Daily Express: THE scientific consensus that mankind has caused climate change was rocked yesterday as a leading academic called it a “load of hot air underpinned by fraudâ€. Professor Ian Plimer condemned the climate change lobby as “climate comrades†keeping the “gravy train†going. In a controversial talk just days before the start of a [...]
Rep. Mark Kirk Politico: In late June, Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) was a critical swing vote on climate change, helping Democrats put the cap-and-trade bill over the top in a cliffhanger roll call vote. By September, Kirk had totally cooled on the global warming measure, saying he would vote against cap and trade if he [...]
Washington Times: KANDAHAR, Afghanistan | When nearly 60 tribal leaders gathered in a Taliban stronghold here recently to discuss mounting security challenges, U.S. military commanders and staff listened attentively, but there were no representatives from Afghan security forces. “What government do we have?” asked Mohammed Nabi, a malik, or tribal leader, from the Kandahar region [...]
Daily Express: MORE than 50 million African workers are to be invited to Europe in a far-reaching secretive migration deal, the Daily Express can reveal today.  A controversial taxpayer-funded “job centre†opened in Mali this week is just the first step towards promoting “free movement of people in Africa and the EUâ€. Brussels economists claim [...]
The Hill: Rep. John Tanner (D-Tenn.) is the second targeted Democrat in a little more than a week to announce his retirement from Congress. Tanner said in a statement Tuesday that he considered retiring before, but he wanted to serve a term as president of NATO’s Parliamentary Assembly. “We believed we owed it to our [...]
Good evening. To the United States Corps of Cadets, to the men and women of our armed services, and to my fellow Americans, I want to speak to you tonight about our effort in Afghanistan, the nature of our commitment there, the scope of our interests, and the strategy that my administration will pursue to [...]
Fox News: President Obama’s decision to send 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan after a 92-day review appears to be a compromise between his hawkish advisers who were pressing him to heed the advice of his military commanders and his political advisers, most notably Vice President Biden, who argued for an alternative strategy that would have [...]
The Independent: This picture of an oversize man on an American Airlines flight has heightened the debate about obese passengers who cannot fit into economy seats. It was sent to www.flightglobal.com’s Kieran Daly. He says it was from an AA Flight attendant with the assurance that it was genuine. “Sympathise with the guy or not, [...]
Jerusalem Post: Iran continued snubbing the world Tuesday, two days after defiantly announcing a decision to build ten uranium enrichment facilities in the face of international condemnation of its lack of transparency in dealing with the IAEA. “Iran’s nuclear issue has been resolved … We will hold no talks (with major powers) over this issue. [...]
