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Morning Brief, Thursday, April 12

Source: PBS NewsHour Middle East Breaking: An explosion struck the cafeteria of Iraq's parliament building , which is inside the Green Zone in Baghdad (the white spot on the map at right). No solid figures on casualties yet. Is it any surprise the...

Published Thu, Apr 12 2007 6:40 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

The Election 2012 Weekly Report: Romney Rising

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Romney rolls through New Hampshire, Gingrich unloads the kitchen sink Mitt Romney enjoyed a decisive victory in the New Hampshire primary, taking 39.2 percent of the vote to second-place finisher Ron Paul...

Published Fri, Jan 13 2012 11:21 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Election 2012, 2012 Report

The oppo research on Romney’s foreign policy

My, isn't this awkward. Buzzfeed's Andrew Kaczynski stumbled across a copy of John McCain's 200-page opposition research file on Mitt Romney from the 2008 presidential campaign, which will now undoubtedly be pored over by President Barack...

Published Tue, Jan 17 2012 6:58 PM by FP Passport

U.S. confirms that spy agencies worked with ex-warlord Charles Taylor

In response to a FOIA request from the Boston Globe , the U.S. government has confirmed that former Liberian President Charles Taylor, now on trial for war crimes at the Hague, received support from U.S. intelligence agencies during the 1980s: After a...

Published Wed, Jan 18 2012 10:56 AM by FP Passport

ABC: Romney keeps millions in Cayman Islands

If proven true, this seems pretty damaging: As one of the wealthiest candidates to run for president in recent times, Romney has used a variety of techniques to help minimize the taxes on his estimated $250 million fortune. In addition to paying the lower...

Published Wed, Jan 18 2012 2:26 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Election 2012, Mitt Romney

Morning Brief: Greece passes austerity plan amid furious protests

Greece passes austerity plan amid furious protests Top story: Facing violent protests across the country, the Greek parliament has approved an austerity bill in an effort to avoid default and secure a second bailout from the European Union and International...

Published Mon, Feb 13 2012 5:34 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Announcing the 2012 Gelber Prize finalists

Every year, Foreign Policy is proud to partner with the Lionel Gelber Foundation and the Munk Centre for Global Affairs at the University of Toronto to present the Lionel Gelber Prize, which is awarded to the year's best book on foreign affairs. Today...

Published Mon, Feb 13 2012 5:26 PM by FP Passport

Alvaro Uribe subpoenaed in U.S. death squad lawsuit

Former President Alvaro Uribe has been subpoenaed to provide a deposition in a lawsuit against a U.S. coal company accused of supporting right-wing death squads in Colombia. The Miami Herald reports : The suit alleges that Alabama-based Drummond worked...

Published Fri, Nov 05 2010 8:18 AM by FP Passport

World renowned Chinese artist Ai Weiwei put under house arrest - By Christina Larson

China's authoritarianism is at times ruthless and at times, well… confused. A case in point is the decision to put Ai Weiwei , arguably China's best known artist (a co-designer of the "Bird's Nest" Olympic Stadium who also has current...

Published Fri, Nov 05 2010 8:21 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: East Asia, China

Morning Brief: Post-election violence in Burma

Post-election violence in Burma Top news: Unsurprisingly, the ruling military junta dominated Burma's first election in 20 years on Sunday. Gen. Than Shwe's Union Solidarity and Development Party and other army-backed parties appear likely to...

Published Mon, Nov 08 2010 5:44 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Volcano may shorten Obama's Indonesia trip

Volcano may shorten Obama's Indonesia trip President Obama arrived in Indonesia's capital of Jakarta on Tuesday on the second stop of his ten-day tour through Asia. However, administration officials said that the eruption of Mount Merapi made...

Published Tue, Nov 09 2010 5:30 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

That missile's not mine - By Mohammad Sagha

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a... what, excatly? That's been the question on everyone's mind since a California news crew picked up footage on Monday of what looked like a missile flying through the scenic Pacific sunset. Some have...

Published Tue, Nov 09 2010 2:56 PM by FP Passport

Gambian president may become king

The Gambia's title-obsessed president -- he prefers to be addressed as His Excellency the President Sheik Professor Alhaji Doctor Yahya Jammeh -- may soon be adding a new one to his letterhead: Tribal chieftains are touring the country to rally support...

Published Wed, Nov 10 2010 1:35 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Africa

'Grumpy the Clown' elected to Brazil's Congress, but can he read?

Earlier this year we ran a piece by Julia Ioffe on some of the eccentrics and entertainers elected to Russia's Duma under the front-page headline "Send in the Clowns." Now I feel like we may have used that one too early : Grumpy the clown...

Published Thu, Nov 11 2010 11:04 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: South America

Who was the target of the Russian spy leak?

Washington Post intelligence correspondent Jeff Stein provides some much needed follow-up on yesterday's strange piece in Kommersant promising revenge against the SVR colonel who betrayed the American "illegals." Two former spies, one American...

Published Fri, Nov 12 2010 8:28 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Russia

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Morning Brief, Thursday, April 12

The Election 2012 Weekly Report: Romney Rising

The oppo research on Romney’s foreign policy

U.S. confirms that spy agencies worked with ex-warlord Charles Taylor

ABC: Romney keeps millions in Cayman Islands

Morning Brief: Greece passes austerity plan amid furious protests

Announcing the 2012 Gelber Prize finalists

Alvaro Uribe subpoenaed in U.S. death squad lawsuit

World renowned Chinese artist Ai Weiwei put under house arrest - By Christina Larson

Morning Brief: Post-election violence in Burma

Morning Brief: Volcano may shorten Obama's Indonesia trip

That missile's not mine - By Mohammad Sagha

Gambian president may become king

'Grumpy the Clown' elected to Brazil's Congress, but can he read?

Who was the target of the Russian spy leak?