RP Barefoot, without a hat –

RP Barefoot, without a hat –

Q. "Ted, why do you like to say that “all politicians should go barefoot and not wear hats?” A. "The public needs to know whether politicians have horns and cloven hoofs."Ted, Why do you like to say that “all politicians should go barefoot and not wear hats?”

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OLD Expert Testimony to the Asian Development Bank Board

OLD Expert Testimony to the Asian Development Bank Board

As the Asian Development Bank Board of Directors proposed advising their involuntary resettlement project, forced displacement experts, Ted Downing, President of the International Network on Dislacement and Resettlement and dean of forced displacement, Thayer Scudder, made their case.

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RP Ted’s Experiment to Change Civil Culture: Comments in the Arizona Republic

RP Ted’s Experiment to Change Civil Culture: Comments in the Arizona Republic

Ted has a 78% rating for his comments in the Arizona Republic, where he breaks with tradition and signs his own name.

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RP US Attacks on Iran are not the Answer

RP US Attacks on Iran are not the Answer

Only Diplomacy can yield Lasting Solutions. John Adams and Ted Downing In the Arizona Republic Published Sat. 12 April 2008 With the departure of Admiral Fox Fallon, commander of U.S. Central Command and reputed voice of reason in policy discussions on Iran, the danger of another pre-emptive U.S. attack looms urgently. American attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities could risk all-out war throughout the Mideast. This is the greatest fear of most of our allies worldwide. It should be ours as well. We must insist on thorough, decisive and...

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RP Rekindling the American Spirit – TV Op Ed

RP Rekindling the American Spirit – TV Op Ed

Months before it was clear who would prevail in the primary, Ted Downing, a former state legislator and Obama supporter and Sheila Tobias, a local active feminist and Hillary Clinton supporter, agreed to work toward unity, no matter which of our candidates won.

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RP Downing: Deferred Compensation Preferable to Furloughs

RP Downing: Deferred Compensation Preferable to Furloughs

"As an alternative, I suggest deferred compensation. The employee gets an IOU, a promise to pay in the future after the economy recovers or upon termination. The employees save their income and defer paying taxes."

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