But the sad reality is that political, social, and economic pressures tend to push EU members and citizens in opposing directions shared histories, it seems, are an insufficient basis for shared policies.

This post is part of our special coverage of Egypt Protests 2011.

I am writing you to draw your attention to these deplorable attacks.

The sad truth, though, is that the solution of mixing quotas and taxes will not deliver results quickly enough to bring about a genuine and immediate move to low carbon or even carbon free economies.

The sad case of the American consumer is a classic example of how this plays out.

With the sad demise of the President of Togo, Mr. Eyadema, Africa has lost its longest ruling leader.

The sad truth is that, in Russia, history does indeed repeat itself, but, in a twist on Karl Marx s dictum, as tragedy and farce at once.

Yet the reactions to his sad plight, especially in France, have been oddly shrill.

None of this excuses BP s engineering mistakes and woeful public diplomacy.

This failure is largely responsible for the sad plight of so many Muslims.

And one of the sad parts of this is that indeed, among the many other ramifications of crack cocaine is that the most talented individuals in these communities this is what they were striving for.

And this woman leans over in anguish, not about that man, but about all sad things. It happens quite often in February.

The sad truth is that the staying power of organized violence is almost always greater than that of non violence.

The tragic deaths of the students now known as the Aluu4 have caused outrage and plenty of online discussion about the serious problem of mob justice in Nigeria.

For centuries, this kind of poverty has been regarded as a sad but inescapable aspect of the human condition.

That contradiction highlights the sad and self defeating nature of US budget policies over the past 25 years, and most likely in the years to come.

Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?

For many Americans, the election demonstrated what is best about the country, only to be followed by the sadly familiar process of knocking heroes off their pedestals.

If you look at these stories, the local media is highlighting the Facebook part of the story as the news , but undermine the social, cultural, and political factors leading to those sad incidents.

That gloomy picture is further exacerbated by the significant increase in the number of allegations of sexual misconduct against United Nations peacekeeping personnel.

Harvest witness, smoke.

Tell me the truth.

Tell the truth.

I am telling you the truth.

I tell you the truth.

As it happens, Putin is now entrenching the already dominant United Russia party by his decision to head the party s candidate list in December s parliamentary election. Could Russia emulate Japan s post war model, in which a single dominant party revives and modernizes the country?

The sad truth is that he may well be right the national police (PNC) are notoriously corrupt, understaffed and inefficient, as much a part of the problem as the drug gangs themselves.

This is actually a symptom of the fact that we just don't have a theory.

Truth, Lies, and Venezuela

Estrada remains adored by the masses, but so far the public s reaction to the verdict has been nonviolent and almost subdued. Notwithstanding the opinion polls, it does seem as though the public not only accepts his conviction, but that they respect it as the outcome of a fair system that has been allowed to work.

Always tell the truth.

I'm telling the truth.

When did you find out the truth?

Putin s recent public statements point to such a vision a dominant center right ruling party, with a (non communist) social democratic alternative waiting in the wings to maintain stable government should the main party falter.

Our Kind of Truth

Yes, it is true.

The Truth About Sovereignty

And who is supposed to tell us the truth then!

We saw both sides of the reality.

Now my perspective is a particularly my perspective is a particularly American perspective.

But it is nowhere near the truly international organization that its name implies. The IEA was established by and for a small number of wealthy oil importing countries, under the aegis of the OECD.

The sad fact is that by keeping oil prices high, OPEC is doing far more for environmental conservation than Western politicians who seek to prolong the era of ecologically unsustainable Western consumerism.

The Truth about Medical Consent

Angela Merkel s Moment of Truth

Well, after that's the truth.