Congress has stripped the jobs bill of the reinvestment in America’s infrastructure that would put people back to work and make the country more prosperous in the long run.
Instead, the bill relies on tax credits that are too small and too temporary to make a dent in America’s high unemployment.
The House of Representatives passed a [...]
Vice President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the United States condemns Israel’s decision to build 1,600 housing units in a Jerusalem neighborhood, calling it “a step that undermines the trust we need right now.”
“I condemn the decision by the government of Israel to advance planning for new housing units in East Jerusalem,” Biden said in [...]
Guessing who will win the major awards at Sunday night’s Oscars is hardly like picking winning lottery numbers.
The Academy tends to be pretty predictable: Best Actress generally goes to America’s sweetheart (who later gets divorced); Best Actor goes to the guy with the most previous nominations; Best Supporting Actress goes to a breakout star; and [...]
For the first time in almost 70 years, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has made room for 10 nominees for best picture.
That’s no reflection of an exceptional peak in cinematic artistry, but rather a bid to stem faltering ratings for the Oscar telecast over the last decade.
Will it work? If they want [...]
An official at the human rights charity deplores its work with a ‘jihadist’
A SENIOR official at Amnesty International has accused the charity of putting the human rights of Al-Qaeda terror suspects above those of their victims.
Gita Sahgal, head of the gender unit at Amnesty’s international secretariat, believes that collaborating with Moazzam Begg, a former British [...]
Washington Post Top Iraqi court to weigh ruling on barred national candidates Washington Post An appeals court's decision Wednesday to allow hundreds of candidates — the most prominent of whom are Sunni — onto the ballots despite supposed ties to Saddam Hussein's Baath Party angered the Shiite political establishment, which has accused the … Election Panel Puts Off Start of Iraq Parliament Races New York Times Iraq election campaigning delayed BBC News Move to ban candidates sparks political crisis in Iraq CNN Voice of America
DAWN.com India waiting for Pakistani response to talks offer The Hindu In an effort to get bilateral relations moving again, India has offered Pakistan open-ended talks at the level of Foreign Secretary on all outstanding issues affecting peace and security, including counter-terrorism. But though Foreign Secretary …
MiamiHerald.com Election Panel Puts Off Start of Iraq Parliament Races New York Times BAGHDAD — Iraq's independent elections commission announced Thursday that the parliamentary elections campaign, scheduled to start Sunday, would be postponed for five days, as confusion reigned over an appeals court decision that …
The Guardian Sinn Fein: N. Ireland deal hammered out CNN International Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen, left, met British PM Gordon Brown in an attempt to reach agreement. N.
CBC.ca US welcomes Indian offer of talks with Pakistan The Hindu PTI AP Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari during a meeting in Russia.
