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BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel told a newspaper she would be prepared to become involved in a diplomatic initiative to end the North Korean nuclear and missiles program, and suggested the Iran nuclear talks could be a model. South Korea on Saturday braced for a possible further...

Trump appears to pine for the days when the Oval Office was a bustling hub of visitors and gossip, over which he presided as impresario. He fumes that he does not get the credit he thinks he deserves from the media or the allegiance from fellow Republican leaders he says he is owed. He boasts...

To be clear this scenario is unlikely. That being said it IS plausible so allow me to explain the insanity that may follow after the presidential election (for real) is held. 10 Electors (11 if you count the Elector that quit in protest) have openly declared themselves unfaithful (so far)...

Former Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, who is the leader of the current mob protests and systematic takeover of government ministries and offices, has vowed to overthrow the Yingluck government by today, 1 December. There is no end to the political turmoil and crisis in Thailand. Even...

This made me laugh

Australia In Crisis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Vvzrq7AA3E

The Fed, ECB, Bank of Canada, Bank of England, Bank of Japan, and the Swiss National Bank announced earlier today a plan to increase non-Euro credit to Europe to stave off a credit crunch. The plan includes bilateral liquidity swaps...

Check out this piece by John Lanchester which goes over all the moving parts in the Greece and EU crisis. It is very well written and worth the read: http://www.lrb.co.uk/2011/06/30/john-lanchester/once-greece-goes

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I suppose this should go here, but I really do not think of it as conspiracy. So, here goes. We know that HP dumped 30,000 jobs in the US and moved them to China and India. That is fact. To move jobs to China, a company must train personnel, construct a location to conduct the business...

The floor is relinquished to the Israeli Consul. Israeli Consul: Ladies and gentlemen, before I begin, allow me to relay a short story. When Moses led our ancestors out of Egypt, following decades of slavery and forced labour, he led them through desert, desert, and more desert. Friends, our...

With the crisis in Greece many have warned of similar fates for Portgual and Spain. Just today, the credit rating on Portugal's debt was reduced to AA- by Fitch Ratings. The rating agency also warned of future reductions unless the government changes its fiscal policy, which currently includes a...

With the economic crisis in Greece, the EU is expected to be more wary about expansion moving forward. Nothing official has been said yet, but most now agree that Estonia will be the only country to join the EU within the next five years. With people in eastern Europe already showing wariness...

Just ran across this piece on the Wall Street Journal by U.K. Conservative party leader David Cameron. In the piece, he shares his ideas on how nations should react and rebound to the economic crisis. link...

I read an interesting editorial by Bob Herbert of the New York Times, asking whether Obama has an understanding for the unemployment crisis, as he seems to be doing precious little about it. Do you agree with his views on this? Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/06/opinion/06herbert.html

I'm in Mexico, but out of any of the affected areas. It has been interesting to watch. The trend tends to be that there were not nearly as many cases as thought, and the virus isn't nearly as virulent as originally thought. I think that it being a new type of virus (human, bird, and swine...

It is well known that America is passing through its one of the biggest economic crisis these days. Banks do not have money. Other financial institutions are also crashing. In this time of crisis, Barack Obama is elected as president of America. In his speeches Mr. Obama has shown his...