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	Black gold (politics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Black gold (Chinese: 黑金; pinyin: hēi jīn) is a term used in the Republic of China (Taiwan) to refer to political corruption.
		As Minister of Justice from 1993 to 1996, current Taipei mayor and KMT Party Chair Ma Ying-jeou is credited with attempts to fight fl gold corruption and bring KMT out of corruption, and his removal from office was widely attributed to him being too effective at fighting fl gold.
		President Chen Shui-bian, former Taipei mayor, was noted for his attempts to clamp down on fl gold throughout his career.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Black_gold_(politics) (400 words)

	Information Division, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office
		Black gold politics is the combination of all three, with prominent personalities shifting from one role to another depending on the circumstances.
		Researchers and scholars who have published writings on the subject of fl gold politics in Taiwan state that by 1996, roughly106 of the more than 360 major companies in Taiwan were believed to be infiltrated by corrupt politicians, or approximately one-third of the country's major firms.
		The impact of fl gold politics on Taiwan has been a national issue and ordinary citizens always expect the government to solve it, whether it is the KMT or the DPP.
	www.taipei.org /book/no035/heijin.html (715 words)

	Black gold - Roanoke.com
		It was said that witches held their meetings under the walnut tree and that you could tell if a woman was a witch by dropping an uncracked walnut into her lap; if she was truly a witch, she would not be able to rise.
		It was said that the fl walnut was the most sinister tree of all because it killed any vegetation that dared invade its space.
		Green, tennis ball-sized orbs filled with fl goo and tasty, well-protected nuts are raining down in the Appalachian forests and in subdivisions built around the native trees.
	www.roanoke.com /extra\wb/40160 (1375 words)

	Black gold - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Black Gold (horse), American thoroughbred racehorse who seemed predestined to win 1924's 50th running of the Kentucky Derby
		Black Gold (Oil), fl, dark brown or greenish liquid found in formations in the earth
		Black gold (politics), political corruption in the Republic of China
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Black_gold (211 words)

	Asia Society: Publications - Growing Pains: ASEAN's Economic and Political Challenges (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		A political crisis appeared imminent as the Ministry of Justice filed charges against the DPP for violating martial law restrictions, but President Chiang defused it by announcing that martial law would be ended and that new political parties could be formed as long as they supported the Constitution and renounced both communism and Taiwan Independence.
		Although not active in politics, Chang had an interesting set of countervailing political associations: previous affiliation with the DPP (which is generally seen as quite hostile toward China) and his university’s ties to the Formosa Plastics empire of Y.C. Wang, an outspoken advocate of expanding economic linkages with the PRC.
		After Lee Teng-hui became president and party chairman, politics within the KMT shifted considerably to a struggle between Lee and his followers (who came to be called the Mainstream faction) and a group of opponents (the Anti-Mainstream faction) composed primarily of older Mainlanders in the government, party, and military.
	www.asiasociety.org /publications/update_asean.html (9689 words)

	Movieman's Guide to the Movies >> Movie Review >> Black Gold (2006)
		In her brief interview, Black Gold uses this amiable Manager of the Month as a breathtaking contrast to the misery being experienced half a world away.
		Black Gold has chosen the route of unfair wages within the coffee industry, before later expanding into larger examinations of business and human rights practices.
		Black Gold effectively elicits an emotional response with its straightforward use of interviews and hands-off presentation of the average coffee farmer in squalor.
	www.moviemansguide.com /reviews/movie/read.php?id=blackgold_mrwhite (772 words)

	'Black Gold' percolates with activism - The Boston Globe
		But now, along comes "Black Gold" to tell you that all fair-trade coffee is not created equal, and that Ethiopia, the "birthplace of coffee" and home of some of the world's best beans, may be getting the least fair shake of all.
		Unfortunately, "Black Gold" isn't interested in addressing the nuances of those and other important issues, presumably because they might cloud the call to action that's clearly the movie's mission.
		Black gold is a nickname more commonly given to oil, another famously exploited natural resource that has been at the center of more than one war.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/living/articles/2006/10/27/black_gold_percolates_with_activism (569 words)

