So what has he done since? More hunches, more businesses, involving phones and ringtones, but also media, clothing, property, luxury goods. Diamond iPhones. A diamond Bluetooth headset for David Beckham. He is on the Sunday Times rich list and in the... Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
BERLIN (AP) – Germany's government and the two major opposition parties say they have agreed to jointly nominate Joachim Gauck as the country's presidential candidate. Joachim Gauck will be elected by a special assembly next month. Joachim Gauck will be... Full Article at USA Today
A boy passes by a policeman as ethnic Pa-O men meet UNODC and Myanmar's police representatives in the village of Tar-Pu, in the mountains of Shan State January 27, 2012. Myanmar has dramatically escalated its poppy eradication efforts since September... View Photo »
When you become president, one thing that happens overnight is that you and everyone you love get a bunch of new nicknames
The covers of previous issues, enlarged and stacked up in the offices of Cosmopolitan, show how much has changed since the magazine was launched 40 years ago – and how much hasn't. The first issue, March 1972, features an interview with Michael... Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
Photograph: Steven Senne/AP Appearance: Strong jaw, wavy red hair, the air of a man who owes it to the nation to run for office. Bloody politicians. In it for the nookie and the kickbacks, and all pretending they want to heal the world. Such cynicism! ... Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
For those times when Betty Friedan just isn't enough ... ninjutsu is here to help. Photographer Caren Firouz has been taking pictures of some of Iran's estimated 3,500 female ninja-warriors-in-training. It turns out that when you're denied basic human... Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
Novice monks play as a policeman secures a Buddhist temple where local villagers meet UNODC representatives and Myanmar police in the village of Kyauk Ka Char, in the mountains of Shan State January 26, 2012. Myanmar has dramatically escalated its poppy... View Photo »
When it comes to politics, small actions speak louder than big words. Mitt Romney has shown all other politicians that being a good Sugar Daddy is about helping others ... While the media likes sensational stories about sugar daddy politicians behaving badly, I hope our endorsement of Mitt Romney for th...
CAIRO — The judicial committee supervising Egypt's first presidential election since Hosni Mubarak was overthrown last year said Sunday it had yet to finalize a date for the vote, although an election official said it would be in the first week of June. Full Article at MSNBC
From Nick Loomis , For CNN updated 2:33 PM EST, Sun February 19, 2012 STORY HIGHLIGHTS Clashes erupt near a mosque where fighting also broke out last week At least three protesters are injured in the violence One protester throwing rocks accuses the... Full Article at CNN
Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum hands back an autographed program before speaking at the Summit County Lincoln Dinner Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, in Akron, Ohio.
View Photo »Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum meets supporters before speaking at the Summit County Lincoln Dinner Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, in Akron, Ohio.
View Photo »Demonstrators beat an image of President Bashar al-Assad with shoes during a protest against the governing regime of President Bashar al-Assad outside the Syrian Embassy in London February 18, 2012.
View Photo »A child stands with a flag during a protest against the governing regime of President Bashar al-Assad outside the Syrian Embassy in London February 18, 2012.
View Photo »Demonstrators burn a picture of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad during a protest against the governing regime outside the Syrian Embassy in London February 18, 2012.
View Photo »A few supporters of embattled president Bashar al-Assad demonstrate in Rome on February 18, 201. Syrian Security forces shot dead a mourner at a huge funeral the same day for demonstrators killed in rare protests in the Syrian capital, as a senior Chinese envoy issued a plea for the...
View Photo »A member of the Free Syrian Army takes position in Idlib in northwestern Syria on February 18, 2012. A senior Chinese envoy called for all sides in Syria to stop the violence and for elections to go ahead peacefully after Damascus talks with President Bashar al-Assad, state media said.
View Photo »Members of the Free Syrian Army raise their weapons during a patrol in Idlib in northwestern Syria on February 18, 2012. A senior Chinese envoy called for all sides in Syria to stop the violence and for elections to go ahead peacefully after Damascus talks with President Bashar...
