President Barack Obama won re-election with a similar coalition that carried him to the presidency in 2008: women, young voters, African Americans and Latinos. But the popular vote was not as strongly in Barack Obama’s favor this time, owing to declines in some key but shrinking parts of the electorate. 1. The female vote Men [...]
Imagine there is a bank account that credits your account each morning with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening the bank deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during the day. What would you do? Draw out every cent, of course! Each of us has such [...]
Sixty-seven years ago, in May 1945, the Nazi regime collapsed being squeezed ever more tightly between two fronts – the Soviet Union on one side and the Western Allies on the other. But which of these fronts was the most important? Throughout the Cold War, and ever since, each side has tended to see its [...]
Oh Kil-nam, a retired South Korean economist, says his life was ruined by his decision to defect to North Korea. Oh Kil-nam, 70, still does not know the fate of his wife and daughters – either dead or imprisoned in a labor camp. In 1985, North Korean agents approached Oh Kil-nam and suggested he defect. [...]
French turnout in the first round of the presidential election was more than 80%, one of the highest in the world. It’s a measure of the Gallic fervor for election campaigning that the candidate who went on to earn fourth place in Sunday’s vote was able to draw crowds in their tens of thousands. Jean-Luc [...]
Ten facts could paint the big picture of North Korea’s isolation from the international community. 1. High militarized area The border between North and South Korea is one of the most militarized areas in the world, according to the State Department, with a combined total of almost two million military personnel under the control of [...]
Nicolas Sarkozy • Will balance French finances by 2016. • Promises to call national referendums on compulsory training for the long-term unemployed and how to deal with illegal immigrants. • In a bid to shed his reputation for favoring the rich, he promises to tax dividend income, apply a minimum 15% tax on major French [...]
Princess Basma Bint Saud Bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia spoke out during an interview with BBC about the many changes she would like to see in her country. Princess Basma, 47, is the youngest daughter of former Saudi Arabia’s ruler, King Saud, and niece to its current king. The princess currently lives in Acton, West [...]
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2012 President Obama State of the Union Here is the Speech…. according to the New York Times…but not on….. are many other issues that effect the American People…yesterday, today & tomorrow ……that were not addressed in the speech at all…….as there are so many problems around us it is hardly possible to ignore them…….!!! [...]
Friday the 13th is a particularly inauspicious day for those of a superstitious inclination. Moreover, they may be unhappy to learn that 2012 will be an especially unlucky year. January 13, 2012, is the first of an unusual three Friday the 13ths – the fear of which has its roots in Christian tradition – that [...]
9/11 Memorial at Ground Zero: first pictures revealed at 10th anniversary. 9/11: New tapes of aviation industry’s response as WTC fell. None of the images spells out the horror of the 9/11 attacks on the Twin Towers than the grainy pictures of those falling bodies frozen in mid-air as they fell to their [...]
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North Korea fires short-range missiles from its east coast
Madeleine McCann case: British cleaners and Portuguese manual workers among new suspectsBritish cleaners and Portuguese manual workers are among new suspects in the Madeleine McCann investigation, according to recent reports in UK’s media. Scotland Yard…
EU bans refillable bottles and dipping bowls of olive oil at restaurant tablesStarting with 2014, the European Commission will ban the use of refillable bottles and dipping bowls of olive oil at restaurant tables. From 1 January 2014, restaurants may…
Rome: Thousands rally to oppose Italy's austerity measuresThousands of protesters, led by trade unionists, have rallied in Rome against the policies of Italy’s new coalition government. Wielding red flags and placards, they urged…
Madeleine McCann case: Potential suspects identified by UK detectives A number of persons of interest have been identified by UK detectives reviewing the case of the 2007 disappearance of Madeleine McCann. Madeleine McCann, from Rothley,…
Cannes Film Festival 2013: $1 million Chopard jewels stolen from Novotel hotel roomMore than $1 million (777,000 euros) worth of Chopard jewels have been stolen from Novotel hotel in Cannes, French police say. The jewels were to be loaned to stars…
Pope Francis condemns money cult in his first major speech on financial crisisIn his first major speech on the financial crisis, Pope Francis has called on world leaders to end the "cult of money" and to do more for the poor. Free market economics had…