February 2012
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Africa is leading the World
The poverty mafia once controlled the development debate in Africa. No longer.
The old approach was about how to prevent Africa from getting poorer. All development goals were essentially negative, as experts wallowed in risk-aversion and promoted various doomsday scenarios of an Africa with a rapidly growing population.
The new thinking on development is to share Africa’s wealth more...
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Britain's Broker than Allen Iverson?
In a stark warning ahead of next month’s Budget, the Chancellor said there was little the Coalition could do to stimulate the economy.
Mr. [George] Osborne made it clear that due to the parlous state of the public finances the best hope for economic growth was to encourage businesses to flourish and hire more workers.
“The British Government has run out of money because all the money...
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Very Relaford: Blue Suede 'Shoes' (Loafers)
VERY RELAFORD: Blue Suede Shoes
See who wears these the best at VR
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No Sleep Til Brooklyn
Bay Ridge Councilman Vinnie Gentile is calling for the Oxygen network to take off the air a new program called, “Brooklyn 11223,” a show that has been called “as trashy as “Jersey Shore.”
Oxygen’s announcement of “Brooklyn 11223″ said the series will offer “a voyeuristic look into the lives of a group of twentysomething friends whose once rock-solid friendships have been torn apart by...
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“Idealism is fine, but as it approaches reality, the costs become prohibitive.”
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William F. Buckley Jr.
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Chasing Chavez
Less than a week after winning Venezuela’s opposition primary, Henrique Capriles Radonski suffered criticism of his Jewish roots, an allegation of homosexuality and was called a “low-life pig” by the man he will fight in October’s election, President Hugo Chavez.
To say Capriles is in for a tough few months is to put it lightly.
He is the first serious contender for...
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U.S. Economy: Real Recovery or Mistaken Mirage?
(Actors Dan Aykroyd & Eddie Murphy in 1983 film Trading Places)
That’s the $64,000 question, particularly for the U.S. presidential elections – if things keep improving, it’s only good news for Obama. The economy has been on a roll this year, with unemployment down, consumer and business confidence up, inflation falling, and monetary policy still loose. One of the most closely watched...
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Egyptian Leap Year
CAIRO – Mohamed Zarea spent years under the dictatorship of Hosni Mubarak helping to win the freedom of members of the Muslim Brotherhood jailed for their political beliefs.
A year ago, he was among those who cheered when Islamic activists joined with pro-democracy demonstrators in Tahrir Square and cities across the country to bring Mubarak’s 30-year tyranny to an end.
Zarea is no...
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January 2012
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RT @TPM: Iowa GOP spox: No plan for paper recount at this time http://t.co/lRhQ2xi5 #iacaucus
December 2011
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99 Problems and a Tax ain't one
President Barack Obama seems to have the support of one hip-hop legend when it comes to raising taxes on the rich: Jay-Z.
Shawn Carter — the multiple Grammy Award-winning rapper and producer better known for his stage name — said in an interview Friday that he personally isn’t bothered by the idea of paying more taxes.
“I wouldn’t mind paying more taxes if it went to the things that really...
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The Other Gingrich
The gay half-sister of Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich slammed his position on gay rights on Wednesday and said she will support President Barack Obama, a Democrat, in the 2012 election.
Candace Gingrich-Jones, a gay rights activist, told MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow that she and her older half-brother, the former speaker of the House of Representatives, were “mutually...
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November 2011
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Tumi's Georgetown
EXTRA BAGGAGE: Get rid of the backpack and try Tumi’s Georgetown attache. It’s the perfect brief for the frequent business traveler looking to do something with all those papers. Its durable, yet sophisticated and goes great with a black two button tailored suit.
See this bag from different angles HERE
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'Super Mario'
ROME (AP) – Italy’s premier-designate Mario Monti began talks on Monday to create a new government of non-political experts tasked with overhauling an ailing economy to keep market fears over the country from threatening the existence of the euro.
Investors initially cheered Monti’s appointment, following quickly on Silvio Berlusconi’s weekend resignation, though concern...
