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Cuba To Allow Private Property
BBC News reports: For the past 50 years, Cubans have only been allowed to pass on their homes to their children, or to swap them through a complicated and often corrupt system. The move was decided during the first congress held by the ruling Communist Party in 14 years, aimed at …
Gov. Brewer Vetoes AZ Birther Bill
BBC News reports: The governor of Arizona has vetoed a bill requiring presidential candidates to prove US citizenship in order to get on the state's election ballot. Republican Jan Brewer said the bill would have allowed officials to judge who is eligible to run for office. A lingering …
Protesters Take Over Syrian City Center
BBC News reports: Thousands of anti-government protesters have occupied the centre of Syria's third largest city, Homs, insisting they will not leave until they bring down the country's leadership. A woman told the BBC by phone crowds were still large late on Monday. A human rights …
Egypt Warms To Iran
The Wall Street Journal reports: CAIRO—Iran and Egypt's new government signaled Monday they were moving quickly to thaw decades of frosty relations, worrying the U.S., Israel and Saudi Arabia that the overtures could upset the Mideast's fragile balance of power. Iran said it appointed an …
NASA Funds Private Spacecraft
The Washington Post reports: NASA boldly took the next step in fostering a commercial U.S. space industry Monday by doling out $269 million to four companies developing vehicles to deliver cargo and crew to the International Space Station. The Boeing Company won $92.3 million for its …
Iran Threatens To Spike Oil Over Sanctions
The Washington Times reports: The head of Iran's central bank warned that oil prices will rise above $150 a barrel if economic sanctions against the Islamic theocracy are not lifted soon. “ Iran can have an effect on world energy and fuel. Fuel prices will go up dramatically,” Mahmoud …
Brooks: Trump and the Gospel of Success
David Brooks writes in the New York Times : Very few people have the luxury of being freely obnoxious. Most people have to watch what they say for fear of offending their bosses and colleagues. Others resist saying anything that might make them unpopular. But, in every society, there …
Poker Raid Destroys Pros' Livelihoods
The Wall Street Journal reports: The U.S. government disrupted the weekend—and life—plans of Cory Albertson and thousands of others like him who earn much of their living playing poker online. For nearly eight years, Mr. Albertson has camped out every Sunday on his couch with his laptop to …
The Kremlin's Drinking Problem
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Fold On Feds' Online Gambling Crackdown
Over the weekend, FBI agents raided the nation’s three largest online poker sites. The crackdown is a colossal waste of government time and resources. Over the weekend, FBI agents working with U.S. Attorneys for the Southern District of New York raided the nation’s three largest online poker …Boehner: Make DOJ Pay DOMA Defense
Politico reports : House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) wants the Justice Department to pick up the tab for defending the Defense of Marriage Act in the wake of President Barack Obama's decision that the executive branch will no longer defend a portion of the 1996 law banning federal …
Panama Trade Deal Gets Green Light
Bloomberg reports : U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said a free-trade agreement with Panama is ready to be considered by Congress after the nation’s leaders took actions sought by the Obama administration. Kirk sent a letter to the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means committees …
Post-Election Riots Hit Nigeria
BBC reports : Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has appealed for an end to "unnecessary and avoidable" post-election violence across the north of the country. Incumbent Mr Jonathan has emerged as a clear winner in the presidential poll, with the electoral commission saying he received …
Andrew Sullivan: World's Best Blogger?
Jesse Kornbluth writes in Harvard Magazine : It was noon in Washington, D.C., when the shooting began in Tucson. Across the country, reporters and media executives rushed to cover the story of the gunman, the Congresswoman he shot at close range, and the 14 other victims. But the news …
Pentagon Probe Clears McChrystal
The New York Times reports : An inquiry by the Defense Department inspector general into a magazine profile that resulted in the abrupt, forced retirement of Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal has cleared the general, his military aides and civilian advisers of all wrongdoing. Pentagon …
Frank: WH 'Wasting Time' with Online Poker Crackdown
The Hill reports : The Obama administration is wasting time and resources by targeting online poker sites, according to Rep. Barney Frank (Mass.), the senior Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee. "What an incredible waste of resources," Frank said of last Friday's crackdown…
Obamas Pay $454K in Fed Taxes
The Hill reports : President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama paid $453,770 in federal taxes on a gross income of more than $1.7 million in 2010, the White House said Monday. The Obamas also paid $51,568 in state taxes to Illinois. Like many Americans, the first and second couples …
Wall Street's Wake-Up Call
Neither President Obama's deficit reduction plan speech nor Congress' response seem to have settled market fears about America's soaring debt. This morning Standard and Poor’s put its long-term rating on United States sovereign debt on negative outlook. The equity market, as I write, is off by …SarahPAC Revamps Website
Politico reports : Sarah Palin rolled out a new website for her PAC on Monday with significantly more content and features, along with a vehicle for Palin to start gathering email addresses and information from her supporters. The new site, sarahpac.com, is a necessary step if …