The work is not over in New Orleans according to several Gulf Coast groups, which released a statement calling on the federal government to continue its efforts of cleaning up the mess left behind by Hurricane Katrina. The deadly storm’s 4-year anniversary is this Friday.
Both the left and right wing media have been critical of President Barack Obama’s golf mate on Tuesday at Martha’s Vineyard and rightfully so. Obama’s golf buddy was Robert Wolf, the chairman of UBS Investment Bank in the Americas…
A group of Shiite parties announced the formation of a new coalition. It includes the Iranian supported Supreme Iraqi Islamic Council, the biggest Shiite party in Iraq, and Al-Sadr. Cleric Al-Sadr is known for his fierce opposition to the US occupation, and he leads the Mahdi army militia. Al-Sadr is rumored to be currently in [...]
Today, President Obama is expected to announce, from Martha’s Vineyard before the market opens at 9:00 AM, that he will keep Ben Bernanke as Federal Reserve Chairman. Bernanke was nominated at the Federal Reserve in 2005 by George W. Bush to replace Alan Greenspan after Greenspan’s 18 years tenure. Bernanke enjoys a fairly broad support [...]
