That ‘Arab Spring’ sure is dandy… BBC: Tunisians have begun voting in their first truly free elections. Voting has begun in Tunisia in the first free election of the Arab Spring, nine months after the fall of former President Zinedine el Abidine Ben Ali. Voters will elect a 217-seat assembly that will draft a new [...]
The Hill: Businessman Herman Cain said Saturday in Iowa that if elected president he would make the U.S. energy independent but that his plan to do so was still being developed. “We will have an energy independence strategy because America has the resources to become energy independent. We have enough oil, coal, natural gas, shale [...]
Business Insider: In an analyst note, BofA/ML Ethan S. Harris drops a bit of a bombshell prediction: We expect a moderate slowdown in the beginning of next year, as two small policy shocks—anotherdebt downgrade and fiscal tightening—hit the economy. The “not-so-super” Deficit Commission is very unlikely to come up with a credible deficit-reduction plan. The [...]
Ibrahim Moussa, Slain Gaddafi’s Spokesman: It seems that previous reports of both men’s demise were false. MSNBC: Slain dictator Moammar Gadhafi’s influential son and heir-apparent, Saif al-Islam, has been captured alive and uninjured, rebel sources told NBC News on Saturday . Saif al-Islam and Moussa Ibrahim, the former spokesman for the Gadhafi’s regime, were both [...]
(Reuters) – Stunning accusations that a top California Democratic campaign treasurer looted the war chests of her big-name clients have left candidates across the state scrambling to raise more money as election season looms. Kinde Durkee, who controlled the funds of roughly 400 candidates and groups, ranging from Senator Dianne Feinstein to local Democratic youth [...]
“I know your deepest secret fear.” – Jim Morrison The Hill: …Obama hasn’t always seen eye to eye with the leaders of the tech world. Steve Jobs, in particular, delivered some harsh criticism to the president, according to a new biography. During a 2010 meeting, Jobs reportedly told Obama bluntly that he would be headed [...]
Washington Post: MISURATA, Libya — Nearly 7,000 prisoners of war are packed into dingy, makeshift jails around Libya, where they have languished for weeks without charges and have faced abuse and even torture, according to human rights groups and interviews with the detainees. The prisoners will pose an early test of the new government’s ability [...]
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Occupy Oakland protesters fill Frank Ogawa Plaza in front of City Hall. City officials have posted eviction notices ordering them to leave or face arrest. (SF Gate)
(AP) OAKLAND, Calif. — Hundreds of anti-Wall Street protesters defiantly remained at their campsite outside Oakland’s City Hall early Saturday, despite a city order to vacate. As the 10 p.m. time of the city’s ultimatum passed Friday night, Occupy Oakland demonstrators showed no signs of departing as music blasted from the plaza. More protesters arrived [...]
CBS News: Albuquerque police subdued a 48-year-old man who lunged with a knife at a group of protesters gathered Friday evening near the University of New Mexico in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement. About 100 people were in the area when Miguel Aguirre – described by police as a homeless man who also [...]
From: James Kvaal, BarackObama.com Subject: The end of the war in Iraq Date: October 22, 2011 4:52:43 PM EDT Reply-To: info@barackobama.com Loser – I’m James Kvaal, the new policy director for President Obama’s 2012 campaign. You’ll be hearing from me occasionally about the President’s policies and those of our opponents, and how we can all [...]
New York Times: WHEN I began my research on the cultural history of shoplifting, I set out looking for women. After all, ever since the first wave of shoplifters was recorded in late 17th-century London, the guilty were presumed to be female. The idea seemed to be that petty crimes like stealing from stores and [...]
Kansas City Star: The country’s first criminal prosecution of Planned Parenthood was left teetering Friday when it was revealed the state of Kansas destroyed abortion records that prosecutors planned to use as evidence. Johnson County prosecutors asked a judge to delay a Monday hearing to decide if there’s enough evidence to try Planned Parenthood on [...]
