One of the people named this week to President Obama’s new Task Force on Tax Reform is a member of the AIG board of directors.
AIG director named to Obama tax task force
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Juarez’ Mayor: Running the Most Dangerous City in the Americas
Jose Reyes Ferriz, mayor of the Mexican border city of Juarez, presides over what may be the western hemisphere’s most dangerous town, certainly the hardest hit by Mexico’s drug-war terror. Since the start of last year, Juarez has seen almost 2,000 drug-related murders
Shoddy wiring ‘everywhere’ on Iraq bases, Army inspector says
Thousands of buildings at U.S. bases in Iraq and Afghanistan have such poorly installed wiring that American troops face life-threatening risks, a top inspector for the Army says. “It was horrible — some of the worst electrical work I’ve ever seen,” said Jim Childs, a master electrician and the top civilian expert in an Army safety survey
The Obamathon: Is the President Doing Too Much TV?
By now you know the problems with President Obama’s media strategy. He’s too somber
Turkish PM shows common touch on campaign trail
The yellow bus with a giant photo of the prime minister on its side raced through Elazig, a provincial town in eastern Anatolia, blaring patriotic music. Crowds of cheering locals, some of them women dressed in robes and veils, lined the dusty streets, straining to get a glimpse of Recep Tayyip Erdogan as he waved through the windshield. Suddenly, Emine Erdogan, the prime minister’s wife, gasped in shock
An SUV is home for jobless duo
Richard Barboza sits behind the steering wheel, patiently working a crossword puzzle. There’s no rush. Time is one thing Barboza has plenty of.
Victim’s wife: Kidnappers’ silence ‘very cruel’
Lourdes Batista wishes she had super powers so she could use them to find her husband, she said Wednesday, 105 days after authorities said he was kidnapped in Mexico. Felix Batista, a renowned kidnapping consultant, disappeared after getting into a vehicle outside a Saltillo restaurant December 10
Are U.S. Missile Defenses Geared for the Wrong Missiles?
More than 25 years and $100 billion ago, Ronald Reagan ordered the Pentagon build a system to “intercept and destroy strategic ballistic missiles before they reached our own soil.” This week, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs said there wasn’t much point.
Iraq bombing leaves 22 dead
At least 22 civilians were killed and 38 other people were wounded Thursday in a Baghdad car bombing, the Iraqi Interior Ministry said. The number of protesters outside Government House had grown sharply since the afternoon, said Worapong Tuepreecha, the chief of the Metropolitan Police. He said they set up a stage and tents in front of the building.
Thousands of protesters surround Thai govt. headquarters
About 20,000 anti-government demonstrators surrounded the Thai government headquarters Thursday evening and set up camp in a bid to oust the prime minister, police said. The number of protesters outside Government House had grown sharply since the afternoon, said Worapong Tuepreecha, the chief of the Metropolitan Police. He said they set up a stage and tents in front of the building.