The Cliffhanger: Will the US default and usher in a new era?
All eyes are on Washington. I have a hard time believing that in the end the debt ceiling will not be raised but to be honest, I cannot rule it out completely. And if it does not happen, we are in a new world altogether…
Update August 2: Click on more to read background analysis 
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[Read More] The Press is Cleaning Itself
It was the Guardian and not the British Police that kept on investigating who knew about or had authorized the bugging of phones. The scandal already has claimed for prominent players. And now the press is turning on Rupert Murdoch has being too old to run his empire. Will he be able to survive. JEANNE 
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[Read More] Married, With Infidelities
I have been struck by how badly I am able to predict who among my family and friends would stay married and who would get divorced. The couple who had the best marriage ended up having the most acrimonious divorce. Here is an article in the NY Magazine that does a great job laying out 
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[Read More] Postcard from Paris: It does not look good for DSK
When I first heard the news about Dominque Strauss-Kahn’s arrest, I thought there was a slim chance that he is innocent. After reading what people who know him well say about his relationship to women, DSK is likely to spend a lot of time in a room far less plush than the Soffitel in Manhattan.
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[Read More] Gates: Europe is not paying for its defense!
The outgoing secretary of defense gives a blunt analysis of how little Europe contributes to world security.
Gates: NATO alliance future could be ‘dim, dismal’ By ROBERT BURNS and DESMOND BUTLER, Associated Press
BRUSSELS: In a stern rebuke, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned Friday that the future of the historic NATO military alliance is at risk 
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[Read More] 87-year-old Nigerian faith healer has 86 wives
Other countries, other customs. Arnold Schwarzenegger apparently remarked upon reading this story: “Life is unfair!”
An Islamic faith healer in Nigeria has married 107 women. The wives seem happy, but religious authorities are not amused.
By Robyn Dixon, Los Angeles Times
He fell in love with his first wife because she was sincere and eager to please. His 
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[Read More] Breaking News: The Terminator is Terminated
I don’t share the politics of Arnold. But I feel for him. He was the American dream. He even wanted to get the constitution changed to become president. But then the dream stalled. He didn’t turn California around and now is marriage crumbles. This was not how the Arnold story was supposed to end. See 
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