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Not so Fast: Reuters Jumps Gun on Soros Demise

Not so Fast: Reuters Jumps Gun on Soros Demise

On April 18, the venerable foreign wire service Reuters accidentally posted its obituary-in-waiting for financier and long-time anti-American activist George Soros.  Reuters reports–or rather will report when he actually dies–that George Soros is known as “the man who broke the

FDR: New Evidence Of His Anti-Semitism

FDR: New Evidence Of His Anti-Semitism

A new book by Holocaust scholar Rafael Medoff argues that Franklin Delano Roosevelt, far from being the friend of the Jews in whom many elderly Jews still believe, may have held deep antisemitic prejudices.  Newly-unearthed private remarks and actions, many of which

Authorities: Neighbor Claims Battery by Justin Bieber

Authorities: Neighbor Claims Battery by Justin Bieber

(AP) CALABASAS, Calif.–Deputies were investigating claims made Tuesday by a neighbor that Justin Bieber attacked and threatened him during an argument in suburban Los Angeles, authorities said. No one was arrested and few details were immediately available. A representative of

Poll Finds Most Poles Reject Eurozone

Poll Finds Most Poles Reject Eurozone

Nearly two-thirds of Poland’s citizens oppose joining the debt-laden eurozone, a decision the European Union member is to take after elections in 2015, according to a poll published on Tuesday. Only 32 percent of those questioned said they wanted to

UK Food Agency Raids Abattoir in Horsemeat Scandal

UK Food Agency Raids Abattoir in Horsemeat Scandal

By SYLVIA HUIAssociated PressLONDONBritish authorities on Tuesday raided a slaughterhouse and a meat processing company suspected of selling horsemeat labeled as beef for kebabs and burgers, shutting them down and seizing all the meat found. It was the first time

President Mario Mendoza

For the first time in my adult life I am proud of our shiftless layabout. And speaking of incompetents. Biden has a well-earned reputation as a gaffe-maker extraordinaire, and this speech was no exception. In a key passage on the

Obama: 'Peace in Our Time'

Obama: 'Peace in Our Time'

It was either an embarrassing slip, or a frightening revelation of the president’s true worldview. Either way, the words “peace in our time,” made infamous by British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain as he promised an illusory peace with Adolf Hitler

Worshippers Rejoice in Jesus' Bethlehem Birthplace

Worshippers Rejoice in Jesus' Bethlehem Birthplace

By DALIA NAMMARIAssociated PressBETHLEHEM, West BankPilgrims and locals celebrated Christmas Day on Tuesday in the ancient Bethlehem church built over the site where tradition holds Jesus was born, candles illuminating the sacred site and the joyous sound of prayer filling

US Envoy Hits China's Stand in UN Climate Talks

US Envoy Hits China's Stand in UN Climate Talks

By KARL RITTERAssociated PressDOHA, QatarThe United States on Monday challenged China’s view of how to split the burden of curbing carbon emissions, saying the rich-poor divide in past climate agreements has no place in a future pact to fight global

Jonah Goldberg: Morsi's Pragmatic, You Know, Like Hitler

National Review‘s Jonah Goldberg weekly newsletter, the G-File, has a fascinating comparison of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and Adolph Hitler. But before you start screaming “Godwin’s Law!,” you need to read:  The point I wanted to make is that there’s no inherent

Poland Thwarts Terror Attack on Top Leaders

Poland Thwarts Terror Attack on Top Leaders

(AP) Poland thwarts terror attack on top leadersBy VANESSA GERAAssociated PressWARSAW, PolandA Polish university researcher driven by nationalistic and anti-Semitic hatred was arrested for planning to detonate a four-ton bomb in front of the Parliament building in Warsaw with the

Bob Schieffer's 2008 Pro-Obama Debate Record

Bob Schieffer's 2008 Pro-Obama Debate Record

Bob Schieffer, the moderator for the last of the three presidential debates in 2012, needs to be watched carefully; he has a clear partisan agenda that favors Barack Obama that was evident even in 2008. When he moderated the last

Obama: To Russia, with Love

Obama: To Russia, with Love

One of the Obama administration’s worst foreign policy gaffes occurred when Secretary of State presented her Russian counterpart with the gift of a red button that was meant to say “reset.” The international press enjoyed a laugh at President Barack

Moroccan Navy 'Blocking' Dutch Abortion Ship

Moroccan Navy 'Blocking' Dutch Abortion Ship

The Moroccan navy on Thursday blocked the Mediterranean harbour in which a controversial Dutch “abortion ship” was due to dock in the first such trip to a Muslim country, one of the organisers said. But access to the harbour was

Paul Ryan Can Handle the Media

Paul Ryan Can Handle the Media

The biggest criticism of the Romney campaign has been its lackluster way of dealing with the media. No one understood the battle with the media better than the late Andrew Breitbart, who foresaw that our candidates would be running against