Epstein Secrets

ped or harmed the public good. This is hardly anything less than a systemic crisis. This obstructionism is largely attributable to the group within the Republican Party known as the Tea Party. As filmmaker Sorkin claims, the coalition of ultraconservatives has developed into the "American Taliban." EFTA00700248 T

has an impact on financial markets everywhere. Obama is the overwhelming favorite of most European electorates, and the likes of France's President Francois Hollande see him as a vital ally in the European debate between the more Keynesian growth-oriented policies of the center-left and the austerity orientation

es, and the likes of France's President Francois Hollande see him as a vital ally in the European debate b

E.J. Dionne wrote this week in The Washington Post — It's our system on the cliff — The United States faces a crisis in our political system because the Republican Party, particularly in the House of Representatives, is no longer a normal, governing party. Republicans in the House will blame it on the Democrats, exc

ecord low rates and has avoided the troubles of the Mediterranean. But with its economy looking increasingly vulnerable France's Socialist President Francois Hollande ceded leadership in the euro crisis to Germany. France still has many strengths, but its weaknesses have been laid bare by the euro crisis. For yea

accepted rise in the pension age, the major European financial institutions and the German government are increasingly losing faith that President Hollande to make the structural changes needed to put the county's finances in order required to keep the euro zone intact. As Linda greenhouse wrote in the

won't do it, perhaps Taxmageddon will. "To get anything done in the second term," another White House official said, "the President has to convince the Republican Party that obstructionism is a losing strategy." V Increasingly, hints of Obama's second-term vision are becoming evident on the campaign trail. On Jun

ant minority of voters. France's recent presidential election is instructive. One poll found that a remarkable 93 percent of Muslim voters went for Francois Hollande, while 7 percent voted for Nicolas Sarkozy; another leading poll found that Hollande got 85 percent. The usual estimate is that there are 2 million

at a remarkable 93 percent of Muslim voters went for Francois Hollande, while 7 percent voted for Nicolas Sarkozy; another leading poll found that Hollande got 85 percent. The usual estimate is that there are 2 million Muslim voters in France; if 85 percent of them supported Hollande, that translates t

ositions over the impending impeachment trial" on Sunday, and the Washington Post (1/24, Wang, Dawsey, Goldstein, 10.52M) says "the fractures within the Republican Party were evident Sunday as GOP senators appeared split over whether it was constitutional to hold an impeachment trial for a president who had already

itically injured, put up a "strong enough defense of their home that it precluded" Hollander from entering the home. Denahan said, "Whatever it was, Hollander must have felt that way and that is why he fired immediately and then fled." The episode offered "an extensive look at the attack on Salas' home th