The world risks sliding into a 1930s-style slump unless countries settle their differences and work together to tackle Europe‘s deepening debt crisis, the head of the International Monetary Fund has warned. On a day that saw an escalation in the tit-for-tat trade battle between China and the United States and a deepening of the diplomatic [...]
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December 16, 2011
December 16, 2011
Political Standoff Heats Up Between Rival Papua New Guinea Prime Ministers
Papua New Guinea is in the midst of a political standoff, with two rival politicians claiming to be prime minister. With one backed by the country’s cabinet, the other by the supreme court, analysts say the country is heading into unchartered waters, with a resolution hinged on a dangerous ego battle. Michael Somare, Papua’s New [...]
December 13, 2011
Mitt Romney challenges Rick Perry to $10,000 bet in GOP debate
December 13, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Mitt Romney challenges Rick Perry to $10,000 bet in GOP debate 11 Dec 2011 In a moment during Saturday’s GOP debate in Iowa that The Fix’s Chris Cillizza called a “rare but likely costly unforced error,” former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney challenged Texas Gov. Rick Perry to a $10,000 [...]
December 9, 2011
Millions of drivers won’t hang up, study shows
Washington (CNN) — Your eyes aren’t deceiving you. A federal study says one in 20 drivers observed at any given moment is holding a mobile phone to his or her ear, and that almost one in 100 can be observed sending a text message or otherwise manipulating a digital device. At the typical daylight moment, [...]
December 8, 2011
US marks Pearl Harbor 70 years on
7 December 2011 Last updated at 18:31 GMT Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Survivors attended the Pearl Harbor ceremony in Hawaii The Pearl Harbor attacks’ few remaining survivors have led US commemorations of the 70th anniversary of the event that changed World War II’s course. About 120 veterans joined military leaders [...]
December 7, 2011
Obama speech declares ‘make-or-break moment for the middle class’
Barack Obama’s Kansas speech targets ‘fend for yourself’ stance of Republicans and corporations. Link to this video Barack Obama blasted his Republican foes and Wall Street as he portrayed himself as a champion of the middle class and laid out in the starkest terms yet the populist themes of his 2012 re-election bid. In a [...]
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November 29, 2011
Ron Paul labels Newt and Mitt muppets | Paul Harris
Ron Paul’s attack ad ‘Who Can You Trust?’ Video: 247FreedomOps/YouTube Who It’s Ron Paul, the long-time Texan congressman and favourite of libertarians who subscribe to his anti-government, pro-individual policies. Paul’s team must be wondering what they have to do to get a break. Paul is a conservative, family man, veteran and has a fervent base [...]
November 27, 2011
Kate Bolick: ‘The heterosexual world is a very conservative place’
As she approaches 40, Kate Bolick has come to a profound insight: that she – and many American women like her – might never marry. But revealing that fact in the Atlantic magazine caused an outbreak of soul-searching and frenzied comment. Here, she talks to Lisa O’Kelly Your piece went viral as soon as it [...]
November 22, 2011
A pointer to the future as publisher’s online revenues beat print revenues
Here’s a small but significant moment in publishing history, and a possible pointer to the future. A prominent US magazine publisher, Atlantic Media, has reporting that its digital advertising revenue has exceeded print advertising revenue. Last month, October, its ad revenue split was 51% digital compared to 49% print. Publishing industry experts believe it to [...]
November 18, 2011
Mass arrests at Occupy protests
18 November 2011 Last updated at 00:47 GMT Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Protesters in New York clashed with police on Thursday morning Occupy Wall Street demonstrators are marching on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York after a day of protest that has seen solidarity rallies across the US. More than [...]
November 12, 2011
Mitt Romney forges ahead weakened campaign field
Mitt Romney may be in a position to land a knock out punch at the first Republican presidential nominating contest in the race to unseat President Barack Obama, as his two main rivals’ struggle with their campaigns in turmoil. Romney is preparing for a higher profile at the 3 January Iowa caucuses, hoping Texas governor [...]
November 10, 2011
Rick Perry forgets which agency he wants to scrap in Republican debate disaster
Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry‘s campaign is facing meltdown after one of the most humiliating debate performances in recent US political history. His chances of securing the Republican nomination slipped after one painful minute in which he could not recall the name of a government department he is planning to kill off. Perry reeled off [...]