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Conservative Party Threatens Grassroots Activists With Legal Action

Britain’s Conservative Party has launched an unprecedented attack on a prominent conservative activist following allegations that an organisation named ‘Conservative Grassroots’ is attempting to “pass itself off” as officially linked to the political party. Breitbart London understands that a legal

Conservative Party Threatens Grassroots Activists With Legal Action

UKIP Wins Worthing By-Election

The UK Independence Party has won a local council by-election in the southern English town of Worthing, defeating the incumbent Liberal Democrats. The Worthing Herald reports that the election was called after Lib Dem councillor David Potter was expelled for

UKIP Wins Worthing By-Election

An Independent Scotland Won't Be Economically Viable

With Scotland’s referendum on whether to leave the UK and become an independent country drawing ever closer, scrutiny of First Minister Alex Salmond’s economic plan is becoming more and more heated. Below is an article by Jim Edwards for Business

An Independent Scotland Won't Be Economically Viable

Al Franken Ducks Traditional Minnesota Debate

Senator Al Franken has declined a Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) invite to debate both his Republican and Independence Party opponents at the Minnesota State Fair. The debates had enjoyed a 20 year MRP tradition. Franken’s campaign gave no explanation. Perhaps this

Yellen's Denials About Inflation Will Curb Fed's Independence

Testifying before Congress, Federal Reserve Chairwoman Yellen cherry picked data on inflation by noting prices are up, on a year-over-year basis, less than the Federal Reserve’s target of 2 percent.   The Labor Department’s Consumer Price Index has accelerated since March

Yellen's Denials About Inflation Will Curb Fed's Independence

Fallon Says Eurosceptic UK Cabinet Reflects Public Views

British Prime Minister David Cameron’s newly eurosceptic cabinet reflects the increasing prevalence of anti-EU feelings in the country, a newly promoted minister said Wednesday. Conservative Cameron has conducted a major shake-up of his ministers, notably replacing foreign secretary William Hague

Fallon Says Eurosceptic UK Cabinet Reflects Public Views

Singapore High Court Refuses to Hear Gay-Sex Ban

One of the last vestiges of colonial rule is increasingly under protest and legal action around the world where the sun once never set on the British Empire. Anti-sodomy laws are getting hearings, sometimes in the street but often in

Singapore High Court Refuses to Hear Gay-Sex Ban

Hammond: A 'Quiet Man' who Could Make Noise in Europe

Philip Hammond, named Britain’s new foreign secretary on Tuesday, is an arch-eurosceptic who wants to leave the European Union unless London retakes significant powers from Brussels. The former defence secretary, who replaces William Hague, is an unshowy performer dubbed the

Hammond: A 'Quiet Man' who Could Make Noise in Europe

Iraq's Kurds Say Will Boycott Cabinet Meetings

BAGHDAD (AP) — Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s already testy relationship with Iraq’s Kurdish minority further frayed Thursday, as the Kurds declared their politicians will boycott Cabinet meetings and authorities in Baghdad suspended all cargo flights to the largely autonomous northern

Iraq's Kurds Say Will Boycott Cabinet Meetings

Both Rivals Claim Victory in Indonesian Election

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The rival candidates in Indonesia’s presidential election each claimed victory Wednesday, raising uncertainty about the political and legal landscape in a nation that made the transition from dictatorship to democracy less than two decades ago. According

Both Rivals Claim Victory in Indonesian Election

Horowitz: We Don't Need a Bailout for Drug Cartels

Should an arsonist be granted money to repair and “deal with the crisis” he helped create after starting the fire in the first place? That is the question House Republicans should ask in response to President Obama’s request for $2

Horowitz: We Don't Need a Bailout for Drug Cartels

Former Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze Dies

(Reuters) – Eduard Shevardnadze, a former president of Georgia and Soviet foreign minister, died on Monday after a long struggle with illness, his personal assistant said. Shevardnadze, who was 86, played a vital role in ending the Cold War as

Former Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze Dies

Joe Biden: Gay Marriage Fulfills Declaration of Independence

On Friday, Vice President Joe Biden used an Independence Day celebration and speech in Philadelphia to compare gay marriage to the Civil Rights Movement and push for more gay marriage.  According to The Hill, “[Biden] said he was reminded of two

Joe Biden: Gay Marriage Fulfills Declaration of Independence