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Nicaragua's Ortega Poised For Re-Election Win

From Reuters: Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, a former Marxist guerrilla leader, looks likely to win re-election on Sunday after heavy social spending won him strong support among the country’s poor. Ortega has overseen a period of economic progress in his

The Cheat Sheet, November 3: Obama to Bomb Iran?

If the Occupy movement and the GOP primary haven’t become hostile enough for you, there is news of other potentially even more significant possible hostilities to report. At the same time, were there a Republican in the White House, this

Pakistan Successfully Tests Nuclear Capable Stealth Cruise Missile

Remember: Pakistan already possesses nuclear warheads. From Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper: It flies: but where is it pointed? ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said it had successfully test-fired Friday a stealth cruise missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads. The military said the “Hatf VII”

Egypt's Troubled Road From Revolution To Chaos

It’s been 8 months since Arab Spring revolution swept Egypt and led to the end of Mubarak’s regime. The uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak in February has hammered the economy and sparked a wave of sectarian and other violence that

What Congress Won't Legislate, EPA Will Regulate

Several reports of late reveal that new regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency will cause utility providers to shut down a number of coal-fired power plants. It is time to expose the history of the thuggish tactics utilized by the

Egypt: Obama Could Be the Next Jimmy Carter

The recent bloody clashes and unrest in Egypt is merely a foretaste of what could easily occur during elections next month. The latest violence between Egypt’s Christian Copts and the army involved a protest over a whole series of church

Is #OccupyWallStreet Part of the Soros Brand?

Reuters ran a story last week that attempted to paint George Soros and his foundation’s donations as an organizing element of the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) demonstrations. As much as this may be red meat to the right, I have

The Iranian Caper: Has Obama Been Had?

“If they’re looking for 007, they got Mr. Bean” Only one of two conclusions can possibly be drawn from this Reuters story. Either the Iranians are suckers or our president is.