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Morning Brief: Seeking Approval for Syria Strike, Obama To Launch PR Blitz

Seeking Approval for Syria Strike, Obama To Launch PR Blitz Top News: With Congress back in Washington, the Obama administration will launch an all-out lobbying blitz this week to secure congressional support for a military intervention in Syria, a proposal...

Published Mon, Sep 09 2013 5:54 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Iran's speedboat of doom

We're a little late to this story , but this is one hell of a lede graf from the Financial Times: Has a record-breaking British powerboat become the “ultimate toy” for an Iranian playboy or – as US investigators fear – is it now equipped with the...

Published Tue, Apr 06 2010 11:48 AM by FP Passport

India's census: Michelle Bachmann's worst nightmare

Some fringier elements of the American right have lately come to the conclusion that the whopping ten questions on this year's U.S. census constitute some sort of flagrant and sinister invasion of privacy. I can only image what Michele Bachmann, Glenn...

Published Fri, Apr 02 2010 9:58 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Iran's President-elect wants to improve relations with the U.S., vows to continue nuclear program

Iran's President-elect wants to improve relations with the U.S., vows to continue nuclear program Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Top news: In his first news conference since Friday's election in Iran, President-elect Hassan Rowhani...

Published Tue, Jun 18 2013 5:33 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Clinton's last-minute intervention on Armenian genocide bill

After remaining largely silent on the issue, the secretary of state spoke up today: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton telephoned House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Howard Berman, a Democrat, on Wednesday to argue that the legislation could harm...

Published Thu, Mar 04 2010 11:28 AM by FP Passport

Bush's Northern Ireland intervention

Earlier today, former U.S. President George W. Bush called British conservative leader David Cameron to try to convince him to urge his allies in the Northern Irish Ulster Unionist party to support a deal that would give the government in Belfast control...

Published Tue, Mar 09 2010 8:17 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Bush Administration

Can ElBaradei Keep Egypt Together? Can Anyone?

CAIRO -- So far, there has been only one ironclad rule in post-Morsy Egypt: Don't trust breaking news. Reports that hardline Islamist groups had abandoned the Muslim Brotherhood? Reversed . News that Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohammed Badie was arrested...

Published Sun, Jul 07 2013 10:01 AM by FP Passport

Cheer up: The world has plenty of long words beyond rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz

Monday brought unexpected news (news, as you'll notice above, that's difficult to squeeze into a standard headline): In scrapping a requirement to test healthy cattle for mad cow disease, the European Union also set in motion the demise of Germany's...

Published Mon, Jun 03 2013 3:30 PM by FP Passport

US, China, and Too Much Fuss

The onslaught of recent commentary on U.S.-China disagreements has come so fast and furious over the last two weeks that one could be forgiven for thinking startling tectonic shifts had just reshaped the surface of the Earth. But the funny thing about...

Published Thu, Feb 04 2010 3:03 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: East Asia, China

Morning Brief: Toyota Chief Apologizes

Toyota Chief Apologizes Top Story: The president of the giant carmaker Toyota apologized for the design and manufacturing errors that led to the global recall of more than 9 million cars. Akio Toyoda, the grandson of the Japanese company's founder...

Published Fri, Feb 05 2010 6:02 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Pakistani ambassador rejected because his name is NSFW in Arabic

Despite having served for years as a distinguished Pakistani diplomat, Akbar Zeb reportedly cannot receive accreditation as Pakistan's ambassador to Saudi Arabia. The reason, apparently, has nothing to do with his credentials, and everything to do...

Published Wed, Feb 03 2010 1:48 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Middle East, Fun Stuff

What's Ahmadinejad up to?

Scott Lucas , a professor of American Studies at the University of Birmingham whose blog has somehow emerged as a go-to place for Iran news, writes on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's recent offer to send the Islamic Republic's uranium abroad : That is a...

Published Wed, Feb 03 2010 10:52 PM by FP Passport

Russia celebrates 20 years of Golden Arches.

Yes, this post is largely an excuse to feature the above photo of Comrade Stalin munching on his McFries, but today marks the 20th anniversary of the opening of the first Russian McDonalds. Lines famously stretched around the block at Moscow's Pushkin...

Published Tue, Feb 02 2010 11:41 AM by FP Passport

Nigeria's government of ambiguity ends

I imagine my colleague and FP's resident Nigeria hand Beth Dickinson is in an airport somewhere kicking herself for taking a vacation the week of the year's biggest Nigerian story . Sad as Nigerians may be at the death of President Umaru Yar'Adua...

Published Thu, May 06 2010 12:05 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Africa

Morning Brief: White House: Pakistani Taliban behind Times Square bomb plot

White House: Pakistani Taliban behind Times Square bomb plot Top news: In its strongest language yet, the Obama administration blamed Pakistan's Tehrik-e-Taliban (TTP) for the attempted car bombing in New York's Times Square. Appearing on ABC's...

Published Mon, May 10 2010 6:02 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

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Morning Brief: Seeking Approval for Syria Strike, Obama To Launch PR Blitz

Iran's speedboat of doom

India's census: Michelle Bachmann's worst nightmare

Morning Brief: Iran's President-elect wants to improve relations with the U.S., vows to continue nuclear program

Clinton's last-minute intervention on Armenian genocide bill

Bush's Northern Ireland intervention

Can ElBaradei Keep Egypt Together? Can Anyone?

Cheer up: The world has plenty of long words beyond rindfleischetikettierungsüberwachungsaufgabenübertragungsgesetz

US, China, and Too Much Fuss

Morning Brief: Toyota Chief Apologizes

Pakistani ambassador rejected because his name is NSFW in Arabic

What's Ahmadinejad up to?

Russia celebrates 20 years of Golden Arches.

Nigeria's government of ambiguity ends

Morning Brief: White House: Pakistani Taliban behind Times Square bomb plot