Cuba's tourist industry is majority-owned by Castro's military and secret police

They "will not engage in combat,"Obama says. As if that's up to them.

Gas, international energy, oil, Senator Markey

New Zealand

Wind and solar look far more expensive than they appear on the basis of levelized costs

I'd Rather Hug Putin's Bear

Yezidis, Iraq

Hyping the hype, they create monster myths that romanticize the current leader of the Islamic State who behead, crucify and bury alive those they mercilessly hunt down

Don't look for justice - we no longer have a 'Justice' Department; the President is always on vacation; and Congress just joined him

Trudeau’s views about transparency: His beloved middle class just isn’t as important as he pretends it is

Importing Dangerous Diseases

Online gambling and state lotteries should be left up to the states—not Congress By - Jeffrey R. Anderson, Stephen Martino and Charles McIntyre | August 13, 2014
Proposed federal ban on all Internet gambling that also contemplates sweeping changes to long-standing lottery business practices


Put your money where your mouth is

Unreal

Bryher Tree by Paul Hoare from St Agnes, Cornwall

U.S. Anti-Coal Dominoes Hit BRICS Wall

Many of Israel’s most amazing contributions to the world – from the DiskOnKey to the PillCam –result from its existential need for innovation in the military.

The Obama administration released 2,226 immigrant detainees, 617 of whom had criminal convictions.

Feeling the Squeeze

Urgent Appeal to UN High Commissioner Navi Pillay to Stop Genocide in Iraq

Terrorism.

Carter has never met a despot -- from Soviet premier Leonid Brezhnev to Bashar Assad and his father, Hafez, to the gang that runs Hamas -- that he didn’t like

Part 3: My Spirit is Broken: Will the New Statin Guidelines Do More Harm Than Good?

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Death of Robin Williams The romance of the fall always ends in shadow. The end of character is also the death of the soul and the society

Africa, Coal, electricity generation, Obama Administration

The Stealth Land Grabs of Regional Planners By John Anthony | August 12, 2014
The few who have heard of the Thrive 2055 have scant idea of the outcomes beyond the colorful brochures and trendy planner-speak

Other good news for ready access to the Good Book: Nor can captured-by-Obama military bigwigs remove Bible Scripture from the human heart

Hillary Clinton was a failure as the manager of the State Department, America's top diplomat. Sadder still given her inept performance as Secretary of State, people are hoping she will run for president

Commits $1 million and seeks public donations for humanitarian aid to religious minorities