FORTUNE: New studies say too little salt might be as harmful as too much. What is the food industry supposed to do with this information? Take it with a grain of… …Three studies were published. Two of them concluded that underconsumption of salt might be harmful. A third basically matched the findings of earlier research, […]
Obama at Fundraiser: ‘The World’s Always Been Messy’
NEWSMAX: President Barack Obama told a group of Democratic donors today that despite turmoil in Ukraine and Iraq the U.S. faces less of a threat than it did during the Cold War. In remarks to about 250 supporters who paid as much as $15,000 per couple to attend a backyard barbecue in Purchase, New York, […]
“Romney Will Run Again in 2016”
NEWSMAX: Democratic strategist James Carville believes two-time presidential candidate Mitt Romney will go for a third try in 2016, even though the 2012 GOP nominee has said he won’t seek the nation’s top office again. “He’s run for president twice. I once noted that running for president was like having sex: No one did it […]
Obama Urges Calm in Face of Crises in Ukraine and Syria
NEW YORK TIMES: President Obama confronted a pair of volatile international crises with restraint on Thursday as he said he was not close to authorizing airstrikes against Islamic extremists in Syria and played down the latest escalation of Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine. With tensions rising in Europe and the Middle East, Mr. Obama emphasized […]
Feds approve Corbett’s Pa. Medicaid expansion proposal
Advocates hailed the approval, while one critic asserted that Pennsylvania will be the state offering the “stingiest” benefits…
US economic growth exceeds expectations in 2nd quarter
ALJAZEERA: The U.S. economy rebounded more strongly than initially thought in the second quarter, and details of a government report released Thursday pointed to sustainable underlying strength. Gross domestic product — the nation’s total output of goods and services — expanded at a 4.2 percent annual rate instead of the previously reported 4 percent pace, […]
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Tom Corbett’s secret for being 25 points behind just seven weeks out
If the election had been held on the day the voters took the poll, Wolf would’ve taken 49 percent of the vote to Corbett’s 24 percent, with 25 percent of voters undecided, according to the poll. View the entire poll at the bottom of this entry…
Gaza truce holding, less so Netanyahu’s support at home
FINANCIAL TIMES: Even in the best-case scenario, the truce agreed to on Tuesday between Israel and Palestinian factions will end the recent Gaza battle but not the war. If it holds, the cease-fire agreement caps seven weeks of fighting that killed some 2,142 Palestinians and 69 Israelis, with Israel securing no obvious gains. And while […]
Joe Sestak: Global effort necessary to stop terrorism’s financial networks
But this time in Iraq, our mission can be limited, with progress measured to determine whether the costs are worth the security benefits. That’s because the primary mission is not the removal and reconstruction of the Iraqi government; our real undertaking is to stop the radical terrorist group, ISIS (also known as Islamist State), from having a safe haven in Iraq…
Dem Wolf eyes shale’s ‘golden egg’ to boost school funding
Wolf, 65, a York County businessman and former state Department of Revenue secretary, told Tribune-Review reporters and editors on Tuesday that his legislative priorities are a severance tax on natural gas, a progressive approach to income taxes, connecting Pennsylvania regions through better infrastructure and expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act to receive federal dollars…
Putin Talks to Ukrainian Leader as Videos Show Captured Russian Soldiers
NEW YORK TIMES: President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia held inconclusive talks late Tuesday with the president of Ukraine, extending a reluctant hand to a new leadership vilified in Russia’s state-run news media as the fruit of a fascist putsch. Hours earlier, Ukraine released videos of captured Russian soldiers that directly challenged Mr. Putin’s longstanding […]
Look to Syria to halt the deadly march of Isis
FINANCIAL TIMES Column: … The fourth option is to turn to the regime of Mr Assad to take the lead in defeating Isis. This would mean accepting for the foreseeable future a regime that has committed war crimes; that is supported by Iran and Russia, with which the west has considerable strategic differences; and that […]
In Moscow, even ‘Jam Day’ has patriotic nuances
The first Moscow International Jam Festival celebrating the sweet delicacies of all tastes and colors was held on August 8 – 17. Numerous workshops, contests and games were offered for those eager to participate. On Saturday, over 1.5 million people took part in the Jam Day.