28 Feb 11 Obama looks to Europe to take principal role in Libyan crisis Madoff to N.Y. Magazine: Government a Ponzi Scheme Islamic flood coming to U.S.? 6-year-old's psych ward visit sparks outrage Calls on Facebook to oust Syria's Assad We Want the Temple Now! Report: 'Iron Dome' Nears Completion Americans: War is Coming, Cut Off Aid to Arabs Obama Should Embrace Islam, Says Muslim Cleric Genetically engineered organism creates fuel from sunlight, water and carbon dioxide We must engage Muslim Brotherhood, says Kevin Rudd US & allies discuss no-fly zone over Libya: report Fannie Mae posts $2.1B quarterly loss US accuses Iran of 'blatant' rights violations US repositions troops in eastern Afghanistan Egypt imposes travel ban on Mubarak and his family Fears over new leak at Chernobyl spark plea for radiation shield South Korea-US drills begin despite North Korean threat Floods and landslides hit Bolivia Barack Obama backs Bahrain king's pledge to reform Bad weekend for EU-Turkey relations Libyan rebels fight back military, shoot down aircraft Barak: Opportunity exists for peace talks with Syria Farrakhan: Mideast uprisings will come to US Madoff to NY magazine: Government a Ponzi scheme Christian Broadcasters Urged to Fight 'Gay is the New Black' Agenda Libyan security forces switch sides as Gadhafi hangs on 4.7-magnitude quake hits central Arkansas
U.S. officials have been pushing European countries to take the lead in world powers' response to Gadhafi, arguing that the Europeans have closer ties and more leverage. U.S. officials also want to limit military involvement in what could be a protracted civil war, coming at a time when U.S. forces are overstretched in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Madoff said in a magazine interview published Sunday that new regulatory reform enacted after the recent national financial crisis is laughable and that the federal government is a Ponzi scheme. "The whole new regulatory reform is a joke," Madoff said during a telephone interview with New York magazine in which he discussed his disdain for the financial industry and for its regulators.
Israel National News recently reported that the Obama administration has decided to allow Islamic professor Tariq Ramadan to enter the United States. Ramadan, an Egyptian who currently lives in Switzerland, is a leading member of Europe's Muslim Brotherhood branch and is the grandson of the movement's founder. He was invited to teach at the University of Notre Dame in 2004, but the Bush administration revoked his visa because of donations he made to a blacklisted charity.
The school reportedly took action when the boy drew a violent picture and said he wanted to die. The mom claims her son was suffering from the anxiety of his dad's deployment to Iraq and that she told school officials she would take her son see a therapist that day. Even so, officials told her the ambulance was on its way and that the situation was out of her hands.
A Facebook page has called for mass protests in Syria and in several Western countries against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad. The organisers of the page, which had 25,000 fans early on Saturday, said the date for demonstrations to be held "in all Syrian cities" was being carefully studied and "will be determined in a few days."
If Hashem decides to speed up the process and send the Mashiach before the Knesset calls for the election of a king, well and good, but the fact remains that, at present, we still have a ways to go before our true Jewish kingdom develops to completion.
The Iron Dome rocket defense system is near completion, and may be operational within weeks, according to a report in Globes. The system recently passed a trial run by the Air Force, after previously passing tests created by its designers.
Most Americans think that the political upheaval spreading throughout the Arab world may wind up drawing the United States into a new large-scale war, a Rasmussen Reports poll found. The poll also found most Americans favor cutting off aid to Arab countries.
Muslim cleric Anjem Choudary said on Sunday that U.S. President Barack Obama must embrace Islam as a way of life or face the consequences of a trial under the Shariah Islamic court system.
A MASSACHUSETTS biotechnology company says it can produce the fuel that runs cars and jet engines using the same ingredients that make grass grow. Joule Unlimited has invented a genetically engineered organism that it says simply secretes diesel fuel or ethanol wherever it finds sunlight, water and carbon dioxide.
KEVIN Rudd has said the international community "must engage" with the Muslim Brotherhood as Egypt prepares for democratic elections. Speaking in Cairo at the weekend, the Foreign Minister said it was important the Islamic group banned by ousted president Hosni Mubarak did not believe it had been shunned from the beginning of the democratic process.
United States and European officials discussed plans to impose a no-fly zone over Libya to prevent further killings of civilians by troops loyal to the country's embattled leader Muammar Gaddafi, The New York Times reported on Monday. The newspaper cited an unnamed senior administration official as saying that no decision had been made.
Government-controlled mortgage buyer Fannie Mae has posted a narrower loss of $2.1 billion for the October-December quarter of last year, and asked for an additional $2.6 billion in federal aid. The new request is slightly more than the $2.5 billion it sought in the July-September quarter. The mortgage buyer also reported a $21.7 billion loss for all of 2010.
