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November 5, 2008

USA Election 2008 Whoever wins , we lose

Aggregated from: Forza Kuwait

Its kinda funny to see people supporting Obama or McCain in Kuwait Some are using argument that one of them is better than the other , some are still connected to the republican party ( by feeling of gratitude for Bush Sr part in liberation of Kuwait ) some liberals are still liberal , want to s...

October 20, 2008

International bloggers weigh in on Powell endorsement

International bloggers have begun registering their feelings and opinions on Colin Powell’s endorsement of Barack Obama. Speaking during a Sunday morning public affairs program, Powell, Secretary of State during President George W. Bush’s first term, called Obama “a transformational figure” who would reach out in a more diverse, inclusive way across the United States.

October 1, 2008

Kuwait: Benefiting from the Meltdown

Aggregated from: Global Voices Online » U.S.A.

From Kuwait, Don Veto explains how he actually made money in the US market meltdown. ...

September 30, 2008

Bush administration moves to defend Halliburton and Cheney

Aggregated from: Mideast Youth - Thinking Ahead » USA

The Bush administration moved to prevent Jeff Mazon from making a defense that would most certainly shift the blame from charges he took a bribe to the more important questionable track record of his former employers, Halliburton. In a motion made to U.S. District Judge Joe Billy McDade earlier this...

September 29, 2008

Global: Let the financial sector eat cake?

In Japan, people have seen the election of four Prime Ministers in the past two years. The process has been described as “remarkably well-governed” because the professionalism of the so-called professional class, the bureaucrats who actually run the country. What would people say about the United States? Have the regulators, these so-called professional bureaucrats who work above the political fray handled the economy better than the political class?

September 16, 2008

Fey as Palin: The World Reacts

Less than an hour after Sarah Palin's nomination was announced, the comparisons to Tina Fey started. The glasses, the hair, the highlights - Sarah Palin is indeed a dead ringer for Tina Fey, who rose to fame as a writer and comic on Saturday Night Live and left the show in 2006 to star in her own television sitcom, 30 Rock. Following Fey's epic performance last Saturday, some bloggers are dying to know when and if she'll return, while others just don't get the hype.

August 29, 2008

The World Reacts to Sarah Palin's VP Nomination

Less than twelve hours after Democratic presidential nomination Barack Obama made waves with his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, John McCain made tsunami with his selection of Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin as running mate. Palin was the youngest person ever, and the first woman to be elected ...

Sarah Palin

Aggregated from: teachthemasses

She’s pretty, I’ll give her that, in a -bespectacled,just let me let down my hair and I’ll show you- type of way.Lovely skin, nice hair and carries a tan well. Certainly easier on the eyes than Sen. Joe Bidon. However, I’m unsure that someone who shares a surname with a Monty Python actor...

August 15, 2008

MENA: Visas of Fulbright scholars revoked

Earlier this week three Palestinians, recipients of prestigious Fulbright scholarships to study in the United States, had their visas revoked by the US, preventing them from taking up the scholarships. A fourth, a high-school student on a separate programme, was also stopped. Yet two and a half months ago, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had personally intervened to make sure that the grant winners would be able to go. Why the last-minute change of heart? Bloggers from around the Middle East have a number of theories.

May 15, 2008

21,915 BLACK BALLOONS OVER JERUSALEM

Aggregated from: iKuwait

"To celebrate 60 years of independence, Israel is planning a large-scale birthday bash with events taking place in many different countries around the world. In Jerusalem, a 3-day conference, under the title "Facing Tomorrow" is planned from May 13 – 15, to which many world leaders, such as U.S. P...