Emaar buyback not the only reason to buy the DFM « Peter J. Cooper’s Weblog

" So my point would simply be that UAE stock market investors have overdone their pessimism over the summer – just as they did last year – and as Ramadan concludes the market is likely to resume its rally....

Army Times asks if McCain flip flopped or fibbed.

"McCain on FCS: Flip-flop or fib? By Bradley Peniston - Staff writer Posted : Saturday Sep 13, 2008 6:58:20 EDT Has Sen. John McCain renounced his longtime antagonism toward the Army’s Future Combat Systems?On Sept. 8, the Republican presidential candidate told a...

Gold will shine after dark times « Peter J. Cooper’s Weblog

" We are expecting the price to rally again in the short to medium term, although a new record is not thought likely. Gold’s recent slide is down to such factors as the general drop in commodity prices - in particular oil - and the recovery in the US dollar."

AHMADINEJAD'S NEW ENEMY: WOMEN

"Posted: 4:36 am, September 6, 2008, by Amir Taheri, NY POST IN one of his last sermons before his death, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini warned of "three threats" to his vision of Islam: the US, the Jews and women....

Tildesley named Paralympics flag-bearer

Congratulations to Donovan. I went to high school with him and back then he was an amazing swimmer, and now he has the world record for the men's 800-metre and 1500' metre freestyle in S11 category. Very nice and...

Ron Paul Addresses Supporters at a Minneapolis Gathering

At Langford Park in Minneapolis on September 1st, 2008, the Minnesotans for Limited Government held a picnic in the park which featured appearances by Libertarian Presidential candidate Bob Barr and a man who is...

McCain plans 3-state VP rollout

"John McCain is planning to roll out his vice presidential nominee in three battleground states this weekend, with large-scale rallies planned for Ohio, Pennsylvania and Missouri, according to aides and advisers. "Mitt Romney will be there and he is supposedly one of the...

Top US diplomat escapes gun attack in Pakistan

The top US doplomat in Pakistan narrowly escaped an ambush this morning, at the same tiem that a bomb exploded at a political rally in the Southwest of the country. Violence in Pakistan is increasing as that country looks to replace outgoing president Pervez Musharraf....

Protests Ahead of DNC in Denver

Let the games begin... The Democratic National Convention kicks off tomorrow, but 1500 anti-war demonstrators marched on Pepsi Center today."Over a thousand protesters marched to the gates of the Pepsi Center...

Obama Introduces Biden his Running Mate: - "We Share the American Story"

Obama has introduced Senator Joe Biden as his Running Mate at a rally in Springfield today.  The emphasis has been on the shared background, with Obama having been brought up by a single mother from...

Obama: I've decided on my running mate

"CNN) -- Sen. Barack Obama said he has decided on his running mate, but he's not saying who it is. ...

Protest Rally of United Trade Union Is Being Held outside of Checkpoint of Ru...

"A protest rally of about 100 representatives of Georgian United Trade Union is being held at Igoeti village, where the first checkpoint of Russian occupation armies is located. ‘You cannot make Georgia to bring to its knees with bombing’; ‘There is no place for...

TIBET : DALAI LAMA - " WE SHOULD NOT ISOLATE CHINA!"

OPINION: DALAI LAMA SUPPORT BEIJING SUMMER OLYMPICS? Dalai Lama has given his opinion on the China's claimed that he is feeding negative feedbacks and backing the boycott on China's Summer Olympics in Beijing. Which in fact he supports the Summer Olympics held at Beijing. On...

Karadzic extradited to The Hague

After being arrested on 21 july Serbian leader  Radovan Karadzic has been transfered to war tribunal court in the Hague. 63 years old former serbian leader was hiding for 13 years and had changed...

Karadzic violent rally attracts fewer than expected

UPDATE: 9:33PM ESTThe rally apparently attracted far fewer numbers that expected, despite the violence that occurred. " The turnout prompted hopes that the political tide in Serbia had turned in favour of the...

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