Epstein Secrets

pproved the building of a pipeline for natural gas to flow across Iraq to connect Iran and Syria, which, as the AP put it, is "likely to strengthen Tehran's influence over its neighbors." Meanwhile, 136 Iraqis were killed in EFTA00652595 February. In January, it was 177 killed. For 2012, the body cou

e, and Florida participated in the suit asking the Supreme Court to declare the whole plan unconstitutional. Nonetheless, Mr. Scott recently shocked Tea Party activists by announcing his support for the Medicaid expansion. But his support came with a condition: he was willing to cover more of the uninsure

. Netanyahu to try to push the President into a corner publicly and raise questions about Washington. Is that really the message he wants to send to Tehran? There is no reason to doubt President Obama's often-repeated commitment to keep Iran from having a nuclear weapon. But 70 percent of Americans (in

lip-flop /pledge lack specifics or don't add up. One of the biggest problems in America is political gridlock and the "winner-take-all" attitudes of Tea Party backed Republican Conservatives in Congress and their supporters around the country. As CNN Contributor Julian Zelizer said earlier this year, "Con

in Iran in any case. But his strategy — striking a diplomatic bargain to stop the nuclear program — also narrows his options in Syria. A deal with Tehran will require the support of Russia, which happens to be hosting the next round of negotiations. Russia, in turn, is opposed to forcing Assad, a lon

ot as monolithically opposed to a deal as one might think. Last year's talks taught the White House that there are divisions between the hard-right Tea Party faction that is unilaterally opposed to any tax hikes and more traditional Republicans who are so concerned about the long-term deficit that under

ublicly contradict it. The Independent (London) Morsi's slap in the face brings Ahmadinejad back to square one Peter Popham September 1, 2012 -- Tehran spared neither money nor effort to make the 16th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement, which concluded yesterday, a smashing success. A spanking new

oconservatives who opposed even the modest defense cuts suggested by former Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates have come up against neo-isolationist Tea Party-backed tax-cutters and their guru, Grover G. Norquist. At the same time, some Republicans who have long said that government spending doesn't gener