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The great Gitmo kitten mystery

Bravo to Cleveland attorney Carlos Warner for realizing that the best way to get the internet to pay attention to a story about Guantanamo detainee Majid Khan is to make it about "adorable kittens". The Toronto Star 's Michelle Shephard...

Published Mon, Oct 22 2012 10:39 AM by FP Passport

Russel Means' declaration of independence

The American Indian activist Russell Mean s died today at the age of 72. Obituaries have focused on his role in the 1973 standoff at Wounded Knee , his leadership of the American Indian Movement, and his run for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination...

Published Mon, Oct 22 2012 2:27 PM by FP Passport

So, did Bob Schieffer ask our debate questions?

On Friday, FP reached out to readers, contributors, and outside experts to brainstorm questions for Bob Schieffer as he prepared to moderate the foreign-policy debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. We came up with 55 -- just enough for Schieffer...

Published Tue, Oct 23 2012 8:56 AM by FP Passport

Syria is Iran's "route to the sea" and other geography blunders

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 In last night's debate with President Obama, Gov. Mitt Romney ran into trouble when he suggested that "Syria is Iran's...route to the sea." The remark unleashed...

Published Tue, Oct 23 2012 1:14 PM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Syrians await government announcement on ceasefire

Syrians await government announcement on ceasefire Top news: Lakhdar Brahimi, the U.N. and Arab League envoy to Syria, announced a ceasefire Wednesday for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha. Within hours, however, the Syrian government distanced itself...

Published Thu, Oct 25 2012 5:50 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Morning Brief: Debt crisis threatens Italy

Debt crisis threatens Italy Top news: Markets are being rattled this week by indications that Europe's growing debt crisis could spread to Italy , the world's seventh largest economy. Italy has been heavily indebted for years, but signs of a crisis...

Published Wed, Jul 13 2011 5:31 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Reactor reaction: 5 countries joining Japan in rethinking nuclear energy

It can hardly come as a surprise that embattled Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan announced today his country would move away from nuclear fuel and toward renewable energy sources like solar, wind, and biomass. After all, the March 11 earthquake and tsunami...

Published Wed, Jul 13 2011 11:18 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Japan

Morning Brief: Suicide bomber attacks Karzai memorial service

Suicide bomber attacks Karzai memorial service Top story: A suicide bomber exploded himself at a service for Ahmed Wali Karzai, killing four people, including Kandahar's chief cleric. All Afghan senior government officials that were present survived...

Published Thu, Jul 14 2011 5:00 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

The best photos from France’s Bastille Day celebration

French troops marched down the Champs-Elysees today to mark Bastille Day, in front of thousands. For you history buffs: the holiday celebrates July 14, 1789, the day angry crowds stormed the Bastille prison in Paris, helping to set off the French Revolution...

Published Thu, Jul 14 2011 1:51 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, France

A Sophie’s Choice for Murdoch

As far as announcements go, Rebekah Brooks's resignation today shocked just about no one. The chief executive of News International and a former editor of the disgraced and defunct News of the World had some initial support from Papa Rupert after...

Published Fri, Jul 15 2011 11:54 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Britain, Media

Who’s left in Murdoch’s inner circle?

The fallout from the News of the World hacking scandal continues to swarm the News Corp. chain-of-command like a school of flesh-eating piranhas. Les Hinton, the CEO of Dow Jones and former News International executive, resigned on Friday and the picture...

Published Mon, Jul 18 2011 10:02 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Britain, Media

Morning Brief: Japanese officials warn of radiation-tainted beef

Japanese officials warn of radiation-tainted beef Top story: Japan halted all cattle shipments from Fukushima Prefecture due to fears that beef tainted with radiation is reaching the country's supermarkets. Japanese officials said that meat from approximately...

Published Tue, Jul 19 2011 5:02 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

The latest Dominique Strauss-Kahn twist

Last we left the French politician, he had been freed from house arrest after the veracity of his accuser's story came into question; French society contemplated his political future ; and a French writer, Tristane Banon, said even if he didn't...

Published Tue, Jul 19 2011 8:43 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, France

Morning Brief: Murdoch accused of blocking investigations as probe widens

Murdoch accused of blocking investigations as probe widens Top story : Following the testimony yesterday of Rupert Murdoch, a British parliamentary panel accused his company of "deliberate attempts...to thwart the various investigations" into...

Published Wed, Jul 20 2011 5:05 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

What’s the reaction in China to Wendi Murdoch’s action hero moves yesterday?

Clearly, the best part of yesterday's tense parliamentary session with Rupert and James Murdoch was when Wendi Murdoch leapt up to defend her husband after a spectator splattered a foam pie in his face. She literarily jumped over people to slap the...

Published Wed, Jul 20 2011 9:17 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: East Asia, China

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The great Gitmo kitten mystery

Russel Means' declaration of independence

So, did Bob Schieffer ask our debate questions?

Syria is Iran's "route to the sea" and other geography blunders

Morning Brief: Syrians await government announcement on ceasefire

Morning Brief: Debt crisis threatens Italy

Reactor reaction: 5 countries joining Japan in rethinking nuclear energy

Morning Brief: Suicide bomber attacks Karzai memorial service

The best photos from France’s Bastille Day celebration

A Sophie’s Choice for Murdoch

Who’s left in Murdoch’s inner circle?

Morning Brief: Japanese officials warn of radiation-tainted beef

The latest Dominique Strauss-Kahn twist

Morning Brief: Murdoch accused of blocking investigations as probe widens

What’s the reaction in China to Wendi Murdoch’s action hero moves yesterday?