Parties should take to development politics, says Kalam 27 Jul 2008, 0218 hrs IST,TNN (The Times of India)
AMRITSAR: Commenting on present day politicians and political system in the country that had even put the Parliament to shame after flashing of wads of currency notes on July 22, former president APJ Abdul Kalam said 70% of politicians indulged in "political politics" while only 30% were pursuing "development politics," which situation, he said, should have been the reverse.

Kalam talks on politics, N-deal (The Times of India)
Former president APJ Abdul Kalam said 70% of politicians indulged in "political politics" while only 30% were pursuing "development politics," which situation, he said, should have been the reverse.

Be not afraid of politics -- Governor Ed (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
MANILA, Philippines -- Don’t be afraid of politics. This was the message of priest-turned-Pampanga Governor Ed Panlilio to students of politics who have grown up in an era dominated by traditional politicians (trapos) who put their interests above public service.

China's coming collapse: corruption, finance, trade, outsourcing, politics, law, society (cmi santiago)
Is China about to go burst? What is really behind Chinese finance, politics, trade, politics and society? Has China's ongoing reform altered the nation'spolitical-economic landscape as far as government corruption is concerned? What is the next if this corruption goes deeper?

Beijing Olympics against backdrop of politics and pollution (IANS via Yahoo! India News)
Hamburg (Germany), July 26 (DPA) Michael Phelps and Liu Xiang hope to grace superb venues with sports heroics at the Beijing Olympics against a backdrop of politics and pollution.

Beijing Olympics against backdrop of politics and pollution (The Economic Times)
Michael Phelps and Liu Xiang hope to grace superb venues with sports heroics at the Beijing Olympics against a backdrop of politics and pollution.

Olympic marketers hope sports trumps politics (San Francisco Chronicle)
There is every expectation that the athletes of the Beijing Olympic Games will be faster and stronger. So, too, will be the marketing that helps tell their stories - if all goes without a hitch. That's not a certainty, though. These are games fraught with...

Beijing Olympics against backdrop of politics and pollution (New Kerala)
By John Bagratuni, Hamburg (Germany), July 26 : Michael Phelps and Liu Xiang hope to grace superb venues with sports heroics at the Beijing Olympics against a backdrop of politics and pollution.

STEPHEN HENDERSON | PEOPLE & POLITICS: Time to tell Kilpatrick he simply must go (Detroit Free Press)
How much damage will Kwame Kilpatrick be allowed to do -- to the city's image, to the progress he once inspired, to himself -- before someone steps up to say: Enough! This ends, right here, right now. Everyone with a voice needs to be heard.

Iran says oil could reach $500 on dollar, politics (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Iran's OPEC governor said world oil prices could reach as high as $500 per barrel in a few years' time if the dollar falls further and political tension worsens, an Iranian weekly said.