Archive | Politics RSS feed for this section
French Police Searching for a Jewish School Gunman
French police are seriously involved in searching for a gunman who shot dead four people at a Jewish school in Toulouse. Two other fatal shooting and several people were wounded by a gunman in the vicinity of Toulouse last week. According to police, the same gun and the same scooter were used in all attacks. [...]
Continue reading...Joseph Kennedy III Gets Into Massachusetts Politics
17. February 2012
The son of former U.S. Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy II and grandson of the late Robert F. Kennedy announced Thursday that he wants again to get into Massachusetts politics. According to newspapers, 31-year-old Joseph Kennedy III will leave his post as a prosecutor to run for US Congress as a Democrat. “I’m very proud of [...]
Continue reading...President Obama: ‘We’ve Come To Far To Turn Back Now’
25. January 2012
With an unfinished legislative agenda from last year and with Election Day nine months from now, President Barack Obama went before a joint session of Congress Tuesday night to offer his proposals for economic growth and to draw sharp contrasts with his Republican foes. He contended that, “The state of our Union is getting stronger. And we’ve [...]
Continue reading...U.S. Senator Mark Kirk suffers stroke, undergoes surgery
23. January 2012
U.S. Senator Mark Kirk underwent surgery on Monday, Jan 23, after suffering a stroke, according to a statement from the Illinois Republican lawmaker’s office. Reuters reported that surgeons at Chicago’s Northwestern Memorial Hospital removed a portion of the 52-year-old Kirk’s skull to relieve pressure from post-stroke brain swelling, and said he had “tolerated that surgery very well.” [...]
Continue reading...Romney Parks Millions In Cayman Islands Bank
19. January 2012
Although it is not apparent on his financial disclosure form, Mitt Romney has millions of dollars of his personal wealth in investment funds set up in the Cayman Islands, a notorious Caribbean tax haven. A spokesperson for the Romney campaign says Romney follows all tax laws and he would pay the same in taxes regardless [...]
Continue reading...EU, OSCE joint project to promote democratic elections in Armenia
17. January 2012
The European Union and OSCE will support democratic general elections in Armenia in 2012 and 2013. The European Union and the OSCE have agreed on a joint project, worth 1,7 million Euro, to be financed by the European Union and implemented by the OSCE Office in Yerevan. At January 19 press conference, the Head of [...]
Continue reading...Commentary: ‘Sarkozy Turned Berlin Summit Into Campaign Event’
11. January 2012
This commentary was written by Spiegel journalist David Crossland, writing under the German news magazine’s column “The World From Berlin”, which includes editorial comments by various German news organizations. Mr. Crossland’s column and the commentaries, which were posted on Spiegel Online’s edition for Tuesday, January 10, 2012, follow: Nicolas Sarkozy wants to speed up the [...]
Continue reading...How Can an Immigration Lawyer Help me
10. January 2012
An US Citizenship Attorney is an attorney specializing in the process of obtaining legalized citizenship of non-American born individuals. There are many immigration attorneys located in every state, and in most large cities. The services of one of these attorneys or their firms will assist individuals wishing to make the United States their home of [...]
Continue reading...Mitt Romney wins Iowa Caucus by eight votes over surging Rick Santorum
6. January 2012
Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney won the Republican Party’s Iowa Caucus Tuesday by a total of eight votes over former Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania. According to ABC News, a record 123,000 people voted in the caucus with 30,015 for Romney and 30,007 for Santorum. Congressman Ron Paul of Texas finished in third place with 26,219 votes. The results were a surprise for Santorum, who was as low as four percent [...]
Continue reading...REALITY CHECK: Newt Gingrich as Historian?
28. December 2011
OK, I confess. Yes, I’ve met Newt Gingrich. But only once, and it had nothing to do with politics — at least not directly. I happen to belong to a very fine organization called the Capitol Hill Civil War Roundtable, a proud coven of Washington, D.C.-area history zealots enamored with the Civil War. Yes, [...]
Continue reading...
follow:- RSS
20. March 2012
0 Comments