Texas Congressman Ron Paul is a champion for limited government and low taxes. The Republican believes that “radical” politicians have spent too much money and created a too huge government bureaucracy. This campaign season was Congressman Paul’s third run for the presidency, twice as a Republican and once as a Libertarian. At the 2012 Republican […]
Ron Paul Remains Influential Force in Politics
Posted August 29th, 2012 at 5:45 pm (UTC-5)
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Romney, Obama Trade Barbs on Campaign Trail
Posted August 29th, 2012 at 5:05 pm (UTC-5)
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is criticizing U.S. President Barack Obama on jobs and defense policy in a key campaign speech to the nation’s veterans. Mr. Romney told the American Legion Convention Wednesday that Mr. Obama has failed them at home and abroad. He said “this president’s greatest failure is that he’s not delivered those […]
Gunman Kills 3 Coalition Troops in Southern Afghanistan
Posted August 29th, 2012 at 4:45 pm (UTC-5)
NATO officials say a person wearing an Afghan National Army uniform turned on coalition forces Wednesday and killed three servicemen. A statement says the incident, which took place in southern Afghanistan, is under investigation. The victims will be identified by the relevant national authorities. International coalition servicemen in Afghanistan are frequently targeted by Taliban militants. […]
Hurricane Isaac Downgraded to Tropical Storm
Posted August 29th, 2012 at 4:00 pm (UTC-5)
Weather forecasters have downgraded Hurricane Isaac to a tropical storm, but warn the weather system is still a major threat to life and property for residents along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Isaac’s top sustained winds have dropped to 110 kilometers per hour. But the storm is still pounding Louisiana and Mississippi with massive rainfall, floods, […]
Syrian Rebels, Government Forces Clash in the North
Posted August 29th, 2012 at 3:50 pm (UTC-5)
(( adds video, new head & lede, new info in grafs 1-5 & 10) ) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has blamed foreign powers, especially Turkey, for the bloodshed in his country. In a televised interview Wednesday, Mr. Assad told Syrians that destiny is in their hands and not in the hands of others. He described […]
Republicans Expel Two From Convention for Racial Taunts
Posted August 29th, 2012 at 3:30 pm (UTC-5)
Two people have been tossed out of the Republican National Convention for using racial taunts. Convention officials and the U.S. television news network CNN say the two threw nuts at a black CNN camerawoman Tuesday night and yelled, “This is how we feed animals.” CNN said the camerawoman was working at the Tampa Bay Times […]
Syrian Rebels, Government Forces Clash in the North
Posted August 29th, 2012 at 2:00 pm (UTC-5)
Syrian rebels and government forces engaged in fierce fighting Wednesday near a military airport between the northern cities of Aleppo and Idlib. An activist group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, told VOA that 14 government troops were killed or injured in the clashes, while three rebels died. Rebels entrenched in Aleppo and Idlib have […]
Amnesty Urges Balkans to Investigate War Missing
Posted August 29th, 2012 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
Amnesty International is calling on Balkan governments to investigate the fate of some 14,000 people who are still unaccounted for since the region’s conflicts in the 1990s. The group said Wednesday the missing are a daily source of pain for relatives wanting to learn the fate of their loved ones. Amnesty’s Europe and Central Asia […]
Condoleezza Rice: A Prominent Republican Voice on Foreign Policy
Posted August 29th, 2012 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
Condoleezza Rice, a respected foreign-policy voice in the Republican Party, was the first African-American woman to serve as U.S. secretary of state. Rice held senior positions in the Republican administrations of former president George H.W. Bush and his son, former president George W. Bush. Her prominent appearance at the Republican convention this year, in support […]
Hurricane Isaac Hits US Gulf Coast
Posted August 29th, 2012 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
Hurricane Isaac is dumping heavy rains and battering the northern U.S. Gulf Coast with strong winds as it slowly crawls ashore and heads toward New Orleans, seven years to the day that Hurricane Katrina devastated the city. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the center of the storm will remain over the state of Louisiana […]
