Obama's Legacy: A Failed Recovery & Double-Dip Recession

Obama's Legacy: A Failed Recovery & Double-Dip Recession

Obama's Legacy: A Failed Recovery & Double-Dip Recession

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 10:26 PM PDT

This is Obama's failed American recovery, and the prospect of Obama's impending double-dip recession, thanks in no small part to his three consecutive years with Trillion-dollar in deficits that have inflated the national deficit to soaring heights???$14+ Trillion.


Prosecutor: Iran's leader pardons 100 prisoners (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 10:13 PM PDT

An employee works at a carbon fiber factory of the defence ministry in Tehran August 27, 2011. Iran on Saturday inaugurated the plant, the first in producing carbon fiber which is a material the country is banned from importing due to international sanctions targeting dual-use materials, according to IRNA news agency. REUTERS/Mehr News Agency/Ali Kaveh (IRAN - Tags: POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTSAP - Tehran's chief prosecutor says Iran's top leader has pardoned 100 prisoners. Many of them were jailed for protesting the 2009 presidential election.

New York braces for Irene's impact

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 10:06 PM PDT

City shuts down as hurricane continues to wreak devastation along US east coast, killing at least eight people.


Indian activist ends hunger strike

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 10:15 PM PDT

Hazare breaks 13 days of fasting with water after parliament expressed support for parts of his anti-corruption plan.


Hazare Ends Hunger Strike

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 09:58 PM PDT

Reform activist Anna Hazare has ended his 12-day hunger strike after forcing Parliament to throw its weight behind his crusade against corruption in India.


Air Canada's Flight Attendants Reject Tentative Agreement

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 08:31 PM PDT

Air Canada's flight attendants have given a solid thumbs-down to a tentative agreement with the airline, reached early this month.


Indian anti-corruption activist ends hunger strike (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 10:06 PM PDT

Congress party leader Vilasrao Deshmukh, right, presents a letter by the Indian Prime Minister to India's anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare with assurance that both houses of Parliament passed a resolution supporting three points raised by him on the 12th day of his hunger strike against corruption in New Delhi, India, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011. India's Parliament expressed non-binding support for a series of anti-corruption proposals on Saturday in the hopes that would be enough to persuade the reform activist to end his hunger strike.(AP Photo/Saurabh Das)AP - An Indian reform activist whose protest galvanized the nation's anger against corruption ended his 12-day hunger strike Sunday after forcing Parliament to throw its weight behind his crusade.

Arab states urge end to Syria bloodshed, send envoy (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 09:32 PM PDT

People protest against President Bashar al-Assad after Friday prayers in the city of Amude August 26, 2011. REUTERS/HandoutReuters - Arab states told Syria on Sunday to "resort to reason" and end months of bloodshed after some of the most intense protests in Damascus since the start of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.

Pakistan's Islamic Take On "Millionaire" Game Show Is Nightly Sign Of The Times (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 09:05 PM PDT

Time.com - As many as 40 million Pakistanis tune in every night for "Alif Laam Meem," an Islamic version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire." The trivia show's popularity is just one example of how dominant a role religion now plays in Pakistan.


Chavez set to begin new round of cancer treatment (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 09:17 PM PDT

Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, right, smiles at supporters while embracing his daughter Rosa on a balcony of the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday Aug. 27, 2011. Chavez said during a televised Cabinet meeting on Saturday that he will undergo his next round of chemotherapy in Venezuela instead of Cuba, where he has had previous cancer treatments. He is expected to check in to the Military Hospital in Caracas on Saturday night to begin his third phase of chemotherapy. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)AP - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez checked in to a military hospital Saturday night to begin a third round of chemotherapy, this time getting the cancer treatment at home rather than Cuba.

China official tells Web firms to control content (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 09:02 PM PDT

AP - A Communist Party leader has told China's Internet companies to tighten control over material online as Beijing cracks down on dissent and tries to block the rise of Middle East-style protests.


Eyewitness Account: The Liberation of Gaddafi's Notorious Abu Slim Prison (Time.com)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 09:05 PM PDT

Time.com - A huge explosion shook the hundreds of cell blocks as the rebel forces shot and hacked through the locks of cells, freeing thousands Wednesday.


Arab states urge end to Syria bloodshed, send envoy

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 09:32 PM PDT

AMMAN/CAIRO (Reuters) - Arab states told Syria on Sunday to "resort to reason" and end months of bloodshed after some of the most intense protests in Damascus since the start of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.

Japan's Kaieda ahead in PM race but run-off likely (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 07:56 PM PDT

Japan's Trade Minister Banri Kaieda speaks during a political debate for the ruling Democratic Party presidential race at Japan National Press Club in Tokyo August 27, 2011. Japan's ruling Democratic Party formally kicked off a leadership race to pick the next prime minister as the country confronts a raft of economic ills, but with five candidates jostling for the job, no clear winner was in sight. REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN - Tags: POLITICS HEADSHOT)Reuters - Trade minister Banri Kaieda has the lead in a ruling party race to pick Japan's next prime minister, but with chances dim for winning a majority in a first round vote, a bruising run-off looks likely, media surveys showed Sunday.

VIDEO: Bloomberg: 'Time for NY evacuation is over'

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 07:53 PM PDT

Hurricane Irene is on its way to New York where the mayor, Michael Bloomberg, urged people to move to shelters, warning that it was a "life-threatening storm".


Japan's Kaieda ahead in PM race but run-off likely

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 07:56 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Trade minister Banri Kaieda has the lead in a ruling party race to pick Japan's next prime minister, but with chances dim for winning a majority in a first round vote, a bruising run-off looks likely, media surveys showed Sunday.

Every Entrepreneur Needs to Embrace Team Conflict

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 07:34 PM PDT

Many entrepreneurs are not prepared for conflict, or actively avoid it. Their vision, passion, and focus are so strong that they can't imagine someone disagreeing, much less fighting them to the death. But the reality is that startups are composed of smart people, with emotions as well as intellects, working in close proximity under much ...


A Big Greek Wedding: Alpha Bank and Europbank to merge

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 06:55 PM PDT

? The Greek and European banking crisis may be at a turning point, as a historic merger between two big Greek banks is about to take place. According to Skai News TV network, Alpha Bank and Eurobank are about to announce a merger soon, forming the country's largest bank. The new entity with assets of ...


Libyans count deadly cost of battle for Tripoli (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 06:53 PM PDT

Volunteers collect the decomposed bodies of African mercenaries from the Gaddafi brigades who were killed during fighting with rebels in Tadjoura August 27, 2011. REUTERS/Zohra BensemraReuters - Residents of Tripoli dug makeshift graves to bury the dead as evidence emerged of widespread summary killings during the battle for the Libyan capital.

Tripoli faces severe shortages of food, fuel (AP)

Posted: 27 Aug 2011 10:00 PM PDT

A giant portrait of Moamar Gadhafi is bullet-riddled on the wall of a building in the Bab al-Aziziyah district in Tripoli, Libya, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011. Libyan rebels fought Saturday for control of a major supply road to the capital, seizing a border crossing with Tunisia and strengthening their hold on the oil-rich country as they hunt for Moammar Gadhafi. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)AP - Rebel fighters pushed increasingly leaderless regime gunmen to the outskirts of Tripoli on Saturday, as severe shortages of fuel, water and electricity paralyzed the battle-scarred capital and the stench of growing piles garbage filled the air.
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