Month: December 2012

After Disintegration of Syria, Next Stop Tehran

. Israel suspected over Iran nuclear programme inquiry leaks (The Guardian) – Israel is suspected of carrying out a series of leaks implicating Iran in nuclear weapons experiments in an attempt to raise international...

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Bob Corker Talks Hostage Taking

Senator Corker of the great state of Tennessee once again wants to hold the debt ceiling gun to America’s head so he can cut Social Security and Medicare benefits (and Medicaid, disability, veteran benefits and who knows...

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Nobel Peace Prize for the EU

Reposted from The European Tribune The Nobel Peace Prize committee has a curious sense of timing: awarding President Obama the Peace Prize before he had accomplished anything much in office, and now awarding the EU the Peace...

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Can GOP Say Yes on Immigration Reform?

Today is a travel day for me, but I will be back to my regular routine tomorrow. I want to drop a quick note on this POLITICO/George Washington University Battleground poll on people’s attitudes about immigration reform....

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Casual Observation

I still don’t see how John Boehner can convince his caucus to vote for a bill that the president negotiated and that the Democratically-controlled Senate will support. I think the right spent too much time turning Obama...

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