No one to hold an umbrella for President Obama
Posted by: prabirghose
Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-19 14:54:45 -0700 | political-news
President Barack Obama had to brave the rains as he headed for a round of golf May 18, 2013, with two members of his cabinet to the Andrews Air Force base. Along with him were the US Secretary of Health...
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....
Pakistan still reeling in the elections and its aftermath
Source: DAWN
Hyderabad :: Pakistan | updated 2013-05-19 12:51:57 -0700 | political-news
An army soldier (R) sits on a chair while a voter stamps his ballot papers inside a booth at a polling station during re-polling for the general elections in Karachi, May 19, 2013. Sunday's voting took place at 43 polling...
Dubai laborers stage rare strike for more pay
Source: Reuters
Dubai :: United Arab Emirates | updated 2013-05-19 15:56:14 -0700 | political-news
Topics An Arabtec logo is seen on buildings under construction in the Marina area of Dubai in this picture taken November 28, 2009. Thousands of workers employed by Dubai's largest construction firm, Arabtec, stayed away from work on Sunday to...
NA-250 PTI candidate Arif Alvi wins
Source: DAWN
Karāchi :: Pakistan | updated 2013-05-19 12:31:21 -0700 | political-news
COM 20 mins ago Alvi won 17,489 votes votes, which was far ahead of his opponent Naimatullah Khan of Jamaat-i-Islami, who managed to capture only 446 votes after re-polling in the constituency...Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf's (PTI) Arif Alvi has won the NA-250...
American accused of spying reportedly leaves Russia
Source: Fox
Moscow :: Russia | updated 2013-05-19 12:24:52 -0700 | political-news
Embassy employee accused of spying in Moscow flew out of Russia on Sunday, five days after he was ordered to leave the country, NTV television reported. The Kremlin-loyal TV station broadcast video Sunday evening showing Ryan Fogle going through passport...
13-year-old boy bashed with baseball bat during Bonnyrigg home invasion
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Sydney :: Australia | updated 2013-05-19 13:45:06 -0700 | political-news
Bonnyrigg home invasion Posted May 20, 2013 05:40:27 A thirteen-year-old boy has been bashed with a baseball bat after three men broke into his western Sydney home. Police say the men forced their way inside the Bonnyrigg home around 2:30pm...
In Israel, a modern wall is halted by ancient terraces
Source: The Christian Science Monitor
Boston :: MA :: USA | updated 2013-05-19 12:26:57 -0700 | political-news
Batir, West Bank After scarring the ancient landscapes of Jerusalem and Bethlehem in the name of security, Israel 's separation barrier had been slated to carve through this Palestinian village's 2,500-year old farm terraces and aqueducts.
Suspect in NY bias shooting is charged with murder
Source: The Boston Globe
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-19 13:39:45 -0700 | political-news
The man who police say hurled homophobic slurs at a gay man on a Manhattan street before firing a single fatal shot to his head has been charged with murder as a hate crime...He also was charged with criminal possession...
How a toilet paper shortage may temper Chavismo in Venezuela
Source: The Christian Science Monitor
Caracas :: Venezuela | updated 2013-05-19 13:07:19 -0700 | political-news
ments How a toilet paper shortage may temper Chavismo in Venezuela Under Hugo Chavez, big businesses endured threats of state takeover. This week, Chavez's successor reached out to the boss of Venezuela's largest privately held company. By Andrew Rosati , Correspondent /...
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....
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...
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...
'No time for excuses'
Source: CNN
São Paulo :: Brazil | updated 2013-05-19 12:59:26 -0700 | political-news
Past, present and future came together on a thunderstorm-filled Sunday, as President Barack Obama received an honorary doctorate and gave the commencement speech at historically black, all-male Morehouse College, where the Rev. Martin Luther King and many other prominent African-Americans...
White House accuses Republicans of 'fishing expeditions'
Source: Reuters
Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-05-19 12:46:41 -0700 | political-news
The White House on Sunday accused Republicans of conducting political "fishing expeditions," while Republican lawmakers showed no let up in attacking President Barack Obama's administration for a culture of what they called cover-up and "intimidation."
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