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New York – Why You Shouldn’t Buy Facebook Stock Today
May 18, 2012 America, Israel, News Leave a comment
New York — Even the hottest initial public stock offerings can lose steam after their first day of trading. Sure, company insiders will make money selling at the opening price. And investors who used connections or big bucks to score shares at the IPO price will profit if they sell after a first-day “pop.” For [...]
Israel: Bill Aims To Enable Agencies To Track Citizens’ Every Move
May 18, 2012 America, Israel, News Leave a comment
The Justice Ministry is seeking to significantly expand the number of government agencies authorized to track the moves of citizens for investigation purposes, Yedioth Ahronoth reported Thursday. The new legislation would grant the Antiquities Authority, the Nature and Parks Authority and the Environmental Protection Ministry, among others, permission to tap Israelis’ phones and computers. The [...]
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Trayvon Martin Case Damaging Details Emerge
May 18, 2012 America, Israel, News Leave a comment
Trayvon Martin, the Florida teen shot and killed by neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman in February, had traces of marijuana in his system at the time of his death, according to an autopsy report released Thursday. The report shows that a medical examiner found THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, in Martin’s blood and urine. The [...]
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Rush Limbaugh Calls VP Biden ‘Deranged’
May 18, 2012 America, Israel, News Leave a comment
Rush Limbaugh on Thursday accused Vice President Joe Biden not only of being “deranged” during a recent speech criticizing Mitt Romney, but also of committing the “destruction” of America’s economy. “So Joe Biden is off the reservation…. Two days in a row now he’s gone nuts,” said Limbaugh on his afternoon talk show. “When you [...]
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Prague – Netanyahu Skeptical Iran Would End Nuclear Program
May 18, 2012 America, Israel, News Leave a comment
Prague — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday he is skeptical that Iran will agree to halt its nuclear program, accusing Tehran of playing a “chess game” with the international community. Just days ahead of a crucial round of nuclear talks with Tehran, Netanyahu said “nothing would be better than to just see this [...]
Israel – Bill Aims To Enable Agencies To Track Citizens’ Every Move
May 18, 2012 America, Israel, News Leave a comment
Israel — The Justice Ministry is seeking to significantly expand the number of government agencies authorized to track the moves of citizens for investigation purposes, Yedioth Ahronoth reported Thursday. The new legislation would grant the Antiquities Authority, the Nature and Parks Authority and the Environmental Protection Ministry, among others, permission to tap Israelis’ phones and [...]
Palestinians Firebomb IDF forces at Kever Yosef
May 18, 2012 America, Israel, News Leave a comment
Palestinians threw Molotov cocktails at IDF forces guarding a large group of Mispallilim at Kever Yosef in Shechem. There were no reports of damages or injuries resulting from the attack. Around 1,500 Jews gathered at the holy site, in full coordination with relevant IDF authorities. The IDF forces in the area conducted searches for the [...]
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Analysis: Why Should Jeremiah Wright Be Off-Limits for Political Attacks?
May 18, 2012 America, News Leave a comment
The reaction was swift to news that a conservative super PAC was considering ads that attacked President Obama by tying him to the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the controversial pastor whose church Obama attended in Chicago. A consensus was reached quickly: Such attacks are out of bounds. Mitt Romney’s campaign manager, Matt Rhoades, said in [...]
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Palestinians see settlements thwarting state
May 18, 2012 Israel Leave a comment
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Surrounded by aides, including one whose only task seems to be light his cigarettes, Mahmoud Abbas sits in a vast presidential office and speaks of his ambition to create a Palestinian state. But outside his sprawling compound on the hills of the West Bank town of Ramallah reality on the ground is different – his dream is being built over by ever-expanding Jewish …
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Rove: Obama Campaign Looking Desperate
May 18, 2012 America, News Leave a comment
Former Bush adviser Karl Rove says president Barack Obama’s re-election bid has had a rough month that suggests the president’s campaigning skills are waning.
“In 2008, team Obama ran a first-rate campaign. They made relatively few unforced errors and capitalized on openings. Things look very different this time,” Rove wrote in an opinion piece Wednesday [...]
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