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Update: Tanks in the streets as
Venezuelan electoral council
declares Hugo Chavez victory

Daily Caller, by Matthew Boyle Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/8/2012 12:56:58 AM Post Reply

Update 10:50 p.m.: According to the Associated Press, Venezuela’s electoral council has declared that Hugo Chavez beat Henriques Capriles in Sunday’s presidential election with about 54 percent of the vote, despite exit polls showing otherwise. Venezuela Twitter users have claimed Chavez’s victory was wrought with election fraud, and that the socialist incumbent president sent tanks into the streets of his country as those exit poll reports showed him losing. A picture of the tanks surfaced on Twitter Sunday evening. (Snip) A Spanish news outlet reported earlier on Sunday that exit polls showed Capriles defeated the socialist president by a narrow

Iran’s FM offers to limit uranium
enrichment if world guarantees
supply of fissile fuel

Times of Israel [Jerusalem], by Ilan Ben Zion Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/8/2012 12:42:08 AM Post Reply

Iran’s foreign minister proposed to limit uranium enrichment in exchange for a guaranteed supply of fissile fuel from abroad, according to a report released on Sunday. In an interview with the German news magazine Der Spiegel set for publication on Monday, Ali Akbar Salehi reiterated that it is Iran’s right to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes, and insisted that there is no proof it is developing highly enriched uranium for the production of nuclear weapons. In a rare statement of flexibility, however, Salehi said that “if our right to enrichment is recognized, we are ready for a trade-off.” The Iranian

The Great Reversal

Washington Post, by Robert J. Samuelson Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/7/2012 11:53:19 PM Post Reply

What we are witnessing in Europe — and what may loom for the United States — is the exhaustion of the modern social order. Since the early 1800s, industrial societies rested on a marriage of economic growth and political stability. Economic progress improved people’s lives and anchored their loyalty to the state. Wars, depressions, revolutions and class conflicts interrupted the cycle. But over time, prosperity fostered stable democracies in the United States, Europe and parts of Asia. The present economic crisis might reverse this virtuous process. Slower economic expansion would feed political instability

Is Obama overrated
as a candidate?

Washington Post, by Chris Cillizza Original Article

Posted By: Dreadnought- 10/7/2012 11:51:36 PM Post Reply

In his closing remarks at the first debate in Denver last week, President Obama uttered the following sentence: “Four years ago, I said that I’m not a perfect man and I wouldn’t be a perfect president.” For anyone who has watched Obama campaign for a second term this year, the phrase is old hat — part of the president’s seemingly self-effacing acknowledgment that he has, is and will continue to make mistakes but that he does so in the service of trying to do the right thing. But the now-familiar phrase took on a different — and more troubling

IAF jets fly mock raids over south
Lebanon after mysterious
aircraft shot down over Israel

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/7/2012 11:39:12 PM Post Reply

Israeli warplanes swooped low over Lebanese villages Sunday in a menacing show of force apparently aimed at the Hezbollah guerrilla group after a mysterious raid by an unmanned aircraft that was shot out of Israeli skies over the weekend. Israel was still investigating Saturday's incident, but Hezbollah quickly emerged as the leading suspect because it has an arsenal of sophisticated Iranian weapons and a history of trying to deploy similar aircraft. (Snip) Military officials would not say where the drone originated or who produced it, but they ruled out the Gaza Strip, which is ruled by Hamas, a group not

Cristina Kirchner 'using Falkland
Islands as a smokescreen'
to hide failing economy

Telegraph [UK], by Jonathan Gilbert Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/7/2012 11:31:32 PM Post Reply

Buenos Aires - Cristina Kirchner is facing revolt over an ailing Argentine economy, as her approval rating hits a record low and aides admit she is using the Falkland Islands as a smokescreen to mask domestic failings. The streets of Buenos Aires have been crammed with up to 200,000 people in recent marches against the Argentine president, deploring inflation, insecurity and alleged corruption. The economy has slowed dramatically. Growth was more than eight per cent in 2011 but is projected at 3.4 per cent this year. Independent analysts, who say the government manipulates data,

Americans Will Pay More For Gas
If Hugo Chavez Is Reelected

Business Insider, by Rob Wile Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/7/2012 11:23:27 PM Post Reply

Today, Venezuelans go to the polls to decide their next President. If it turns out to be the same guy as before, Americans will almost certainly end up paying more for gas, according to analysts. "If President Chavez gets reelected, I expect that we will see lower crude oil sales to the U.S. as Venezuela and the U.S. move further apart, and that's going to cost the consumer more money for their gasoline," Andy Lipow, a Houston-based oil industry expert, told NBC News.

