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North Korea's Worker's Party Calls Conference By Jeong Jae Sung [2010-06-26 17:19 ] North Korea has summoned a Chosun Workers’ Party delegates conference in early September, the first such event in 44 years. Chosun Central News Agency (KCNA) reported the news today, quoting a decision of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Party whereby, “The Politburo of the Central Party summons a delegates conference of the Chosun Workers’ Party at the beginning of September, 2010 to elect the leading apparatus of the Workers’ Party and reflect new demands for the revolutionary development of the Party, which is facing...

A LETTER FROM SENATOR TOM MCCLINTOCK TO CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY DELEGATES Dear California Republican, Since the U.S. Supreme Court's controversial Kelo v. New London case more than two years ago, over 40 states have passed some form of eminent domain reform. Since California has not passed meaningful reforms, it comes as no surprise that the Institute for Justice, the non-profit organization that litigated the Kelo case, reports that the seizing of private property from unwilling sellers is on the rise in California. According to the Center for Responsible Government, the League of California Cities and other redevelopment interests have spent...