Syria, the G-8 and the legacy of colonialism
Posted by:
Herbert Dyer, Jr.
Dublin :: Ireland | updated 2013-06-18 20:52:36 -0700 | political-news
G8 summit leaders continue to haggle over a proposed statement on the Syrian civil war, but they have been stymied in their attempt to include a call for the removal of Bashar al-Assad's regime, reports Skynews.com. As expected, Russian President...
House Republicans vote for 20-week abortion ban
Posted by: itobin53
Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-06-18 19:27:37 -0700 | political-news
House Republicans, determined to find a way to stop constitutionally legal abortions, passed a ban on Tuesday that bans abortions after 20 weeks, with limited exceptions for rape. The vote was mostly along party lines with the tally including 222...
Amendment to defense bill requires the US to help Israel remove 'existential threats'
Posted by: northsunm32
Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-06-18 19:46:30 -0700 | political-news
An amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act requires the US to take "all necessary steps" to help Israel "remove existential threats" including preventing a nuclear Iran. A feature of US politics is attaching amendments to important bills that may...
Where's Hoffa? The great US mystery
Posted by: April_Johnson
Detroit :: MI :: USA | updated 2013-06-18 16:04:20 -0700 | political-news
For almost 40 years the FBI has followed one dead-end lead after another for missing former Teamster president and Mafia boss Jimmy Hoffa. This week authorities are conducting yet another search in a field, not far from Detroit. Tony Zerilli...
‘Look what the Fox dragged in': Sarah Palin back on the F-Network (Video)
Posted by: VeronicaS
Wasilla :: AK :: USA | updated 2013-06-18 18:12:29 -0700 | political-news
I was so happy to hear someone say aloud what I have vowed to do: Ignore Sarah “Mama Grisly” Palin. I haven’t written about the warrior princess slash ex-governor-vice-presidential candidate-author-reality star lately, for I had come to the painful conclusion...
Freedom to burn
Posted by:
msarzo
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-06-18 20:18:12 -0700 | political-news
L'il Wayne walked right into the middle of a fractious debate. Literally. The rapper, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., recorded a music video for the song "God Bless Amerika" during which he walked over the American flag...
Colorado to limit free speech/ press rights of pro-marijuana magazines
Posted by: Jerome McCollom
Denver :: CO :: USA | updated 2013-06-18 19:57:35 -0700 | political-news
After a wrongful arrest, prosecutors frequently offer the dropping of charges, or expugement of arrest records, if the person wrongly arrested agrees to not sue. This is related to the practice of a wrongfully arrested person agreeing to a settlment,...
US government announces it will engage in ‘direct' talks with Taliban
Posted by: arkar
Doha :: Qatar | updated 2013-06-18 20:52:40 -0700 | political-news
In a positive step towards peace in Afghanistan, the White House today announced that it will be engaging in direct talks with the Taliban, a move that is regarded as timely in light of the US plan to withdraw from...
US-Taliban talks to begin for peaceful Afghanistan
Posted by: Michelle Lincaster
Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-06-18 20:52:40 -0700 | political-news
The US has announced that talks with the Taliban would be starting next week in order to discuss peace prospects for Afghanistan after 12 years of conflict in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The news comes after the...
Montreal Mayor Resigns After Bribery Arrest
Source: The New York Times
Montreal :: Canada | updated 2013-06-18 21:31:37 -0700 | political-news
In a brief statement to reporters, he denied that he was guilty of any of the 14 charges he now faces. But he said it would not be possible to act as mayor while defending himself. For much of his...
Obama to speak at Brandenburg Gate
Source: BBC
Kabul :: Afghanistan | updated 2013-06-18 19:32:02 -0700 | political-news
Obama in Berlin to give Brandenburg Gate speech This is Barack Obama's first visit to Berlin as US president US President Barack Obama has arrived in Berlin at the start of a visit during which he will address crowds at...
On fertility, and the flauntingly fecund Sarah Palin
Source: Washington Post
Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-06-18 17:49:35 -0700 | political-news
Opinion Writer Distilled to a slogan, politics of late goes something like this: I'm more fertile than you are. It seems fecundity is emerging as the best argument for public office, policy or even citizenship. What was once an unconscious...
Extending a Hand Abroad, Obama Often Finds a Cold Shoulder
Source: Newyork Times
İstanbul :: Turkey | updated 2013-06-18 19:39:25 -0700 | political-news
Over porterhouse steak and cherry pie at a desert estate in California earlier this month, President Obama delivered a stern lecture to President Xi Jinping about Chinas disputes with its neighbors. If it is going to be a rising power,...
Spires at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Cleaned Up, Come Back in View
Source: The New York Times
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-06-18 20:02:41 -0700 | political-news
Cathedral are beginning to emerge after being encased in scaffolding for nine months. The crews that built the scaffolding level by level for the cathedrals $177 million restoration are dismantling it. The spires tower above Fifth Avenue, so there are...
Evidence in Long Island Houses of 7-Eleven ‘Plantation'
Source: The New York Times
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-06-18 20:02:40 -0700 | political-news
Social Security numbers, and being paid pennies on the dollar for hundreds of hours of labor. The guys worked tons of hours they were always there, said Nicole Koerner, 30, who lives across the street from one of the homes....
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