KABUL (AP) — A NATO airstrike killed at least 27 civilians in central Afghanistan, the Cabinet said Monday, the third time a mistaken coalition strike has killed noncombatants since the start of a major offensive aimed at winning over the population. The top NATO commander, U.S. Gen. Stanley McChrystal, apologized to the Afghan president, NATO [...]
The Guardian: Scientists have been forced to withdraw a study on projected sea level rise due to global warming after finding mistakes that undermined the findings. The study, published in 2009 in Nature Geoscience, one of the top journals in its field, confirmed the conclusions of the 2007 report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate [...]
Politico: Sen. John Cornyn is struggling with a problem his party hasn’t seen much lately: high expectations. When the Texas Republican took over as chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, many thought he could call the 2010 cycle a victory if the Republicans lost just a seat or two. Now he finds himself frantically [...]
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s vice president says the country plans to begin construction on two new uranium enrichment facilities in the next Iranian calendar year, which begins March 21. Ali Akbar Salehi, who is also the head of Iran’s nuclear program, said Monday Tehran intends to use its more advanced centrifuges at the new sites. [...]
Politico: Internal Toyota documents derided the Obama administration and Democratic Congress as “activist†and “not industry friendly,” a revelation that comes days before the giant automaker’s top executives testify on Capitol Hill amid a giant recall. According to a presentation obtained under subpoena by the House Oversight and Government Relations committee, Toyota referred to the [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) – Democratic governors said Sunday they worry about President Barack Obama’s track record on fighting Republican political attacks and urged him to better connect with anxious voters. Some allies pleaded for a new election-year strategy focused on the economy. “It’s got to be better thought out,” Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell said. “It’s got [...]
Financial Times: by George Soros Otmar Issing, one of the fathers of the euro, correctly states the principle on which the single currency was founded. As he wrote in the FT last week, the euro was meant to be a monetary union but not a political one. Participating states established a common central bank but [...]
Business Insider: The image of banks locking their doors to keep customers from making withdrawals during a bank run is what immediately came to mind when we heard that Citigroup was telling customers it has the right to prevent any withdrawals from checking accounts for seven days. “Effective April 1, 2010, we reserve the right [...]
Politico: Fox News host Glenn Beck drew cheers from the conservative faithful Saturday evening with sharp criticism of Republicans and Democrats alike in a speech that repeatedly hit upon the theme of personal responsibility. “We choose our own destiny,” Beck said in the closing speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference. “All men are created [...]
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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The Dalai Lama commented on Tiger Woods’ sex scandals Saturday, saying self-discipline is among Buddhism’s highest values, one day after Woods said he had strayed from his Buddhist faith. Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader told The Associated Press during a brief interview in his hotel suite in Beverly Hills that he had [...]