View Photo »Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, waves after speaking to a group of former Salt Lake City Olympics committee members, marking the tenth anniversary of the games, in Salt Lake City, Utah, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012. Right is his wife Ann Romney, and...
View Photo »Demonstrators protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad outside the Syrian Embassy in London February 18, 2012.
View Photo »Syrians inspect an unidentified corpse near a water canal following an assault by security forces in Idlib in northwestern Syria on February 18, 2012. A senior Chinese envoy called for all sides in Syria to stop the violence and for elections to go ahead peacefully after Damascus talks...
View Photo »Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, pauses while speaking to a group of former Salt Lake City Olympics committee members, marking the tenth anniversary of the games, in Salt Lake City, Utah, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012.
View Photo »Protesters hold placards featuring the word "Amsterdam" as they want to thank protesters who rallied in other European countries in solidarity with Greek people in front of the parliament in Athens February 18, 2012. Greece's cabinet tackled on Saturday how to implement austerity...
View Photo »GRAPHIC CONTENT An unidentified corpse lies near a water canal following an assault by security forces in Idlib in northwestern Syria on February 18, 2012. A senior Chinese envoy called for all sides in Syria to stop the violence and for elections to go ahead peacefully after Damascus...
View Photo »A demonstrator punches through a portrait of Syria's President Bashar al-Assad during a protest outside the Syrian Embassy in London February 18, 2012.
View Photo »A member of the Free Syrian Army with his face covered with the pre-Baath Syrian flag patrols with comrades in Idlib in northwestern Syria on February 18, 2012. A senior Chinese envoy called for all sides in Syria to stop the violence and for elections to go ahead peacefully after...
View Photo »Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, shakes hands with Fraser Bullock, president and CEO of the Salt Lake Olympic Organizing Committee, before speaking to a group of former Salt Lake City Olympic committee members, marking the tenth anniversary of...
View Photo »Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, and his wife, Ann, arrive onstage to speak to a group of former Salt Lake City Olympic committee members, at an event marking the tenth anniversary of the games, in Salt Lake City, Utah, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012.
View Photo »ATHENS, GREECE - FEBRUARY 18: A general view of the Acropolis Museum, which was co-financed by the Greek government and the European Union's Regional Development Fund, on February 18, 2012 in Athens, Greece. In 2004 the Olympics returned to Greece, the birthplace of the ancient and...
View Photo »ATHENS, GREECE - FEBRUARY 18: A woman walks past a derelict building and the Acropolis Museum (R), which was co-financed by the Greek government and the European Union's Regional Development Fund, on February 18, 2012 in Athens, Greece. In 2004 the Olympics returned to Greece, the...
View Photo »A member of the Free Syrian Army raises his weapon as comrades make victory signs during a patrol in Idlib in northwestern Syria on February 18, 2012. A senior Chinese envoy called for all sides in Syria to stop the violence and for elections to go ahead peacefully after Damascus talks...
View Photo »A member of the Free Syrian Army jumps off a pick-up truck during a patrol in Idlib in northwestern Syria on February 18, 2012. A senior Chinese envoy called for all sides in Syria to stop the violence and for elections to go ahead peacefully after Damascus talks with President Bashar...
View Photo »Protesters congregate outside where Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum plans to speak Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, in Akron, Ohio. Santorum will speak at the Summit County Lincoln Dinner.
View Photo »Supporters hand out buttons of Republican Presidential Candidate Rick Santorum during a Tea Party Rally in Columbus, Ohio February 18, 2012.
View Photo »Supporters listen as Republican Presidential Candidate Rick Santorum during a Tea Party Rally in Columbus, Ohio February 18, 2012.
View Photo »Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum hands back an autographed program before speaking at the Summit County Lincoln Dinner Saturday, Feb. 18, 2012, in Akron, Ohio.
View Photo »We’re starting to see just a hint of a response out of Congress ... Over the last couple of days, Mr. Boehner and Mr. McConnell have both indicated that it probably does make sense not to have taxes go up for middle-class families, particularly since they’ve all taken an oath not to raise taxes.