The United States on Sunday accused Iran's government of hypocrisy and "blatant" violations of the rights of its citizens. "The United States strongly condemns the Iranian government's organized intimidation campaign and arrests of political figures, human rights defenders, political activists, student leaders, journalists and bloggers," the White House said in a statement.
The U.S. military will start carrying out more counterterrorism missions against insurgents in eastern Afghanistan and work more closely with Pakistani forces in operations against insurgents along the porous and rugged frontier, the U.S. general commanding the region said. Maj. Gen. John Campbell, commander of NATO coalition forces in eastern Afghanistan, said he has been repositioning some of his troops since last August to make them more effective in the region that borders Pakistan.
Egypt's public prosecutor has issued an order that imposes a travel ban on former President Hosni Mubarak and his family while complaints against them are being investigated, a prosecutor's spokesman said on Monday. He did not detail the complaints, but the prosecutor's spokesman Adel el-Saeed said an official order had been issued, adding that the order also put a freeze on their money and assets.
Fears that the destroyed nuclear reactor at Chernobyl could collapse and again leak deadly radiation have prompted European agencies to seek hundreds of millions of pounds to fund the construction of a vast steel building to encase the site. As the 25th anniversary of the worst nuclear accident in history approaches, there is a funding shortfall of €740m (£631m) for projects to build a "shelter" over the destroyed reactor and to safely store nuclear fuel from the other nuclear reactors at the site.
Large-scale military exercises involving American and South Korean troops have begun, prompting North Korea to threaten "all-out war". The training drills are held every year and commanders insist they are purely defensive. But talks between North and South Korea aimed at easing tensions between the two countries broke down recently.
A landslide caused by intense rains has destroyed more than 300 homes in the Bolivian city of La Paz. The authorities managed to evacuate the poor Kupini II area before it was smashed by a collapsing hillside. Elsewhere in La Paz, at least five people drowned when a minibus was swept away by a swollen river.
US President Barack Obama has expressed his support for the King of Bahrain's affirmed commitment to reform. Mr Obama welcomed a cabinet reshuffle by King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa in which four ministers, including two royal family members, were replaced. The move followed two weeks of Shia protests against the Sunni-led regime.
Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused German society of "xenophobia" and the German government of "discrimination" ahead of a meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel. The remarks follow an unfriendly encounter with French President Sarkozy. Speaking to a group of ethnic Turks in Dusseldorf on Sunday (27 February) ahead of his meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel in Hannover on Monday, Mr Erdogan said: "We are observing the xenophobia in certain European countries, notably Germany, with great unease ... Islamophobia is a crime against humanity, just as anti-Semtism is."
Opponents of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi have held off an attack by pro-government forces near the town of Misrata and shot down a military aircraft, a witness told Reuters on Monday. Misrata is 200 km (125 miles) east of the Libyan capital. "An aircraft was shot down this morning while it was firing on the local radio station. Protesters captured its crew," said the witness, Mohamed.
Defense Minister Ehud Barak said that in light of upheaval in the region, Israel must maintain its position as the strongest country in the region, in an interview with Israel Radio on Monday. Speaking about the chances of peace in the region, the defense minister said he believes there is an opportunity to hold peace talks with Syrian President Bashar Assad. He added that a stronger push should be made in talks with the Palestinians.
Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan predicted on Sunday that America faces imminent uprisings that mirror those in the Middle East. “What you are looking at in Tunisia, in Egypt … Libya, in Bahrain … what you see happening there … you’d better prepare because it will be coming to your door,” Farrakhan said in a booming voice, thousands of followers cheering in his wake.
Wall Street swindler Bernard Madoff said in a magazine interview published Sunday that new regulatory reform enacted after the recent national financial crisis is laughable and that the federal government is a Ponzi scheme.
Pastor and cultural apologist Voddie Baucham challenged Christian broadcasters at their annual convention on Saturday to not buy into the "gay is the new black" propaganda, but instead to remain committed to defending biblical marriage on the airwaves.
Embattled Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi seemed increasingly cornered Sunday as security forces defected to the opposition in a town near the capital and the United Nations Security Council voted for tough restrictions on and possible war crimes charges against the Libyan regime.
A preliminary 4.7-magnitude earthquake centered in central Arkansas was felt throughout the state, but there were no immediate reports of any damage. The latest earthquake was centered near Greenbrier , where much of the seismic activity has occurred in the past six months. The shaking was felt far and wide this time, though, as dozens of residents took to Facebook to query, "Did you feel it
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