Obama to talk economy, trade with Brazil’s president
WASHINGTON (CNN) – From jet fighters to science students to the upcoming Summit of the Americas, there are plenty of topics for President Barack Obama and visiting Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff to discuss during her White House visit Monday. It is Rousseff’s first official visit to Washington as Brazilian president and comes more than a [...]
Mexican leftist juggles love and rage in election run (Reuters)
CHIAPA DE CORZO, Mexico (Reuters) ? For most of the past five years, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has journeyed far and wide across Mexico, railing against the corruption, fraud and injustice he says cost him the presidency. Seething over his wafer-thin election loss to conservative Felipe Calderon in 2006, the fiery leftist shook Mexico with [...]
Chavez recovery questions keep Venezuela on edge (Reuters)
CARACAS (Reuters) ? Anxious Venezuelans debated on Saturday how long President Hugo Chavez could take to recover after a cancer operation, despite government assurances the socialist leader will be fit to run for re-election next year. The opposition has slammed his administration for withholding basic information about the president’s condition while insisting the 56-year-old remains [...]
Palin’s Mixed Messages State She’s Not ‘Definitely’ Running (ContributorNetwork)
COMMENTARY | In the confusing world of the Palin family, one says yes while the other says no. Sarah Palin has repeatedly said she hasn’t decided whether or not she’s running. Her daughter Bristol has another story when she told Fox & Friends on Tuesday her mother definitely has decided whether or not she will [...]