Most influential man in Washington eclipses woman MIA

Here is a review of his resume: 26 years CIA and National Security Agency, Director of the CIA, and current Secretary of the Department of Defense. In between government jobs he was former President of Texas...

Alan Grayson Introduces Bills To Fight Corporate Influence

"We are facing a potential threat to our democracy," Grayson said in an interview with HuffPost. "Unlimited corporate spending on campaigns means the government is up for sale and that the law itself will be bought...

90999 Text "Haiti": $10M Raised, But Will Be There In 90 Days?

Yesterday, it was reported that $3 million were raised via the text message fundraising campaign to help survivors of the deadly earthquake in Haiti. Today, that number has been surpassed and is now exceeding $10 million, according to the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary...

US Rejects North Koreas Peace Talk Proposal - Catch 22

Yesterday North Korea offered the United States a proposal to start peace talks to formally end the Korean war.  The story was covered by this author. North Korea wanted these talks before restarting the six...

Elasticity to Listen to Obama, The Great Persuader

How much elasticity is left in the American Public to listen to Obama, The Great Persuader, to convince America and the World that he is committed to exacting a win of sort from Afghanistan while the troops will...

US Citizens Charged With Espionage In Iran, Social Media Responds

Three US citizens -- Sarah Shourd, Shane Bauer, and Josh Fattal were formally charged with espionage by Iran's authorities on Monday. The three were arrested while crossing Iraq-Iran border on July 31 of this year....

Clinton, in Pakistan, Confronts Rising Hostility

Hillary Clinton arrived in Islamabad today. She promises 'a new page in relations' and several civilian investment deals. According to reports in the local media, in her interview she focussed mainly on a desire to...

Dick Morris Agrees with Albertacowpoke of NP

Darn I can't believe it.  When Hillary Clinton was selected as Obama's Secretary of State, I figured that there was a motive behind her accepting this position. I truly believed, and still do, that...

Armenia and Turkey Signed Historic Protocols Treaty.

Today in Zurich, Switzerland after tensions and delays in negotiations over three hours long, Armenia and Turkey finally signed a Treaty to establish diplomatic ties between the countries after 94 years of...

Hillary Clinton: "I kind of like being president" in UN

Hillary Clinton said she "kind of like being president" in the UN Security Council, which was not at all surprising.She made the remark after she delivered a speech on behalf of the United States, and said "I resume...

US open to Ahmadinejad's invitation to inspect facility

"US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has given a cautious welcome to Iran's announcement that it will open a newly revealed nuclear plant to inspection." ~ BBC News online  Secretary of State Hillary Clinton...

President Obama continues economic stranglehold on Cuba

On Monday, President Obama continued the economic stranglehold on Cuba for another year claiming "...that the continuation for one year of the exercise of those authorities with respect to Cuba is in the national...

Cuba Protests US Denial of Visa to Adriana Perez

Cuba is protesting the United States' denying a visa to Adriana Perez, the wife of one of the Cuban Five, a group of anti-terrorists who remain imprisoned in the United States. "Adriana is the...

Forbes Most Powerful Women: Angela Merkel Tops

German Chancellor Angela Merkel still dominated the No. 1 spot on Forbe's annual ranking of the world's most powerful women for the fourth year in a row, while First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton didn't get in top 30. ""Women in power are...

Hillary Clinton Outburst At Student, Asserts Difference from Bill

Hillary Clinton outburst at a student at a forum in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, because the student asked her for Bill Clinton's views. Hillary Clinton snapped at the student, asserting that...

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