Over the last half-decade, as federal authorities secured dozens of insider trading convictions against hedge fund traders, they have tried doggedly to build a case against one of Wall Street’s most influential players: the billionaire stock picker Steven A. Cohen. On Tuesday, the government appeared to inch closer to that […]
by Ruth Pollard Middle East Correspondent The Sydney Morning Herald AS MIDDLE East leaders work with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to broker a ceasefire agreement acceptable to both Israel and Hamas, United Nations ambassadors in New York said the Security Council would hold an open debate on the […]
A Muslim man born and raised in McAlester was allowed to return to Oklahoma after months of being prevented from leaving the Middle East bound for the United States. A […]
By Cordt Schnibben SPIEGEL.DE Be it the United States or the European Union, most Western countries are so highly indebted today that the markets have a greater say in their policies than the people. Why are democratic countries so pathetic when it comes to managing their money sustainably? In the […]
Banned at home, Pakistan brewery seizes Hollywood moment By Randy Fabi RAWALPINDI, Pakistan | Thu Nov 15, 2012 4:17pm EST (Reuters) – What have Demi Moore, Bruce Willis, underage drinking and Pakistan’s only beer maker got in common? It was the arrest of the Hollywood stars’ daughter in New York with a can […]
Please, please read this recent blog post by my friend Abby Okrent. I will have more to write about Israel’s most recent outrages in Gaza very soon. http://rabbibrant.com/ Dear Mr. President, My younger brother was an early believer in you. He worked for your Senate campaign. At the age of […]
Source: Asia Times: By M K Bhadrakumar As tensions mount in the coming hours and days with the Israeli troops and tanks advancing toward Gaza menacingly, United States President Barack Obama begins to realize that he has a forked tongue. Gaza becomes the litmus test of what he can claim […]
an example: http://www.publici.com/content/russians-are-fleeing-syria?gclid=CNvPoITl0LMCFQzKtAod1EYA7A ‘Russians are fleeing Syria’ Why does this organization need to submit these articles as a paid advertisement? And more important: Who pays for it? and why? Who has the answers?
Dr. Todenhoefer is requesting on his facebook page all of us to : PLEASE SHARE, PRINT, SIGN AND SEND THIS LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA! The President of the United States […]
Baltimore Hebrew Congregation brotherhood hosted special guest, Dr. Agha Khan, of the Admadiyya Muslim Community, the BHC and our Northwest community’s newest neighbor at its opening meeting! This friendly Muslim […]
WASHINGTON (CNNMoney) — President Obama will meet with some unusual potential allies Wednesday — CEOs of some of the nation’s biggest companies. It would be Obama’s first public meeting with major CEOs since being re-elected, and it’s expected to be tense. But he is also expected to find backing for […]
By Heather Hurlburt US NEWS Heather Hurlburt is the executive director of the National Security Network in Washington, D.C. Heather previously served in the Clinton administration as speechwriter to the […]
by Lolita Baldur, Huffington Post WASHINGTON — A senior U.S. official says Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has demoted the former head of U.S. Africa Command who was accused of spending […]
Story Summary by David Ignatius, The Daily Star, Lebanon Petraeus may have seemed larger than life in uniform, but beneath the ribbons he was a very human story. Petraeus’ 14-month tenure as CIA director was short and, compared to his rocket-like ascent to a four-star rank in the Army, something […]
WASHINGTON: The United States late Sunday declared its support for the united Syrian opposition after various groups opposed to the government of President Bashar al-Assad decided to come together following talks in Doha, Qatar. “We look forward to supporting the National Coalition as it charts a course toward the end […]
Source: NY Times op ed By Thomas Friedman ISRAELI friends have been asking me whether a re-elected President Obama will take revenge on Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu for the way he and Sheldon Adelson, his foolhardy financier, openly backed Mitt Romney. My answer to Israelis is this: You should be […]
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/11/opinion/sunday/why-listening-is-so-much-more-than-hearing.html?src=me&ref=general HERE’S a trick question. What do you hear right now? If your home is like mine, you hear the humming sound of a printer, the low throbbing of traffic from the nearby highway and the clatter of plastic followed by the muffled impact of paws landing on linoleum — […]
Source: Spiegel International Astronomers have long had a basic understanding of how stars are formed. But observing and proving the theory has proven elusive. Now, a German-American project, complete with […]
Source: The PEW Forum or Religion & Public Life ANALYSIS November 7, 2012 Vote Choice by Religion and Race Vote Choice by Religious Attendance Religious Composition of the 2012 Electorate […]
Allenamerican.com: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Dallas is organizing an interfaith conference in response to the Anti-Islam Movie. Scholars from Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism and Islam will speak on the topic “Holy Founder of My Faith” to shed light on the life and teachings of their respective founders. The event will be from […]