The American Pundit

Obama Now Selling Access to White House Chef, Officials

From the Washington Post, welcome to the era of Hope and Change. President Obama and top White House aides are waging a behind-the-scenes push to win over skeptical big-dollar donors — whose early money is needed to help fund a dramatic summertime expansion of his battleground-state machinery. Campaign officials are working to broaden Obama’s network [...]

UN Security Council extends mandate of mission in DR Congo

UNITED NATIONS (BNO NEWS) — The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday extended the mandate of the peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for a year.

The Council unanimously adopted a resolution that will extend the UN missi…

IMF Executive Board selects Christine Lagarde as Managing Director

WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board on Tuesday selected Christine Lagarde as Managing Director and Madame Chairman of the Executive Board.

Lagarde is the first woman named to head the IMF since its incep…

Senator Johnson: I’ll Shut This Place Down Unless We Start Fixing Things

He’s tired of the irrelevant bullcrap the Senate does rather than getting around to fixing the nation’s fiscal and economic issues. And so here’s Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI), threatening to withhold his consent unless the Senate Democratic leadership starts taking the real issues seriously.

Former U.S. Army sergeant pleads guilty to stealing equipment in Iraq

WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) — A former United States Army sergeant on Tuesday pleaded guilty to stealing equipment in Iraq and then selling it in the black market, prosecutors said.

Robert Ashley Nelson, 46, of San Antonio, Texas, was deployed to Forw…

Six suspected al-Qaida members arrested in Yemen

ADEN, YEMEN (BNO NEWS) — The Yemeni government on Tuesday announced that six suspected al-Qaida members were arrested in the port city of Aden, the state-run Saba news agency reported.

The six individuals were labeled as most-wanted al-Qaida elements…

Egypt to dissolve local councils controlled by former regime members

CAIRO, EGYPT (BNO NEWS) — An Egyptian administrative court on Tuesday issued an order to dissolve local councils across the country which are controlled by members of the former ruling party, the Ahram newspaper reported.

Egypt has about 1750 local c…

U.S., Russia backs Lagarde for IMF leadership

WASHINGTON D.C. (BNO NEWS) — The United States and Russia on Tuesday voiced their support to French Minister of Economy, Industry and Employment Christine Lagarde’s candidacy for leading the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

“I am pleased to announc…

Greek protesters stage 48-hour strike against austerity measures

ATHENS, GREECE (BNO NEWS) — Greek protesters on Tuesday began a 48-hour labor strike against the government’s austerity measures and ahead of a key parliamentary vote.

According to the state-run Athens News Agency (ANA), the strike was called by Gree…

10 killed after small boat sinks in East Java, Indonesia

BOJONEGORO, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) — At least ten people were killed after a small boat sank in a river in East Java, Indonesia, officials said Tuesday.

The incident occurred on Monday in the Bengawan Solo river near Bojonegoro and Tuban, East Java whe…