Obama organized his White House under the heavy-handed Rahm Emanuel and the uber-executive Bill Daley. Now maybe he has got it right with his newly appointed third chief of staff
Now, I know you hear a lot of folks on cable TV claiming that I’m this big tax-and-spend liberal
After 60 days of fanning out petitions across the state, United Wisconsin, the group organizing the recall effort for Wisconsin Republican Governor Scott Walker, will turn in their gathered signatures to the Government Accountability Board of Wisconsin
With bipartisan support, we reauthorized the Ryan White CARE Act ... And, as I signed that bill, I was so proud to also announce that my Administration was ending the ban that prohibited people with HIV from entering America. Because of that step, next year, for the first time in two decades, we will ho...
Obama gave us radical ‘Obamacare,’ that was based on ‘Romneycare.’ Obama’s a liberal on social issues. Romney once bragged he’s even more liberal than Ted Kennedy on social issues. Why would we ever vote for someone who is just like Obama — when we can unite around Rick Santorum and beat Obama?
We can beat this disease. We can win this fight. We just have to keep at it, today, tomorrow, and every day until we get to zero
Romney’s current 37% support is tied for the highest enjoyed by any Republican candidate in Gallup Daily tracking of Republican preferences so far this election cycle, and marks a 13-percentage-point increase in support from his five-day average that ended Jan. 2, just before the Iowa caucuses.
Look back and you'll see that both Republicans and Democrats in Congress have consistently come together to fund this fight ... That's testament to the values that we share as Americans, a commitment that extends across party lines and that is demonstrated by President Bush and I joining you all today.
There is no disagreement with the institutions of the European Union on the importance of basic principles, common European values and achievements
We need to keep refining our strategy so that we’re saving as many lives as possible
If Arab neighbours compensate for a looming EU ban on Iranian imports, 'we would not consider these actions to be friendly,' Iran's representative to OPEC, Mohammad Ali Khatibi, was quoted as saying by the Sharq newspaper on Sunday.
I know that folks are frustrated with Washington ... But the only way to end the game-playing and the point-scoring that passes for politics this day is to send a message in this election that we are not backing down, we are not giving up; that we are going to keep pushing, and we continue to fight, and...
If there is one target on which the candidates are in agreement to see who can lash out best, and with concentrated fire, it is Europe, which after Obama has become the most prized punching-ball of the campaign
Obviously, no ally is more important than the state of Israel
Kaiser Permanente Hawaii is honored to join President Obama and the rest of the nation in declaring Martin Luther King Jr. Day a time to give back to our local communities through volunteerism and service
The rate of new infections may be going down elsewhere, but it's not going down here in America
We don’t have to have Ronald Reagan ... What we want is an articulate, consistent, confident, relatively charismatic conservative. He’d wipe up the Republican primary, he’d wipe up the election. Obama is low-hanging fruit, his record is a disaster, his philosophy is a disaster.
Look back and you'll see that both Republicans and Democrats in Congress have consistently come together to fund this fight ... That's testament to the values that we share as Americans, a commitment that extends across party lines and that is demonstrated by President Bush and I joining you all today.
Since they still see no movement by Ohio’s Republican governor or GOP legislators, the Democrats are introducing their own bills to set up an exchange.
It is possible that we see some additional progress over the next couple of weeks that can continue to help strengthen the economy and get us through what has been a very difficult period, not just for the United States but obviously for the world economy
His answers on foreign policy were repeatedly booed and Perry even suggested that a gong should have been used to cut Paul off. While Paul-ites undoubtedly cheered their hero’s willingness to stand up for what he believes in when it comes to U.S. involvement in foreign countries, it’s just not a majorit...
We just have to keep at it, steady, persistent, today, tomorrow, and every day until we get to zero
Barack Obama is going to have a billion dollars, the power of the White House, and the advantage of most support from the elite media
History will record [Bush's] Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief as an extraordinary legacy
