Obama's Great Uncle Liberated Jews - Grandma is Another Story

Obama's Great Uncle liberated Jews during WWII. But I guess his grandmother still hated Jews, and blacks, and probably Hispanics and gays. "Barack Obama's campaign says the candidate made a mistake when he said a great uncle helped liberate the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz...

Anti-Syrian Lebanese Minister Assassinated

"BEIRUT (AFP) - Lebanese Industry Minister Pierre Gemayel was gunned down in a Beirut suburb, the latest victim in a spate of attacks on anti-Syrian politicians, and angry voices quickly blamed Damascus. Gemayel, 34, was a scion of one of Lebanon's most prominent Christian...

After the Triumph, the Tribulations

"Actually running Congress may make winning it look like the easy part. Herding cats. Pushing a string. Making yourself heard in a preschool where no one has had a nap. The analogies that have been used to describe what it's like to be in charge of Congress have always...

Coca growers resist Bolivia crackdown - The Washington Times

"SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia -- Indigenous coca farmers who helped put President Evo Morales in power are violently resisting even the token eradication efforts demanded by the United States to avoid Bolivia's decertification as a country cooperating against drug trafficking. ...