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“Instead of receiving the help that she had hoped for, Mr. Cain decided to...”
– Gloria Allred, attorney for Herman Cain accuser Sharon Bialek
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Greece 2: Another Bad Sequel
Why Italy is the new Greece:
No sooner had the political logjam in Greece been eased, with the emergence of a unity government, that market attention has switched to Italy.
While the world has been focusing on the euro periphery it is Italy which has always been the elephant in the room. As the third largest economy in the eurozone neither the European bail-out fund or the recapitalisation...
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October 2011
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Get them to the Greek
BRUSSELS — European leaders, in a significant step toward resolving the euro zone financial crisis, early Thursday morning obtained an agreement from banks to take a 50 percent loss on the face value of their Greek debt.
The agreement on Greek debt was crucial to assembling a comprehensive package to protect the euro, which has been keeping jittery markets on edge.
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EURO-Trip
(France)
This isn’t any longer a crisis limited to the E.U.’s weak periphery—Greece, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, and Italy. Neither can we look at it as one that has spread via exposed banks only as far as the core of the E.U.: France, Germany, and other North European nations. The Eurozone crisis has gone global. Witness the efforts last weekend of theGroup of 20 nations, which include strong...
RT @TheEconomist: Research In Motion can ill afford embarrassing service interruptions http://t.co/z3W775wN
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State Dinner 'Tightrope'
President Barack Obama & First Lady Michelle Obama’s State Dinner for South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and his wife Kim Yoon-ok was a timely, stylish and classy event. Although there was an initial downpour in the DC area, causing tuxedo hem lines to be soaked, it didn’t rain on the White House’s parade.
The Thursday night dinner came just in time as Congress passed...
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Extra Baggage
BILLY’s BAGGAGE:
Louisiana born fashion designer Billy Reid’s large Canvas Duffle bag is great for the quick overnight business trip. According to the Billy Reid website, true to his Southern roots, “Each bag is individually numbered and made by hand in Tennessee,”
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#Occupy Wall Street: Movement or Trending?
They call themselves the 99 Percenters. “We are occupying Wall Street,” they say, encamped by the hundreds in a park dubbed Liberty Square in Lower Manhattan’s financial district, and now seconded by satellite groups at L.A.’s City Hall, in San Francisco and in Chicago, Boston, St. Louis and dozens of other cities. “We will use the revolutionary Arab Spring tactic...
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“Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me … Going to bed at...”
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Steve Jobs, 1955-2011
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September 2011
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Trading Places
As British prosecutors expanded the charges against alleged UBS AG rogue trader Kweku Adoboli, the Swiss bank’s board was preparing to examine the first report on how the 31-year-old is alleged to have racked up $2.3 billion in losses.
The board, meeting in Singapore, may also discuss whether to demand the resignations of Chief Executive Officer Oswald Grübel, as well as Carsten...
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In Mrs.Kennedy's Voice
The Kennedy family continues to properly maintain their footprint in history. The most recent development was Caroline Kennedy authorizing the release of audio tapes that were recorded when the former first lady sat down with famed historian Arthur Schlesinger. Life in the White House was so unique during the Kennedy administration and now you can enjoy it as an exhibit at the John F. Kennedy...
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Cain is CRAY!
Is Herman Cain crazy? I think so, but that’s just me going out on a limb. Sure, he’s got typical conservative values when it comes to fiscal issues, but some of the views on social issues seem a little off the scale (including, but not limited to a poorly tailored double breasted suit).
For one: the man said if elected president, he would refuse to appoint a Muslim to his cabinet....
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Lauren Lauren?
Lauren Bush, niece of former President George W. Bush and granddaughter of George H.W., married David Lauren, son of fashion designer Ralph Lauren, on Sunday. The excited bride, who has taken the name Lauren Bush Lauren,tweeted on the morning of her big day, “Good morning world… I’m getting married today! Yay! Xo.”
New York Post’s Page Six reports that Bush, 27, donned “an...