Kamis, 27 Oktober 2011

Commentary: Communist boogeyman

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Commentary: Communist boogeyman
ARNAUD DE BORCHGRAVE || UPI Editor at Large
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Can the anti-capitalist "Occupy Wall Street" movement, now 2 months old split the Democrats as the Tea Party split the Republicans? [ FULL STORY ]
Outside View: British MPs demand U.N. protection at Camp Ashraf
ROBIN CORBETT || UPI Outside View Commentator
LONDON, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- A call on the United Kingdom, European Union and the United States to urgently seek the U.N. Security Council stationing of U.N. security forces at Camp Ashraf in Iraq. [ FULL STORY ]
Outside View: Stupidity may be the answer
HARLAN ULLMAN || UPI Outside View Commentator
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Will Rogers once theorized that stupidity got to us into a mess so perhaps stupidity is the only way out. Would that work for 21st-century problems? [ FULL STORY ]

 Special Reports More Special Reports
U.S. not getting results from Yemen
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Washington hasn't seen the expected results after Yemen's president offered assurances to the U.S. ambassador that he would step down, an official said. [ FULL STORY ]
No free pass for Yemen, U.S. says
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Yemen's embattled president told the U.S. envoy to Sanaa he planned to sign a deal to step down, though the U.S. State Department expressed suspicion. [ FULL STORY ]
Is Islamic law a concern in Arab Spring?
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- A post-revolutionary Libya embracing Islamic law has sparked concern, though authorities said it's not a significant impediment to democratic development. [ FULL STORY ]
Kenyan bombings weren't al-Shabaab
NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Two attacks that struck Nairobi this week were inspired by, but not carried out by, al-Shabaab, a Nigerian government spokesman said. [ FULL STORY ]
Kyrgyzs nab OSCE election monitor
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- A member of a European team observing elections in Kyrgyzstan was arrested for what she believes was because of a Chechen investigation, a rights group said. [ FULL STORY ]

 Energy Resources More Energy Resources
Europe looks to extend Kyoto commitments
BRUSSELS, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- A European environment committee passed a resolution to extend its commitment to the Kyoto Protocol on climate issues beyond 2012. [ FULL STORY ]
Yemen LNG 'back in business'
SANAA, Yemen, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- A natural gas company in Yemen said Wednesday it was "back in business" following repairs to natural gas facilities that were attacked this month. [ FULL STORY ]
London wants leadership role in renewables
MANCHESTER, England, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- British Energy Secretary Chris Huhne said that, with investments on the rise, his country could become the global center of renewable energy. [ FULL STORY ]
Oxy posts record domestic production level
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- U.S. oil company Occidental Petroleum Corp. said Thursday, in its third quarter earnings, that domestic oil production reached the highest level in its history. [ FULL STORY ]
U.S. to invest $60 million on solar energy
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. Energy Department announced plans to invest $60 million during the next three years to advance concentrating solar power technology. [ FULL STORY ]

 Special Reports More Special Reports
U.S. not getting results from Yemen
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Washington hasn't seen the expected results after Yemen's president offered assurances to the U.S. ambassador that he would step down, an official said. [ FULL STORY ]
Philippines launches air attack on rebels
MANILA, Philippines, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Thousands of People have fled fighting between soldiers and rebels that included a military air attack -- the first such assault in three years -- in the southern Philippines. [ FULL STORY ]
Is Islamic law a concern in Arab Spring?
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 (UPI) -- A post-revolutionary Libya embracing Islamic law has sparked concern, though authorities said it's not a significant impediment to democratic development. [ FULL STORY ]
Kyrgyzs nab OSCE election monitor
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- A member of a European team observing elections in Kyrgyzstan was arrested for what she believes was because of a Chechen investigation, a rights group said. [ FULL STORY ]
Not clear who runs Iran, Clinton says
LONDON, Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Washington finds it difficult to engage with Tehran because it's not clear who is making governmental decisions, the U.S. secretary of state said. [ FULL STORY ]

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