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Putin's voting booth webcam idea would slow down Russia's Internet

There's an interesting side effect to one of the prime minister's electoral reform plans , the Wall Street Journal reports: The Internet, at least the part within Russia, may slow down significantly on the day of March 4 presidential election...

Published Thu, Dec 22 2011 8:45 AM by FP Passport

The Election 2012 Weekly Report: It's a Paul World

Paul gets his turn Just days from the Iowa caucuses, polls show Congressmen Ron Paul surging into the lead . The libertarian has long been an annoyance for the Republican establishment, but Paul's success in the polls has brought with it the kind...

Published Fri, Dec 23 2011 1:34 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Election 2012, 2012 Report, Mitt Romney, Ron Paul

Morning Brief: Five arrested in Longon over threat to papal visit

Five arrested in Longon over threat to papal visit Top story: Five men have been taken into custody in London over a potential threat to Pope Benedict XVI's visit to Britain. The arrests were made early this morning by the Counter-Terrorism Command...

Published Fri, Sep 17 2010 5:52 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Friday Photo: Game on

CHIBA, JAPAN - SEPTEMBER 16: Visitors play Sega Corp.'s 'Phantasy Star Portable 2 Infinity' on Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s PlayStation Portable (PSP) handheld game consoles while a booth assitant looks on during the Tokyo Game Show...

Published Fri, Sep 17 2010 3:36 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Friday Photo

Burqa-clad mothers rob Swedish pensioner in attack ad

In a new low for Muslim-baiting, a Swedish political attack ad features a burqa-clad mob robbing money from an old lady with a walker. Obviously, this ad is a testament to growing European fears of Muslim immigration -- but it's also a product of...

Published Mon, Sep 20 2010 9:30 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: 2010 becomes the deadliest year for NATO forces in Afghanistan after helicopter crash

2010 becomes the deadliest year for NATO forces in Afghanistan after helicopter crash Top story: Nine soldiers from the U.S.-led international coalition were killed in southern Afghanistan when their helicopter crashed, bringing the total number of casualties...

Published Tue, Sep 21 2010 5:50 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Woodward strikes again

Bob Woodward's new book about Barack Obama's presidency promises to create enormous headaches for a White House that's already reeling from a weak economic recovery and a surging Republican opposition, judging by accounts in the New York Times...

Published Tue, Sep 21 2010 10:43 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Afghanistan, Obama Administration, Military

Brazilians: Our corrupt politicians are doing a great job!

According to a new poll by the Pew Global Attitudes Project, 79 percent of Brazilians think that political corruption is a "major problem" in their country. On the other hand, all that corruption doesn't seem to be keeping leaders from delivering...

Published Wed, Sep 22 2010 8:40 AM by FP Passport

The end of the domestic presidency?

As President Obama spoke before the U.N. General Assembly today, a new Gallup poll showed an American public far more trusting of their government on international rather than domestic affairs. Gallup's annual Governance survey finds 57% of Americans...

Published Thu, Sep 23 2010 10:29 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Politics, United Nations, Obama Administration, U.S. Foreign Policy, International Relations

Morning Brief: Japan to release Chinese fishing boat captain

Japan to release Chinese fishing boat captain Top story: Japanese prosecutors have decided to release the Chinese fishing captain , whose arrest two weeks ago near a chain of disputed islands led to the worst diplomatic dispute between the two countries...

Published Fri, Sep 24 2010 6:09 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Queen tried to get poverty fund to pay palace heating bill

Documents disclosed the Independent newspaper under a Freedom of Information Act request show that in 2004, aides to Queen Elizabeth asked to use funds from a program aimed a low-income Britons to pay the heating bill for some of her less prestigious...

Published Fri, Sep 24 2010 2:38 PM by FP Passport

GOP candidates: American exceptionalists, most of the time

Much has been written about how American exceptionalism -- and President Obama's alleged lack of faith in it -- has become a rallying cry for this year's batch of Republican presidential candidates, even as the American public grow less convinced...

Published Tue, Dec 27 2011 5:07 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Election 2012, Newt Gingrich, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Jon Huntsman

Pandagate: Sweetie appears among the BBC's female faces of the year

Yes, those pesky giant pandas from Sichuan province are causing trouble again. Earlier this month, we noted that the media was hailing the arrival of Sweetie and Sunshine at the Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland as the latest chapter in China's grand tradition...

Published Wed, Dec 28 2011 10:03 AM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: North Korea says its policies will not change

North Korea says its policies will not change Top story: A statement from North Korea's highest policy-making body on Dec. 30 said the world "should not expect any change" in the country's foreign-policy stances in the wake of Kim Jong...

Published Fri, Dec 30 2011 5:02 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Fighting engulfs Damascus suburbs

Fighting engulfs Damascus suburbs Top story: Syrian troops and tanks are striking back at the Free Syrian Army outside Damascus in clashes that killed at least 26 people over the weekend and represent the most intense fighting around the capital in the...

Published Mon, Jan 30 2012 5:10 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

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Putin's voting booth webcam idea would slow down Russia's Internet

The Election 2012 Weekly Report: It's a Paul World

Morning Brief: Five arrested in Longon over threat to papal visit

Friday Photo: Game on

Burqa-clad mothers rob Swedish pensioner in attack ad

Morning Brief: 2010 becomes the deadliest year for NATO forces in Afghanistan after helicopter crash

Woodward strikes again

Brazilians: Our corrupt politicians are doing a great job!

The end of the domestic presidency?

Morning Brief: Japan to release Chinese fishing boat captain

Queen tried to get poverty fund to pay palace heating bill

GOP candidates: American exceptionalists, most of the time

Pandagate: Sweetie appears among the BBC's female faces of the year

Morning Brief: North Korea says its policies will not change

Morning Brief: Fighting engulfs Damascus suburbs