(AP) GM 3Q profit falls 12 pct.By TOM KRISHERAP Auto WriterDETROITGrowing losses in Europe and warranty costs in North America lowered General Motors’ third-quarter profit by 12 percent. But the company posted better-than-expected results in South America and internationally, and
Syrian warplanes pounded rebel bastions on Wednesday after a day of fighting that left more than 180 dead, as UN-Arab League peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi urged China to help end the violence. In a week that has seen unprecedented air
The Washington Post Fact Checker has declared that Mitt Romney’s television ad about Jeep production being moved overseas, which has “hurt” the “feelings” of the Obama campaign and the left, is “factually defensible” and “technically correct.” Actually, the Fact Checker’s Glenn
President Barack Obama’s campaign went apoplectic Monday over a commercial by Mitt Romney’s campaign that alleges Chrysler, despite Obama’s bailout, was sold to the Italian company Fiat that intends to build Jeeps in China. Obama’s campaign manager Jim Messina said “everyone” just
Leading Obama campaign strategists addressed reporters gruffly on a hastily convened conference call this morning, attempting to spin drifting poll numbers into a coherent message. “We’re winning this race,” senior political strategist David Axelrod insisted, citing early voting data. He
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com China and Japan continue to prepare for war over Senkaku/Diaoyu islands Chinese xenophobia towards Japan skyrockets amid noodle wars Europeans demand sovereign control of Greece Europeans demand sovereign control of Greece Athens: Riot police
China is censoring news that a family member of Chinese premier Wen Jiabao has amassed nearly $2.7 billion in assets. When the New York Times reported on the accumulation of wealth, the Chinese Foreign Ministry called it a “smear.” They
President Barack Obama and Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown (D) have been hostile toward the coal industry, and the Ending Spending Action Fund will run a television commercial throughout targeted areas in Ohio that will expose said hostility. The commercial, entitled “Energy Ohio,”
Some documentaries will use a line similar to this for promotional purposes – “It’s the film (insert documentary target) doesn’t want you to see.” In the case of “Free China: The Courage to Believe,” that turned out to be precisely
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney aimed high in a speech on the economy in Ames, Iowa today, projecting a presidential demeanor while reiterating his proposals to increase growth and create jobs. The posture was as important as the policy, as
By ELAINE KURTENBACHAP Business WriterTOKYOJapan’s Cabinet approved a 423 billion yen ($5.3 billion) economic stimulus package on Friday, moving to fend off recession as the recovery in the world’s third biggest economy falters. The emergency spending package, which is double
By JOE McDONALDAP Business WriterBEIJINGChinese investors evaded government controls to move more than $600 billion out of the country last year and the outflow is increasing, fueling economic and political risks as communist leaders prepare for a handover of power,
With his smart-ass “horses and bayonets” remark in Monday night’s debate, in response to Mitt Romney’s concern about a shrinking Navy, the President again showed his ignorance about military readiness and how to keep the world safe. Obama explained, in
The Chinese government has suddenly blocked access to Obama.com throughout mainland China, and the Obama campaign website now shows error messages to Chinese visitors. The startling developments come just days after the New York Post and Breitbart News ran extensive reports on Obama.com owner Robert Roche, an expatriate
With the World Health Organization (WHO) reportedly considering a push for a global tobacco tax at a major meeting taking place next month, fresh opposition to the plan is emerging from new quarters: Pakistan. Pakistan’s Daily Times notes that concern
According to a snap CBS News poll of 521 uncommitted viewers the third and final presidential debate, a full 53% of viewers thought that President Barack Obama emerged victorious, compared to just 23% who thought Romney won. 24% thought the
The key to understanding Governor Mitt Romney’s victory in the third and final presidential debate is to look at how the positions he took matched the preferences of voters in certain swing states. As Breitbart News noted yesterday, several swing
Tonight, Breitbart News will bring you live fact-checking from the Third Presidential Debate at Lynn University in Boca Raton, FL, which will focus on foreign policy. (We will also bring you live scores from Game 7 of the National League
Can you believe there was a time when Andrew Sullivan got away with describing himself as a conservative Republican? Anyway, Sully’s bordering on panic aagain, and for good reason: He’s one of the few leftists out there not trying to
With the polls moving against President Obama both nationally and in the swing states, all the pressure is on him in tonight’s debate to project American strength on foreign policy. Polls show that in the aftermath of the devastating murders
A four-year history of retreat, apology, genuflection and near-total failure, from A to Z: Afghanistan: Obama delayed, then announced a “surge”–but also a timetable for withdrawal, making it clear to the Taliban we were not set on victory. There are
The mainstream media is apparently attempting to label Republican Mitt Romney a flip-flopper on China, on the basis of some remarks he made five years ago that are just as tough in substance, if gentler in tone, than his policies
Agent-of-Influence (def.): a well-placed, trusted contact who actively and consciously serves a foreign interest or foreign intelligence services on some matters while retaining his integrity on others. On August, 19, 2011, during the heat of the Obama Administration’s trade negotiations with
Not as strong as “GoldenEye,” and with a villain that is too arch, “Tomorrow Never Dies” nonetheless boasts outstanding action scenes and a good script. Brosnan, Bond Pierce Brosnan settles into his role as Bond in this outing, carrying out
