and Edwin 'Buzz' Aldr...
30 Aug, 2012
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Chemical Weapons Complicate Matters in Syrian Uprising
Chemical Weapons Complicate Matters in Syrian Uprising
Photo: Syrian Arab News Agency President Obama warned Syria's government earlier in the week that the use of chemical or biological weapons in the nation’s escalating civil conflict against the Syrian uprising might illicit a US military response. The president called the use of such weapons a “red-line” with “enormous consequences.” Syrian foreign ministry spokesperson Jihad Makdissi confirmed that Syria possessed chemical and biological weapons in July when responding to international concer...
24 Aug, 2012
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Food Stamp Debate Slows Passage of Comprehensive Farm Bill
Food Stamp Debate Slows Passage of Comprehensive Farm Bill
Photo: organicconnectmag.com Republican Missouri Senate candidate Todd Akin recently told reporters that he opposes the Senate version of the 2012 Farm Bill due to the legislation’s spending on the National School Lunch Program. Reiterating his point to farmers at the Missouri Farm Bureau's Political Action Committee, FARM-PAC, the Columbia Daily Tribune reports that the six-term congressman representing suburban St. Louis County said: "I've never been a big fan of the government, and particul...
20 Aug, 2012
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