	MIM Notes
		Black & Gold also provides commentary from other Latin Kings and Queens who discuss the politicization of the organization, the involvement of wimmin since the name was changed from Latin Kings in 1994, and the future course of the organization.
		King Mission, speaking after the movie screening, called for the freedom of Mumia and all political prisoners and prisoners of war including the unrecognized ones like King Tone and other members of the Nation locked up because of the political organizing they are doing.
		This is the basis for MIM's statement that all prisoners are political prisoners.
	www.etext.org /Politics/MIM/mn/text.php?mimfile=mn187/blackgold.txt (1552 words)

	Black Gold
		Gold is a very valuable metal, having unique properties in medical and electronic applications.
		Manipulation efforts such as Plunge Protection Teams, gold leasing, and other activities are conducted in secret with the goal of producing desired outcomes that are in the interests of the authorities.
		As gold is a measure against the value of world’s fiat paper, true currency prices are also distorted as the corresponding barometer is being purposefully managed, according to some respected industry observers.
	www.gold-eagle.com /editorials_04/tacinv083004.html (8994 words)

	Revolt of the Black athletes
		BLACK ATHLETES Tommie Smith and John Carlos made history when they took the Olympic medal stage in Mexico City, Mexico, in 1968 and raised their gloved fists in the Black Power salute.
		DAVID ZIRIN explains the political radicalization of the time and the spirit of revolt that surrounds what is one of the most famous moments in sports, and civil rights, history.
		Most OPHR calls centered on Blacks reclaiming their manhood, as if African American women weren't victims of racism or couldn't be a strong voice against it.
	www.socialistworker.org /2003-2/464/464_08_BlackAthletes.shtml (1152 words)

	Politics of Taiwan - Taiwan - China
		This change in the political process is the result of the liberalizing trend that began in the 1980s under President Chiang Ching-kuo.
		The politics of Taiwan is often depicted as a contest between the Pan-Green Coalition and the Pan-Blue Coalition.
		Although the Pan-Green coalition increased their seats by one and the DPP remained the largest party, because of raised hopes the election was viewed as a disaster, and President Chen resigned his post as Chairman of DPP as a result.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Politics_of_Taiwan (4012 words)

	The Black Mesa Syndrome: Indian Lands, Black Gold
		Instead, Black Mesa has suffered human rights abuses and ecological devastation; the Hopi water supply is drying up; thousands of archeological sites have been destroyed; and, unbeknownst to most Americans, twelve thousand Navajos have been removed from their lands—the largest removal of Indians in the United States since the 1880s.
		A Navajo who has lived on Black Mesa all her life, Roberta's cosmology tells her that she is inseparable from the land that surrounds her.
		When each of her children was born she buried his or her umbilical cord in her sheep corral to connect them to the land from which they come and the sheep who support them.
	www.blackmesais.org /bigmtbackground.html (4543 words)

	politics
		Political leverage at the highest national levels is necessary to make the needs of cities, where most fl and Asian people live, a key issue in all debates.
		Abbott was active in the Black Sections movement within the Labour Party and in community politics, including OWAAD (Organisation of Women of African and Asian Descent); the "Scrap Sus" campaign to ban police stop-and-search tactics levelled at Black youth, and was a founder member of the Black Media Workers' Organisation.
		His political life began with membership in the Labour party in 1966 and he became a prominent member of the Greater London Council 1981-86, serving as chair of the Police Committee.
	www.blacknet.co.uk /history/politics.html (1855 words)

	Politics, Politics, Politics
		Black Hawk Tobacco, Inc Presents Black Hawk Cigarettes.
		At the start of the 21st Century, the Democratic Party can look back on a proud history — a history not just of a political organization but of a national vision.
		It is a vision based on the strength and power of millions of economically empowered, socially diverse and politically active Americans.
	www.blackhawktobaccoshop.com /links/p/politics.htm (197 words)