SpaceX Dragon capsule
launched to space station

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/7/2012 11:20:33 PM Post Reply

Cape Canaveral - A commercial cargo ship rocketed into orbit Sunday in pursuit of the International Space Station, the first of a dozen supply runs under a mega-contract with NASA. It was the second launch of a Dragon capsule to the orbiting lab by the California-based SpaceX company. The first was last spring. This time was no test flight, however, and the spacecraft carried 1,000 pounds of key science experiments and other precious gear. There was also a personal touch: chocolate-vanilla swirl ice cream tucked in a freezer for the three station residents.

The Muslim Brotherhood and
Egypt's Coming Economic Storm

U.S.News & World Report, by Andrew Natsios Original Article

Posted By: LittleHoodedMonk- 10/7/2012 11:19:43 PM Post Reply

Much of the news out of Egypt since the "Arab Spring" uprising has focused on the Muslim Brotherhood and its role in the collapse of the Mubarak government; and later its victory in the parliamentary elections in 2011 and slender win in the presidential election in 2012. That Egyptian narrative is gradually changing to one much more complicated and less visible focused on Egypt's economic crisis which will unfold slowly, but may then engulf the country like a title wave over the next few years. That title wave could drive Egypt to a much more violent second revolution.

Summer drought turns fall
leaves deeper red as foliage
puts on spectacular show

Daily Mail (UK), by Staff Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/7/2012 11:19:00 PM Post Reply

These breathtaking fall scenes drenched in crimson and gold are all down to a drawn-out summer with long periods of drought. The vivid array of color is due to increased concentrations of anthocyanins in leaves. These natural pigments, which produce the brilliant reds and purples on many trees in the northeastern U.S., have been intensified by a lack of rain in the last few months. The end of summer is signified by the turning of the leaves when photosynthesis - the process of making food in leaves - shuts down.

2 arrested for trying to steal
TV from police station

Ynet News [Israel], by Raanan Ben-Zur Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/7/2012 11:13:27 PM Post Reply

A resident of Hod Hasharon (25) and a resident of Baqa al-Gharbiya (21) were arrested on suspicion of attempting to steal a television set from the Glilot police station in Herzliya. The two men arrived at the station overnight Sunday to visit the detained brother of the Hod Hasharon resident. At some point they allegedly detached a television screen from a wall in the hallway. Officers who noticed that the TV was missing eventually found it hidden. They immediately suspected the two young men, who denied the allegations during questioning. There is no footage of the theft because the hallway

Venezuela's Chavez re-elected
to extend socialist rule

Reuters, by Diego Ore, Eyanir Chinea Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/7/2012 11:08:29 PM Post Reply

Venezuela's socialist President Hugo Chavez won re-election in on Sunday, quashing the opposition's best bet at unseating him in 14 years and cementing himself as a dominant figure in modern Latin American history. The 58-year-old Chavez took 54.42 percent of the vote, with 90 percent of the ballots counted, to 44.97 percent for young opposition candidate Henrique Capriles, official results showed. Chavez's victory would extend his rule of the OPEC member state to two decades, though he is recovering from cancer and the possibility of a recurrence hangs over his political future. Jubilant supporters poured onto the streets

Home-grown terror suspects
spark French alert

France 24, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/7/2012 11:07:23 PM Post Reply

