The French government used to reimburse approximately 75% of the costs of abortions for its citizens. Under a proposed 75% tax on the “super rich,” the government will cover 100% of the procedure’s costs. This change to full reimbursement was
Judge Robert Simpson, the same Pennsylvania judge who earlier this year upheld the Keystone State’s new voter ID law, has now put it on ice until after the Nov. 6 election. After his initial ruling, the plaintiffs made an expedited
(AP) JACKSON, Mississippi — Attorney General Jim Hood says the Department of Justice has asked for more information on Mississippi’s voter identification law. Hood said in a statement Tuesday that the bottom line is that the law will not be
Billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili’s Georgia Dream bloc party won Georgia’s parliamentary election on October 1, defeating the party of President Mikheil Saakashvili. The Georgia Dream bloc now holds 77 of the 150 seats in Georgia’s parliament, and Saakashvili has accepted the
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton advised a group of foreign ministers from Arab nations on Friday to “loosen regulations,” particularly on small businesses, to “make it easier to start or expand a small business,” because “too many people still can’t
(Reuters) – France’s public prosecution service said on Tuesday it was shelving an investigation into allegations that disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a man once tipped to become president of France, had engaged in group rape. The prosecution service
* Three new souks in flames – activist * UNESCO deplores destruction of Old City * Air strikes kill 17 in north Syria * Prominent pro-Assad militiaman severely wounded By Oliver Holmes BEIRUT, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Fires that gutted a
A little seen video shows a group associated with Al Qaeda attacking the Red Cross outpost in Benghazi with a rocket propelled grenade. The Red Cross attack took place in May and the group responsible delivered an IED to the
Seth MacFarlane wasn’t an obvious choice to host next year’s Academy Awards telecast. He’s known primarily for creating Fox’s animated hit show “Family Guy,” and his time in front of the camera is limited to occasional Comedy Central roasts and
(Reuters) – Mitt Romney launched a fresh attack on President Barack Obama’s Middle East policy on Monday, saying the United States is moving dangerously closer to being pulled into the region’s chaos and that puts “our security at risk.” In
Like many conservatives, I can’t get my arms around the thought that the race between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney is anywhere near tight. We have a disastrous economy with businesses suffocating from burdensome regulations and anticipation of heavier taxes
A report indicates Kim Jong Un is taking the reins of North Korea’s economy away from the military, reversing the direction in which his father took the country for decades. According to the report, economic control has been taken from
On Friday, Dallas Federal Reserve President Richard Fisher said the U.S. is “drowning in unemployment” and that the Fed’s monetary easing was not the solution; certainty on taxes and regulation are what’s needed to jump start hiring. Mr. Fisher’s comments,
French President Francois Hollande has made good on his promise to force the “super rich” to pay their fair share by implementing a 75% tax on higher incomes in his 2013 budget. The tax will apply to incomes of more
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has claimed the US/Mexico border is very secure, but regular citizens are contradicting her with their own experiences. The Texas Department of Agriculture has a 16-part web series called “Texas Traffic” on their
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. intelligence authority issued an unusual public statement on Friday declaring it now believed the September 11 attack on U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi, Libya, was a “deliberate and organized terrorist attack.” The statement by
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Debka: Benghazi murder of Chris Stevens was revenge for plot against al-Qaeda France’s Hollande calls for immediate military action in Mali Aftermath of Libyan military action sees big increase in al-Qaeda activity in Africa
ROME (Reuters) – Two of Italy’s biggest unions have called a strike by public sector workers on Friday to protest against spending cuts enacted by Prime Minister Mario Monti in his attempts to pull the country out of crisis. The
REUTERS: Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt defends his company’s decision to keep an anti-Islam film on its YouTube website despite violent protests all over the Muslim world. Schmidt said in his defense that, “We ultimately believe that the best answer
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former “Sons of Anarchy” actor Johnny Lewis was found dead on Wednesday in a Los Angeles neighborhood where he was suspected of killing an 81-year-old woman whom he may have been renting a room from, police
(Reuters) – Spanish political satire magazine El Jueves has published a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammad on its cover, soon after violent protests rocked the Muslim world over a U.S. film and French caricatures deemed insulting to Islam. El Jueves’
The first presidential debate is only a week away, but the L. A. Times is laying the groundwork to explain a bad Obama performance in the contest. In a September 26 article, L. A. Times writer Christi Parsons is already
Republican Mia Love, who is running to defeat Democrat incumbent Jim Matheson in Utah’s 4th congressional district, is leading the race 51% to 36%, according to internal polling released by Love’s campaign on Tuesday. Love’s polling firm, Public Opinion Strategies,
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com: Japan and Taiwan have military confrontation with water cannons China says ‘Fascist’ Japan must ‘abandon illusions’ about Senkaku/Diaoyu islands China launches first aircraft carrier into formal service Media gushes over home prices, triggering great
The late Andrew Breitbart wouldn’t be surprised to learn 2012 was the year conservative films finally broke through. He had a way of predicting media trends, sensing the Web-based technological revolution would let conservatives have a louder voice in the
