France Unveils "Budget of Conquest"
Top earners to see income tax rate of seventy-five percent
World
Russia Claims the North Pole
A "holy memorial capsule" lowered by a bishop from an icebreaker ought to do it...
Kiwi to Blame for Dutch Party that Went Viral on Facebook
House party that got a little out of hand caused around $1.3 million worth of damage
Attackers Who Stormed U.S. Benghazi Consulate Bragged to Al Qaeda
Looking less and less like a protest against a film
South Hit the Hardest in Italy
The region has higher unemployment and less consumer spending than the north of the country
Amnesty Wants Sweden To Promise No Extradition for Assange
It seems like a reasonable request
French Government Leans on Steel Company To Restart Furnaces
Because ordering companies to be competitive always works
Bureaucracy Reduction Cheers British Businesses
Making it easier to hire people and prosper ... What a concept
White House Under Fire for Shifting Benghazi Story
Pick a story, preferably true, and stick with it
Study Says Public Transportation Works, But Only if Private Drivers Are Punished
Higher taxes, costlier fees and tight restrictions wll make trains and buses viable
EU Proposes Draconian Scheme Targeting Online Terrorism
It bans hyperlinks to suspect material and obligates private companies to erase supposedly objectionable content
Nations Who Want Assad Out of Syria Don't Really Have a Plan
Nobody actually wants to do anything
Brazil Releases Google Head Detained over Political Videos
Google also ordered to block access to Innocence of Muslims video there
EU Seeks $12 Billion from US over Boeing Subsidies
While US complains about China's subsidies, this is going on
Israel Wants More Sanctions Against Iran
As Netanyahu warns the UN that Iran could have nukes by next summer
French Minister Issues Warning to Extremists
Will not hesitate to expel those who are a threat to national security
EU Freezes Some Aid to Rwanda
Surprisingly, it looks like some of the money is going to arming rebels, not humanitarian aid.
Mexico Captures "El Taliban" of the Zetas Cartel
If we keep arresting people the drug violence will end, right?
Greek and Spanish Leaders Push For Austerity
Protests in both countries indicate some might have different ideas of how to proceed
Romney Fans Holding Fundraising Event in Hong Kong
Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy will attend
EU Could Hit Microsoft With $7.4 Billion Dollar Fine
Penalty calculated as percent of global, not European, revenue
Kiwi Prime Minister Apologizes to Megaupload Founder For Spying
Perhaps an example other world leaders could learn from
Source: Al-Shabaab Planning to Infiltrate Newly Formed Somali Government
Somalia's Al-Qaeda affiliate may be planning to infiltrate Somalia's security forces as the new president has Islamist ties
Netanyahu to Set Red Lines for Iran at UN Speech
After Iran's president spent a few days trashing Israel
U.S. Futures Up on China Hopes
Hoping for China to rescue its own economy and maybe the world's while it's at it
