One of the hottest attack memes on Mitt Romney is the allegation that he received $77,000 tax break on his ‘pet dancing horse.’ The story isn’t true — even the liberals who started the myth now admit that — but
Of course, it doesn’t have to be. Evening in America that is. But that seems to be the direction we are headed. Pessimism abounds. Our high school students lag behind their counterparts around the world in almost every field. Federal
If one of the driving motivations behind the #Occupy movement was to be a living, breathing example of what society could be if people really came together and threw off the shackles of oppressive capitalism, then Thank You Very Much,
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Russia says it will suspend ‘new arms shipments’ to Syria European Council deliberately lied about its bailout policy for Spain Germany and France have negative bond yields, while Spain’s surge No relief in sight
By LYNN BERRY and SERGEY PONOMAREVAssociated PressKRYMSK, RussiaThe floods that washed through southern Russia and killed 171 people followed storms that dumped five months of rain in a matter of hours. Still, President Vladimir Putin has spent three days trying
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Israel in political crisis over ultra-Orthodox Jews and Arab draftee exemptions Russian backlash blocks military draftees from the North Caucasus Anti-Chinese protesters in Vietnam chant ‘Paracels-Vietnam, Spratlys-Vietnam’ China ‘annexes’ North Korea and claims ‘ownership’
(AP) Annan says agreement reached with Syria’s AssadBy ALBERT AJI and ZEINA KARAMAssociated PressDAMASCUS, SyriaInternational envoy Kofi Annan tried to breathe new life Monday into his moribund peace efforts in Syria, saying he has reached a new framework with President
(AP) Conservatives make it rough for businessBy DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONConservative Republicans have roughed up the business community this year _ and it’s not over yet. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the National Association of Manufacturers and major companies like Boeing
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Libor banking scandal investigation spreads rapidly Finland ‘will not hang itself to the euro at any cost’ Denmark announces negative interest rates on deposits Euro crisis has returned to Spain with full force Furious
The news coming out of Syria isn’t good, no matter how you slice it. On Friday June 29, bodies wrapped in burial garments were carried through the streets of Douma, which has been under siege “for weeks” by Syrian President
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Morsi becomes Egypt’s new president, among wild cheers and deep divisions Headline: ‘World Powers Agree on Syria Transition’ Muslims worldwide urged to visit Jerusalem as tourists What were you doing on Saturday at 23:59:60?
(AP) Syrian opposition says 800 killed in past weekBy ZEINA KARAMAssociated PressBEIRUTSyria’s main opposition group said nearly 800 people have been killed in violence across the country in the past week which saw some of the bloodiest violence in the
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will press Russia on Friday in a bid to save a crucial weekend meeting on the Syria crisis that has been threatened by objections from Moscow. Clinton will meet her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov
(AP) Activists: Dozens killed in Syria shellingBy ZEINA KARAMAssociated PressBEIRUTGovernment troops rained tank and artillery shells down on a rebellious suburb of the Syrian capital of Damascus Friday, killing at least 43 people over two days, opposition groups and activists
By MANSUR MIROVALEVAssociated PressMOSCOWRussia on Thursday said it would not endorse a call for Syrian President Bashar Assad to give up power and criticized as inappropriate claims that it had agreed to plans by international envoy Kofi Annan for a
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Merkel and Hollande meet ahead of the new ‘save the euro’ summit Barclays Bank fined $453 million for manipulating markets Barclay CEO Bob Diamond will give up his bonus. Boohoo! Russia may be changing
Israel rolled out the red carpet for Vladimir Putin and a host of Russian dignitaries this week, showing a desire by both parties to repair strained ties between the two countries. Israel has good reason to be open to strengthening
Vladamir Putin is selling snake oil again, this time in Israel. Meeting with Shimon Peres, the leftist president of Israel, Putin warned against Israel mounting a military strike on Iran: Look at what happened to the Americans in Afghanistan and in Iraq.
The country of Cyprus has joined the members of Europe looking for a financial bailout. Cyprus asked for help from the European Financial Stability Facility or its successor, the European Stability Mechanism. The second largest bank in Cyprus, Cyprus Popular Bank, has
Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel this week to Israel and Jordan for talks set to be framed by the worsening crisis in Syria that risks sending shockwaves across the entire Middle East. The centrepieces of the trip are a
Having now finished with the second Bond era (Roger Moore + Sean Connery’s return), it’s time to for the “best of” list. As with my last outing, I’ve created The Bond Oscars, in which I acknowledge the standouts in various
By CHRIS LEHOURITESAP Sports WriterGDANSK, PolandGermany scored three second-half goals to reach the European Championship semifinals for a record seventh time Friday after a 4-2 win over Greece. Philipp Lahm gave Germany the lead in the 39th minute before Georgios
Next week, Russian President Vladimir Putin will do something President Obama has not: namely, visit the country of Israel. President Putin will be meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu, President Shimon Perez and other officials. Talks are likely to focus on
There are conflicting reports about who is committing war crimes in Syria. According to the Assyrian International News Agency, the opposition rebels are murdering Christians. The Vatican reports that, while Christians are being murdered, the rebels are destroying Christian churches, broadcasting
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – One hundred celebrities backed a Greenpeace campaign against oil drilling and unsustainable fishing in the Arctic on Thursday, as oil giant Shell prepares to start exploratory drilling in the region. Paul McCartney, actor Robert Redford
