By Peter Roff Article Reprint It’s a good thing President Barack Obama and family have headed to Hawaii for a multi-million dollar Christmas break. The country needed the rest.
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China to Ease One-child Policy Early Next Year
voanews.com Article Reprint BEIJING — Changes to China’s strict one-child policy, which will allow more parents to have a second child, will begin to roll out early next year, state media said.
Read moreJapan Provides Ammunition for UN Mission in Sudan
voanews.com Article Reprint Japan has provided a shipment of ammunition to a United Nations peacekeeping mission in troubled South Sudan, making it the first time since WWII that Tokyo has given arms to a foreign
Read moreObama administration quietly extends health-care enrollment deadline by a day
By Amy Goldstein and Juliet Eilperin Article Reprint At midnight Monday, the official deadline arrives for Americans to sign up through the new federal health insurance exchange for health plans that begin Jan. 1. But,
Read moreIsrael to U.S.: Stop Spying On Us
And demand release of Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard By Courtney Subramanian Article Reprint Israeli officials broke their silence over the U.S. surveillance scandal Sunday, angrily demanding an end to spying on Israel. The outcry marks
Read moreKanye West Says Farrakhan Told Him Not To Apologize
by Houston Williams Article Reprint Kanye West seemingly threw some shade towards Jay Z, Oprah Winfrey and Michael Jordan, as he discussed a conversation with Minister Louis Farrakhan.
Read moreAn Interview with René González, of the Cuban 5
René González is the only member of the Cuban Five to be released from prison since their arrest in 1998. His verdict on the U.S. criminal justice system: “The judges are stupid dogs. That’s what
Read moreRace, Religion and Rounding Up Africans in Israel
Israel has launched a wholesale roundup of African immigrants, whom members of the ruling parties call a “cancer” on the Jewish state. To circumvent court rulings against imprisonment without trial, the government has packed the
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