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It's official: Nicolás Maduro wants to be Chávez 2.0

For all those wondering what kind of leader Venezuelan Vice President Nicolás Maduro will be when he succeeds the ailing Hugo Chávez, you may have just gotten your answer. During a televised address Tuesday on the Venezuelan president's fragile health...

Published Tue, Mar 05 2013 11:20 AM by FP Passport

Shocking photo: Train hits and kills elephant in India

Today a high-speed train traveling through West Bengal crushed and killed an elephant that was crossing the tracks. A Forest Department official said that the Indian railway is looking into the cause of the accident, though the "cause" seems...

Published Tue, Mar 05 2013 3:52 PM by FP Passport

Morning Brief: Hugo Chavez has died, Venezuela in mourning

Hugo Chavez has died, Venezuela in mourning Top news: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez died Tuesday afternoon, succumbing to a long battle with cancer and bringing to a close a tumultuous political career that reshaped Latin American politics. Speaking...

Published Wed, Mar 06 2013 5:46 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Rand Paul name drops bloggers in old-school filibuster

In a rather media savvy statement against White House drone policies, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul is ticking off a who's who of civil libertarian bloggers, in an old-fashioned filibuster on the Senate floor today. Bloggers mentioned so far include the...

Published Wed, Mar 06 2013 10:45 AM by FP Passport

Did the U.S. just create a new category for best-friend allies?

Did the United States just create a new designation for its special relationship with Israel? Some news sources seem to think so. The National put it succinctly: It was widely reported last week that this year's Aipac conference, which ends tomorrow...

Published Wed, Mar 06 2013 1:30 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Politics, Middle East, Media, Israel/Palestine, U.S. Foreign Policy, International Relations, U.S. Congress

Morning Brief: Syrian rebels seize 21 U.N. peacekeepers near Golan Heights

Syrian rebels seize 21 U.N. peacekeepers near Golan Heights Top news: Syrian rebels seized 21 U.N. peacekeepers from the Philippines on Wednesday in a bid to convince President Bashar al-Assad pull back from a rebel-held village near the Golan Heights...

Published Thu, Mar 07 2013 5:21 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

The long, international, and occasionally dignified history of the filibuster

Sure, Senator Rand Paul's 13-hour filibuster on Wednesday was dramatic in the moment. But in the history of filibusters, it's unexceptional. After all, it was the ninth-longest in U.S. Senate history, according to USA Today -- not exactly a glowing...

Published Thu, Mar 07 2013 1:45 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Politics, History, U.S. Congress, Democracy

Meet the lawyer defending Osama bin Laden's son-in-law

It's never an easy thing to defend a terror suspect, but this is not Philip Weinstein's first time around the block. Known for his " aggressive " courtroom presence, Weinstein, an attorney at Federal Defenders of New York, entered a...

Published Fri, Mar 08 2013 11:20 AM by FP Passport

What is Ashley Judd’s foreign policy?

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 After several months of will-she-won't-she, today brought a fresh wave of speculation that actress Ashley Judd will challenge Mitch McConnell for his Kentucky Senate seat in...

Published Fri, Mar 08 2013 1:55 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Africa, Politics, Elections, Women, Celebs

Morning Brief: Greece calls off referendum on Euro bailout

Greece calls off referendum on Euro bailout Top story: Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou canceled a referendum on a new deal with Euro zone countries to limit Greek's debt. His decision came after winning some support from Greece's opposition...

Published Fri, Nov 04 2011 5:16 AM by FP Passport

Filed under: Morning Brief

Brazilian thieves use soccer to pull off heist

Thieves in Brazil made off with nearly $6 million in a heist that demonstrated the unbelievable distracting power of soccer in the country. The looters rented a house near a cash delivery firm, put up Christmas decorations to make the operation look legitimate...

Published Tue, Dec 08 2009 12:02 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Drugs & Crime, South America

Sarkozy and Kouchner still not on the same page

French President Nicolas Sarkozy took to the pages of Le Monde yesterday with a partial defense of the Swiss minaret ban: "How can you not be amazed at the reaction that this decision has produced in certain media and political circles in our own...

Published Wed, Dec 09 2009 8:51 AM by FP Passport

The Turkish-European Rift Widens

While most of the media coverage regarding Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan's trip to the United States has looked east, to Turkey's burgeoning relationship with Syria and Iran, the real breaking news may concern Turkey's faltering relationship...

Published Wed, Dec 09 2009 3:48 PM by FP Passport

Filed under: Europe, Middle East

Keeping America safe from Latin Klezmer bands

U.S. immigration authorities are apparently not big fands of musical fusion: When Jordan Peimer booked an Argentine band that fuses Jewish Klezmer music with tango, he thought he had the perfect act to headline his "Fiesta Hanukkah" concert...

Published Thu, Dec 10 2009 8:49 AM by FP Passport

Obama's Oslo triumph

By John Hannah Last week, I wrote that perhaps the best part of President Obama's West Point speech was his robust recitation -- for the first time in his presidency -- of America's unparalleled contributions to global peace and security. In part...

Published Thu, Dec 10 2009 2:14 PM by FP Passport

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It's official: Nicolás Maduro wants to be Chávez 2.0

Shocking photo: Train hits and kills elephant in India

Morning Brief: Hugo Chavez has died, Venezuela in mourning

Rand Paul name drops bloggers in old-school filibuster

Did the U.S. just create a new category for best-friend allies?

Morning Brief: Syrian rebels seize 21 U.N. peacekeepers near Golan Heights

The long, international, and occasionally dignified history of the filibuster

Meet the lawyer defending Osama bin Laden's son-in-law

What is Ashley Judd’s foreign policy?

Morning Brief: Greece calls off referendum on Euro bailout

Brazilian thieves use soccer to pull off heist

Sarkozy and Kouchner still not on the same page

The Turkish-European Rift Widens

Keeping America safe from Latin Klezmer bands

Obama's Oslo triumph