	Amazon.fr : Black Gold Stranglehold: The Myth Of Scarcity And The Pollitics Of Oil: Livres en anglais: Jerome R. ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		This unbalanced pattern of consumption makes it possible for foreign governments, corrupt political leaders, terrorist organizations, and oil conglomerates to hold the economy and the citizens of the United States in a virtual stranglehold.
		In Black Gold Stranglehold, Jerome Corsi and Craig Smith expose the fraudulent science that has made America so vulnerable: the belief that oil is a fossil fuel and that it is a finite resource.
		Black Gold Stranglehold is a thoughtful work that is certain to dramatically change the debate on oil consumption, oil dependence, and oil availability.
	www.amazon.fr /Black-Gold-Stranglehold-Scarcity-Pollitics/dp/1581824890 (592 words)

	The Black Commentator - Cover Story: Millions More Movement - The Quest for a‘Movement’
		This general yearning for unity across class and religious lines is proof that Black Americans share a "distinct" worldview, a prism quite unlike not just whites, but other ethnic minorities as well, as concluded in a recent study by University of Texas sociologist George Yancey.
		African Americans embrace the "concept of fl autonomy as both an institutional principle and an ideological orientation," writes University of Chicago political scientist Michael Dawson.
		If Black America has evolved over the generations as a true national polity - and it has - and if the various components of that polity are vigorous in pursuit of their version of Black progress, then there will be clashes.
	www.blackcommentator.com /155/155_cover_mmm.html (1716 words)

	In the Spotlight Under the Radar-BlackAthlete Sports Network
		Enith Brigitha was the first fl female to win a swimming medal at an Olympic competition.
		Although Metella was quoted as being the first fl female to win an Olympic medal by the commentators during the games, her performance in Athens will be remembered for years to come, especially by the fl community.
		As the years go by and athletes continue to improve, fl faces are becoming permanent fixtures at the highest level of play.
	www.blackathlete.com /Olympic/083004.shtml (1094 words)

	Old Gold & Black > Politics ripe for student interest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The current political environment — composed of issues such as the “war on terrorism,” economic instability, foreign policy debates, gay marriage — has drawn attention to the bias of mainstream media corporations.
		Historically, college campuses and student-run activist groups were key in catalyzing social change in the 1960s with the end of segregation and the Vietnam War.
		Thus, although voting is a way of participating in democracy, civic engagement can be expanded to a larger role, by becoming involved at the grassroots level to defend individual rights and stand up for the issues relevant to today’s youth.
	ogb.wfu.edu /?id=1409_0_9_0_M (903 words)

	Miscellaneous on Podium: Petroleum, The Black Curse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Despite the assertions of many that the lack of petroleum would have plunged us into abject poverty, the truth is that it has undermined our political and social stability since the presence of the country’s highly valued resource has proliferated Iran’s regional importance.
		The Consequent saga of episodes have shown what a fl cloud this “fl gold” has indeed been and how it has instigated the outbreak of the century’s notable events such as the coup d’etat of 1953 and the revolution of 1979, both of which have left indelible scars on every Iranian.
		Having made these remarks, I really wish we didn’t have that fl curse, which is referred to as fl gold in the west; we would have had much more time to concentrate on a better future rather than opting for the easiest option: laziness.
	www.iranchamber.com /podium/miscellaneous/030422_petroleum_black_curse.php (1739 words)

	Florida FlyIns: Black Gold Turned Red
		The iron gates to his homes’ entrance open to a parlor with a fl and white tile floor – a stark contrast from the dirt ones in most Nicaraguan homes.
		Right of the piano is a photo of Montenegro, wearing a fl hat, gray suit and tie as he sits commandingly on a horse.
		If the international market and the politics of Nicaragua remain constant, the initial success of coffee may fail to repeat itself in Carazo.
	www.internationaljournalism.com /BlackGold.htm (2613 words)

	FILM REVIEW: Black Cat, White Cat -- A World of Their Own
		Black Cat, White Cat is not a masterpiece, for sure -- but it feels as wildly fresh and original as just about anything we saw this year.
		While the previous film was an ingenious political allegory, actually explaining what is going on in Balkans, this one doesn’t have such ambitions.
		The subtext of Black Cat, White Cat lies precisely at this borderline between politics and anthropology, describing (as opposed to explaining) in astonishing detail the way this world exists.
	www-tech.mit.edu /V119/N50/Black-White_cat.50a.html (568 words)

