John Kerry begins his visit to Middle East to revive peace talks
Posted by: saleh1966
White Center :: WA :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 15:14:31 -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 13:09:54 -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 15:01:43 -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 15:26:42 -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 13:36:55 -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...
GOP Oklahoma senator opposes federal aid unless 'offset' by budget cuts
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Herbert Dyer, Jr.
Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 15:01:43 -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...
How would Libertarians, Republicans who want minimal government help Oklahoma?
Posted by: VeronicaS
Moore :: OK :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 15:01:42 -0700 | political-news
Opinion After watching the devastation in Oklahoma left in the wake of a monster tornado Monday, I wondered what the folks who say government should stay out of the business of helping states cope would do about this tragedy. According...
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.
Court strikes down Arizona 20-week abortion ban
Source: The Boston Globe
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 13:18:47 -0700 | political-news
A federal court in San Francisco Tuesday struck down Arizona's ban on abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy...Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the law violates a string of U.S...Wade that guarantees a woman's right to an abortion before a...
Mass. court rejects new trial in subway shooting
Source: The Boston Globe
Boston :: MA :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 13:23:33 -0700 | political-news
The highest court in Massachusetts has refused to grant a new trial to two men convicted in a subway shooting that killed a passenger's unborn baby...One of the bullets pierced the abdomen of Hawa Barry, who was 36 weeks pregnant...Prosecutors...
Judge delays court appearance for driver in patio death
Source: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Toronto :: Canada | updated 2013-05-21 11:44:36 -0700 | political-news
A judge delayed the first appearance of a man accused of impaired driving in the death of a boy who was killed while sitting on a restaurant patio in Edmonton, because emotions were running high in the courtroom Tuesday. Richard...
Altaf disbands MQM's Karachi organising committee
Source: DAWN
Karāchi :: Pakistan | updated 2013-05-21 13:11:01 -0700 | political-news
In an apparent reaction to hooliganism' during his speech on Sunday morning, Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain on Tuesday night disbanded his party's Karachi Tanzeemi (organising) Committee. The decision was made following observations and recommendations made by public...
The Lede: Former President of Iran Disqualified From Race to Succeed Ahmadinejad, State TV Says
Source: Newyork Times
Oklahoma City :: OK :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 11:48:59 -0700 | political-news
Search This Blog Search Follow This Blog Reports and Commentary on Twitter Recent Posts May 21 Iran's state television announced Tuesday that Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a two-term former president who called for greater freedom during protests in 2009 protests,...
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