On Sunday, former Clinton chief of staff Erskine Bowles of “Bowles-Simpson Commission” fame said he is not interested in becoming Barack Obama’s Treasury secretary. When asked about his name being among those on a short-list of possible appointees, Mr. Bowles
CANNES, France (Reuters) – Austrian director Michael Haneke won the Cannes film festival’s top honor, the Palme d’Or, on Sunday with “Love” (Amour), his acclaimed tale of an elderly couple facing the inescapable, yet no less tragic march of death.
The Euro Humpty Dumpty (17 of 27 EU countries tied to the Euro) is not comfortably perched on, shall we say, the EuroWall. Euro Humpty Dumpty is falling, and the only question is whether it can be gently caught before
The populist movement sweeping the world is a direct threat to China as globalization’s biggest winner. A rebellious tone has swept the world with the Arab Spring, Socialist victories in France and Greece, Argentina nationalizing oil assets, Indonesia imposing a
(Reuters) – Wisconsin’s Republican Governor Scott Walker and his challenger Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett drew sharp ideological differences on Friday during the first of two debates before a special election to recall the governor on June 5. Walker faces a
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Greece vs Europe conflict becomes more critical Saudia Arabia and West pledge billions to Yemen Russia’s 2014 Olympics in Sochi threatened by Circassians No more than two flies per toilet in Beijing, China Greece
NEW YORK (Reuters) – China can now bypass Wall Street when buying U.S. government debt and go straight to the U.S. Treasury, in what is the Treasury’s first-ever direct relationship with a foreign government, according to documents viewed by Reuters.
Ongoing chaos in Chicago has prompted extremely tight security on trains in the region. CBS Chicago reports that some trains have been cancelled and others are being swept for bombs out of concern for violence related to the Occupy/Anti-NATO protests
No Republican has ever won the presidency without carrying the state of Ohio. Given the state’s shale gas reserves, Ohio stands on the verge of a possible natural gas-backed economic and employment boom. Therefore, in an effort to block Mitt
CHICAGO, May 20 (Reuters) – A fourth man was arrested on aterrorism-related charge ahead of the NATO summit that getsunderway here on Sunday, adding to event security concerns afterthe arrests of three others who police said considered targetingU.S. President Barack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney warned on Friday that the U.S. economy faced a huge fiscal hole and high taxes like the state of California if he did not win November’s election against President Barack Obama. Seeking
Being the only guy left in the race has its advantages. Figures released today show that Mitt Romney’s campaign raised nearly as much money as the President did in April. Yesterday the Obama campaign announced that it raised $43.6 millionlast
Reuters reports that Iran continues to violate United Nations sanctions by shipping arms to Syria, as that nation’s government crushes its opposition with Iranian and Russian assistance: Syria remains the top destination for Iranian arms shipments in violation of a
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The masseur whose $2 million (1.25 million pounds) sexual battery lawsuit against Hollywood actor John Travolta was dismissed earlier this week hired celebrity attorney Gloria Allred on Wednesday and could file a new claim. Allred, who
When the NATO Summit takes place in Chicago on May 20-21, the president of Pakistan will be there because he was invited. But no Israeli representative will be there because the Islamists in NATO, especially Turkey, said “no way.” Think
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Rock singer Bret Michaels has settled a lawsuit he filed against the Tony Awards and CBS for damages to his head after a stage set piece knocked him down and he claimed it contributed to a
(AP) Obama seeks to undercut Romney’s record on jobsBy KEN THOMASAssociated PressWASHINGTONPresident Barack Obama is casting Mitt Romney as a greedy, job-killing corporate titan with little concern for the working class in a new, multi-pronged effort that seeks to undermine
On Thursday, President Barack Obama said that Europe would be much better off had it just mimicked Mr. Obama’s economic moves: “We’ve still got headwinds. Europe is still … in a difficult state, partly because they didn’t take some of the decisive
On Wednesday, Federal Reserve policy-setting panel member Sandra Pianalto said in a question and answer session that “with an economy that’s only gradually improving, it’s going to take us several years to achieve that mandate [of increasing jobs].” Ms. Pianalto said she
On Thursday, House Republicans are expected to vote on a bill that would save $242 billion over 10 years and apply those funds for a small increase in military spending in an attempt to soften the blow from the $1.2
President Obama has stated several times that he is evolving on same-sex marriage. What exactly that means is anyone’s guess. Mine is that he probably doesn’t care either way and when it is convenient to support it, he will. If
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Election leaves Greece in political instability Merkel appears to lose regional election, invites Hollande to Berlin Israel to hold parliamentary elections in September Turkey’s Erdogan claims that victory of Syria’s rebels is close Election
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany is ruling out any substantive shift in its approach to Europe’s debt crisis despite a rising chorus of opposition to Berlin’s austerity policies that reached a crescendo in Sunday’s elections in Greece and France. Chancellor Angela
The mainstream media will attempt to spin French President Nicholas Sarkozy’s loss today to Socialist challenger François Hollande as a rejection of “austerity” policies–and to urge American voters to reject the deficit-cutting politics of the Tea Party when we go
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Investors worry about France after a win by François Hollande Hollande’s ultra-feminist ‘companion’ Valérie Trierweiler would be reluctant first lady Conservative Samaras expected to lead in Greece’s elections Iran’s election results indicate support for
