GOP Establishment's Shameless Attack on Nonpartisan Think Tank

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• GOP Establishment's Shameless Attack on Nonpartisan Think Tank
• Murder trial of Bo Xilai's wife begins
• Syrian troops push back rebels in Aleppo offensive
• North Korea famine not imminent but flood impact not yet clear: U.N.
• Dreading The End Of The 2012 London Games? Keep It Going With Visits To Other Olympics Locations
• Dreading The End Of The 2012 Olympics? Keep It Going With Visits To Other Summer Olympics Locations
• BOJ Stands Pat
• North Korea famine not imminent but flood impact not yet clear: U.N.
• Myanmar seeks to rejoin top rice exporters
• Ernesto crosses Yucatan and picks up strength
• HUGE HAUL
• Taliban threaten to kill 'liberal' Imran Khan
• Belgium Reactor Halted for Potential Cracks
• Beijing Reports Slowing Inflation
• MTN Seeks to Unlock Iran Earnings
• Bet on Platinum's Fall Is Anti-Euro Wager
• Korea Holds Steady on Rates
• Australia Broadband Plan Gets Shaky Start
• Canaccord Loss Narrows; 60 Workers Laid Off
• Banned Racewalker Admits to Doping

GOP Establishment's Shameless Attack on Nonpartisan Think Tank Posted: 08 Aug 2012 05:55 PM PDT The GOP establishment is in full attack mode after a Tax Policy Center report concluded that Mitt Romney couldn't offset the effect of his proposed tax cuts by simply closing loopholes benefiting the rich. Either he would have to raise taxes on middle- and/or lower-income households, or his proposal will [...]

Murder trial of Bo Xilai's wife begins Posted: 08 Aug 2012 09:45 PM PDT Wife of ousted Chinese politician stands trial for allegedly poisoning British former associate.

Syrian troops push back rebels in Aleppo offensive Posted: 08 Aug 2012 09:20 PM PDT ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) - Syrian troops and rebels fought over the country's biggest city Aleppo as President Bashar al-Assad's key foreign backer Iran gathered ministers from like-minded states for talks on Thursday about how to end the conflict. Assad's troops assaulted rebel strongholds in Aleppo on Wednesday in one of their biggest ground attacks since rebels seized chunks of Syria's biggest city three weeks ago. Late in the day, each side gave conflicting accounts of how they stood. ...

North Korea famine not imminent but flood impact not yet clear: U.N. Posted: 08 Aug 2012 09:12 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - Impoverished North Korea is a long way from famine levels that killed hundreds of thousands in the 1990s but it won't be until late next month that a full assessment of food levels after recent floods is possible, a U.N. official said on Thursday. North Korea's state media says the death toll from flooding between late June and the end of July has reached at least 169, with some 400 people missing and 212,200 homeless. ...

Dreading The End Of The 2012 London Games? Keep It Going With Visits To Other Olympics Locations Posted: 08 Aug 2012 03:54 PM PDT see photosLondon Legacy Development CorporationClick for full photo gallery: Dreading The End Of The 2012 Olympics? Keep It Going With Visits To Other Summer Olympics Locations London's 2012 Olympics have made for one wild ride. So the idea of the closing ceremonies happening in just a few days might have you [...]

Dreading The End Of The 2012 Olympics? Keep It Going With Visits To Other Summer Olympics Locations Posted: 08 Aug 2012 03:54 PM PDT Summer Olympics Sites To Visit Around the World

BOJ Stands Pat Posted: 08 Aug 2012 09:05 PM PDT The Bank of Japan left its monetary policy unchanged—as expected given the absence of any recent sharp fluctuations in the yen and a domestic economy that remains on a recovery track.

North Korea famine not imminent but flood impact not yet clear: U.N. Posted: 08 Aug 2012 09:12 PM PDT BEIJING (Reuters) - Impoverished North Korea is a long way from famine levels that killed hundreds of thousands in the 1990s but it won't be until late next month that a full assessment of food levels after recent floods is possible, a U.N. official said on Thursday.

Myanmar seeks to rejoin top rice exporters Posted: 08 Aug 2012 07:48 PM PDT YANGON (Reuters) - As Myanmar emerges from decades of isolation and oppression, it hopes to reclaim its nearly forgotten status as the world's biggest rice exporter. That's a tall order, but industry and government officials have begun drafting plans to revitalize the industry after years of neglect and military mismanagement. No country's appetite is quite like Myanmar's, which boasts the world's highest annual rice consumption at 210 kg (460 lb) per person. It makes up 75 percent of the country's diet, according to government statistics. That helps explains its economy. ...

Ernesto crosses Yucatan and picks up strength Posted: 08 Aug 2012 08:17 PM PDT Tropical Storm Ernesto spun back over open water late Wednesday and began gaining strength after crossing Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, where thousands of tourists and fishermen evacuated beach areas.

HUGE HAUL Posted: 08 Aug 2012 08:10 PM PDT The Americans had a huge haul at Olympic Stadium, collecting seven athletics medals on Wednesday night.

Taliban threaten to kill 'liberal' Imran Khan Posted: 08 Aug 2012 08:02 PM PDT Pakistani group vows to attack opposition leader if he holds protest in Waziristan against US drone strikes.

Belgium Reactor Halted for Potential Cracks Posted: 08 Aug 2012 03:54 PM PDT Belgium has halted one of its seven nuclear reactors on suspicion that one of its components might be cracked, the country's atomic power regulator said Wednesday.

Beijing Reports Slowing Inflation Posted: 08 Aug 2012 10:23 PM PDT China's consumer price index rose 1.8% in July from a year earlier, slower than a 2.2% on-year rise in June, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Thursday.

MTN Seeks to Unlock Iran Earnings Posted: 08 Aug 2012 04:08 PM PDT South African mobile-phone company MTN has entered talks with the U.S. in a bid to unlock its earnings in Iran.

Bet on Platinum's Fall Is Anti-Euro Wager Posted: 08 Aug 2012 08:47 PM PDT Some hedge funds have found a new venue to wager on a worsening outlook for Europe: the platinum market.

Korea Holds Steady on Rates Posted: 08 Aug 2012 09:37 PM PDT After last month's surprise cut, South Korea's central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 3%—but is widely expected to deliver fresh policy easing as early as next month to support growth.

Australia Broadband Plan Gets Shaky Start Posted: 08 Aug 2012 04:08 PM PDT The estimated cost of building Australia's national high-speed broadband network has risen, marking a wobbly start to a key policy initiative of a government that is struggling to survive.

Canaccord Loss Narrows; 60 Workers Laid Off Posted: 08 Aug 2012 03:53 PM PDT Canaccord Financial, Canada's largest independent brokerage, reported a narrower loss for its fiscal first quarter.

Banned Racewalker Admits to Doping Posted: 08 Aug 2012 06:53 PM PDT Italian racewalking champion Alex Schwazer admitted to taking performance enhancing drugs in the run-up to the London Olympics, leading to his exclusion from the Games.

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