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Impérialisme américain : Des réalités passées aux prétextes présents [PDF]

, 2005
Cet article reprend la thèse avancée dans notre livre intitulé L’empire incohérent, où est présentée une analyse détaillée des pouvoirs militaire, politique, économique et idéologique des États-Unis, ainsi qu’une critique du nouvel impérialisme de l ...
Mann, Michael
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Does biotic resistance govern forest invasions by bark and ambrosia beetles?

Ecography, EarlyView.
The theory of biotic resistance states that community diversity promotes resistance to biological invasions. This theory has been widely explored for its ability to explain variation in habitat invasibility to non‐native plant species and while the theory holds in some systems, it does not in others.
Jiří Trombik, Soňa Šenfeldová, Samuel F. Ward, Thomas H. Atkinson, Andrew M. Liebhold   +4 more
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Patterns of Corporate Philanthropy: A Mandate for Reform [PDF]

, 2001
Corporate support for big-government liberal advocacy groups is at an all-time high. This continuing trend underscores the debate over the role of charity sparked earlier this year by the Bush Administration.
Christopher Yablonski, Mona Charen
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Long‐term benefits of burns for large mammal habitat undermined by large, severe fires in the American West

Ecography, EarlyView.
Escalating wildfire frequency and severity are altering wildland habitats worldwide. Yet investigations into fire impacts on wildlife habitat rarely extend to the macroecological scales relevant to species conservation and global change processes. We evaluate the effects of wildfire on habitat quality and selection by large mammals spanning three ...
Kirby L. Mills, Martin Leclerc, Mark A. Ditmer, Zachary L. Steel, David C. Stoner, Joseph O. Sexton, Panshi Wang, Kent R. Hersey, Darren DeBloois, Cody A. Schroeder, Kathryn A. Schoenecker, Julie K. Young, Alyson M. Andreasen, Kathleen M. Longshore, Patrick J. Jackson, Derek B. Hall, Kristin Engebretsen, Neil H. Carter   +17 more
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Evolution of George Bush (Junior) Administration Politics towards Iran

Vestnik RUDN. International Relations, 2011
The article describes the process of formation of the U.S. foreign policy towards the Islamic Republic of Iran during the presidency of George Bush (Junior). In the center of attention - the key factors that influenced the American leadership and foreign
A S Safonov
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Labor and the Bush Administration: “down so long, seem like up to me”

Revue LISA, 2010
For a century, scholars and labor movement activists have debated the question of “American Exceptionalism,” or the distinctive nature of the labor movement in the United States. The weakness of American unions, especially their lack of members, has been
Gerald Friedman
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Reviving the Nixon Doctrine: NSA Spying, the Commander-In-Chief, and Excutive Power in the War on Terror [PDF]

, 2006
When the President does it, that means that it is not illegal. So Richard Nixon infamously defended his approval of a plan to engage in warrantless wiretapping of Americans involved in the antiwar movement in the 1970s.
Cole, David
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Moss diatoms show regional structuring, high potential endemism, and an inverse latitudinal diversity gradient in the Arctic

Ecography, EarlyView.
Microorganisms perform essential functions in Arctic terrestrial ecosystems. Yet, their ecology and biogeography are poorly understood, despite being necessary to predict microbial responses to future climate change. Here, we provide the first large‐scale floristic and biogeographic study of the moss diatom flora in the tundra regions of the North ...
Charlotte Goeyers, Elie Verleyen, Bart Van de Vijver, Tyler J. Kohler, Petra Klímová, S. Robbert Gradstein, Koen Sabbe   +6 more
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Questioning the Dominance of Military Means: The Bush Administration’s Fight against Terrorism

Central European Journal of International & Security Studies, 2010
This work is devoted to investigating the variety of approaches that the US presidential administration of George W. Bush deployed to counter terrorism following 9/11.
Jan Ludvik
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Meatpacking’s Human Toll [PDF]

, 2005
[Excerpt] The meatpacking industry has shown little inclination to respect its workers\u27 rights on its own. Congress and the Bush administration should take decisive steps to protect the lives and well-being of these men and women.
Compa, Lance A, Fellner, Jamie
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