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Eugene Robinson
- Obama administration mistakes journalism for espionage May 20, 2013The Obama administration has no business rummaging through journalists’ phone records, perusing their e-mails and tracking their movements in an attempt to keep them from gathering news. This heavy-handed business isn’t chilling, it’s just plain cold. Read full article >> […]
- Republicans lead a witch hunt on Benghazi May 9, 2013Those who are trying to make the Benghazi tragedy into a scandal for the Obama administration really ought to decide what story line they want to sell. Actually, by “those” I mean Republicans, and by “the Obama administration” I mean Hillary Clinton. The only coherent purpose I can discern in all of this is to sully Clinton’s record as secretary of state in […]
Paul Krugman
- Perma-Stimulus, Again May 21, 2013Been there, covered that. […]
- Sharing Abuse Fairly May 21, 2013I'm for it. […]
Maureen Dowd
- Serving Up Schlock May 22, 2013Remember the “mad as hell” scene in “Network”? Something about the new offerings for the fall TV season brought that to mind. […]
- Taxing Times for Obama May 19, 2013Now comes the mess with the I.R.S. The president could use a little J.F.K., and a little Bulworth. […]
Memeorandum
- Petraeus's role in drafting Benghazi talking points raises questions (Washington Post) May 22, 2013Washington Post: Petraeus's role in drafting Benghazi talking points raises questions — The controversy over the Obama administration's response to the Benghazi attack last year began at a meeting over coffee on Capitol Hill three days after the assault. — It was at this informal session … […]
- Biden: 'Jewish heritage is American heritage' (Jennifer Epstein/Politico) May 22, 2013Jennifer Epstein / Politico: Biden: ‘Jewish heritage is American heritage’ — Vice President Joe Biden spoke at length Tuesday night about the influence of Judaism on the United States, dating back to the country's founding and to the present day as Jews helped shape views on gay rights. […]
- Berkeley Man Nearly Beaten to Death by CHP (nbcbayarea.com) May 22, 2013nbcbayarea.com: Berkeley Man Nearly Beaten to Death by CHP — Officers involved in beating still on duty — It s been almost two years since Olegs Kozacenko nearly lost his life during an encounter with two California Highway Patrol officers over a traffic ticket. Still, nearly two years later neither … […]
- An Honor for the Creator of the GIF (Amy O'Leary/NYT Bits) May 22, 2013Amy O'Leary / NYT Bits: An Honor for the Creator of the GIF — Among the thousands of file formats that exist in modern computing, the GIF, or Graphics Interchange Format, has attained celebrity status in a sea of lesser-known BMPs, RIPs, FIGs and MIFFs. It was honored as a “word of the year” in 2012 … […]
REUTERS BUSINESS NEWS
- SocGen CEO to face shareholders after Rosbank arrest May 22, 2013PARIS (Reuters) - Societe Generale management will face investors later on Wednesday for the first time since the shock arrest of the French bank's top Russian executive on charges of bribery. […]
- Dollar, German bond yields ease before Bernanke May 22, 2013LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar and benchmark German debt yields eased on Wednesday as expectations hardened that the head of the U.S. central bank will later in the day signal no tapering back of its ultra-loose monetary policy. […]
- DBS-Danamon deal hinges on Singapore's invite to Indonesian banks May 22, 2013SINGAPORE/JAKARTA (Reuters) - Southeast Asia's largest bank merger now depends largely on cooperation between Singaporean authorities and Indonesian politicians. […]
- BOJ holds steady despite bond turmoil, upgrades economic outlook May 22, 2013TOKYO (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan kept policy steady on Wednesday despite concerns over recent volatility in bond market, saying growth is starting to pick up even as risks loomed from an uncertain global outlook. […]
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE WORLD NEWS
- HURRIYET DAILY NEWS: Deadly bombings prompt Turkey to close Syria border crossing May 22, 2013Turkey said Tuesday it had closed a border gate with Syria as part of efforts to step up security in the wake of a twin car-bomb attack in the Turkish town of Reyhanlı earlier this month, which killed more than 50 people. […]
- IRAN: Ahmadinejad to challenge aide's election ban May 22, 2013Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday slammed a decision by the country’s conservative Guardians Council to bar a close aide from upcoming elections and vowed to take up the issue with the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. […]
- USA: Search for Oklahoma tornado survivors '98%' over May 22, 2013The search for survivors and bodies in the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore, which was devastated by a huge tornado on Monday that left at least 24 people dead, is nearing an end, officials said on Tuesday. […]
- FRANCE: Le Pen calls Notre Dame suicide 'eminently political' May 22, 2013Far-right leader Marine Le Pen has hailed Tuesday’s suicide of a far right activist opposed to gay marriage as an "eminently political act". Dominique Venner shot himself at Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral, filled with 1,500 visitors at the time. […]
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