Tag Archives: Jeb Bush

Heat Flash Over Sinai, New Rules!

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Russian Jet: CBS News reports that a US satellite detected a heat flash when the Russian airliner was going down over the Sinai desert, but Reuters reports according to sources with access to the plane’s black boxes that it was …

Jeb Defends George, Bus Station Attack

Monday, October 19, 2015

Politics: Trying to run for President as the “new” Bush, Jeb has been boxed into defending the last Bush, his brother George. Frontrunner Donald Trump has been pounding away at Jeb Bush’s claim that his brother “kept us safe.” Trump …

Hungary Closes Border, Huma Testifies

Saturday, October 17, 2015

The Great Migration: Hungary has closed its border with Croatia to block the flow of migrants passing through on the way to Western Europe. The overwhelmed Hungary already closed its border with Serbia and is telling migrants to go through …

Obama to “Politicize” Guns, Syria Playbook

Saturday, October 3, 2015

The Shooting Gallery: President Obama yesterday promised he would “politicize” the issue of gun control after the latest mass shooting in Roseburg, Oregon, “because our inaction is a political decision that we are making.” The shooter identified as 26-year-old Chris …

Phoenix Sniper Arrest, Gay Army Chief

Saturday, September 19, 2015

Arrest: Police in Arizona have arrested a 21-year-old man suspected of being the sniper who has hit 11 cars with bullets in recent weeks, mostly along the I-10 freeway in Phoenix. Leslie Allen Merritt, Jr, who works as a landscaper, …

The Image of a Boy, China on Parade

Thursday, September 3, 2015

Migration Crisis: The image of a drowned three-year-old boy washed up on a Turkish beach has drawn attention around the world to the migration crisis in Europe. The Syrian boy lying face down at the waterline was wearing a bright …

Biden Thinking About It, The Twitter Campaign

Sunday, August 23, 2015

Politics: Vice President Joe Biden met quietly with Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren in Washington yesterday as he weighs whether to run for president. Warren is seen as an influential democrat and one of the brains of the party. Her support …

Global Stock Slide, The Graceful Jimmy Carter

Friday, August 21, 2015

The China Syndrome: Stock prices around the world are sliding on worries about the Chinese economy. China’s main index dropped 4.3 percent today. Yesterday the Dow Jones dove 350 points. Investors are worried that emerging markets in China, Brazil, and …

Blast Area Evacuated, Fried Snickers

Saturday, August 15, 2015

Tianjin: Chinese authorities have ordered the evacuation of a two-mile radius around the Wednesday’s chemical blast site after finding traces of sodium cyanide. Previously officials had confirmed the presence of calcium carbide, potassium nitrate, and sodium nitrate. Calcium carbide reacts …

China Devalues, Sucker Punched

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

GeoEcon 101: In the midst of an economic slowdown and a stock market slump, China devalued its currency for the second day in a row. The Central Bank dropped the value of the yuan, by 1.6 percent against the US …