For Jérémie Louis-Sidney, France’s latest home-grown terror suspect, the end came swiftly and violently. On Saturday morning, the 33-year-old Frenchman was sitting on a couch in a Strasbourg apartment when special anti-terror police officers stormed into the premises, according to police sources. Sidney immediately fired at them with a .357 Magnum, emptying his Smith & Wesson pistol barrel before he was shot dead by police. Three police officers were injured – including one who was shot in the chest and another in the head. They were both protected by their helmets and body armour. Sidney, a recent convert to Islam,

Nine in ten Scots 'living
off state's patronage'

Telegraph [UK], by Simon Johnson Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/7/2012 11:00:16 PM Post Reply

Almost nine out of 10 Scottish households take more from the public purse than they contribute in taxes thanks to a “rotten system” of state patronage, the Tory party conference will hear on Monday. Ruth Davidson, the Scottish Conservative leader, is to highlight official figures showing that only 283,080 households north of the border – 12 per cent of the total – pay more in tax than they receive in public services. She will tell delegates that, because the public sector is seen as the key provider of everything from housing to employment, state spending now accounts for more than

Hugo Chavez’s nervous wait as
Venezuela ballot boxes close

Telegraph [UK], by Jonathan Gilbert* Original Article

Posted By: Attercliffe- 10/7/2012 10:45:07 PM Post Reply

Venezuelans voted on Sunday in a presidential election that posed the greatest challenge to the 14-year reign of socialist Hugo Chávez. With results expected to be announced on Monday, a majority of pre-election polls gave Mr Chávez a 10-point lead. Others, however, had put him neck and neck with the opposition candidate, Henrique Capriles, a pro-business centrist who has managed to unite a fractured opposition. [Snip] The populist leader has been accused of allowing free but not fair elections, dominating the airwaves in the build-up with long broadcasts while Mr Capriles was afforded just three minutes a day.

U.S. suspects Haqqani tie
to Afghan insider attacks

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/7/2012 10:37:53 PM Post Reply

Kabul, Afghanistan - The Haqqani insurgent network, based in Pakistan and with ties to al-Qaida, is suspected of being a driving force behind a significant number of the "insider" attacks by Afghan forces that have killed or wounded more than 130 U.S. and allied troops this year, American officials said Friday. (Snip) New data provided to The Associated Press this week also reveal that in addition to 35 U.S. and allied troops killed in insider attacks last year, 61 were wounded. Those included 19 in a single attack in the eastern province of Laghman on April 16, 2011, in which

Eurozone to launch
new rescue fund ESM

Deutsche Welle, by Bernd Riegert Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/7/2012 10:33:44 PM Post Reply

With the first session of the governing body, the eurozone's finance ministers inaugurate the permanent rescue fund ESM in Luxemburg. How does the new firewall against the mountain of debt work? Even after it officially opens on Monday, there won't be much to see at the offices of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM). Despite soon being responsible for 700 billion euros ($912 billion), press spokesman Wolfgang Proissl told DW there may not even be a sign announcing the European bailout fund on the front of the inconspicuous office building (Snip) In order for the system to work, the ESM needs

Hundreds of pastors back
political candidates, defy tax rules

Reuters, by Nanette Burns Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/7/2012 10:28:37 PM Post Reply

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - Baptist Pastor Mark Harris stood before his flock in North Carolina on Sunday and joined hundreds of other religious leaders in deliberately breaking the law in an election-year campaign that tests the role of churches in politics. By publicly backing candidates for political office from the pulpit, Harris and nearly 1,500 other preachers at services across the United States were flouting a law they see as an incursion on freedom of religion and speech. Under the U.S. tax code, non-profit organizations such as churches may express views on any issue, but they jeopardize

Obama pokes fun at own
debate performance

Associated Press, by Ben Feller Original Article

Posted By: JoniTx- 10/7/2012 10:25:41 PM Post Reply

LOS ANGELES- President Barack Obama has a new critic of his debate performance - himself. Speaking at a celebrity-led fundraiser at the Nokia Theatre, Obama came on stage after performances by such singers as Katy Perry, Jon Bon Jovi and Stevie Wonder and remarks by actor George Clooney. He marveled at how they are able to perform flawlessly night after night and then said, quote, "I can't always say the same." It was a shot at his listless debate showing against Republican Mitt Romney on Wednesday. Supporters in the crowd laughed at the line. Obama was raising millions of dollars

Chavez: Polling stations
remain open in Venezuela

Associated Press, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/7/2012 10:24:21 PM Post Reply

Caracas, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said some voters were still in line voting Sunday night, and he called for calm as the nation awaits results of the presidential election. "There are still people voting in some centers," Chavez said in a phone call to his campaign leaders broadcast live on state television. "Let's wait for the results with patience, calm." (Snip) The official, Tibisay Lucena, didn't say how many voting stations still had voters waiting. Nor did she say for how long the polling stations might remain open.

