Even former Hillary Clinton staffers are calling this policy "absurd." It just goes to show you how hard it is to campaign when you are constantly saying something in public that tries to hide how incredibly leftwing a person really is. Reason.com has this: Pool reporter David Nakamura of the Washington Post reported that at a $35,800 a head fundraiser at the home of Blackstone COO Hamilton “Tony” James in New York City Monday night, the 60 attendees were asked to place their phones in plastic bags by the door. An Obama aide called the move it "standard operating procedure," but veterans of... Similar News >>

There aren’t many people who justify comparisons to Nelson Mandela, but longtime Burmese political dissident Aung San Suu Kyi is one of the few. For 20 years, Kyi incurred imprisonment, house arrest, and other forms of detention for attempting to bring democracy to the military-ruled Burma. This month, she is free and standing for parliament after erecting a pillar of freedom to her country through her political party, the National League for Democracy. Kyi has won the Nobel Peace Prize and is a powerful example of persevering, peaceful dissidence coming … MoreSimilar News >>

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The talks still continue but good news is on the horizon as yet another political party, the Democratic Left, has backed out of the Unity coalition. Please consider Greece's moderate left says no government possible The moderate Democratic Left party in Greece says it will not join pro-bailout parties in a coalition without the more radical far-left Syriza. Syriza is refusing to attend coalition talks because it will not back any government which supports austerity measures demanded by the EU and IMF. The Greek president has summoned the four main parties for last-ditch talks in an effort ... Similar News >>

John Elwood reviews Monday’s relisted and held cases. Monday was a big day.  Facebook raised the price range of its IPO to $34-38 a share, up from $28-35; in a related story, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that he was buying Greece, Spain and Portugal with change he found under his sofa cushions, thus resolving the [...]Similar News >>

Morning News Digest: May 17, 2012By Missy RebovichTry State Street Wire, Follow PolitickerNJ on Twitter and Facebook. Text "PNJ" to 89800 to receive alerts       Poll: N.J. voters back same-sex marriage, private school scholarships, tax cut plans New Jersey voters support same-sex marriage 53 – 42 percent, a new Quinnipiac University poll shows. Voters also support 67 – 27 percent Gov. Christopher Christie’s call for a voter referendum on the issue, according to the poll released today.  Age plays a factor in how people feel about the issue.  (Staff, PolitickerNJ) ht... Similar News >>

Back in 2006, I wrote about Daniel Wultz, a sixteen-year-old American teenager who was murdered in a homicide bombing perpetrated jointly by Islamic Jihad and Fatah's al-Aksa Martyr's brigade while he was eating lunch at a felafel restaurant in Tel Aviv. Ten other people died in that attack, and others were severely wounded.Six years later, the Wultz family has finally won a judgment against jihadi sponsors Iran and Syria for $323 million. The ruling came because it was proven in court that Iran had financed the operation and Syria had allowed the murderers to train on its soil.News of the ju... Similar News >>

Wisconsin GOP Gov. Scott Walker has opened up a lead in his upcoming recall election, according to a poll released Wednesday by Marquette University Law School. The results indicate that Wisconsin will be a hotly-contested political battleground into the November general election. The poll shows President Obama leading former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney 46 percent to 44 percent among all registered voters. Obama and Romney are tied at 46 percent among likely recall voters. The survey shows Walker leading Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett 50 percent to 44 percent among likely recall voters. In... Similar News >>

It's nearly summer, and at least since this magazine published its exposé of the Upper East Side's bedbug problem in 2010, that has meant the return of bedbugs, and more important, the return of bedbug hysteria. Bedbugs, we've come to realize over the last few years, are everywhere. Even the ... More » Similar News >>

John Key's response to being questioned about his position on same-sex marriage? He's "not personally opposed" to it and that there is no "clamour" for it. DPF of course is disingenuously trying to spin this as support, but its a long way even from David Shearer's lukewarm statement. Sure, he's not opposed - but its not as if he's going to do anything to make it happen either. Its just not a priority for him (unlike, say, giving our assets to his rich mates). As Emma puts it One thing Key has admitted: there are no legitimate arguments against gay marriage. Just a lazy feckless governmen... Similar News >>