Month: October 2009

Wanker of the Day: David Broder

David Broder takes concern trolling to new heights today. He is bashing Harry Reid for including a public option in the Senate’s base health care reform bill instead of using Olympia Snowe’s trigger idea. But his...

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Change in Honduras

I don’t know if there is any precedent for it. The United States typically favors right-wing pro-business juntas in Latin America to populist democratically-elected leaders. So, when the Honduran president Manuel Zelaya, a...

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Why France is better than US

France may actually prosecute one of its former heads of state for criminal actions while in office. What a concept! PARIS, Oct 30 (Reuters) – A French magistrate has ordered former President Jacques Chirac to stand trial...

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Europe’s New Boss Jan Peter Balkenende

. Title updated [2009-10-30 13:05 PDT by Oui] Europe’s New Boss BRUSSELS (De Telegraaf) –  The probability that PM Balkenende will move to Brussels is becoming more likely. At the start of the European Council...

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Friday Foto Flogging

Welcome to Friday Foto Flogging, a place to share your photos and photography news. We were inspired by the folks at European Tribune who post a regular Friday Photoblog series to try the same on this side of the virtual...

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