John Kerry begins his visit to Middle East to revive peace talks
Posted by: saleh1966
White Center :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 12:30:04 -0700 | political-news
US Secretary of State John Kerry starts Tuesday his fourth tour to the Middle East since being appointed the top US diplomat at the beginning of February. He will visit Oman, Jordan, Palestinian territories and Israel. During his visit, Kerry...
Sen. Whitehouse fingers GOP's global warming denial for Oklahoma tornadoes
Posted by:
Herbert Dyer, Jr.
Moore :: OK :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 10:13:36 -0700 | political-news
Even as Americans were transfixed before their television sets, soaking up the almost surreal scenes of mass death and damage as miles-wide tornadoes with winds in excess of 200 mph rampaged throughout the state of Oklahoma, Rhode Island Democratic Sen....
Oklahoma destruction: Obama affirms disaster declaration in state of climate denier
Posted by: PrairieDogPress
Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 12:59:05 -0700 | political-news
People who live in states along the path of “tornado alley” say they are prepared for monster storms and tornadoes but the massive two-mile-wide twister that smashed its way through 20 miles of the area from Newcastle to Moore, Okla.,...
Is separation of church and state in big trouble with Supreme Court case?
Posted by: VeronicaS
Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 10:53:56 -0700 | political-news
Opinion Despite the Founding Fathers’ expressed intent to keep church and state separate, religion has barreled its way into politics as more and more of our elected officials blatantly push laws based on their religious ideology. Critics say the Supreme...
Is Sharpton's Atlanta Chapter of NAN under IRS scrutiny?
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Harold Michael Harvey, J. D.
Atlanta :: GA :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 10:41:34 -0700 | political-news
While the tea party has found renewed zeal after it came to light that the Internal Revenue Service singled them out for extra scrutiny, a group headed by the president and founder of one of the tea party’s chief critics,...
Canada to serve as chair of Arctic Council for two years
Posted by: northsunm32
Ottawa :: Canada | updated 2013-05-21 11:56:09 -0700 | political-news
Canada now is chair of the 8-nation Arctic Council at the beginning of a two-year term. Many experts hope that Prime Minister Harper will now supplement his talk about responsible development and stricter security with leadership on Arctic issues. The...
Fresh bid to push change in Manila charter gained protests
Posted by: GerryAlbert
Manila :: Philippines | updated 2013-05-21 09:14:12 -0700 | political-news
By John Lloyd Hoffman and Gerry Albert Corpuz MANILA, Philippines- The effort of staunch allies of Philippine President Benigno Simeon Aquino III to push the revision of the 1987 Constitution to eliminate current restrictions on foreign investments and ownership of...
Saakashvili ally charged in Georgia
Source: BBC
Kutaisi :: Georgia | updated 2013-05-21 12:00:09 -0700 | political-news
Saakashvili ally charged with corruption in Georgia Mr Merabishvili was arrested after coming in for questioning in Kutaisi Georgian ex-Prime Minister Vano Merabishvili, a close ally of President Mikheil Saakashvili, has been detained and charged with corruption.
Hundreds seek compensation in Japan nuclear crisis
Source: Fox News
Marumori :: Japan | updated 2013-05-21 09:34:47 -0700 | political-news
Hundreds of people living just outside Japan's Fukushima prefecture say they have been denied adequate compensation after the country's 2011 nuclear disaster despite suffering elevated radiation levels. Nearly 700 residents from Hippo district in Miyagi prefecture, just northeast of Fukushima,...
The Indian doctor revered in China
Source: BBC
New Delhi :: India | updated 2013-05-21 12:26:16 -0700 | political-news
Dr Kotnis is revered in China for treating wounded Chinese soldiers Every time a Chinese leader visits India, he usually meets the family of an Indian doctor who died while treating wounded Chinese soldiers in the conflict with Japan in...
Appeals court says no to release of bin Laden death photos
Source: United Press International
Karāchi :: Pakistan | updated 2013-05-21 11:46:30 -0700 | political-news
The graffiti appeared overnight at various sites around the town. May 21 (UPI) -- A federal appeals court Tuesday ruled the government properly classified more than 50 post-mortem photos of Osama bin Laden and they can remain secret. The organization...
GOP Oklahoma senator opposes federal aid unless 'offset' by budget cuts
Posted by: Herbert Dyer, Jr.
Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 13:07:35 -0700 | political-news
According to the Washington Post, House Speaker John Boehner refused to take a stand today on the issue of offsetting disaster aid to Oklahoma with cuts in other areas of the budget. Those other areas? Student aid, food stamps, unemployment...
'Stop and frisk': 7 questions about New York's controversial policing tactic
Source: Christian Science Monitor
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 09:48:09 -0700 | political-news
7 questions about New York's controversial policing tactic A federal class-action lawsuit regarding the New York Police Department 's stop-and-frisk program has raised questions about the controversial practice made legal under a 1968 US Supreme Court ruling.
Female Saudi Everest climber happy to change views
Source: The Boston Globe
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-21 10:03:28 -0700 | political-news
Nepal (AP) The first woman from Saudi Arabia to scale Mount Everest said she doesn't intend to inspire a movement, but would be happy to change people's opinions of Saudi women and Saudi women's opinions of themselves. Raha Mobarak told...
Notre Dame Cathedral evacuated after man commits suicide
Source: Fox News
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 12:40:52 -0700 | political-news
Paris police say Notre Dame Cathedral has been evacuated after a man committed suicide in the 850-year-old monument and tourist site. A police official says officers closed the cathedral to the public after the incident Tuesday afternoon. The official could...
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