All the king's men: The Obama administration's fall from grace
Posted by:
tjlarson
Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-19 18:54:00 -0700 | political-news
It seems that not so long ago Americans all over the country were captivated by Barack Obama. A man who rose from relative mediocrity to do what only a handful of men in US history have done: Become president of...
Amid scandals, Obama gets slight bump in polls
Posted by: Punditty
Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-19 22:35:20 -0700 | political-news
Isn’t a scandal supposed to lower a president's poll numbers? And aren’t multiple scandals occurring simultaneously supposed to drop those numbers even lower? Maybe so, but the three high-profile scandals currently dogging President Barack Obama and his administration seem...
Republicans trying to make a mountain out of a molehill, and it's hurting Americans
Posted by: Cyberiante
Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-19 20:29:11 -0700 | political-news
While fun is fun, the Republican insistence on trying to harm the Obama administration’s programs and goals by refusing to let go of the matter of IRS targeting of right wing hate groups has begun to affect the smooth workings...
Pentagon and President can force US taxpayers to pay for indefinitely long war on terror
Posted by: northsunm32
Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-19 23:26:37 -0700 | political-news
While the very visible big footprint war in Iraq is over and the Afghan war is winding down, the war against terror continues all over the world and is not expected to stop for at least 10 or 20 years....
Syria brings missiles in position against Tel Aviv
Posted by: kiranriz
Damascus :: Syria | updated 2013-05-19 23:55:42 -0700 | political-news
Israel has bombed targets in Syria three times this year to prevent arms shipments to Hezbollah. In the case of a fourth air strike Syria's President Assad now has apparently issued the order for immediate retaliation. According to the British...
China asks NKorea to release fishing boat, crew
Source: The Boston Globe
Pyŏngyang :: North Korea | updated 2013-05-19 23:59:15 -0700 | political-news
The Chinese Embassy in Pyongyang asked North Korea to release a private Chinese fishing boat and its crew soon after its owner reported the detention 10 days ago, state media said. The owner of the boat took to a microblog...
PTI's ‘pro-poor' agenda too big to implement
Source: DAWN
Karāchi :: Pakistan | updated 2013-05-19 20:51:40 -0700 | political-news
The upcoming Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf led provincial government will find it hard to turn its pro-people election manifesto into a reality without growing Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's income considerably, according to official sources. The PTI would find Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's existing income insufficient...
Activists bristle as India cracks down on foreign funding of NGOs
Source: Washington Post
New Delhi :: India | updated 2013-05-19 20:23:26 -0700 | political-news
Amid an intensifying crackdown on nongovernmental groups that receive foreign funding, Indian activists are accusing the government of stifling their right to dissent in the world's largest democracy. India has tightened the rules on nongovernmental organizations over the past two...
Vote fraud is easy with 13,000 in Maryland still on D.C. records
Source: The Washington Times
Prince George :: Canada | updated 2013-05-19 20:36:14 -0700 | political-news
The District has failed to remove from its voting rolls as many as 13,000 former residents who years ago moved to Prince George's County and cast ballots there, making fraud by voting in two jurisdictions as easy as going to...
Discrimination suits for disabilities could rise with new list of psychiatric disorders
Source: The Washington Times
Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-19 20:35:59 -0700 | political-news
As a new edition of the manual of mental disorders used to diagnose psychiatric conditions hits publishers, employers are concerned that the expansion of definitions for some types of disabilities will open them to more lawsuits and complaints of disability...
Philippines coast guard defensive over killing
Source: United Press International
Taipei :: Taiwan | updated 2013-05-19 21:45:38 -0700 | political-news
An investigation into the killing by the Philippines coast guard of a Taiwanese fisherman is focusing on whether rules of engagement were broken. A report by The Philippine Star newspaper cited an unnamed official close to the Philippine government's investigation...
Gay marriage plans return to Commons
Source: BBC
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-19 22:30:49 -0700 | political-news
Gay marriage bill returns to Commons The bill is set to be debated over two days Plans to legalise same-sex marriage in England and Wales return to the Commons later, amid continuing opposition from some Conservative activists and MPs. The...
Insight: The fight for North Dakota's fracking-water market
Source: Reuters
Trenton :: NJ :: USA | updated 2013-05-19 21:19:05 -0700 | political-news
Topics Related Video The Trenton Water Depot in Trenton, North Dakota, is seen March 26, 2013. In towns across North Dakota, the wellhead of the North American energy boom, the locals have taken to quoting the adage: "Whiskey is for...
1,145 ranker cops fear denial of right to promotion
Source: DAWN
Karāchi :: Pakistan | updated 2013-05-19 20:51:33 -0700 | political-news
Punjab police authorities allegedly plan to deprive at least 1,145 police inspectors (69 of them already promoted to DSP rank) of their right to promotion in violation' of police rules and rulings of higher judiciary, allegedly to accommodate 230 directly...
Terengganu police urges organisers to postpone and relocate Thursday's rally
Source: The Star
Kuala Terengganu :: Malaysia | updated 2013-05-19 23:07:17 -0700 | political-news
Terengganu police have urged the organisers of the Blackout 505 gathering to postpone their rally and relocate to a more suitable location. Kuala Terengganu police chief Asst Comm Zamri Shamsuddin said he received a notification from Pakatan on Sunday that...
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