Biden Takes 6 Days
Off Campaign Trail

Weekly Standard, by Daniel Halper Original Article

Posted By: Photoonist- 10/7/2012 10:21:30 PM Post Reply

With just about a month until Election Day, Vice President Joe Biden is in the middle of taking nearly a week off the campaign trail. He will return to doing campaign events on Thursday, when he will debate Rep. Paul Ryan in the vice presidential debate. (Snip) As for the next three days, Biden will remain in Delaware. "On Monday through Wednesday, the Vice President will be in Wilmington, Delaware. There are no public events scheduled." Meanwhile, Thursday, October 11, is a big day for Biden. "On Thursday, the Vice President and Dr. Jill Biden will travel to Danville, Kentucky.

Wait Begins After Huge Turnout
In Venezuela Vote

Associated Press, by Ian James and Frank Bajak Original Article

Posted By: PageTurner- 10/7/2012 9:58:30 PM Post Reply

CARACAS, Venezuela A huge voter turnout swamped polling sites across Venezuela on Sunday as a united, well-organized opposition candidate gave President Hugo Chavez the race of his life. Tensions rose in the bitterly divided country while an undetermined number of voting stations remained open after the official 6 p.m. closing time, with not a single result announced nearly three hours later. Chavez, a socialist who has ruled for nearly 14 years, called on Venezuelans to await results patiently, speaking briefly Sunday night by phone during a news conference held by his campaign chief. Electoral officials gave no indication of when

Gibbs: Obama ‘disappointed’
by performance in first
presidential debate

The Hill [Washington, DC], by Peter Schroeder Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/7/2012 9:56:44 PM Post Reply

Senior Obama campaign adviser Robert Gibbs on Sunday acknowledged that the president was unhappy with his performance in last week’s first debate. "It's not rocket science to believe that the president's disappointed," Gibbs said, in an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Many reviews of the first presidential debate had panned Obama’s performance as listless and disengaged and polls showed voters picking GOP nominee Mitt Romney as the winner. While the president got a boost from Friday’s jobs report, Mitt Romney's campaign grabbed an edge with a strong debate performance Wednesday.

Obama, Clinton Powwow with Donors
at Jeffrey Katzenberg's House

Hollywood Reporter, by Staff Original Article

Posted By: KarenJ1- 10/7/2012 9:46:55 PM Post Reply

President Barack Obama arrived Sunday in Los Angeles and went directly to the Beverly Hills home of DreamWorks Animation Chief Jeffrey Katzenberg, where he joined former President Bill Clinton in a private meeting with 12 deep-pocketed Democratic donors. The Obama campaign said the meeting was scheduled to "thank supporters," however two campaign finance committee members told THR that they were kept out of the loop on the closed-door event because it involved the pro-Obama super PAC, Priorities USA. A campaign spokeswoman, however, flatly denied that the meeting involved the super PAC.

Report: Exit polls show Hugo
Chavez lost Venezuelan election

Daily Caller, by Matthew Boyle Original Article

Posted By: PageTurner- 10/7/2012 9:41:48 PM Post Reply

A Spanish news outlet is reporting that exit polls show socialist president Hugo Chavez has lost his bid for re-election to centrist opposition candidate Henrique Capriles. According to an English language translation of the local report, based on Google Translate, Chavez is headed for defeat: The candidate of the Democratic Unity Table (MUD), Henrique Capriles, is leading against Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez in the presidential elections held on Sunday … according to exit polls by consultancy Variance prior to the closing of polling stations.

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