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Argentina blasts Britain over islands and Antarctica

In a letter to Prime Minister David Cameron published in the British media today, Argentine President Christina Fernandez de Kirchner attacks Britain's claim on the Falklands, known in Argentina as the Malvinas: One hundred and eighty years ago on...

Published Wed, Jan 02 2013 11:19 AM by FP Passport

Peak oilman sticks to his guns

It never hurts to check up on what T. Boone Pickens is saying and doing. The Texas oilman, corporate raider, and philanthropist has serious cred, and it's unlikely that he's giving interviews in order to pump up his investments. His portfolio...

Published Fri, Jun 29 2007 12:24 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: North America, Environment, Energy, Economics, Business

Would you pay $1,200 to see John Bolton in a bathing suit?

Last November, Johann Hari went on a cruise with writers and editors from the National Review and then wrote about it for The New Republic . (Thanks to Matt Yglesias for the link.) It's a creative way to pen an ideological broadside: Pay $1,200 for...

Published Tue, Jun 26 2007 1:39 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Media

Hot dog watch: 8 days and counting

Regular readers of Passport know that we are avid followers of the world of competitive eating. Last year, we posted a Seven Questions with George Shea , the head of the International Federation of Competitive Eating. And just a few weeks ago, we blogged...

Published Tue, Jun 26 2007 6:46 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Fun Stuff, globalization

Rauch auf dem Wasser

Question: What do you call 1,802 guitarists rocking out to the opening riff from Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water"? Answer: (a) An incredible waste of time and energy (b) A Guinness world record (c) An artistic travesty (d) Just another...

Published Mon, Jun 25 2007 11:54 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Culture, Fun Stuff, Germany

Morning Brief, Monday, June 25

Middle East Pool/Getty Images Chemical Ali, Saddam Hussein's cousin, was sentenced to hang along with two other men convicted of war crimes. A suicide bomber struck at Sunni tribal leaders who were meeting in a hotel near Baghdad's Green Zone...

Published Mon, Jun 25 2007 5:33 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: U.N. says more than 60,000 dead in Syria

U.N. says more than 60,000 dead in Syria Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Top news: At least 60,000 people have been killed in the 22-month-long conflict in Syria, a new report by the United Nations said on Wednesday. According to U.N. High...

Published Thu, Jan 03 2013 5:44 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

India's politicians have their own rape problem

In light of the recent brutal gang rape on Dec. 16, which led to the death of a 23-year-old medical student in India, there have been substantial criticisms of the government for not doing enough to protect women. Protestors say they will continue till...

Published Thu, Jan 03 2013 12:57 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Corruption, Justice, Politics, South Asia, India

Is Mussolini cool again in Italy?

The open nostalgia expressed by Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and his allies for Benito Mussolini isn't really much of a new story. The fascist leader's granddaughter , a former actress and Playboy model naturally, serves in parliament...

Published Fri, Jan 04 2013 10:40 AM by FP Passport

Ron Paul: Africa has famines because they aren't capitalist enough

Here's presidential candidate Ron Paul on CNN responding to a follow-up question to one of the more controversial moments from last week's debate, when Wolf Blitzer asked him if he would let a hypothetical patient without health insurance die...

Published Mon, Sep 19 2011 2:40 PM by FP Passport

Both sides claim victory in European Court's Yukos ruling

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled in favor of a claim by Mikhail Khodorkovsky's now-defunct oil company Yukos, but deffered on the quesiton of payment: According to the ruling from the court in Strasbourg, Russian authorities were unfair...

Published Tue, Sep 20 2011 8:00 AM by FP Passport

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