	CNA-030300 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		As for the election of which candidate would be most likely to trigger a cross-strait war, 37.4 percent cited Chen, far higher than Soong's 18.2 percent and Lien's 12.3 percent.
		Meanwhile, the issues that voters are concerned most are economic development, public order, cross-strait relations and "fl gold" politics, in that order.
		"Black gold" politics refers to the connection between organized crime and the government.
	www.taiwansecurity.org /CNA/CNA-030300.htm (293 words)

	Articles on Books, Education, Black History and HBCUs- Hip-Hop, Black Politics and White Fans: An Interview with Bakari ...
		Bakari Kitwana is of that generation of African Americans that became adults in the late 1980s as blight and economic depression overtook American inner cities and the fiery rhetoric of Louis Farrakhan and a cacophony of fl nationalist rap (like Public Enemy and KRS-One) conspired to reclaim the legacy of 1960s-styled fl power politics.
		If you look at the evolution of the hip-hop political movement you have to place people like Chuck D, KRS-One, X-Clan and others in that conversation, but at the same time if we are serious about politics, we have to acknowledge that the politics [those artists] were espousing, in those days, was a 1960s politics.
		I don't think that we have to compromise our politics and I think that we are far more sophisticated politically as African people in America than we were in the 60s.
	blackvoices.aol.com /black_history_education/edart/_a/hip-hop-black-politics-and-white-fans-an/20050722124809990001 (1059 words)

	Bogus Gold - Politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		It's with the way political leaders on the pro-life side have dropped the ball (again) when it comes to explaining the fundamentals of their opposition to a public being saturated with misinformation by embryonic stem cell research proponents.
		Another area in which political and moral choices have the gravest consequences for the future of civilization concerns the most fundamental of human rights, the right to life itself.
		Experience is already showing how a tragic coarsening of consciences accompanies the assault on innocent human life in the womb, leading to accommodation and acquiescence in the face of other related evils such as euthanasia, infanticide and, most recently, proposals for the creation for research purposes of human embryos, destined to destruction in the process.
	bogusgold.com /politics (5280 words)

	Old Gold & Black > News
		Students prepare for midterm elections through involvement in political organizations and in classes.
		Long before the polls closed Nov. 2 the campus was frenzied with political activities.
		Senator and vice presidential candidate John Edwards addressed supporters and attempted to continue to build on his momentum from the vice presidential debate the previous...
	ogb.wfu.edu /search/category.php?section=News&category=Politics (250 words)

	Apr 17 Black Gold Craig Harris 321gold
		My point is that I believe economics and politics "evolve" similarly to the laws of natural selection...
		As to the ultimate outcome, I think it will in large part depend on whether the fl gold is successfully secured.
		As far as the gold market goes, there is nothing more important than which of these outcomes is achieved, because one outcome points to low gold prices and the other points to high gold prices.
	www.321gold.com /editorials/harris/harris041703.html (1801 words)

	A Critical Look At South Africa: Politics And Economics ~ by Jurgen Klemann
		As a growing number of fl South Africans appear to be getting disenchanted with the ruling party, they may abstain from voting and thus prevent a two third majority for the ANC in parliament.
		It looks as if (real) gold is in the process of becoming the next big investment theme, which contrarian investment advisors have been predicting for quite some time already.
		Anyway, assuming that the gold price is indeed climbing to the stars, South Africa’s economy may benefit from it, no matter whether or not the Rand should be considered a commodity currency.
	www.escapeartist.com /efam/56/South_Africa_Politics.html (2998 words)

	Political News
		The former president of the union representing Los Angeles school workers was sentenced to six months in jail Thursday for illegally diverting union funds to the 2003 political campaign of disgraced Los Angeles City Councilman Martin Ludlow.
		But the field is a young one, and studies are often colored by politics.
		A judge suspended a mayor who is accused of intimidating political opponents, operating a speed trap to collect cash for his city, and using racial slurs.
	www.latimes.com /news/politics (1719 words)

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