Rand Thinks Ron’s Audit the Fed Will Pass House And is hopeful for a Senate vote. Reports Newsmax: Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul tells Newsmax.TV that “the Federal Reserve needs oversight” and expects a full vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on legislation that would grant congressional oversight of the independent central bank. “We need [...]
By Diadie Ba DAKAR | Sat Jun 30, 2012 8:02pm EDT DAKAR (Reuters) – Party allies of Senegal’s new President Macky Sall are tipped to win control of parliament in polls on Sunday, three months after Sall triumphed over veteran ex-leader Abdoulaye Wade in an election hailed as a success for African democracy. Victory for [...]
REYKJAVIK, June 30 | Sun Jul 1, 2012 5:07am IST REYKJAVIK, June 30 (Reuters) – Iceland’s president Olafur Grimsson looks set to win a record fifth term in office, riding a wave of support for his defiance of Britain and the Netherlands over massive debts from a bank crash, initial election results showed on Saturday. [...]
Facing, like you, months on end of political speechifying, Editorial Board members have fortified themselves by imagining some political pronouncements they’d really like to hear, from some orators who will seem familiar and others who definitely will not. * * * Theoretical speaker: Fear Itself Topic: My hiatus Greetings, Americans. Fear here, with an important announcement about [...]
Video: Ron Paul Inducted Into Congress’ Baseball HOF CBS News has a great video of Ron Paul being inducted into the Congressional Baseball Hall of Fame, as well Dr. Paul throwing out the first pitch at Thursday night’s game to catcher, Sen. Rand Paul. You can read the rest of this article at:: http://www.ronpaul2012.com/2012/06/30/video-ron-paul-inducted-into-congress-baseball-hof/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=video-ron-paul-inducted-into-congress-baseball-hof
Mongolia’s election commission said that two districts must go to the polls again after winning candidates failed to garner the required percentage of votes. The opposition Democratic Party is leading the vote. Candidates who won seats in the 22nd and 26th districts did not reach the minimum 28 percent required by election law, General Election [...]
Jubilant chants echoed far beyond Tahrir Square when the Muslim Brothers’ candidate, Muhammad Mursi, was confirmed as Egypt’s first civilian president last week. Mursi’s election was lauded across the globe, and many are hailing today’s “transfer” of power as a triumph for democracy. But there is little reason for celebration. In this latest grand spectacle [...]
Front-running presidential candidate Enrique Peña Nieto greets supporters in Mexico City. Photo by N. Parish Flannery @LatAmLENS In the late stage of Mexico’s election, which will be held on Sunday, July 1, young people in the country have rallied together to protest what they see as biased media coverage of the race. Enrique Peña Nieto, [...]
The White House Office of the Press Secretary In this week’s address, President Obama spoke to the American people from Colorado, where he had just finished touring areas impacted by the devastating Waldo Canyon fire, meeting with first responders as well as families affected by the fires. The President thanked the brave firefighters and countless [...]
Simply utter the phrase “Muslim Brotherhood” and you’re guaranteed to stir dark animal passions among conservative politicians and commentators — or at least public approximations of dark animal passions. The election of the Brotherhood’s Mohamed Morsi as Egypt’s president has kicked those passions into overdrive. Skip to next paragraph Dan Murphy Staff writer Dan Murphy [...]
