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...round of America's favorite parlor game, What Does Sarah Want?, was in full swing. Is Palin's television gig a sign that she is abandoning her political career and all 2012 aspirations? Or is Fox News meant to serve as the ideal launching pad for an eventual presidential bid fueled by massive grass-roots support...
McCain, meanwhile, is still trying to enforce a no-look-back zone on the facts in our book and on his presidential bid. Palin, after all, was a bet that didn't pay off - and probably backfired - for the Arizona Republican. Understandably, McCain isn't keen to admit he played a poor hand. During a Jan. 12 appearance on the Today show, he was asked by Matt Lauer if it was true that his campaign had done only a cursory background check on Palin before selecting her as his running mate. McCain disavowed responsibility for the process used to scrutinize...
...Britain and the Netherlands reacted angrily to Grimsson's move, warning that Iceland's economic recovery and bid to join the E.U. would be doomed if it failed to meet its obligations. British Financial Services Minister Paul Myners even said the country risks becoming a pariah state. Both Britain and Holland hinted that they may block a $10 billion International Monetary Fund rescue package for the country, and Iceland's Scandinavian neighbors shelved a $2.6 billion loan they had promised Reykjavik. On top of all that, Fitch Ratings lowered Iceland's credit grade to junk status last week...
...drain," says Daniel Gros, director of the Centre for European Policy Studies in Brussels and a board member of the Central Bank of Iceland. "The U.K. and Netherlands may feel that it would be easier to be repaid if Iceland is in the E.U." (Read "Iceland's Urgent Bid to Join...
...photograph of Marines sleeping in one-man trenches was revealing. This one picture drives home the humongous hardships these brave soldiers face in a bid to defend their countrymen. Virupaksha Joshi Solapur, India...