Politicians who served in the military have a higher probability of accepting pro-military legislative proposals, even when controlling for party affiliations and the revealed preferences of their constituents. Although conscription requires all able-bodied man to serve at least as soldiers, we can ...
Campaign contributions drive spending on earmarks and other wasteful programs — bridges to nowhere, contracts for equipment the military does not need, solar energy companies that go bankrupt on the government’s dime… When politicians are dependent on campaign money from contractors and lobbyists,...
Another politician and a leading member of Jamiat-e-Islami party, Atta Mohammad Noor, who has served as governor of northern Balkh for more than a decade, said the agenda and the objectives of the Jirga have already been specified by government. He said he rejects such a Jirga. In an in...
that a public memorial mass will be announced soon.Ileana Ros-Lehtinen: "An intellectual giant"Former Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, who served alongside Díaz-Balart, described him as one of the most influential voices in shaping U.S. policy toward Cuba."The oppresse...
Born in Newark, New Jersey, Ward attended the public schools and was graduated from Pennsylvania Military College (now Widener University) in 1899. He moved to New York and settled in Debruce. He engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was editor and owner of the Liberty Register at Liberty, ...
Serve in the military: According to foxnews.com statistics(统计数据) 61 percent of the US presidents have had some military service.Military service can add some luster to a politician. John McCain and John Kerry both served in the navy during the Vietnam War. Get a law degree: Although ...
Similar to the political selection literature, the management literature also emphasizes leaders’ personal features. Benmelech and Frydman (2015), Bernile et al. (2017), Cronqvist and Yu (2017), and Sunder et al. (2017) investigate CEOs’ experience in the military, surviving disasters, raising...
(1915-2011) was a politician and social reformer who served in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations and ran for president as a Democrat in 1976. This release consists of several FBI files concerning Shriver, including a foreign counterintelligence investigation into whether or not an acquaintance ...
¡Americano!,a politically charged musicalthat follows the challenges and triumphs experienced by a DREAMer determined to serve in the military, just had its first preview Off-Broadway. It’s based on the real-life story of Tony Valdovinos, who, at the age of 18, attempted to enlist in th...
Border police said that activists punctured the tires of a military vehicle at the Baladim outpost, and at Maoz Esther, activists pepper-sprayed one of the soldiers. Some 100 right-wing activists and settlers clashed with security forces after the demolition, according to police, who charged that...