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Thursday, December 8, 2011 In Morocco, Justice Can Be Bought RABAT, Morocco (AP) -- The chant thundered through the headquarters of Morocco's Islamist party as it celebrated election victory. Putin Lashes Out At Clinton For Election Remarks WATCH: The CIA's Secret Romanian Prison Car Hit By Israeli Airstrike Erupts In 'Ball Of Fire' Al-Qaeda Bomb Plot Suspect Arrested China Executes Filipino Drug Trafficker BLOG POSTS Jayshree Bajoria: Can Iran's Central Bank Be Sanctioned? Iran's oil exports make up 80 percent of its total exports and account for half of government revenues. With most of this revenue being funneled through the central bank, sanctioning it could devastate the country's economy. Doug Bandow: Hungary Threatens Religious Liberty Religious repression typically occurs in authoritarian regimes. But it appears that European democracies are not immune from the virus. Unfortunately, Hungary has adopted legislation which undermines this most basic liberty. James Peron: Snatching Defeat From the Jaws of Victory: Australia's Battle for Marriage Equality While Prime Minister Julia Gillard is doing her best to stop marriage equality, her own party supports it. Nevertheless, Labor decided that saving her the embarrassment of defeat was more important than sticking to principle. Ben Affleck: Averting Disaster in the Congo The Congolese people deserve a future where their basic rights are respected, including the right to know that their leaders reflect their electoral will. This right hangs in the balance. Bernard-Henri Lévy: Are You Familiar With BBK? Blandine Barret-Kriegel's book, La République et le prince moderne [The Republic and the Modern Prince] was just published in France and is an important book and in many ways a timely one, given the current ideological and political situation.

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