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Samantha Power: An Endagered People's Movement

Mark Leon Goldberg at 11/20/2008 12:52AM

UNanimoUS Support for a Stronger UN-U.S. Relationship

John Boonstra at 11/19/2008 5:38PM

A sneak preview of an ad, signed by dozens of Republican and Democratic foreign policy luminaries, that will run in Thursday's New York Times.

Calling at All Hours

John Boonstra at 11/18/2008 11:07AM

RealClearWorld asks what country -- or entity -- will pose Barack Obama's first foreign policy challenge.

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Establish a Department of the Environment

Posted by kenneth.bledsoe at 3/17/2008 3:42PM

On Day 1, the new President should create a Department of the Environment. Most advanced nations have a ministry or department of the environment. We have the only the EPA, and many environmental issues are split between various program areas in different departments: Interior, Agriculture, Energy, etc. With a fully functional Department of the Environment, we can streamline environmental decision-making and demonstrate to the world that it is an issue we deem worthy of a cabinet-level position.

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