Obama Aims to Battle Debt
photo credit: achichi Obama has a plan in the works for battling the deficit that will see it shrink from $2 trillion this September to around $500 billion by 2013, according to the Washington Post. Although the target debt ratio is high – around 3% – according to the White House that number would be [...]
Canadian Coalition
It seems Canadian politicians are up to some weaselly tactics and the the opposition (pseudo-socialist New Democrats, Liberal Party, and the separatist Bloc Québecois) are attempting to form a coalition in order to seize power. This is despite the fact that Canadians just had an election where the Conservative Party under Prime Minister Stephen Harper [...]
Chavez at the polls
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is in the midst of an election to determine various mayoral and legislative positions. It will be interesting to see how this one turns out. There were many accusations of vote rigging and electoral fraud in previous Venezuelan elections and referendums; the government has been accused of taking many steps to [...]
