Bill Maher: Republican obstruction crosses line into 'treason'
Posted by: itobin53
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-19 12:29:43 -0700 | political-news
When do Republican actions to obstruct and delegitimize Obama’s presidency stop being called partisan politics and start being called treason? The answer is May 17, 2013. On Friday, HBO’s Bill Maher dared to go where no one has gone before....
All the king's men: The Obama administration's fall from grace
Posted by:
tjlarson
Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-19 17:40:16 -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...
Revere man sentenced to 10 years in prison for breaking and entering as repeat offender
Source: The Boston Globe
Boston :: MA :: USA | updated 2013-05-19 15:37:48 -0700 | political-news
Patrick Wiswall, 41, was found guilty on Tuesday of breaking and entering in the daytime to commit a felony and larceny under $250, following a five-day trial at the Middle Superior Court, according to a statement from the district attorney's...
Food, hospitality show...
Source: Arab News
Beirut :: Lebanon | updated 2013-05-19 15:37:37 -0700 | political-news
18 am The 18th edition of Saudi Food & Hotel and Hospitality 2013 opened yesterday, highlighting the importance of the region's annual food and hospitality trade event. This year's food and hotel and hospitality event has more than 400 exhibitors...
Fisherman rescued from Megansett Harbor in North Falmouth
Source: The Boston Globe
Boston :: MA :: USA | updated 2013-05-19 15:37:48 -0700 | political-news
The man's fishing companion alerted area residents, who pulled him from the water...The man was identified as a 69-year-old Somerville resident, though police have not released his name. In addition to local police, the Falmouth Department of Natural Resources and...
VIDEO: Murdered Pakistan politician buried
Source: BBC
Karāchi :: Pakistan | updated 2013-05-19 15:36:01 -0700 | political-news
Murdered Pakistan politician buried in Karachi 19 May 2013 Last updated at 17:55 ET Hundreds of people have attended the funeral of the murdered vice-president of Pakistan's PTI party, Zahra Shahid Hussain, at a mosque in Karachi. She was shot...
N. KOREA PRISON SAGA: Camp Holding American Not the Worst, Experts Say
Source: Fox
Pyŏngyang :: North Korea | updated 2013-05-19 14:07:22 -0700 | political-news
Published May 19, 2013 FoxNews.com It's bad for Kenneth Bae, the Washington man arrested in North Korea last year and sentenced to 15 years in prison, but it could be worse, according to people familiar with the workings of one...
First Saudi woman summits Everest
Source: CNN
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated 2013-05-19 14:25:02 -0700 | political-news
Raha Moharrak reached the top of the mountain on Saturday as part of the "Arabs with Altitude" expedition, which also includes a Palestinian, an Iranian and a Qatari aiming to be the first from his nation to summit the mountain....
Georgia gov orders Bibles to be returned to state park
Source: Fox
Atlanta :: GA :: USA | updated 2013-05-19 14:07:21 -0700 | political-news
When Ed Buckner and his family went to a north Georgia state park to celebrate his son's birthday, he was surprised and concerned to find Bibles in the state-owned cabin he had rented. An atheist, Buckner believes that no religious...
Keeping alive Gaza's culinary traditions
Source: BBC
Gaza :: Palestine | updated 2013-05-19 17:47:07 -0700 | political-news
Amid the loud whir of fans and clatter of plates in his kitchen, Asad Abu Haseera ladles a rich, tomato and chilli sauce over the fresh prawns sizzling in a pan...A few minutes later, as the top of the stew...
Obama walks a fine line with Myanmar president's landmark visit
Source: Reuters
Yangon :: Myanmar | updated 2013-05-19 18:12:11 -0700 | political-news
President Barack Obama (L) waves to the press during his meeting with Myanmar's President Thein Sein in Yangon, November 19, 2012. President Barack Obama will walk a fine line between fostering a U.S. ally in China's backyard and trying to...
Four key Hillary Clinton staffers from 2008 unlikely to sign on for 2016 bid
Source: Washington Post
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-19 17:41:09 -0700 | political-news
Committee about the State Department's FY2013 international affairs budget Feb. 28, 2012, in Washington, D.C. May 20, 2013 12:05 AM EDT The Washington Post Howard Wolfson, the 2008 communications director for Hillary Rodham Clinton, has said he will not return...
Editorial Board: Obamacare's tricky next phase
Source: Washington Post
Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-19 17:41:12 -0700 | political-news
For starters, many Americans don't know much about what's coming. According to a recent Kaiser Family Foundation poll , a fifth believe that either Congress or the Supreme Court has killed the law. Some of them may be surprised to...
Post-Chavez Venezuela makes overture to US
Source: Al Jazeera English
Maracaibo :: Venezuela | updated 2013-05-19 17:38:57 -0700 | political-news
S Foreign minister Elias Jaua says country is looking to 'resume diplomatic representation at the highest level'. Last Modified: 20 May 2013 00:31 Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has said government would like to increase dialogue with the US [Reuters] Venezuela's...
Ending negative perceptions of Saudis
Source: Arab News
Boston :: MA :: USA | updated 2013-05-19 17:30:10 -0700 | political-news
Alaa Alghamdi Monday 20 May 2013 Last Update 20 May 2013 3:13 am It is sadly not really surprising these days to learn that Muslims in western countries are regarded with unwarranted suspicion and treated unfairly by the police, officials...
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