Oct 25, 2010
Don’t Oversell an EU-Russia Reset
Don’t Oversell an EU-Russia Reset
On October 18-19, French, German, and Russian heads of state met at the Deauville Summit to discuss future military and economic cooperation between the EU, NATO, and Russia. Some observers in the U.S. and European media have likened the meeting and the promise of future cooperation to the start of an EU-Russia reset, similar to the US strategy that started in March 2009. Advocates of the reset point to a string of policy successes and a general trend of moderation in Russian foreign policy over the last 20 months as reasons why a similar policy would be good for Europe.
Oct 12, 2010
Soros: I Can't Stop a Republican "Avalanche" - NYTimes.com
Soros: I Can't Stop a Republican "Avalanche" - NYTimes.com
Soros: I Can’t Stop a Republican ‘Avalanche’
By SEWELL CHANGeorge Soros, the billionaire financier who was an energetic Democratic donor in the last several election cycles but is sitting this one out, is not feeling optimistic about Democratic prospects.
“I made an exception getting involved in 2004,” Mr. Soros, 80, said in a brief interview Friday at a forum sponsored by the Bretton Woods Committee, which promotes understanding of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank.
“And since I didn’t succeed in 2004, I remained engaged in 2006 and 2008. But I’m basically not a party man. I’d just been forced into that situation by what I considered the excesses of the Bush administration.”
Mr. Soros, a champion of liberal causes, has been directing his money to groups that work on health care and the environment, rather than electoral politics. Asked if the prospect of Republican control of one or both houses of Congress concerned him, he said: “It does, because I think they are pushing the wrong policies, but I’m not in a position to stop it. I don’t believe in standing in the way of an avalanche.”
Secrets of the Tea Party -- In These Times
Secrets of the Tea Party -- In These Times
FreedomWorks chairman Dick Armey addresses a healthcare reform protest in December 2009 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by: John Moore/Getty Images)As the Tea Party movement has gained momentum during the last 12 months, it seems few Tea Partiers have caught on to the troubling past of the man at the center of their movement: FreedomWorks chairman, former House Majority Leader and recently-retired lobbyist extraordinaire, Dick Armey.
Features » March 21, 2010
Secrets of the Tea Party
The troubling history of Tea Party leader Dick Armey
By Beau Hodai
FreedomWorks chairman Dick Armey addresses a healthcare reform protest in December 2009 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by: John Moore/Getty Images)
Tea party convergence: Big boost for Republicans in Election 2010 - CSMonitor.com
Tea party convergence: Big boost for Republicans in Election 2010 - CSMonitor.com
Tea party convergence: Big boost for Republicans in Election 2010
The tea party movement has evolved from a scattered insurgency into a sophisticated, organized effort. Its energy and enthusiasm about the midterm elections is helping Republicans.
Posters were handed out to people leaving the Virginia Tea Party Patriots Convention in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010.
Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch/AP
Oct 10, 2010
Why is This GOP House Candidate Dressed as a Nazi? - Joshua Green - Politics - The Atlantic
Why is This GOP House Candidate Dressed as a Nazi? - Joshua Green - Politics - The Atlantic
Why is This GOP House/Tea Party Candidate Dressed as a Nazi?
An election year already notable for its menagerie of extreme and unusual candidates can add another one: Rich Iott, the Republican nominee for Congress from Ohio's 9th District, and a Tea Party favorite, who for years donned a German Waffen SS uniform and participated in Nazi re-enactments.
Rich Iott, second from right, in a Nazi SS Waffen uniform.
Iott, whose district lies in Northwest Ohio, was involved with a group that calls itself Wiking, whose members are devoted to re-enacting the exploits of an actual Nazi division, the 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking, which fought mainly on the Eastern Front during World War II. Iott's participation in the Wiking group is not mentioned on his campaign's website, and his name and photographs were removed from the Wiking website.
Rich Iott, second from right, in a Nazi SS Waffen uniform.
Iott, whose district lies in Northwest Ohio, was involved with a group that calls itself Wiking, whose members are devoted to re-enacting the exploits of an actual Nazi division, the 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking, which fought mainly on the Eastern Front during World War II. Iott's participation in the Wiking group is not mentioned on his campaign's website, and his name and photographs were removed from the Wiking website.
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