Politico: For two years, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) maintained iron discipline over his 40-to-42-member conference, mustered a mostly united opposition against the White House — and helped define the GOP as “the party of no” in the eyes of critics. But in the waning days of the 111th Congress, the White House and [...]
Fox News: If you thought Rover or Sparky was smart, think again: Chaser just took him to school. A border collie named Chaser has learned the names of 1,022 individual items — more than any other animal, even the legendary Alex the parrot. But it’s all in a day’s work for these researchers. Watch Chaser [...]
Chicago (AP) – The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners ruled Thursday that Rahm Emanuel can run for mayor, giving the former White House chief of staff a big boost as he battles complaints that he’s not a legitimate Chicago resident. The decision is almost sure to be challenged in the courts ahead of the Feb. [...]
Fox News: The first family just can’t seem to enjoy a beach vacation near clean, pristine water, and the current presidential vacation is no different. Hawaii has been plagued with heavy rains recently, and the Oahu village of Kailua has been forced to release untreated sewage and agricultural runoff into Kailua Bay and the beaches [...]
POCHEON, South Korea (AP) – North and South Korea beat the drums of war Thursday, with each threatening the other with immediate retaliation if attacked. Seoul has staged days of military drills in a show of force meant to deter North Korea, including live-fire exercises earlier this week on a front-line island shelled by the [...]
MOSCOW (AP) – President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday welcomed the U.S. Senate’s decision to ratify a landmark U.S.-Russian nuclear arms control treaty, but Russian legislators said they need to study a resolution accompanying the document before following suit. Medvedev’s spokeswoman Natalya Timakova said that when he signed the New START treaty with President Barack Obama, [...]
Times Of Malta: Chinese newspapers, books and websites will no longer be allowed to use English words and phrases, the country’s publishing body has announced, saying the “purity” of the Chinese language is in peril. The General Administration of Press and Publication, which announced the new rule on Monday, said the increasing use of English [...]
Rome (AP) – Italian authorities are investigating the explosion of two parcel bombs that detonated at the Swiss and Chilean embassies, injuring two people. Francesco Tagliente, Rome’s police chief, said a third suspicious package found at the Ukrainian embassy was a false alarm. Tagliente addressed reporters as he arrived Thursday at the Chilean embassy, where [...]
The Daily Mail: China has said it is willing to bail out debt-ridden countries in the euro zone using its $2.7trillion overseas investment fund. In a fresh humiliation for Europe, Foreign Ministry spokesman Jiang Yu said it was one of the most important areas for China’s foreign exchange investments. The country has already approached struggling [...]
El Diario: Two narco banners were found this morning. They had been signed by the Sinaloa cartel, expressing solidarity with the citizens against the murder of Marisela Escobedo and goes on to ask the people to denounce the killers to the cartel. The murder was captured on CCTV as the activist was protesting against the [...]
Wall Street Journal: MEXICO CITY—The murder of a mother who spent two years trying to bring to justice the killer of her 16-year-old daughter has struck a nerve in Mexico, casting a harsh light on the country’s dysfunctional judicial system. Marisela Escobedo, 52, was a largely unknown figure until last week, when a man shot [...]
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Yahoo Politics: President Obama remains hugely unpopular with Republicans, but a new Gallup Poll finds that he’s gained a little ground among moderate members of the GOP. According to Gallup, Obama’s approval rating among moderate Republicans jumped 9 percentage points in the last two weeks, to 29 percent. That’s still a dismal number, but as [...]
Wall Street Journal: TORREON, Mexico—His grandfather was the cross-eyed cousin of Mexico’s legendary revolutionary Francisco “Pancho” Villa. Like his famous ancestor, Carlos Villa is a hard-charging general who is charismatic, foulmouthed and not afraid to use his gun. And some say he is just what Mexico needs as it wrestles with the corruption and violence [...]
