“her book The Fourth Instinct, handsomely blurbled by Deepak Chopra, describing “the dead ends we are led down when we are obsessed by the pursuit of success, wealth, and recognition.†Parcbench: USA TIME 100This writer (very slightly) knew Arianna Huffington a long time ago when she was … a Newt Gingrich Acolyte. Then Newt’s political [...]
Agencie France Presse: The Taliban put up fierce resistance Sunday as Pakistan pounded rebel bases from the air and bore down on their leader’s hometown, intensifying a major offensive against the Islamists. More than 100,000 people have fled South Waziristan, part of the tribal belt on the Afghan border that US officials call the most [...]
Finally, some good news… Agencie France Presse: A suicide bomber blew himself up at a meeting of the elite Revolutionary Guards in southeastern Iran Sunday, killing at least 30 people including top commanders and tribal leaders, a senior official said. The attack took place in the city of Pisheen near the border with Pakistan in [...]
Times Online: John Kerry, the US Senator, has has warned it would be “irresponsible” to send more US troops to Afghanistan at this time, amid a deepening election crisis that has placed the Kabul government’s legitimacy at stake. The United States should not proceed with a new Afghanistan strategy committing a potentially major increase in [...]
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NEW YORK – The Rev. Al Sharpton on Saturday threatened to sue radio host Rush Limbaugh for writing in a column that the civil rights leader played a role in two New York race riots. In a column published by the Wall Street Journal on Saturday about his derailed bid to become part-owner of the [...]
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PITTSBURGH (AP) – Artist Shepard Fairey, who recently admitted concealing a key mistake in a lawsuit over his use of an Associated Press photo in his famous Barack Obama “HOPE” poster, said Saturday that the error should not be viewed as “premeditated and sinister.” Fairey was at the Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh on Saturday night [...]
CNN: (CNN) — Authorities in Colorado say criminal charges are expected to be filed against Richard Heene, a storm-chasing father whose giant Mylar balloon ascended into the sky earlier this week, sparking fears that his 6-year-old was aboard. “We do anticipate at some point in the future, there will be some criminal charges filed with [...]
SURPRISE, Ariz. — An Arizona sheriff known for cracking down on people who are in the country illegally launched a crime and immigration sweep in northwestern metro Phoenix on Friday, a half day after officials in Washington limited his powers to make federal immigration arrests. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, whose sweeps have led to [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) – (Alleged) President (And aspiring dictator currently trying to shut down any opposition press) Barack Obama pushed back against critics of his health care plan on Saturday with a stern warning that absent reform, costs will continue to rise and eventually devastate the U.S. economy. The administration is trying to build momentum for [...]
Washington Post: The federal budget deficit soared to a record $1.4 trillion in the fiscal year that ended in September, a chasm of red ink unequaled in the postwar era that threatens to complicate the most ambitious goals of the Obama administration, including plans for fresh spending to create jobs and spur economic recovery. Still, [...]
Politico: The president of one of America’s largest labor unions, Gerry McEntee, has emerged as a major obstacle to the White House’s efforts to maintain a unified front in the health care debate. The veteran president of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) has crossed lines that few labor leaders – [...]
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