Poll:
Americans pretty clueless about politics, world
Only one in four Americans know how many votes a Senate filibuster requires.
One in three know the name of the chairman of the Republican Party.
One in two know the Democratic leader of the US Senate.
China
suspends military ties with US
China suspends military exchanges with the US and threatens to impose
sanctions on US arms companies over a Washington decision to sell weapons
to Taiwan.
Unrepentant,
unforgiven, Blair says: ‘I’d do it again’
Tony Blair was branded a murderer and liar last night after he ended
his historic appearance before the Iraq inquiry with a blank refusal
to voice regrets over toppling Saddam Hussein. U.S.
Drops Plan for a 9/11 Trial in New York City
The Obama administration on Friday gave up on its plan to try the Sept.
11 plotters in Lower Manhattan, bowing to almost unanimous pressure
from New York officials and business leaders to move the terrorism trial
elsewhere.
Bill,
Melinda Gates Pledge $10 Billion for Vaccines Bill and Melinda Gates said their foundation will commit $10
billion over the next decade to help develop vaccines for the world’s
poorest countries, a project that may save the lives of 8.7 million
children.
Paulson:
Russia tried to exacerbate US financial crisis
Russian interests attempted to force the U.S. government bailout
of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by selling off its holdings in the
two entities in 2008, then urging China to do the same, according
to former U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.
Obama
and Scott Brown Are 10th Cousins
Reporting from Washington – President Obama has found another
long-lost cousin: Scott Brown, the Republican state senator from
Massachusetts who won the Senate seat long held by the late Sen.
Edward M. Kennedy.
Authors
of Bush torture memos to be cleared of misconduct
The men who advised former President Bush to waterboard detainees
and deprive them of sleep will be cleared of charges of professional
misconduct by a Justice Department ethics report.
Thousands
protest in Tokyo against U.S. military presence in Japan
Thousands of protesters from across Japan marched today in Tokyo
to protest against U.S. military presence on Okinawa, while a Cabinet
minister said she would fight to get rid of a marine base Washington
considers crucial.
The
Only Way to Get Money Out of Politics
Last week’s Supreme Court ruling striking down the ban on
corporate and union spending at election time is both a blessing
and a curse.
FDIC
clocks 15 bank failures so far in 2010
Six more U.S. banks were seized on Friday as regulators continue
to close the doors of banks struggling to cope with fallout from
the financial crisis.
Justice
Alito Was Right
Despite claims made by the president, last week’s Supreme
Court opinion on campaign finance specifically excludes foreign
nationals and foreign-owned corporations from its ruling.
Another Phony Bin Laden Tape
Holdren's Eugenicist Nightmare
CIA Involvement In Iran
Nazi Roots Of The European Union
North Korea Nuclear Circus
Police State UK
Neo-Con Attack On Jesse Ventura
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