a shared story
submitted by Robby for team staff news 2 days 9 hours 48 minutes ago
An Indiana hatemonger hopes to swap the title of Grand Dragon of the Klu Klux Klan for United States congressman. And he's relying on a write-in vote to do it.
comments (0) |
report problem
a shared story
submitted by Robby for team staff news 3 hours 47 minutes ago
Reuters - Canadian parliamentarians tucked into a meal of seal meat on Wednesday to defy both animal right activists and the European Union, which has banned imports of seal products.
comments (0) |
report problem
a shared story
submitted by Robby for team staff news 3 days 13 hours 48 minutes ago
Time.com - The election is over. But the counting -- and the dealing -- could go on for a while
comments (0) |
report problem
a shared story
submitted by Robby for team staff news 7 hours 48 minutes ago
After the elections, Iraq faces a long period of horse-trading as factions struggle to form a coalition government"No red lines" is the official line from Iraq's leading figures and coalitions when it comes to the formation of the next Iraqi government, a process that could prove...(more)
comments (0) |
report problem
a shared story
submitted by Robby for team staff news 10 hours 47 minutes ago
AP - Partial preliminary results from four of 18 provinces in Iraq show the prime minister's bloc and a secular challenger winning two provinces each.
comments (0) |
report problem
a shared story
submitted by Robby for team staff news 11 hours 48 minutes ago
Sebastian Pinera is sworn in as president of quake-hit Chile, as a 7.2-magnitude aftershock strikes the centre of the country.
comments (0) |
report problem
a shared story
submitted by Robby for team staff news 3 days 11 hours 48 minutes ago
Nour al-Maliki and Iyad Allawi talk up their performances in Iraqi election that drew smaller but broader vote than in 2005Between 55 and 60% of Iraqis are believed to have voted in yesterday's general election, with both the conservative incumbent prime minister, Nour al-Maliki, and his...(more)
comments (0) |
report problem
a shared story
submitted by Robby for team staff news 13 hours 48 minutes ago
US Vice-President Joe Biden says Middle East peace talks must resume, despite a row over Israeli settlement plans.
comments (0) |
report problem
a shared story
submitted by Robby for team staff news 1 day 12 hours 48 minutes ago
The women's reservation bill, guaranteeing 33% female representation in the Indian parliament, is the right measureThe chequered history of the 108th amendment to the Indian constitution, also known as the "women's reservation bill", slams home the gender-based conflict bubbling under the smooth and suave bubble of...(more)
comments (0) |
report problem
a shared story
submitted by Robby for team staff news 6 days 16 hours 48 minutes ago
After years of bloodshed, religious minority warily sets aside boycott to vote in multi-party pollSheikh Hamid al-Hayis, a cherubic local chieftain, gestures from an ornate chair in his new concrete palace and states his case for being elected to Iraq's new parliament: "If the Shias only...(more)
comments (0) |
report problem
a shared story
submitted by Robby for team staff news 16 hours 48 minutes ago
We're haunted by the idea that religious figures might influence the political process. But would that be such a disaster?The question: Should religious leaders tell us how to vote?Pope Gregory VII haunts the English imagination. Like any self-respecting ghost he never fully reveals himself. But he's...(more)
comments (0) |
report problem
a shared story
submitted by Robby for team staff news 4 days 22 hours 48 minutes ago
Rahm Emanuel, the president's tough backroom operator, has found himself at the centre of a career-threatening rowRahm Emanuel, President Obama's outspoken chief of staff, has become embroiled in a public row with his critics amid accusations that he has damaged the standing of the presidency and...(more)
comments (0) |
report problem
