Official Merchandise for Campaign Newcomer Launched
Every 4 years in the United States, someone enters the race for president who has no affiliation, party or national support. Deez Nuts 2016 is now polling higher than some[…]
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Obama’s Foreign Policy Record
The frequently fact-challenged GOP campaign to smear Obama makes his actual record difficult to evaluate fairly. Thomas Friedman offers a rare thoughtful take on his foreign policy record in The New York Times. When President Obama sits down to write…
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Final test for unfinished Sao Paulo venue
When FIFA in October 2011 designated Brazil’s prosperous business hub Sao Paulo as the World Cup’s opening match venue, they did not imagine that 11 days before kickoff the stadium would not be ready. Yet that scenario has come to pass and the much-…
Thousands of troops, protesters play cat and mouse in Bangkok
Thousands of security personnel, backed by armoured vehicles, were deployed on Bangkok’s streets Sunday in a show of force against small but defiant anti-coup flashmob rallies. One group of peaceful protesters evaded soldiers, police and roadblocks…
Obama’s foreign policy speech misses the mark: Farmer
American presidents who preside in contentious times tend to be identified by iconic declarations made at critical moments during their terms in the White House. It began with George Washington’s prophetic caution to avoid “foreign entanglements…
Qatar denies World Cup bid corruption claims
Qatar’s 2022 football World Cup organisers vehemently denied any wrong-doing after a British newspaper alleged a top official paid more than $5 million to secure support in the bidding process. The Sunday Times said it had obtained millions of emails…
Qatari official ‘paid millions’ for 2022 World Cup
A former top Qatari football official paid more than $5 million to get support for the tiny emirate’s controversial campaign to host the 2022 World Cup, a British newspaper alleged Sunday. The Sunday Times said it had obtained millions of emails, documents…
Churchill’s last surviving child Mary Soames dies aged 91
Lady Mary Soames, the last surviving child of Britain’s World War II prime minister Winston Churchill, has died at the age of 91, her family announced Sunday. The baroness died peacefully at her home on Saturday surrounded by family members, following…
Turkish police fire tear gas at defiant protesters
Turkish police on Sunday fired tear gas and water cannon at hundreds of protesters in Ankara a day after violent clashes on the one-year anniversary of the country’s largest anti-government demonstrations in decades. Police stepped in to disperse around…
Republicans attack Obama over soldier swap
Top Congressional Republicans have raised sharp questions about President Barack Obama’s deal to swap five Taliban members for a captured US solder, with some even accusing him of breaking the law. Several opposition Republicans issued statements welcoming…