Articles focusing on politics

Obama ‘disappointed’ with Snowden asylum, says no domestic spying program in US

rt.com/news Article Reprint Barack Obama made his first comments on Snowden asylum, saying he was “disappointed” that Moscow had given the leaker temporary refuge. The US President also touched on ‘gay propaganda’ laws in Russia

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Hip-Hop Star To Be Highland Park’s First Lady

By: detroit.cbslocal.com Article Reprint One of the hip-hop scene’s most successful female rappers is settling down — at least part time — in metro Detroit. Grammy-nominated west coast hip hop emcee, Yolanda Whittaker — also

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Communist Party makes a comeback … in Japan

By: Gavin Blair Article Reprint A smiling, smartly attired 30-year-old woman sits at an expansive table in a meeting room decorated with simple elegance on the fourth floor of a modern office building in central

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George Clooney To Hedge Fund Honcho Daniel Loeb: Stop Spreading Fear At Sony

By: MIKE FLEMING JR Article Reprint George Clooney, who yesterday sent his Smokehouse Pictures partner Grant Heslov to Hollywood to show Sony and Fox a first cut of their Oscar-season period film The Monuments Men,

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Smaller Unions Complain Of White House Cold Shoulder

A new labor liaison. And complaints about the Christmas Card list. By: Evan McMorris-Santoro Article Reprint WASHINGTON — A reshuffling in the White House’s labor operation has prompted complaints from some smaller labor unions that

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Simpson wins small parole victory on some charges

By: sports.yahoo.com Article Reprint CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — O.J. Simpson won a small victory Wednesday in his bid for freedom as Nevada granted him parole on some of his convictions in a 2008 kidnapping

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Dead people gave nearly $600K to campaigns since 2009

By: Fredreka Schouten and Christopher Schnaars Article Reprint WASHINGTON — The dead can’t vote, but they can give money to politicians. Thirty-two people listed on federal campaign records as “deceased” have contributed more than $586,000

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Beck accuses White House of planting seeds for ‘a race war’

By Arturo Garcia Article Reprint Without naming any specific incidents or people, or even his sources, Glenn Beck likened members of President Barack Obama’s administration with racist figures like Adolf Hitler and David Duke on

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