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Bibi Backtracks, Less Ice and Spring Snow

Friday, March 20, 2015

Bibi Double Reverse: Just days after he scraped up extra votes by declaring himself opposed to a Palestinian State, Israel’s re-elected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now talking like he never said that. He says what he meant was it’s …

Netanyahu Resets, Wine and Bullets

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Bibi Rebuilds: After winning the national election Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to build a governing coalition that shrugs off some of its most extreme conservatives, but also some of the center left members of Parliament who pushed …

Netanyahu Wins , Gay Marriage for Presbyterians

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Bibi Wins It: The Israeli elections went from too close to call to a resounding victory for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. His Likud Party won 29 or 30 seats in Parliament to 24 for the Zionist Union. Netanyahu still has …

Bibi on the Edge, Obamacare 16 Million

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Israeli Elections: Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in danger of losing his seat after millions of Israelis went to the polls today. The Zionist Union Party led by Isaac Herzog has a slight edge, but the popular vote alone does …

Durst Mumbles Admission, Cop Shooting Arrest

Monday, March 16, 2015

Millions and Murder: Robert Durst, the odd real estate heir whose life has swirled with suspicions of murder and who was arrested Saturday, uttered what sounded like an admission last night in the closing moments of a six-part HBO documentary …

Vanuatu Devastated, White House Warns

Sunday, March 15, 2015

Aftermath: The first planeloads of international aid arrived in Vanuatu today. About 90 percent of the housing in Port Vila, the capital, has been damaged or destroyed, according to the aide agency Oxfam. The organization says its resident director told …

Vanuatu Hit Hard, Bad Week for Tsarnaev

Saturday, March 14, 2015

South Pacific: The category 5 Cyclone Pam has left widespread destruction in the island nation of Vanuatu. The eye of the storm passed right over Vanuatu’s capital city Port Vila. Winds were up to 170 MPH and some reports say …

Ferguson Manhunt, Category Five

Friday, March 13, 2015

Ferguson: Police are still hunting for at least one gunman who shot and wounded two police officers during a protest in Ferguson, Mo. Wednesday night. Both officers were treated and released. Attorney General Eric Holder called the shooter a “damn …

Cops Shot in Ferguson, AP Sues State Dept.

Thursday, March 12, 2015

Ferguson: Two St. Louis County police officers were shot during demonstrations outside the Ferguson, Mo. police station last night. The shooting broke what had been a night of tense but mostly peaceful protests in the hours after Ferguson’s police chief …

Hillary E-Splains, Ferguson Manager Quits

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Hillary E-Splains: Presidential possible Hillary Clinton explained her use of private email while she was secretary of state as a matter of “convenience.” In her first public remarks on the subject she said she didn’t want to have to use …