I'm No Economist, But Some Things Are Obvious

Seeded on Wed Jan 30, 2008 8:31 PM EST (The Seminal)

Polls and media outlets constantly tell us that Americans are thinking about domestic issues, not foreign policy and Iraq, as though no connection exists between the strength of our economy and our misadventures overseas.

bush, economy, us-news, stimulus

Benazir was to give 'proof' of vote rigging, says PPP senator

Seeded on Fri Jan 11, 2008 7:51 AM EST (The Daily Times)

Benazir was to give 'proof' of vote rigging, says PPP senator * Zardari says report may have been a motive for killing Benazir

us, pakistan, voting, united-states, world-news, bhutto, new-world-order

Iran airs contrasting footage of US navy standoff

Seeded on Thu Jan 10, 2008 9:50 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)

Iranian state TV today aired a video showing its military's own version of a contested standoff with US naval ships in the Persian Gulf at the weekend.

us, iran, navy, world-news

Facebook users choose Paul

Seeded on Wed Jan 9, 2008 6:39 PM EST (msnbc.com)

Posted: Saturday, January 05, 2008 8:49 PM by Domenico Montanaro From NBC's Andy Merten As far as Facebook users are concerned, Huckabee pulled ahead of McCain since the last time we reported this poll:

politics, john-mccain, 2008-election, mike-huckabee, ron-paul

Snubbed by Fox, Paul holds own N.H. forum

Seeded on Mon Jan 7, 2008 1:41 PM EST (The Houston Chronicle)

MANCHESTER, N.H. — Shut out of a GOP presidential candidate forum sponsored by Fox News, Ron Paul staged his own televised town hall meeting today in which he fielded questions from undecided voters two days before the key primary election here.

politics, 2008-election, ron-paul