Karzai prepares for inauguration

Of course he will want to burn the poppy fields instigate securities against corruption and bow towards Washington DC the new mecca of the middle east. hmmmn what a damn sham. Pass the brown gold opps I mean the...

TEA Party Debate- Zero tolerance of Breach of the Public Trust

The topic of this debate revolves around tolerance and intolerance of moral, ethical, legal and political trespasses by elected officials. In this story, I may sometimes refer to these collectively as "ethos*...

New Honduran leader sworn in

" A new president has been sworn into office in Honduras, hours after the ousting of President Manuel Zelaya. Congress speaker Roberto Micheletti will serve as interim president until polls are held, Congress...

The Economist's Article Was Right On The Money About Catalonia

"I’ve got to take my hat off to The Economist for publishing an excellent article about Catalonia called “The party’s over” last week. It has caused great concern here in Catalonia and there’s been much calling for public apologies, articles being banned etc etc. In...

Al-Qaeda helps US advance agenda

"Former Cuban president Fidel Castro says al-Qaeda terrorists have been engineered in order to advance the Bush administration's agenda. In an essay published on Sunday, Castro said the terrorist group "was born from the empire's own entrails", using the term "empire" to...

This Is Not A Normal Recession: Moving on to Plan B

""The Winter of 2008-2009 will prove to be the winter of global economic discontent that marks the rejection of the flawed ideology that unregulated global financial markets promote financial innovation, market efficiency, unhampered growth and endless prosperity while...

US global dominance 'set to wane'

US global dominance 'set to wane' The US navy is likely to have more company in the years to come US economic, military and political dominance...

Obama and the Revenge of Democracy

"by Mosharraf Zaidi Perception is reality. So while there is an almighty chorus of those that are warning the people of the world to be cautious and not invest so emphatically in the hope that the US election result has inspired, it is important to listen not only to our...

No Time for Laurels; Now the Hard Part

"No Time for Laurels; Now the Hard Part Sign In to E-Mail or Save This Print Reprints ShareLinkedinDiggFacebookMixxYahoo! BuzzPermalink By PETER BAKER Published: November 4, 2008 ...

A Bloomberg 3RD Term??

"NYC mayor wins fight to extend term limits ""NEW YORK (AP) -- Arguing that New York needs his financial skill to guide it through the crisis on Wall Street, Mayor Michael Bloomberg persuaded City Council...

The 7.30 Report

"The case of the Czech trained doctor who managed to practise in Australia and New Zealand for 12 years, despite a long history of alcohol abuse and a jail term for domestic violence, has raised serious concerns...

UK Government refuses to rescue councils caught in Iceland bank collapse

The UK's consumer savings protection laws will be put to the test for the first time after the colapse of Iceland's Landsbanki, which had banking outlets in the UK under the name ICEsave. However it has emerged...

India beats China as top investment destination for first time: UN

"New Delhi: Eighteen years after it started opening up its economy, India, for the first time, has replaced China as the most promising destination for foreign direct investment in the medium-to-long term, says a...

In gaffe, Biden said FDR led when market crashed

"WASHINGTON - Vice presidential candidate Joe Biden says today's leaders should take a lesson from the history books and follow fellow Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt's response to a financial crisis. "When the stock market crashed, Franklin D. Roosevelt...

Obama and the Palin Effect - a Mirror on the US Psyche

"Sometimes politics has the uncanny effect of mirroring the national psyche even when nobody intended to do that. This is perfectly illustrated by the rousing effect that Gov. Sarah Palin had on the Republican convention in Minneapolis this week. On the surface, she outdoes...

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